Psyche Mars Flyby 29th May 2026 On the 15th May, 2026, the spacecraft Psyche had a flyby of Mars, to use it as a gravity assist to launch it towards…

MIR MIR was the International Space Station, before the International Space Station. It was built by the Soviet Union originally in 1986, and was intentionally de-orbited on 23rd March, 2001.…

Voyager 1's next Milestone 15th May, 2026. Upcoming this year, on the 15th November 2026 (roughly), Voyager 1 will reach a far enough distance, that it will take light 1…

The Oldest Functioning Satellite 8th May 2026 The oldest satellite that is still readily transmitting today is AMSAT-OSCAR 7, otherwise known as AO-7. It is a amateur radio satellite, constructed…

Gravitational Lensing May 1st, 2026 Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon, where something that has a large gravitational pull, such as a galaxy cluster, a supermassive black hole, or quasars, warps…