Chandra X-Ray Observatory The Chandra X-Ray Observatory, is a flagship-class space telescope. Living up to her name, the telescope is a X-Ray based observatory, which was originally launched aboard the…

Type 1a Supernovae Type 1a Supernova's are supernovas occurring in binary star systems, in which one of the stars is a white dwarf. Essentially, what happens in these binary systems,…

Magnetars Magnetars are able to release enormous amounts of energy, during sudden & intense bursts. A single flare from a Magnetar can release more energy in a fraction of a…

Parker Solar Probe 3rd July, 2026. The Parker Solar Probe is a NASA space probe, which was launched in 2018, to make observations of the Sun's outer corona. After it's…

Friday Fun Fact - BepiColombo 26th June, 2026. BepiColombo is a probe that is currently on it's way to orbit Mercury, and is comprised of two different satellites. One is…

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope - FridayFunFact June 19th 2026 The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is NASA's next premier space telescope, named after NASA's first chief astronomer, Nancy Grace Roman, who…

Artemis III Crew & Mission 12th June, 2026 Artemis III is the next step in the Artemis program, which will carry out a series of objectives in LEO (Low Earth…

The end of the MAVEN Mission 5th June 2026 MAVEN (otherwise known as the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission), was the first mission devoted to understanding the upper Martian…

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.…