Fighter jets can dominate the skies, but when it comes to space, they fall short. Unlike rockets, jets can't reach orbit due to speed, fuel, and design limits. Here’s why jets will never replace rockets in space.

Why fighter jets can't reach orbit like rockets?

Fighter jets rule the skies, but they can’t reach and survive in space. from deadly space junk which are travelling at around 28,000 km/h. Here’s why these aircraft are powerless beyond earth’s atmosphere.

Can fighter jets fly through space junk in orbit?

Scientists have found the origin of majority of meteorites that hit Earth. It is...

US secretive spaceplane to try to change its orbit using Earth's atmosphere

NASA on alert as gigantic asteroid zooms too close to Earth, might turn catastrophic if moves from orbit

Unknown planet lurking in our Solar System? Scientists say Earth may have a new neighbour

A dangerous situation similar to that of the Hollywood film "Gravity" unfolded in space. Pieces of space debris in the vicinity of the International space station posed a threat. All 9 astronauts on-board had to take shelter, bracing for possible impact. Here's how it all unfolded.

Gravitas | Defunct Russian satellite generated space debris, threatening astronauts, space station

A defunct Russian satellite has broken up into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for about an hour and adding to the mass of space junk already in orbit, U.S. space agencies said.

Russian satellite breaks up in space, astronauts take over

China’s secret spaceplane ejects mysterious object into Earth’s orbit. US hunts it down

Ancient black holes altering Earth's orbit once in 10 years, claim scientists

To address the growing issue of space debris, startup - Astroscale - has made a robotic arm, set to venture into space. With over 10,000 tons of debris and around 40,000 objects orbitting earth in space has become a major issue.

Trash-grabbing robot in Space helps clearing congestion caused by debris | WION World DNA

US: UFO office creates ‘Gremlin’ sensors for detecting mysterious objects in orbit

Stars can change the orbit of Earth over the years, wreaking havoc on climate, say scientists

Asteroid Apophis to flyby Earth in first of its kind encounter in recorded history

SpaceX uphill track to the Stars continues with a minor setback on Saturday after the company's ambitious Starship lost its Co booster functionality minutes into takeoff. This marks the second unsuccessful test flight for the Starship with the previous one earlier in April this year.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites into orbit, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base | WION

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced today that the Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover Pragyaan had finished its tasks. According to a statement by ISRO on X, formerly known as Twitter, the rover has been securely parked and switched to sleep mode.

Chandrayaan-3: Pragyaan rover completes all of its tasks | India

India's moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, and Russia's Luna-25 are both set to attempt a soft landing on the lunar south pole in the coming days. The two missions would not interfere with each other as they have different landing areas planned, according to the Russian Space Agency, ROSCOMS.

Chandrayaan-3: Second and final de-boosting of Vikram Lander successful

Beautiful photos of the earth and moon taken by Chandrayaan 3's cameras have been released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The moon's image was captured by Chandrayaan 3's Lander Horizontal Velocity Camera (LHVC) a day after the Lunar Orbit Insertion on August 6, according to a tweet from the space agency. The image of the earth was taken by the spacecraft's Lander Imager (LI) camera on the day of its launch on July 14, 2023.

Chandrayaan-3: India's third moon mission aims to achieve soft lunar landing

India's Chandrayaan-3 performs second Lunar orbit reduction

The lunar orbit of Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully entered. According to ISRO, the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) directed a retro-burning towards the Perilune. The spacecraft's closest approach to the moon is at Perilune.

Chandrayaan-3 now within moon's gravitational orbit | India | ISRO

Astronomers discover rare Trojan which may share orbit with Jupiter-like planet

Imaging satellite built by Indo-German firm placed in orbit by SpaceX Falcon9

Largest rocket LVM3 places 36 satellites in orbit, augments confidence for Gaganyaan: ISRO chairman

Asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will pass through Earth’s orbit on this day

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