A recent study based on Chandrayaan-3 data suggests ice deposits may be more widespread beneath the Moon’s polar surface than previously thought. 

India: ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 Detects Hidden Ice Beneath Moon’s Surface | Space News | WION

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has completed its first commercial mission, launching the CSO-3 military satellite into orbit for the French Air Force. The high-profile launch from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, marks a major step in strengthening Europe’s defence and space capabilities.

Ariane 6 rocket successfully launches french military satellite into orbit

NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre senior research scientist Hiren Jethva recently said that even though the number of reported incidents of stubble burning has gone down, there has been no decrease in aerosol levels.

Delhi pollution crisis: NASA scientist claims farmers concealing stubble burning from satellite

In an archaeological breakthrough spy satellite imagery has led to the site of a Seventh century battle in present day Iraq.

U.S. Spy Satellite Images Help Discover Ancient Battle Site

In another global news, the Bangladesh telecommunication regulatory commission has announced new rules for satellite internet service provider, allowing fully foreign-owned companies to apply for licences. This move could pave the way for global giants like Elon Musk's Starlink to start operations in the Bangladeshi market, potentially transforming connectivity across the nation.

Bangladesh Opens Satellite Internet Licences to Foreign Firms

After the blowout of the aeroplane plug, Boeing's communications satellite exploded into pieces as it was orbiting in space resulting in a "total loss" of the device which was used for serving customers across Africa, Europe and parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

Boeing creates trouble in space, as its satellite explodes into pieces. Will it be a threat?

Space companies are spending millions to find newer and cost-effective ways to put satellites into space. But one setup is planning to catapult satellites into orbit without the need for rockets or rocket fuel.

Giant rotating arm will fling satellites into space, company plans to send first batch by...

A satellite named Salsa is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere on September 8. It has been carefully brought down by the operators from 81,250 miles (130,000 km) to return to Earth and burn up over a region of the South Pacific.

Salsa satellite set for fiery re-entry on Sep 8. Rumba, Tango and Samba lined up next

Headlines of the hour: - $62 mn worth of arms to Ukraine missing: U.S. - Russian satellite breaks up in space - NATO Chief: U.S. to stay strong ally - Israeli forces bomb eastern Gaza - Kenya: Protests despite tax climbdown - Iran polls: Two Iranian hardline candidates drop out

Russian satellite breaks up in space | Kenya: Protests despite tax climbdown

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

In a stunning discovery, scientists have spotted an asteroid which is tagging along with Earth in its annual revolution around the Sun. The asteroid, which has been dubbed as 2023 FW13, has been termed a “quasi-moon” or “quasi-satellite" by the experts.

Earth gets another 'moon'. This 'quasi-satellite' to lurk around for thousands of years

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

A jointly developed satellite by China and France was successfully launched on Saturday (June 22). The satellite, designed to study the farthest explosions of stars, is a collaboration between the two countries' space agencies and scientific groups.

China, France launch powerful satellite for studying star explosions

A recently released clip shows how a Russian military named Luch Olymp K-2 or Luch-2 closely approached a geostationary satellite. Similar manoeuvres have been observed by the Russian satellite’s predecessor which were reportedly found eavesdropping on other countries’ satellites over the past decade or so.

Watch: Russian military satellite closely approaches spacecraft in orbit

Tensions between Russia and the United States are spilling over into the realm of space. WION's report explains how a Russian spacecraft tailed an American spy satellite in low earth orbit has ignited concerns over the militarisation of space.

US-Russia tensions escalate in space

Russia's spacecraft tails US spy satellite

MOON: Earth's only natural satellite. Just like Earth, Moon is going to have 'RAILWAY TRACKS' as well. NASA announced its plans to build a robot train on the moon. For it, NASA will be sending its astronauts to the Earth's only natural satellite.

What are NASA's plans to lay down railway tracks on the Moon?

Starlink, the satellite arm of Elon Musk's SpaceX, warned on Saturday of a "degraded service" as the Earth is battered by the biggest geomagnetic storm due to solar activity in two decades.

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm

The United States believes Russia could be planning to weaponize space. A Congressional hearing discussed this possibility, it was based on US intelligence reports that Russia is planning to arm a satellite with a possible nuclear weapon. Watch in for more details!

Moscow plans to arm a satellite: Pentagon

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms: NASA's Landsat 8 satellite has captured a detailed image of a huge crater located in the Banni Plains grassland of Gujarat. The crater is the result of a meteor that crashed in India.

Satellite captures Luna Crater in India where a meteor crashed 6900 years ago

The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, announced on Saturday the commissioning of the first satellite system in the world for the observation of the Arctic Circle. Arktika-M was created on the basis of the unified Navigator platform of the Russian Lavochkin corporation. Watch in for more details!

Russia activates world's first satellite for Arctic observation

Illegal fishing which is a pertinent issue across the globe threatens the Marine ecosystems and puts food security and Regional stability at risk. According to the UN food and agriculture organization every year illegal fishing leads to a loss of around $23 billion. Watch in for more details!

How AI and satellites help combat illegal fishing?

NASA’s compact satellite BurstCube has embarked on its journey to the International Space Station, laboratory for scientific research. The spacecraft hitched a ride aboard SpaceX’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission.

NASA’s shoebox-sized ‘BurstCube’ satellite set to study short gamma-ray bursts

A close call unfolded in low-Earth orbit early Wednesday (Feb 28) as a US NASA spacecraft and a Russian satellite approached dangerously close to each other, narrowly averting a potential collision, NASA said.

Close call: US spacecraft and Russian satellite avoid major collision

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