Voyager 1 is about to become the first probe a light-day from Earth
A hello will take two days to answer. The 49-year-old probe reaches the milestone on November 18, weeks after it briefly fell silent
Space
NASA images show a grinning ‘skull’ in the ice on Antarctica’s Vega Island, and melting could change its face
Landsat photographs reveal large areas of bare ice after a warm winter, which a glaciologist says will wear away the skull’s jawline and eye socket
NASA’s Swift space telescope to fall back to Earth around Friday after rescue mission failed
The observatory tracked gamma-ray bursts for more than 20 years. Its re-entry will be uncontrolled, but most of it is expected to burn up.
Pakistan’s first astronauts to train in China for upcoming space mission
China has announced that two Pakistani astronauts will undergo joint training with Chinese crews, with one set to join a short-duration space mission as a payload specialist. The move represents a historic milestone in Pakistan-China scientific and technological collaboration under their expanding space partnership.
Pakistan launches PRSS-II satellite to monitor climate, crops, crises
Pakistan launches PRSS-II, a remote sensing satellite designed to boost disaster response, water and crop monitoring, and environmental observation while advancing the country’s self-reliance in space-based technology and climate governance.
