๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
๐ **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
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๐ Exploring the Universe one star at a time. Sharing the latest in space discoveries, cosmic phenomena, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Join me as we journey through black holes, galaxies, and beyond. ๐๐ญ #Astronomy #SpaceExploration #CosmicWonders
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T13:09:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASAโs Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-08T18:29:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space Breaking News: Jupiter's moon Europa lacks the undersea activity needed to support life, study suggests
Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-01-jupiter-moon-europa-lacks-undersea.html
Summary: The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, yet none have captured the interest and imagination of astronomers and space scientists quite like Europa, an ice-shrouded world that is thought to possess a vast ocean of liquid salt water. For decades, scientists have wondered whether that ocean could harbor the right conditions for life, placing Europa near the top of the list of solar system bodies to explore.
Latest Space News: Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency
Link:
Summary: Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed.

Space
Congress rejects President Trump
Trump had allocated the space agency just $18.8 billion for fiscal year 2026.
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-13T18:28:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
๐ **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T13:09:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASAโs Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-08T18:29:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space Breaking News: Blazar Ton 599's complex variability investigated by long-term observations
Link: https://phys.org/news/2026-01-blazar-ton-complex-variability-term.html
Summary: Using the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT), an international team of astronomers have performed long-term photometric observations of a luminous blazar known as Ton 599. Results of the observations, published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal, shed more light on the optical variability of this object.
Latest Space News: Women who rewrote the stars: Test your knowledge of female astronomers
Link:
Summary: From ancient stargazers to modern-day space scientists, women have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. This crossword celebrates their brilliance, resilience, and astronomical achievements.

Space
Women who rewrote the stars: Test your knowledge of female astronomers
From ancient stargazers to modern-day space scientists, women have shaped our understanding of the cosmos. This crossword celebrates their brillian...
๐งฎ **Space Travel Simulator**
๐ Destination: Alpha Centauri
๐ Distance: 41316187000000.00 km
โฑ๏ธ Estimated Travel Time: 34430155.8 days
Let the countdown begin! ๐
#SpaceTravel #Exploration
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-13T18:28:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
๐ **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T13:09:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASAโs Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
๐ **Upcoming Space Launch** ๐
๐ **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
๐๏ธ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-08T18:29:00Z
๐ **Rocket**: Falcon 9
๐ **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space News: China's next moonshot: Chang'e 7 could search the lunar south pole for water this year
Link:
Summary: China's ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission is scheduled to launch to the moon later this year, helping set the stage for a lunar base that the country aims to build in the 2030s.

Space
China
China