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ESA's Data Leak: A Wake-Up Call for Space Security

January 4, 2026

The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently faced a significant security breach. Hackers managed to access and claim to have stolen around 200 GB of data from some of ESA's external science servers. These servers are primarily used for collaborative engineering projects within the scientific commun

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A Clash of Titans: Who's Steering NASA's Future?

October 22, 2025

In a surprising turn of events, the U. S. space program found itself in the middle of a public feud. The current head of NASA, Sean Duffy, and tech mogul Elon Musk exchanged sharp words online. This happened after Duffy suggested that other companies should compete with Musk's SpaceX for a moon land

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NASA's Leadership Under Fire: A Look at the Agency's Budget Crisis

June 26, 2025

NASA's top brass faced a tough crowd at a recent town hall meeting. The agency's acting administrator, Janet Petro, and other senior officials tried to reassure employees about proposed budget cuts and layoffs. But the mood was far from optimistic. Petro, along with Vanessa Wyche and Casey Swails,

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Blue Danube Waltz Finally Hits the Cosmic Stage

June 1, 2025

The "Blue Danube" waltz by Johann Strauss II has finally reached the stars. This event took place on a Saturday. A large radio antenna in Spain, operated by the European Space Agency, sent the waltz into the cosmos. The antenna was pointed at Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, which i

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China's Bold Move: Asteroid Adventure and Space Ambitions

May 29, 2025

China is making big waves in space exploration. It has sent a spacecraft on a mission to visit two asteroids. This isn't just any mission. It aims to bring back samples from these asteroids. The spacecraft, named Tianwen-2, took off from southern China. It will travel to an asteroid called 2016HO3 a

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Strauss' Waltz to Dance Among the Stars

May 26, 2025

The European Space Agency is planning an interesting event. They will send the famous "Blue Danube" waltz into outer space. This waltz, written by Johann Strauss II, is well-known and has a special connection to space. It was used in the 1968 movie "2001: A Space Odyssey. " In the film, the waltz pl

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Mars' Mystery Streaks: Not Water After All

May 20, 2025

Mars has always been a subject of curiosity. The red planet is home to Olympus Mons, a giant mountain that stands about 22 kilometers tall. This is more than double the height of Mount Everest on Earth. Around this massive mountain, there are rolling hills covered in bright and dark streaks. These

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Two Satellites Dance in Space

May 13, 2025

Two satellites have shown off their dance moves in space. They moved in perfect sync, staying 150 meters apart with incredible precision. This is a big deal for future space missions and scientific research. The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, made up of two spacecraft, the Occulter and the

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A Soviet Spacecraft's Long Journey Home

May 11, 2025

The Indian Ocean saw an unusual visitor recently. A spacecraft, launched from the Soviet Union back in 1972, finally returned to Earth. This probe, named Kosmos 482, was initially headed for Venus but never made it to the planet. Instead, it spent over five decades orbiting Earth before making a dra

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NASA's Science Budget Takes a Big Hit

April 11, 2025

The Trump White House recently shared its budget plan for NASA in 2026. This plan suggests a significant reduction in NASA's overall budget, with a massive cut to its science programs. The proposed budget would slash NASA's funding by about 20 percent, which amounts to a $5 billion reduction from it