52+ min ago   (336+ words) Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles (23 kilometers). That’s significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles (4,900 kilometers) across....

19+ min ago   (815+ words) Voyager 2’s 2026 Big Bang power swap cut demand by nearly 10 watts, preserving its magnetometer, plasma wave and cosmic ray instruments for at least another year. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published September 13, 2026 · How we edit Voyager 2 cannot…...

41+ min ago   (308+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (259+ words) Mercury, the smallest planet in the Solar System, has undergone significantly more contraction than scientists previously believed, with a new study suggesting it has lost as much as 14.5 miles from its diameter since its formation 4.5 billion years ago. The rocky…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (239+ words) The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is exploring new cooperation with the Space for Climate Observatory (SCO) to strengthen the use of space and Earth observation technologies in addressing South Africa’s climate priorities. SANSA Chief Executive Officer Humbulani Mudau…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (763+ words) Psyche is a NASA mission to study a metal-rich asteroid with the same name, located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This is NASA’s first mission to study an asteroid that has more metal than rock or…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (976+ words) Generate an API key to access the KeepTrack API with higher rate limits (2,000 req/hr vs 60 free). This week: Stoke Space raised $1 billion in Series E funding, SpaceX flew a classified USSF payload, and 4 orbital launches went 4-for-4 with Starship…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (378+ words) The small moons inside Neptune’s rings may be the surviving debris of a much larger moon system destroyed when Triton was captured billions of years ago. Neptune’s smallest moons look like minor members of the solar system. They are difficult…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago   (569+ words) Scientists have engineered yeast to turn PET plastic and agricultural waste into ingredients for protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites. Developed partly for NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, the system can produce proteins, fats, vitamins, and even vanilla flavoring from waste…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (1007+ words) These extraordinary images from orbit reveal our planet, and the cosmos beyond, from a perspective few humans ever experience For more than two decades, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have enjoyed one of the most extraordinary views imaginable…...