‘Thought it was a plane on fire’: large meteor sightings stir delight in New Zealand | New Zealand
Two large suspected meteors have flashed and boomed across New Zealand’s skies in recent days, delighting those who…
Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush
SINGAPORE — A Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital…
ESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications module
JOHANNESBURG — The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to examine the feasibility of repurposing Lunar…
Kiwi space capsule startup takes off with $10.5 million pre-Seed raise
An Auckland-based startup has raised US$7.35 million (A$10.5m) in pre-seed funding to build commercial payload capsules for space.…
Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit
Extending Swift’s scientific mission was not the only consideration when NASA officials selected Katalyst to build and launch…
SpaceX stock recovers after hitting all-time low
SpaceX (SPCX) stock recovered after hitting an all-time low on Monday, days after a successful test of its…
NASA fuels its next-gen Roman Space Telescope for August launch
NASA announced on Tuesday (July 28) that it has officially fueled-up the Roman Space Telescope — a magnificent…
Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?
The Milky Way’s spiral disk may have flipped over by 90 degrees, in turn altering the solar system’s…
ISS meets Venus in incredible daylight photo photo of the day for July 28, 2026
Venus beside the International Space Station as captured by photographer A.J. Smadi from Edmonds, Washington on July 18,…
Fast blue optical transients still defy explanation
Sky surveys keep catching a kind of cosmic explosion that astronomers can’t explain. They call them fast blue…
Into Totality: Our Guide to the August 12th Total Solar Eclipse
Get ready for the only total solar eclipse of 2026 Where will you be on August 12th? Many…
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)
SpaceX launched 24 more satellites for its Starlink network on Saturday (July 25), a day after demonstrating it…