Rocket Report: SpaceX makes its mark on the Moon; ULA names new boss
The easiest way to keep up with Eric Berger’s and Stephen Clark’s reporting on all things space is…
Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier
Applications 21/08/2026 590 views 8 likes Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier…
Landspace aims to refly recovered Zhuque-3 booster within six months
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting a reflight of its Zhuque-3 first stage in months,…
China clears Geely for landmark satellite IoT test to spur commercial space sector
China has approved its first private-sector commercial trial for satellite Internet of Things (IoT) services, granting a permit…
Astronomers found a ‘mega Earth’ that shouldn’t exist. This alien world is breaking the rules of planet building
When astronomers peer into space to observe planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System – known as exoplanets…
Astronomers announced in January 2026 that they had found a 710-metre asteroid — nearly eight football fields across — spinning once every 1.88 minutes. A normal rubble-pile asteroid should tear itself apart at anything close to that speed, meaning 2025 MN45 must have internal strength comparable to solid rock.
Somewhere in the main asteroid belt, a body estimated to be 710 metres wide completes a full turn…
Europe cancels planned upgrades for Ariane 6 rocket
Major subsidies That may sound like a commercial success, but Europe is likely losing money on each of…
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon embark on…
SmallSat 2026 – NASA Science
SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by…
Musk: SpaceX may try to intercept the Ship with a tower in a few months
SpaceX will likely attempt to recover the Ship’s upper stage using a launch tower for the first time…
China’s Chang’e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
China’s moon exploration program is readying an ambitious robotic mission, one composed of an orbiter, a lander, a…
SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch ‘in a few months,’ Elon Musk says
We’ll have to wait a bit longer for a highly anticipated Starship milestone, it appears. On Aug. 4,…