Is China’s commercial rocket now cheaper than Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9?
The Kinetica-2 Y1 carrier rocket, also known as the Lijian-2 Y1, took off on its inaugural flight on…
Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever‬ and may soon self-destruct, Hubble photos reveal
For the first time ever, an astronomer has witnessed a comet changing the speed and direction of its…
Black hole mergers put limits on star-destroying supernovae
If the star is sufficiently massive, this will cause the near-instantaneous onset of oxygen fusion, releasing a massive…
Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales, announces price hikes • The Register
Virgin Galactic has reopened suborbital ticket sales with a price rise and a promise for commercial spaceflight operations…
Satellite spies SpaceX Starlink before it breaks apart photo of the day for April 1, 2026
Breaking up is never easy. That’s definitely the case for this SpaceX Starlink spacecraft, which underwent a “fragmentation…
How do Britons feel about going to the Moon?
Younger generations are also more open to the hypothetical, with 53-55% of those in the under 50 age…
SpaceX seen as make-or-break test for mega IPOs
By Manya Saini April 1 (Reuters) – The global IPO market has needed a win for years and…
SpaceX seen as make-or-break test for mega IPOs
By Manya Saini April 1 (Reuters) – The global IPO market has needed a win for years and…
Türkiye advances space independence with new satellite launches
LUNA-2 follows earlier LUNA-1 launch In a parallel development, Turkish defence giant Aselsan said it had successfully launched…
Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon
While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor…
Watch the first crewed Artemis mission take flight
Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis program, is scheduled to launch today, April 1. NASA…
Lunar prospectors: the businesses looking to mine the moon | Space
In the silent vacuum of space, five autonomous robots churn through the lunar surface, digging up a loose…