New Zealand testing of Elon Musk’s Starshield ‘significant’, US expert says
SpaceX says its Starshield system uses “high-assurance cryptographic capability to host classified payloads and process data securely”. Photo:…
The Sun sent out a strange radio signal that refused to fade for 19 days
The Sun puts out radio noise all the time. Every so often, a solar radio burst flares up…
Astronomers Detect a Close Pair of Supermassive Black Holes for the First Time
The artistic rendering shows the center of the galaxy Markarian 501, from which two powerful jets emanate. The…
A New Map of Stars Shows That the Small Magellanic Cloud is Expanding
Our galactic neighbours are struggling to get along with one another. According to a new research letter to…
NASA’s Webb detects methane and strange chemistry on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object, providing new…
Rare meteorite hints at giant early planet
This is a view of the rare meteorite NWA 12774 under cross-polarized light. Scientists from the University of…
SpaceX’s Next Big Business Could Be Building Stuff in Space
SpaceX is getting ready to test reentry vehicles that could be used for in-orbit manufacturing, tapping into a…
International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor
Sea level height data from the international Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite collected from March to May 2026 show…
SpaceX aims to raise record US$75b in sharemarket debut – NZ Herald
SpaceX aims to raise record US$75b in sharemarket debut NZ HeraldSpaceX says it’s worth $1.75tn as it nears stock…
SpaceX’s ‘biggest ever’ IPO could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
SpaceX said it plans to raise up to USD$75 billion (NZD$127 billion) when it goes public this month…
Mars Maven spacecraft declared dead after six months of silence
After six months of radio silence, NASA’s Maven spacecraft around Mars has been declared dead. The space agency…
It’s Official: NASA Has Declared Its Mars Spacecraft MAVEN Dead : ScienceAlert
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – After six months of radio silence, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft around Mars has been…