Bright light seen across Victorian skies believed to be from Elon Musk’s satellites
Victorian residents have been treated to a rare sight after space junk, believed to be from one of…
FAA warns airlines that exploding rockets could ‘significantly reduce safety’ for commercial flights after string of test failures by Elon Musk’s Starship
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Full Moon rises over NASA’s Artemis II rocket. Photographers capture perfect picture of human endeavour
Stargazers all around the world had amazing views of the full Snow Moon over the weekend of 31…
February’s full moon dazzles skywatchers worldwide with a glistening ‘Snow Moon’
February’s full “Snow Moon” has risen, dazzling stargazers with an incredible performance as it climbed over the eastern…
NASA launch dates for Artemis II
NASA’ Artemis II mission to send astronauts round the Moon and back could launch as early as 8…
A Dark Matter Origin for Little Red Dots
New research suggests that the mysterious “little red dots” spotted in the early universe could be supermassive black…
NASA fuels up giant Artemis 2 moon rocket. Yes, it’s a little leaky. So is it ready to fly?
NASA’s big moon rocket leaks a little bit, but it just might be ready to carry astronauts beyond…
Starlink and the unravelling of digital sovereignty
In January 2026, Iranian authorities shut down landline and mobile telecommunications infrastructure in the country to clamp down…
Pentagon Pete Cosplays as NASA Pilot Aboard Billionaire’s Jet
Image-obsessed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cosplayed as a NASA pilot in his latest photo op as he visited…
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with artificial intelligence company xAI | SpaceX
Elon Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence business xAI, in a merger that consolidates part…
SpaceX buys xAI in $1.25tn deal to unite crucial parts of Elon Musk’s empire
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What Kind of Photos Will the Artemis II Astronauts Take? And Who Will Take Them?
A computer render of the kind of photo Artemis II astronauts might capture, left, Artemis II astronauts Christina…