SpaceX seeks a record $75 bn in stock market debut
Space Exploration 5 days ago
SpaceX seeks a record $75 bn in stock market debut

SpaceX plans a massive $75 billion share sale, valuing the company at $1.8 trillion. This move aims to fund ambitious projects like space-based data c...

Source: The Times of India

Did we just see a primordial black hole at the Milky Way’s edge?
Astronomy Research 5 days ago
Did we just see a primordial black hole at the Milky Way’s edge?

A blip of light in the outer reaches of the Milky Way might be a bizarre black hole born at the beginning of time itself—and the long-sought solution ...

Source: Scientific American

It is impossible to burp in space, because in microgravity the human stomach cannot separate gas from the liquid and partially digested food it sits inside, and any attempt to burp expels a mixture of all three directly into the astronaut’s mouth.
Artemis Program 5 days ago
It is impossible to burp in space, because in microgravity the human stomach cannot separate gas from the liquid and partially digested food it sits inside, and any attempt to burp expels a mixture of all three directly into the astronaut’s mouth.

The mechanism behind a burp on Earth is something most humans do not stop to think about. Food and drink enter the stomach. The act of swallowing brin...

Source: Space Daily

Space Technology 5 days ago
NASA's Mars MAVEN Probe Is Dead - Engadget

NASA's Mars MAVEN Probe Is DeadEngadget NASA Says Goodbye to Its Longtime Mars OrbiterThe New York Times 'In an unrecoverable state': N...

Source: Slashdot.org

A dying satellite company sold spectrum to Elon Musk—and turned $11.1 billion in SpaceX stock into the Fortune 500’s best shareholder return
Space Technology 5 days ago
A dying satellite company sold spectrum to Elon Musk—and turned $11.1 billion in SpaceX stock into the Fortune 500’s best shareholder return

“They've been the best company I've ever worked with in 45 years,” EchoStar president and cofounder Charlie Ergen said of SpaceX.

Source: Fortune

Artemis Missions 5 days ago
Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars

These are heady days for NASA and the space industry. The Artemis 2 crew flew around the moon, traveling farther into space than any humans previously...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Missions 5 days ago
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II - NASA Science (.gov)

A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis IINASA Science (.gov) Bedford’s Apollo Contributors Reflect on Artemis IIThe Bedford Citizen News - Airmen on the...

Source: Slashdot.org

Zurich Insurance Expands Data-Center Offering Beyond the US
Artemis Program 5 days ago
Zurich Insurance Expands Data-Center Offering Beyond the US

Zurich Insurance Group Plc is widening its offering for data-center projects to Europe and South America as it seeks to profit from the global buildou...

Source: Insurance Journal

Astronomy Research 5 days ago
APOD: 2026 June 4 – A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs

APOD: 2026 June 4 – A Planetary Nebula with Cosmic Buckyballs What is happening inside this unusual nebula? Planetary nebula Tc 1, captured here i...

Source: NASA

Space Exploration 5 days ago
NASA declares end of mission for long-lasting Mars orbiter - CBS News

NASA declares end of mission for long-lasting Mars orbiterCBS News NASA Says Goodbye to Its Longtime Mars OrbiterThe New York Times NASA's Mars M...

Source: Slashdot.org

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird
3I/ATLAS Discovery 5 days ago
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird

The James Webb Space Telescope observed a large amount of methane around 3I/ATLAS, revealing just how different it is from comets from our solar syst...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 5 days ago
Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches

Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two rec...

Source: SpaceNews

Mars Probe Declared Dead by NASA
Space Technology 5 days ago
Mars Probe Declared Dead by NASA

NASA has announced the death of one of its Mars imaging probes, MAVEN, after losing contact with the spacecraft at the end of last year. [Read More]

Source: PetaPixel

SpaceX seeks US$75 billion in record IPO to fund AI, launch
Space Technology 5 days ago
SpaceX seeks US$75 billion in record IPO to fund AI, launch

SpaceX is seeking to raise US$75 billion in an IPO, as Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite and AI company targets a historic debut. Read more.

Source: Financial Post

Astronomy Research 5 days ago
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 5 – 14

Bright Venus and Jupiter pass through conjunction in twilight this week, while Mercury, Pollux, and Castor watch them from nearby. The post This Week&...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Space Technology 5 days ago
The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule

The Exploration Company performed a drop test of the Nyx spacecraft it is developing to transport cargo to low Earth orbit ahead of a 2028 test flight...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 5 days ago
Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise

Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled ...

Source: SpaceNews

This Astronaut lost his speech, a medical mystery in space that changed his life
NASA & Space Agencies 5 days ago
This Astronaut lost his speech, a medical mystery in space that changed his life

Astronaut Mike Fincke experienced a sudden, unexplained loss of speech during his fourth ISS mission, prompting an early return to Earth. This unprece...

Source: The Times of India

Artemis Program 5 days ago
Noble Audio debuts FoKus Artemis headphones with three drivers and ANC

Noble's FoKus Artemis headphones have three drivers and ANC, but they don't come cheap.

Source: Slashdot.org

Solidion Technology Unveils Patented Extreme-Climate Battery Technology Targeting Low Earth Orbit-Based Artificial Intelligence Data Centers, Lunar Economy, and Space
Artemis Missions 5 days ago
Solidion Technology Unveils Patented Extreme-Climate Battery Technology Targeting Low Earth Orbit-Based Artificial Intelligence Data Centers, Lunar Economy, and Space

Proprietary Gen-ECB Platform Engineered for Satellites, Starship Operations, Artemis Missions, and Orbital Infrastructure — Positioning Solidion at th...

Source: PRNewswire