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NASA Officially Ends the MAVEN Mission Months After Losing Contact With the Mars Orbiter
The agency last heard from the spacecraft on December 6. Recovered fragmentary data suggest that MAVEN was spinning unexpectedly, hinting at a change ...
Source: Smithsonian.com
If 3I/ATLAS isn’t an alien probe, why is it silent on radio signals but rich in methane from another star system?
If 3I/ATLAS isn’t an alien probe, its discovery may be even more important. Scientists detected no radio signals from the interstellar comet despite a...
Source: The Times of India
After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper - Ars Technica
After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisperArs Technica NASA declares end of mission for long-lasting Mars orbiterCBS...
Source: Slashdot.org
What Happens to a Star That Captures A Primordial Black Hole?
Stephen Hawking predicted that stars can capture primordial black holes (PBH). The PBH find their way to the stellar core, creating a Hawking star. Th...
Source: Universe Today
Astronauts briefly shelter in Dragon during ISS leak repair
NASA instructed astronauts on the International Space Station to briefly shelter in a Dragon spacecraft June 5 as cosmonauts attempted to repair an ai...
Source: SpaceNews
NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report
NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as the Deep Space Station 14 (...
Source: NASA
Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak
ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russia...
Source: Space.com
NASA crew briefly shelters inside Dragon capsule as Russia addresses new space station leaks
The precautions were announced the same day as NASA said Roscosmos cosmonauts are set to perform “a more extensive repair operation”, but without prov...
Source: Spaceflight Now
Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters
Amazon will fly its largest number of broadband satellites to date later this month on the first Ariane 6 launch to use upgraded boosters. The post Ne...
Source: SpaceNews
First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally s...
Source: NASA
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?
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.
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
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...
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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
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
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...
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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
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
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