Big impacts
Comet & Asteroid News 3 weeks ago
Big impacts

New asteroid discoveries, big changes at NASA, and breathtaking views of Saturn.

Source: The Planetary Society

NASA buys two cars for a cool $440 million - and you'll never guess where they'll end up
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
NASA buys two cars for a cool $440 million - and you'll never guess where they'll end up

NASA is buying two cars for approximately $220 million a piece, but you won't see them cruising down the highway anytime soon.

Source: Dailymail.com

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes Spectacularly During Ground Test
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Explodes Spectacularly During Ground Test

What the space company called an 'anomaly' sets back multiple programs: Amazon Leo, AST SpaceMobile, and Blue Moon. Blue Origin’s New Glenn ...

Source: PCMag.com

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up. AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab Stocks Fall. - Barron's

Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up. AST SpaceMobile and Rocket Lab Stocks Fall.Barron's Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During TestThe ...

Source: Slashdot.org

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch test - Space

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch testSpace Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Te...

Source: Slashdot.org

Capital Floods Into Space Stocks As STARLAUNCH And Hypersonic Programs Move Toward Commercial Scale
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Capital Floods Into Space Stocks As STARLAUNCH And Hypersonic Programs Move Toward Commercial Scale

Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. With SpaceX clearing the runway for what could be the largest IPO in U.S. market history and the broader ...

Source: PRNewswire

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Hypersonic Spending Surge Brings A New Wave Of Defense Execution Talent Into The Commercial Space Race

Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. As Washington pours capital into hypersonic test infrastructure and missile defense modernization, the pu...

Source: Financial Post

From 'Tetris' to 'StarCraft 2' — 5 times astronauts took video games into space
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
From 'Tetris' to 'StarCraft 2' — 5 times astronauts took video games into space

How would you like to play a game ... in spaaaaaaccccceeeeeee!!!!

Source: Space.com

Watch the smallest full moon of 2026 tonight in this rare 'Blue Moon' livestream
Astronomy Research 3 weeks ago
Watch the smallest full moon of 2026 tonight in this rare 'Blue Moon' livestream

Don't miss 2026's smallest full moon with this livestream from Italy with the Virtual Telescope Project. The 'Blue Moon' livestrea...

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

The Starlink 10-53 mission was the 49th mission dedicated to flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to low Earth orbit in 2026. Liftoff from pa...

Source: Spaceflight Now

Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 50th Starlink mission of 2026

The Starlink 17-41 mission is SpaceX’s 10th and final launch of May. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is sche...

Source: Spaceflight Now

What caused Blue Origin New Glenn’s explosion? #science
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
What caused Blue Origin New Glenn’s explosion? #science

Blue Origin’s New Glenn explosion: a major setback Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad during an engine firing test. The inciden...

Source: Alltoc.com

Jeff Bezos admits to ‘very rough day’ as Blue Origin rocket explodes days after new NASA contract
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Jeff Bezos admits to ‘very rough day’ as Blue Origin rocket explodes days after new NASA contract

The rocket — already grounded once in April after an engine failure — blew up during a pre-launch test at Cape Canaveral. NASA's Artemis lunar ti...

Source: Fortune

NASA’s next major space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman, is expected to find roughly 100,000 new transiting planets in just five years — along with the largest catalogue ever assembled of rogue worlds drifting through the galaxy without a star to orbit
Astronomy Research 3 weeks ago
NASA’s next major space telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman, is expected to find roughly 100,000 new transiting planets in just five years — along with the largest catalogue ever assembled of rogue worlds drifting through the galaxy without a star to orbit

According to NASA’s December 2025 announcement that construction of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope had been completed, the observatory is on tr...

Source: Space Daily

Space-bound humanoid takes a four-armed approach to astronaut assistance
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Space-bound humanoid takes a four-armed approach to astronaut assistance

In microgravity, walking doesn't exist. Balance doesn't exist. What does exist is the need to grip surfaces, manipulate tools, move through ...

Source: New Atlas

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
NASA’s first human outpost on the Moon starts now – SpaceX on deck - Teslarati

NASA’s first human outpost on the Moon starts now – SpaceX on deckTeslarati NASA selects four companies for initial moon base awardsSpaceNews NASA ann...

Source: Slashdot.org

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral pad - SpaceNews

New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral padSpaceNews Blue Origin rocket explodes during ground testCNN WATCH: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket ...

Source: Slashdot.org

What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa's Moon mission?
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa's Moon mission?

Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why the explosion is a setback for space exploration.

Source: BBC News

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening. Read more.

Source: Financial Post

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes in Fiery Setback
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Blue Origin Rocket Explodes in Fiery Setback

The detonation of the New Glenn rocket resulted in a huge fireball in Florida, and may have long-term implications for the company's ambitions.

Source: Wired