Space News
France to fly two astronauts on Vast missions
Space News - 2 Jun 2026 03:05
Commercial space station developer Vast has reached an agreement with the French government to fly two French astronauts on its missions, including the first flight to its Haven-1 space station. The post France to fly tw...
Are JWST's early, overmassive black holes just normal-range outliers?
Phys.org - 3 Jun 2026 01:20
Ever since the JWST revealed a population of SMBH in the early universe that were overmassive, scientists have been working hard to explain them. These black holes existed when the universe was only about 2 billion years...
NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satellite agency
Space News - 3 Jun 2026 00:22
In a confirmation hearing, Roger Mason said clear government demand signals are needed as private investment transforms the space intelligence market The post NRO nominee says commercial space, AI are reshaping spy satel...
'The movie has tremendous heart': We sat down with the director of 'Masters of the Universe' to learn how he found 'the power' for the new He-Man
SPACE.com - 3 Jun 2026 00:00
"My compass was about trying to please the eight-year-old version of myself who discovered He-Man for the first time."
Blue Origin Issues Official Statement on New Glenn Explosion
Universe Today - 2 Jun 2026 23:37
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around.
Scientists locate source of mysterious radio signals after 20 year search: A vampire star and its victim
SPACE.com - 2 Jun 2026 23:00
The origin of enigmatic long-period radio bursts has been shown to be from the clash of magnetic fields as a white dwarf steals matter from a close red dwarf star.
NASA Space Roboticist Challenge
NASA Breaking news - 2 Jun 2026 22:56
The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic arm to a select group of U.S. researchers - principal investig...
China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice (video)
SPACE.com - 2 Jun 2026 22:00
China launched its partially reusable Long March 12B rocket for the first time ever on Monday (June 1), sending it up without issuing airspace closure notices ahead of time.
Astronomers Uncover Statistical Evidence for Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes
Universe Today - 2 Jun 2026 21:33
Galactic collisions are events of breathtaking proportions. The Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) at their centers plunge into a chaotic orbital dance that eventually coalesce into a single remnant. On their way to that p...
Casio's 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' watches will show you the time, as well as the way
SPACE.com - 2 Jun 2026 21:00
Casio G-Shock takes timely inspiration from the galaxy far, far away
Ceres' surface is much more complex than previously thought
Phys.org - 2 Jun 2026 20:10
The long, puzzling dwarf planet Ceres, in reality the first named asteroid, has surface features that are much more complex than previously thought. Or at least that's the conclusion of a recent paper presented at th...
Flash-Melted Glass from Chang'e-5 Reveals a High Levels of Iron on the Moon
Universe Today - 2 Jun 2026 20:09
It might not seem like it, but the Moon is constantly being both sandblasted and baked. Its lack of a thick atmosphere allows micrometeorites to impact the surface at speed, and the solar wind isnt held back either, baki...
Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart, reshaping how astronomers read its past
Phys.org - 2 Jun 2026 20:00
Using more than a decade of observations from the VISTA Survey of the Magellanic Clouds (VMC), researchers measured the motions of millions of stars across the Small Magellanic Cloud with unprecedented precision. The new...
How Early Earth's Unlikely Chemical Hero Appeared
Universe Today - 2 Jun 2026 19:21
Though it's a toxic chemical, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is also important for the development of life. It's a precursor to things like amino acids and nucleic acids and plays a central role in theories of the origin...
'Total War: Warhammer 40,000': Release window, gameplay, factions & everything else we know about this upcoming grimdark sci-fi strategy game
SPACE.com - 2 Jun 2026 19:00
After the fantastic Total War: Warhammer trilogy, Creative Assembly is marching into the grim darkness of Warhammer 40K's far future.
Mars Hid its Warm, Wet Crystals Underground
Universe Today - 2 Jun 2026 18:57
The search for any sign of life on Mars continues. In the latest update, a new data release from Curiositys Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) - essentially the rovers portable X-ray diffraction lab - and published in a p...
Rare meteorite provides evidence of giant early planet
Phys.org - 2 Jun 2026 18:10
Four-and-a-half billion years ago, a massive world-possibly as big as the moon or even Mars-orbited our sun before crashing into another celestial body and shattering into rubble. Now, in a paper published in the journal...
Look Up!
NASA Breaking news - 2 Jun 2026 18:06
Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola, monitoring the automated approach and docking of the SpaceX Dragon ...
'Hot Jupiter' winds blasting at over 15,000 mph reveal 1st evidence of exoplanets with magnetic fields
SPACE.com - 2 Jun 2026 18:00
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of magnetic worlds beyond the solar system thanks to their high-speed, violent winds, representing a major step forward in exoplanet research.
Kamo'oalewa asteroid's lunar origin challenged ahead of Tianwen-2 arrival
Phys.org - 2 Jun 2026 17:20
China's Tianwen-2 sample-return mission is well on its way to its target, an asteroid called Kamo'oalewa. The spacecraft left Earth in May 2025 and should return in late 2027 with samples of a space rock that sci...
Global SSA Market to Reach $61B as Governments Prioritize Space Security, Resilience, and Orbital Safety
Space News - 2 Jun 2026 17:11
Paris, France - May 2026 - The 2nd edition of Novaspaces Space Situational Awareness (SSA) report points to a pivotal decade ahead, with cumulative global spending projected to reach $61 [] The post Global SSA Market to ...
Despite explosion Blue Origin CEO says rocket to fly before year-end
Phys.org - 2 Jun 2026 17:00
The CEO of Blue Origin vowed its New Glenn rocket "will fly again before the end of this year" after a recent ground test ended in a massive fireball that damaged the launch platform.