One of the sky's rarest phenomena is back: How to see rare night-shining clouds this summer Night shining noctilucent clouds could brighten the sky before dawn and after sunset from tonight! Space · Jun 5
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 system. Space · Jun 5
SpaceX's $75 Billion IPO Could Change the World Forever Most companies go public to raise money. SpaceX is trying to raise enough money to help redefine humanity's future. The planned $75 billion IPO has stunned investors worldwide. The valuation being discussed is larger than the economies of many countries. Yet the most surprising part is that SpaceX remains focused… MyLifeXP · Jun 5
Glittering star cluster image reveals missing patch of stars: 'We were not looking for the gap, but we found it' Euclid space telescope observations of ancient globular cluster NGC 6397 reveal a subtle gap in brightness distribution of red dwarf stars. Space · Jun 4
From Mars to microgreens, planetary crisis inspires art How should humans respond to a turbulent world? A new exhibition is full of ideas, from urban farming to fire-resistant fashion, and life on another planet. AAP · Jun 4
Scientists search for signs of alien life on a visitor from another solar system 3I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object – leading to suggestions that it could be an alien spacecraft The Independent UK · Jun 4
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos) More than 50 new Starlink satellites are now in orbit after launches from California and Florida. Space · Jun 4
Most exoplanets might be 'soot factories,' scientists say: 'Like you have a natural diesel engine' A chemical engineer noticed that the spectra of the hazy atmosphere of mini-Neptune planets looked like the soot produced by combustion engines. Space · Jun 4
Musk's Net Worth Poised To Top $1 Trillion On Historic SpaceX Debut Elon Musk's ownership stake in SpaceX has reached a paper value of more than $866 billion following the company's updated initial public offering filing. International Business Times · Jun 4
NASA's dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It's not the only probe in the Mars morgue NASA just declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after a dozen productive years circling the Red Planet. Here's the fate that awaits the probe. Space · Jun 4
A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026 A rainbow blanket of patchwork colors sprawls across South Africa in this new composite image created using data from NASA's latest Earth-observing mission. Space · Jun 4
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for 'technosignatures' comes up empty Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens. Space · Jun 4
Rare 'Severe' Solar Storm Could Paint 23 US States With Northern Lights A severe solar storm may make the northern lights visible across 23 US states, driven by a coronal mass ejection, offering a rare skywatching event. International Business Times UK · Jun 4
Elon Musk’s wants to send a million people to Mars as part of the future of SpaceX ‘We do not want humans to have the same fate as dinosaurs,’ IPO filing states The Independent UK · Jun 4
Space · Jun 4 Meteorite found in Sahara desert may be 1st evidence of lost solar system world A rare meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert contains evidence of a long-lost moon-size world that existed just a few million years after the solar system formed.
France 24 · Jun 3 NASA ends MAVEN mission after Mars orbiter falls silent NASA said on Wednesday it will end its mission studying Mars' atmosphere and evolution after losing contact with its MAVEN spacecraft for six months. MAVEN, which entered Martian orbit in 2014, was designed for a one- to two-year mission but operated for more than a decade before falling silent in…
France 24 · Jun 3 SpaceX eyes $75 billion IPO, valuing company at $1.77 trillion SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company, said on Wednesday it plans to raise about $75 billion in an initial public offering, valuing the company at $1.765 trillion. The company will offer 555.6 million shares at $135 each, surpassing Saudi Aramco’s record $25.6 billion IPO in 2019.
The Independent UK · Jun 3 SpaceX targets $135 IPO price with Elon Musk keeping 82.4% of company voting power SpaceX stock is expected to be available on the Nasdaq beginning June 12
The Independent UK · Jun 3 Verdict issued on whether interstellar comet 3I/Atlas has alien tech NASA spacecraft observed the celestial iceball as it swung past Mars last October, venturing within 19 million miles
AAP · Jun 3 Mapping forces with help from galaxies far, far away Striking maps produced with the help of a powerful radio telescope in the Australian outback will help scientists better understand how the Milky Way formed.
Space · Jun 3 Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence NASA has declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after Red Planet anomaly led to months of lost contact.
Space · Jun 3 'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch site.
Space · Jun 3 Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again 'before the end of the year' after explosion After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launchpad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That's very ambitious.
Space · Jun 3 Happy Pride Month! Remembering Sally Ride's historic legacy | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2026 In June 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly to space. Nearly three decades later, we learned that she had also been an LGBTQ trailblazer.
Space · Jun 3 Scientists call for a secure lunar quarantine facility for extraterrestrial samples: 'The moon may become humanity's first line of biological defense' Scientists propose that a moon base could act as an isolated first line of biological defense against extraterrestrial samples that might be harmful to Earth's biosphere.