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Blue Origin rocket explodes during launch pad test in Florida

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, marking another setback for Jeff Bezos’s space company. No injuries were reported after the dramatic fireball engulfed the heavy-lift rocket, which is central to the company’s ambitions in commercial spaceflight and…

France 24

Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company

No personnel were harmed in the incident, the company said on social media, calling the explosion an ‘anomaly’

The Guardian - AU

Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?

A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.

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NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it

NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.

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James Webb Space Telescope discovers a black hole that formed before its host galaxy. Scientists aren't sure how

Observations of "Little Red Dot" ancient galaxies by the James Webb Space Telescope could answer the question: which comes first, the black hole or its galaxy? The shocking answer could represent a complete paradigm shift.

Space

Space race heats up between US, China as NASA lays out Moon base plans

NASA has unveiled its plans to send humans to the Moon, which include establishing a permanent presence on Earth's nearest satellite by the 2030s. It comes as China moves ahead with its own lunar ambitions, launching three astronauts into outer space. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Michelle L. D.…

France 24

What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?

SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?

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Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a single slow asteroid impact

Mercury may have gotten much of its polar ice within a single Mercurian day following a massive asteroid impact, a new study suggests.

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Starship grounded after SpaceX ‘mishap’ during latest launch

The FAA has blocked Elon Musk’s firm from launching the world’s biggest rocket

The Independent UK

Humans are going to the Moon. Cameras and massive seven-foot drones will help them arrive safely

Cameras will help researchers study the Moon's surface ahead of the planned Moon Base, including four seven-foot-wide camera drones

Digital Camera World

Nasa images show wildfire damage to island dubbed ‘Galapagos of California’

The satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa Island

The Guardian - US

How to catch this week’s rare blue moon event ― that won’t happen again until 2028

But don’t be disappointed if it’s not bright turquoise

The Independent UK

LUNR Stock Wavers as NASA Selects Rivals Over Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines shares sank yesterday as NASA picks rivals for LTV contract. But long-term investors should still consider buying the dip in LUNR stock.

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What is Star City, the secret Cold War cosmonaut training town in Apple TV's new 'For All Mankind' spinoff?

Here's everything you need to know about the forbidden city.

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3 Stocks Under $40 with Indirect Exposure to SpaceX IPO

These 3 space stocks under $40 could benefit from the SpaceX IPO boom through lunar missions, satellite systems, and orbital services

LiveScience

NASA administrator hails 'Golden Age' of lunar exploration as Moon Base plans unveiled

The space agency described the moon base as a sprawling city-like lunar outpost stretching over hundreds of square miles.

Space

Watch NASA reveal its Artemis 3 astronauts today (and get a live moon program update)

On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year.

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Everything you need to know about NASA’s plan to build a permanent Moon base

NASA has unveiled an ambitious plan to turn the Moon into a long-term human outpost, with the first robotic missions targeting 2026.

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France 24

NASA lays out moon base plans including buggies, landers and drones

NASA on Tuesday outlined the first phase of a sprawling moon base plans on Tuesday, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround, with visualisations of landers, rovers and drones. The space agency also awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four US companies.

International Business Times UK

'Pretty Sure It Passed Us Already': Mysterious 3I/ATLAS Brightening Sends UFO 'Signal' Theories Into Overdrive

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has sparked online speculation about alien technology after viral TikTok videos claimed unusual behaviour. Astronomers attribute its brightening to natural processes.

The Economic Times

US Stock Market: Space stocks surge as SpaceX IPO buzz fuels investor rally

Aerospace and satellite stocks surged Tuesday, fueled by optimism around SpaceX's potential IPO and growing confidence in commercial space exploration. Companies like Redwire Corp. and AST SpaceMobile Inc. saw significant gains, with analysts highlighting potential beneficiaries of increased market interest in the expanding space ecosystem.

Space

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts take 5-hour spacewalk outside the ISS today

Cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev will perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (May 27), and you can watch the action live.

Bangkok Post

Nasa buys two cars for its astronauts to drive on the moon

NEW YORK — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) awarded two companies contracts on Tuesday to develop 21st-century versions of the moon buggies astronauts drove in the Apollo missions of the early 1970s.

International Business Times

Newly Declassified Pentagon UFO Records Reveal Videos, Pilot Reports and Unexplained Sightings

Among the newly public materials are accounts of glowing "green orbs," "fireballs," cigar-shaped objects, and unexplained formations seen near military installations, over oceans, and during flight operations.

The Economic Times

NASA unveils 3-phase plan for permanent moon base; 3 missions this year

NASA has unveiled a $20 billion plan to establish a permanent moon base, with three missions scheduled for this year to deliver equipment and test technologies. The agency aims to land astronauts in 2028, marking humanity's first outpost on another celestial world. This initiative will build infrastructure and scale operations…

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