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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the largest modern-day crater on the moon, measuring 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep. The crater, named after scientist Tom McGetchin, is estimated to occur only once every 132 years.
U.S. venture-backed tech companies raised nearly $90 billion in IPOs this year, with SpaceX and Cerebras Systems accounting for most of the money.
SpaceX plans to launch its next Starship test flight into orbit on September 22, marking a significant milestone in the rocket's development.
The US has announced it has deployed weapons in Earth's orbit, with Air Force Secretary Troy Mink stating they are essential for defense against evolving threats.
U.S. policies under Trump accelerate Europe’s push for space self-reliance
U.S. policies under the Trump administration are reportedly accelerating Europe's drive for self-reliance in the space industry, highlighted by the absence of major U.S. companies from a recent European space conference in Paris.
SpaceX's Starfall program has signed its first customer, European mission integrator Space Cargo, for a mission in 2028.
BJP has announced Debashish Sharma as its candidate for the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, with voting scheduled for October 6. This news diary also covers various other national updates, including a witchcraft murder conviction in Assam and an ISRO-ESA space cooperation a…
Space Summit: Africa Does Not Want to Continue to Be Left Behind
African nations expressed a strong desire to advance their space capabilities and avoid being marginalized in the sector at the International Space Summit in Paris, emphasizing cooperation and inclusive technology development.
Besxar, a startup founded by former OpenAI staffer Ashley Pilipiszyn, is working with SpaceX to build an orbital semiconductor factory using the company's Falcon 9 rockets.
Isar Aerospace launches Europe's first commercial orbital rocket, offering a new option for space launches in the continent.
German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its uncrewed Spectrum rocket into orbit from Arctic Norway, marking Europe's first commercial orbital launch. This milestone significantly boosts Europe's independent access to space and positions Isar Aerospace for rapi…
German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race
German rocket launched into space from Arctic Norway, marking Europe's entry into satellite launch race.
China has initiated an international project to establish a 3D satellite network between Earth and the moon, aiming to track solar activity and study cosmic explosions.
China's satellite navigation and positioning base station network, known as 'One Network,' has expanded to 7,569 sites. This expansion is part of an initiative to operationalize public data resources and transform them into data assets.
The European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its rockets to meet a potential satellite demand increase.
AI models are improving at solving puzzles, but human performance still offers insights into AI's strengths and weaknesses. Separately, an AI system has discovered a novel trajectory for a mission to Alpha Centauri, planned for launch by 2029.
Chinese rocket maker Galactic Energy successfully launched its Pallas-1 medium-to-large reusable rocket into orbit, marking a significant step in China's efforts to develop reusable launch capabilities.
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has added to its position in SpaceX, buying 200,000 shares across multiple ETFs for a total of $27 million. SpaceX is now the firm's second-largest holding.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched on its mission to explore dark matter, dark energy, and other cosmic mysteries. The telescope, capable of imaging large swaths of the sky, is expected to send home 1.4 terabytes of data daily and make the invisible vis…
A partial lunar eclipse transformed the moon into a deep reddish-copper hue, visible across multiple continents.
WSU researchers used AI to 3D print NASA rocket alloy with 40 experiments, finding 6 that worked, including the first successful print at 500 watts.
China's Chang'e-7 moon mission, aimed at hunting for water ice near the lunar south pole, has been delayed until next year, potentially easing political pressure on NASA.
SpaceX is building a $100 billion 'Starbase' launch site in Louisiana, which will house five launch complexes and support thousands of Starship flights a year.
NASA is set to launch its next flagship space observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, this Sunday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope will investigate some of the universe's biggest mysteries, including dark energy and dark matter, while also h…
Elon Musk's SpaceX is building a $100bn launch facility in Louisiana, which will support thousands of Starship flights a year. The facility will add more than 3,000 jobs to the region and create over 8,100 new jobs indirectly.
SpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a new spaceport in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, on land acquired from Exxon. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, with initial flight operations targeted for 2029.
U.S. President Donald Trump invested as much as $50,000 in Elon Musk's SpaceX in June, according to a public financial disclosure. The purchase was part of more than 1,000 stock trades the president made in June.
Dai Zheng, a former state engineer, left his secure post to join LandSpace, a private start-up. His gamble paid off when a rocket booster returned from orbit and landed upright for the first time in Chinese commercial space history.
Former ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair opposes excessive privatization of the space sector, criticizing the handing over of the Kulasekarapattinam launch pad to the private sector. He stated that private players cannot replace ISRO and IN-SPACe is not functioning correctly.
The week in pictures: a French woman in space, wildfires in Europe and the war in Ukraine
A French woman becomes the first French astronaut to carry out a spacewalk, wildfires rage in Europe, and the war in Ukraine continues.