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Upcoming launches
- 2026-05-22Starlink Group 12-34Falcon 9Cape Canaveral SLC-40
- 2026-05-24CSS resupplyLong March 5BWenchang
- 2026-05-27USSF-106Falcon HeavyKSC LC-39A
- 2026-05-30EUMETSAT MTG-S1Ariane 6Kourou ELA-4
- 2026-06-02BE-NG-04New GlennCape Canaveral LC-36
- 2026-06-05Inmarsat 8H3Tanegashima
Schedule subject to change — confirm with operator NOTAMs and launch broadcasts.
Space news
Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches
Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two recent experimental flights. The post Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches appeared
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.
Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise
Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled the four-year-old manufacturer’s valuation to $2.3 billion. The post Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after
The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule
The Exploration Company performed a drop test of the Nyx spacecraft it is developing to transport cargo to low Earth orbit ahead of a 2028 test flight. The post The Exploration Company completes drop test of Nyx capsule appeared first on SpaceNews.
Axiom Space adds more than $175 million to funding round
Axiom Space announced June 4 that it added more than $175 million to its latest funding round, with Japan’s largest bank joining the company’s investors. The post Axiom Space adds more than $175 million to funding round appeared first on SpaceNews.
HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs
House Armed Services Committee seeks to preserve a missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon wants to cancel. It also criticizes a recent tactical communications satellite procurement and GPS oversight The post HASC NDAA markup challenges Space Force on satellite programs ap
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.
August 2026 lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the 96% 'blood moon'
A deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, 2026, will be visible in North America and will be the best lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028.
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.
12 of the weirdest 'Masters of the Universe' characters
By the power of… what the hell is that? If you thought the patrons of the Mos Eisley Cantina were strange, they've got nothing on He-Man and Skeletor's entourages.
AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has completed assembly of its latest spacecraft for launch later this year, incorporating lessons from a failed mission last year. The post AstroForge completes DeepSpace-2 spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews.
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.