Space and cosmos

Planned 1.7 million satellites ‘devastating’ for astronomy: Study

A SpaceX rocket lifting off at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 8. The mission will deploy 29 Starlink satellites into orbit.

NASA gives more lunar lander contracts to three US companies

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, with acting Associate Administrator Lori Glaze and Moon Base Program Executive Carlos Garcia-Galan, holds a news conference on updated plans for the agency’s Moon Base initiative for a long-term lunar presence, at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 26, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

AI’s next frontier? China and the US look to space in the computing race

A view of Earth, partially hidden behind the Moon, from the Orion spacecraft on April 6. As AI creates demand for more of Earth’s resources, companies and governments are considering options for AI infrastructure in space.

‘Fingerprints’ of black hole’s event horizon detected for first time

A black hole’s event horizon is the boundary from which nothing can escape - not even light.

Euclid telescope snaps best photo yet of Milky Way’s heart

A handout image released by the European Space Agency shows the Milky Way’s centre.

Huge asteroid zooming past Earth on June 27 will be visible to stargazers

Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 is estimated to be between 750m and 1,650m wide.

Interstellar comet likely far older than solar system, astronomers say

The Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025. The comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus.

The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say

The sun rises above steam rising at Mammoth Hot Springs on May 19 in Yellowstone National Park. It has long been assumed the Sun would be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying Sun.

Groundbreaking US astronaut Christina Koch wins top Spanish award

Christina Koch was part of the four-member crew of the Artemis II mission which in April flew around the Moon.

A place among the stars: Asteroid named after firefighter who died in deadly Hong Kong blaze

An asteroid has been named after firefighter Ho Wai-ho for his heroism, an honour his fiancee describes as “real and eternal”.

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