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Space and cosmos

SpaceX lines up four Wall Street banks for potential IPO, FT reports

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX's Starship lifts off during its fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2024.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: SpaceX's Starship lifts off during its fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2024.  REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo

Bezos’ Blue Origin to deploy thousands of satellites for new ‘TeraWave’ communications network

Jeff Bezos'  Blue Origin space company plans to deploy 5,408 satellites in space from the end of 2027.
Jeff Bezos'  Blue Origin space company plans to deploy 5,408 satellites in space from the end of 2027.

Astronomers spot mysterious ‘iron bar’ in well-known Ring Nebula

Researchers have spotted a large cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar stretching about six trillion kilometres-long across the face of the Ring Nebula.
Researchers have spotted a large cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar stretching about six trillion kilometres-long across the face of the Ring Nebula.

NASA’s giant SLS rocket completes slow roll towards Artemis II moon voyage

(l to r)Artemis II mission Commander Reid Wiseman speaks next to pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.
(l to r)Artemis II mission Commander Reid Wiseman speaks next to pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

Ailing astronaut, 3 other ISS crew members splash down in first-ever medical evacuation

This screengrab shows a SpaceX capsule carrying three astronauts and a cosmonaut undocking from the ISS.
This screengrab shows a SpaceX capsule carrying three astronauts and a cosmonaut undocking from the ISS.

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colourful shockwave

A white dwarf star creating a colourful shockwave, as observed using the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
A white dwarf star creating a colourful shockwave, as observed using the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

Jupiter will appear bigger, brighter over Singapore at night on Jan 10

Some of the best views of the planet are likely to be at Marina Barrage, East Coast Park or the Southern Ridges.
Some of the best views of the planet are likely to be at Marina Barrage, East Coast Park or the Southern Ridges.

Astronaut medical issue on ISS forces early return for space station crew

Previously, NASA said it had called off a planned spacewalk with two US astronauts.
Previously, NASA said it had called off a planned spacewalk with two US astronauts.

Wolf supermoon peers through cloudy night sky above Singapore

The Wolf Moon is the first full moon and supermoon of 2026.
The Wolf Moon is the first full moon and supermoon of 2026.

China’s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX

A test rocket body for the Zhuque-2 program at China’s private rocket company LandSpace's factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
A test rocket body for the Zhuque-2 program at China’s private rocket company LandSpace's factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.