Space and cosmos

Britain to launch new military space squadron to protect satellites

The new Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron will protect critical satellites used in communications and to warn of incoming missile attacks.

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Trump-Xi summit: The meeting is the message, says former US envoy

Jon Huntsman, former US ambassador to Singapore, China and Russia, says the fact that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting is a positive thing by itself.

NASA scan discovers new ‘once in a century’ Moon crater

The crater, dubbed “McGetchin,” measures 222m wide, NASA said in a blog post.

Russia says there is still time to stop an arms race in space after US orbital weapons admission

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was commenting after the US acknowledged this week that the Pentagon is operating weapons in Earth’s orbit.

China warns against space ‘battlefield’ after US says weapons deployed

The US Space Force singled out China as a threat in its announcement.

Astrophysics study suggests Venus may have swallowed its moon

Data from NASA’s Magellan spacecraft and Pioneer Venus Orbiter is used in an undated composite image of the planet Venus.

US has weapons deployed in orbit, Space Force says

The US Space Force confirmed the presence of such capabilities in orbit for the first time.

IBM, NASA launch AI model to help map ice, craters on Moon

Cardboard cutouts of NASA astronauts are displayed as US President Donald Trump visits the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on Aug 28.

German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race

Germany’s Isar Aerospace rocket was launched into space from a base in Andoeya, Norway, on Sept 5.

Spacecraft bound for Mercury faces ‘tricky’ arrival

An image taken by the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission on 8 Jan, 2025 as the spacecraft sped by for its sixth and final gravity assist manoeuvre at the planet.

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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.