Space and cosmos

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 10, 2026

US President Donald Trump vowed to respond on June 9 after saying Iran had shot down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight.

NASA to wear Prada as luxury group pushes into space industry

The inner-layer liquid cooling and ventilation garment designed by Prada and Axiom Space (right) was unveiled next to the spacesuit at a press event in New York City, US on June 7.

SpaceX IPO demand running at $193 billion, twice oversubscribed: Sources

Investor demand is still subject to change before the IPO prices later this week, sources cautioned.

Venus, Jupiter gather for ‘cosmic kiss’ in celestial phenomenon

This phenomenon will peak on the evenings of June 8 and June 9, according to National Geographic, when the planets will be bright enough to appear soon after sunset.

Brian Cox: What can we learn from the professor of wonder?

Celebrity physicist Brian Cox, who is UN Champion for Space, is bringing his new show, Emergence, to Singapore.

Leak on space station triggers brief safety alert; crew shelters in docked capsule

A 2022 NASA photo showing a Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station.

SpaceX, other mega IPOs denied fast index entry by S&P

This means SpaceX, which is preparing what could become the largest IPO in history, would not be eligible for inclusion in the S&P 500 until at least one year after its listing.

Trump officials held millions of dollars of SpaceX ahead of IPO

SpaceX stands out for the unprecedented size of its planned IPO, and for its close ties to government and members of Trump's administration.

SpaceX, the sprawling company targeting the stars, Mars and an IPO

SpaceX announced on June 3 it was aiming for lift-off of the largest IPO in history.

NASA ends mission after loss of Mars probe

Scientific spacecraft MAVEN – short for Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution – went into Martian orbit in 2014.

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