Space and cosmos

Mystery potato hovering over Colorado is reported in latest UFO files

This image released by the US Department of Defence on May 8 shows what the department and the FBI say is an infrared still image derived from a US military system showing unidentified objects over the western US in September 2025.

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SpaceX playbook set to fuel China’s IPO ambitions but tech gap persists

SpaceX’s record US$75 billion (S$96 billion) IPO has made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.

Japan launches flagship H3 rocket after previous mission failed

People watch Japan's H3 rocket as it lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in south-western Japan, on June 12.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX prices record US$75 billion IPO at US$135 a share

The SpaceX IPO values Elon Musk's space, satellite and AI provider at a record US$1.77 trillion.

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.

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