Space & Science

JWST finds a 'naked' black hole ... JWST finds a 'naked' black hole that existed before its own galaxy A Cambridge-led team has made the first direct mass measurement of a black hole from the universe's first billion years — and it appears to have no galaxy around it. today
NASA plans monthly robotic Moon runs ... NASA plans monthly robotic Moon runs from 2027 to build a South Pole base Starting next year, uncrewed cargo missions will deliver hardware to the lunar South Pole on a monthly cadence — the foundation for a permanent base and, eventually, a Mars push. yesterday
Europe's Arctic spaceport is perfectly placed ... Europe's Arctic spaceport is perfectly placed — but EU red tape could lock it out Norway's Andøya Spaceport is the continent's best launch site for polar satellites, yet bureaucratic rules around the IRIS² programme may block it from Europe's most strategic missions. May 26, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
DARPA's Robotic Satellite Repairman Launches This ... DARPA's Robotic Satellite Repairman Launches This Summer The RSGS spacecraft will attempt to service, refuel, and upgrade live satellites in geosynchronous orbit — a first for the US government and a potential turning point for the commercial space industry. May 26, 2026, 1:41 a.m.
This biodegradable battery runs on humidity ... This biodegradable battery runs on humidity and dissolves in your garden Researchers made a working electricity generator from gelatin, table salt, and activated carbon — and it composts when you're done with it. May 25, 2026, 3:34 p.m.
A fully renewable global power grid ... A fully renewable global power grid by 2050 is possible — politics is the only real obstacle A new Tsinghua University study in Nature Energy lays out the math for a zero-carbon electricity system. The numbers work. The geopolitics don't — yet. May 25, 2026, 3:22 p.m.
Flying Pig: A 1MW hydrogen generator ... Flying Pig: A 1MW hydrogen generator in a box that runs on water VIVIFY Technology's containerized system generates hydrogen on-site from water, with no fuel supply chain — but pricing and international certifications are still absent. May 24, 2026, 4:32 p.m.
Blue Origin clears FAA review, but ... Blue Origin clears FAA review, but New Glenn's upper stage keeps raising questions After a month-long grounding, New Glenn is cleared to fly again — but an upper-stage failure that stranded a customer satellite clouds Blue Origin's ambitious 12-launch target for 2026. May 24, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
SpaceX's Starship V3 Completes First Flight ... SpaceX's Starship V3 Completes First Flight — but Booster Engine Failures Raise Questions The most powerful rocket ever flown reached its target trajectory on five of six upper-stage engines, while the Super Heavy booster was lost after cascading Raptor 3 failures. May 24, 2026, 5:43 a.m.
Starlink Is Eyeing the Moon — ... Starlink Is Eyeing the Moon — and Elon Musk Just Made It Official SpaceX's satellite internet network already moves 42 petabytes of data a day via laser links. Now the company has confirmed it wants to take that infrastructure beyond Earth orbit. May 22, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
How Russian rocket bureaucrats accidentally built ... How Russian rocket bureaucrats accidentally built SpaceX Elon Musk went to Moscow in 2002 to buy cheap missiles for a Mars greenhouse stunt. He left empty-handed — and founded the world's most dominant launch company instead. May 21, 2026, 10:26 a.m.
Astrolab's FLIP Rover Heads to the ... Astrolab's FLIP Rover Heads to the Moon in 2026 — and It's Hunting Helium-3 A small test rover launching on Falcon Heavy could give Astrolab a real-world edge in NASA's $4.6 billion lunar terrain vehicle competition. May 19, 2026, 6:14 p.m.
SpaceX Is Switching Starship From Prototype ... SpaceX Is Switching Starship From Prototype Mode to Full Production Elon Musk says SpaceX will build roughly 10 Starship vehicles and 5 Super Heavy boosters by end of 2026, as Flight 12 targets May 21. May 19, 2026, 1:27 p.m.
NASA's Moon Base Needs Chips. Taiwan ... NASA's Moon Base Needs Chips. Taiwan Just Got the Call. A formal NASA request to Taiwan's space agency signals a strategic push to lock in semiconductor and automation partners for the Artemis lunar program — well ahead of a 2028 landing. May 19, 2026, 12:37 p.m.
NASA's new space processor is 500 ... NASA's new space processor is 500 times faster than what's flying today The HPSC chip could let Mars rovers and lunar landers think for themselves — and its maker has Earth-side uses in mind too. May 14, 2026, 6 p.m.
NASA's hydrogen fuel cell just solved ... NASA's hydrogen fuel cell just solved the Moon's two-week blackout problem A regenerative fuel cell system tested at NASA Glenn could power a lunar base through 354 hours of darkness — without a single resupply from Earth. May 13, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
Europe's reusable spaceplane is back: Dassault ... Europe's reusable spaceplane is back: Dassault and OHB pitch VORTEX-S to ESA A Franco-German consortium wants to give Europe its own cargo shuttle — winged, reusable, and runway-landing — to end reliance on US capsules for orbital logistics. May 12, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
Fenix Space wants to launch rockets ... Fenix Space wants to launch rockets from regular airports — and it just proved the idea works A California startup completed four successful test flights of its tow-launch prototype, targeting commercial satellite launches from standard runways by 2028. May 12, 2026, 6:26 p.m.
NASA's ultra-black coating could finally let ... NASA's ultra-black coating could finally let us photograph alien worlds A razor-thin film developed by Illinois startup ZeCoat traps light at the nanoscale — and it's the key piece needed to image Earth-like exoplanets directly. May 12, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
SpaceX is pulling GPS coordinates from ... SpaceX is pulling GPS coordinates from Starlink's app Starting May 20, 2026, Starlink terminals will no longer expose location data through the app's debug menu — and the move looks like groundwork for a paid navigation service. May 12, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
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