Space & Science

Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lander is ready for ... Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lander is ready for testing — and a lot is riding on it After Peregrine-1 burned up over Earth in 2024, Astrobotic rebuilt its lunar ambitions around Griffin-1 — a 650kg-capacity lander targeting the Moon's south pole in late 2026. June 16, 2026, 3:43 p.m.
Japan's 250-gram moon rover just made ... Japan's 250-gram moon rover just made the case for swarm robotics SORA-Q, a spherical robot the size of an orange, operated autonomously on the lunar surface for 100 minutes — and it may reshape how space agencies plan future missions. June 16, 2026, 12:57 p.m.
NASA's X-59 hits mission cruise speed ... NASA's X-59 hits mission cruise speed on second supersonic flight The quiet supersonic jet reached Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet on June 12 — exactly the conditions it needs for upcoming community noise surveys. June 15, 2026, 3:27 a.m.
NASA-backed Electra reveals a hybrid airliner ... NASA-backed Electra reveals a hybrid airliner concept built for 2050 A double-bubble fuselage, electric tail fans, and no need for hydrogen: Electra's turbo-electric regional jet targets 17% better fuel efficiency without reinventing airport infrastructure. June 14, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
Ultrasonic espresso uses no heat and ... Ultrasonic espresso uses no heat and cuts energy use by 75% Australian researchers have brewed espresso-quality coffee with room-temperature water and ultrasound — and a blind taste test with 100 people couldn't tell the difference. June 12, 2026, 12:32 p.m.
China's snake robots crawl power lines ... China's snake robots crawl power lines and charge themselves from the wires A state utility in Kunming deployed cable-crawling robots that harvest their own power via electromagnetic induction — and work where drones are banned. June 12, 2026, 11:37 a.m.
Stoke Space clears 46 structural tests ... Stoke Space clears 46 structural tests on Nova rocket ahead of late-2026 debut The Washington-based startup — SpaceX's only American rival in full reusability — has qualified its first stage and is targeting a maiden flight from Cape Canaveral before year's end. June 11, 2026, 11:25 a.m.
SpaceX's AI1 satellite is a Boeing ... SpaceX's AI1 satellite is a Boeing 747-sized GPU node in orbit SpaceX unveiled its AI1 compute satellite with a 70-meter wingspan and 150 kW of power — and plans to launch up to one million of them. June 10, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
Rocket Lab has built its 100th ... Rocket Lab has built its 100th Electron rocket — and now wants 100 launches in a year The small-satellite launch company hit a production milestone in under nine years, and it's targeting a launch cadence that would rival SpaceX's Falcon 9. June 10, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
Prada and Axiom Space unveil the ... Prada and Axiom Space unveil the cooling undersuit astronauts will wear on the Moon The Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment, revealed in New York on June 7, is the inner layer of the AxEMU spacesuit built for NASA's Artemis IV lunar landing in early 2028. June 8, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Solidion's Gen-ECB battery is built for ... Solidion's Gen-ECB battery is built for space — graphene cooling, −80°C operation The Dallas startup wants to power Artemis lunar missions and LEO AI data centers with a battery that won't quit in the harshest conditions in the solar system. June 7, 2026, 3 p.m.
A Fusion-Powered Barge Could Decarbonize Shipping ... A Fusion-Powered Barge Could Decarbonize Shipping by 2032 — If It Works A US-Israeli consortium unveiled the Fusion Power Barge at Posidonia 2026, promising a 20 MW floating fusion reactor. No commercial fusion reactor has ever produced grid electricity. June 7, 2026, 12:29 p.m.
NASA's X-59 just broke the sound ... NASA's X-59 just broke the sound barrier — quietly The quiet supersonic demonstrator hit Mach 1.077 on June 5, and now the real battle shifts to regulators who could lift a 53-year ban on supersonic flight over land. June 6, 2026, 11:24 a.m.
Nova Scotia Spaceport Plans to Launch ... Nova Scotia Spaceport Plans to Launch Two Rockets in One Day This June Maritime Launch Services and Dutch firm T-Minus Engineering are targeting June 8–14 for a pair of Barracuda suborbital rockets — but their last shot never made it to space. June 4, 2026, 4:41 p.m.
A new antenna just proved America's ... A new antenna just proved America's next giant radio telescope can work The ngVLA prototype achieved first light in May 2026, locking in with the existing VLA array and clearing a major hurdle for the $2 billion project. June 4, 2026, 10:43 a.m.
Dead brains kept alive for drug ... Dead brains kept alive for drug testing just helped fast-track a Parkinson's trial Yale spinout Bexorg keeps donated human brains metabolically active for 24 hours — and one compound worked at 20× lower doses than mice predicted. June 3, 2026, 3:16 p.m.
China just beat Neuralink to market ... China just beat Neuralink to market with the world's first approved brain implant Shanghai-based Neuracle's NEO chip received full commercial approval in March 2026 — not just trial clearance — and is already covered by China's national health insurance. June 3, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NASA is testing a mobile wastewater ... NASA is testing a mobile wastewater plant that could turn astronaut waste into food and spare parts A trailer-sized treatment facility at the University of North Dakota is showing how future Moon and Mars crews could close the loop on water, nutrients, and even 3D-printing plastic. June 2, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Spanish startup PLD Space bets €35M ... Spanish startup PLD Space bets €35M on its own launchpad in French Guiana The Miura 5 rocket targets its first test flight by late 2026, with commercial launches from Kourou and Oman planned for 2027 — giving European satellite operators an alternative to SpaceX rideshare. June 2, 2026, 10:19 a.m.
A drone just cut down a ... A drone just cut down a tree, stripped its branches, and carried it out of a forest — on its own Swedish startup AirForestry completed the world's first fully autonomous aerial tree harvest in a working production forest, with no ground machinery and no human on-site. June 1, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
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