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NASA reveals images of SpaceX rocket’s lunar crash site

NASA has released the first images of a new lunar crater created when a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into the Moon...

SpaceX Starship launch scrubbed moments before blastoff (Video)

The ‌test flight was aborted after some of the rocket’s engines failed to start, Elon Musk has said. The 13th test flight of SpaceX’s Starship...

Astronomers make landmark discovery on next-door ‘super-Earth’

Rocky planet LHS 1140b, just 49 light-years away, shows signs of an atmosphere and could have water reserves, a Harvard-led team says. Astronomers have detected...

NZ space projects get new funding

The University of Auckland has secured $300,000 in Government funding to advance a satellite project aimed at improving the tracking of objects in space...

ISS crew ordered into emergency shelter after air leak worsens

Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered into a docked SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and prepared for a possible emergency evacuation after an...

China launches year-long orbital mission with lunar ambitions (Video)

Beijing says it is “not competing” with Washington, despite racing to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030. Three Chinese astronauts have successfully reached the...

SpaceX Starship explodes on splashdown ‘as expected’ (Video)

The upgraded spacecraft completed a key test flight before bursting into flames in the Indian Ocean. SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded in a fireball after splashing...

Newly discovered asteroid to pass Earth safely this week

A newly discovered asteroid about the size of one to two school buses is set to make a close but harmless flyby of Earth...

US pastors briefed to brace congregations for UFO revelations

Tennessee evangelist Perry Stone claims new government documents slated for release could upend the Christian faith. A prominent US evangelist has claimed that government officials...

Prominent ufologist and author dies in apparent suicide

Prominent UFO researcher and author David Wilcock has reportedly died aged 53, just days after the death of writer Wynn Free, in a coincidence...

Artemis II crew return safely

The Artemis II mission concluded successfully as NASA’s Orion capsule Integrity splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California after nearly 10 days in...

America heads back to the Moon. But there’s a big problem

NASA’s Moon mission moves forward, but the plan behind it is collapsing. The American Orion spacecraft, part of the Artemis II mission, has reached the...

Humans already in contact with aliens – US lawmaker

Extraterrestrial beings do not pose a threat to humanity, Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett has said. Aliens have visited our planet traveling in an otherworldly...

Artemis II performs closest moon flyby amid communication loss

The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission have ventured farther from Earth than any humans before them. The Orion spacecraft, carrying three NASA astronauts...

Artemis II astronauts capture first images of earth en route to moon

NASA has released the first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they travel toward the moon, with commander Reid...

JD Vance says UFOs may be ‘Demons’

US Vice President J.D. Vance has suggested that aliens could be “demons” and pledged to examine classified government files on unidentified flying objects. Speaking in...

Russia starts putting Starlink rival into orbit (Video)

The Rassvet network aims to deliver broadband internet to remote areas and aircraft in flight. A Russian private space company has successfully placed into orbit...

Six-planet parade to light up twilight skies

A rare celestial display is set to take place this Saturday as six planets line up in a striking “planetary parade,” visible worldwide under...

NASA Chief slams Boeing failures

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has sharply criticised Boeing following the troubled debut of its Starliner crew capsule, describing serious technical and management failures that...

Aliens are ‘real’ – Obama

No extraterrestrial specimens are kept at Area 51, a secretive military base, though, according to the former US president. Former US President Barack Obama has...

Russia to launch rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink – space chief

More than 300 satellites will be put into orbit by Moscow, Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov has said. Russia will launch its own satellite internet network...

ISS crew touches down after mystery medical evacuation

This marks the first time a mission has returned ahead of schedule for medical reasons in the station’s 25-year history. Four astronauts returned to Earth...

NASA to bring ISS crew home early after astronaut medical issue

NASA has announced it will return the four-member Crew-11 mission from the International Space Station about a month earlier than planned after one astronaut...

Russia sets 2036 target for moon power station

Russia says it plans to deploy a power station on the Moon by 2036 after signing a long-term contract to develop the project. The country’s...

India launches heaviest commercial satellite into orbit (Video)

India has successfully launched its heaviest-ever commercial communications satellite, marking a major milestone for its expanding space industry. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s LVM3 ‘Baahubali’...

SpaceX pushes back against claims Starship blast endangered passenger flights

SpaceX has strongly disputed claims that an early-year Starship test explosion put commercial aircraft in serious danger, accusing the Wall Street Journal of publishing...

Rocket Lab lands $1.4b U.S. defence contract

Rocket Lab has secured the largest contract in its history, signing an US$816 million deal with the United States Space Development Agency to build...

Major solar storm lights up skies across Northern Hemisphere (Video)

A major solar storm — the second-strongest in five years — has struck Earth, lasting more than 40 hours and producing vivid Aurora Borealis...

Chinese astronauts’ return delayed after debris strike

The return of three Chinese astronauts from the Tiangong space station has been postponed after their Shenzhou-20 capsule was reportedly damaged by space debris,...

Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS defies laws of physics

An object believed to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space is drawing intense scientific scrutiny after a Chile-based survey flagged its unusually...

Researchers note ‘strange plasma storms’ and satellite failures

An alarming sequence of events over the past nine days has raised red flags in the space weather and scientific communities. The Bureau of Meteorology...

Scientists say giant interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be ‘alien technology’

Astronomers have identified interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as significantly larger than previously thought, estimating its mass at over 33 billion tons and its nucleus wider...

NZ and Australia put $5.3m into joint space projects

Three new trans-Tasman space projects have secured up to $5.3 million in funding to advance satellite technology with applications ranging from maritime awareness to...

NASA targets February 2026 for Artemis II moon mission

NASA has announced it could launch the Artemis II mission as early as February 2026, sending four astronauts on a ten-day journey around the...

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell dies at 97

American astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as commander of the ill-fated 1970 Apollo 13 mission, has died at 97, NASA announced. Lovell and crewmates Jack...

Trump seeking alternative to Musk’s SpaceX – Reuters

The US has reportedly expanded its search for Golden Dome contractors in light of the president’s feud with his former ally. The White House has...

China’s Tiangong space station welcomes Tianzhou-9 with food and science payloads

China's Tianzhou-9 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the rear port of the orbiting Tiangong space station's Tianhe core module at 8:52 am on Tuesday,...

Collins silent as $32m NZ methane satellite mission fails amid transparency concerns

Space Minister Judith Collins is facing criticism for refusing to comment on the failure of New Zealand's first taxpayer-funded satellite, MethaneSAT, which lost communication...

Musk threatens to paralyse US space programme

The SpaceX CEO said he would decommission the only US spacecraft certified to fly American astronauts. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has claimed that his company...

NZ to launch “space squadron” amid rising global threats – Collins

Defence Minister Judith Collins has announced New Zealand will revive its World War II-era 62 Squadron as a new "space unit", reflecting the country's...

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