SpaceWeekly News Summary May 3 – May 9, 2026

🚀 Starship Test Campaign Continues in Texas SpaceX continued preparations for the next Starship integrated flight…

NASA Assigns Astronaut Deniz Burnham to First Space Station Mission

NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving…

Phobos and Deimos, the moons of Mars

Why explore Phobos and Deimos? The Martian moons may seem small and unremarkable compared to larger,…

Starburst Galaxy Centaurus A – NASA

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nearby galaxy Centaurus A, exposing the…

Wandering black hole spotted shredding a star

NASA says its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has spotted a supermassive black hole shredding a star.…

Liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time

Ariane 6 launches to the sky on 9 July 2024 on its inaugural flight VA262. Europe’s…

From drone flight to sounding rocket

Enabling & Support 30/07/2026 29 views 0 likes A drone carrying an unusual payload recently took…

SMOS salinity could offer early indicator of El Niño

Applications 30/07/2026 59 views 0 likes As the Pacific Ocean moves into an El Niño phase,…

NASA Awards 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts

The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has created 18 new awards to support visionary ideas…

APOD: 2026 July 28 – Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes

Explanation: What’s connecting these two volcanoes? In ancient folklore, the two volcanoes, Parinacota (left) and Pomerape (right), are…

Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made

This illustration depicts charged particles from a solar storm stripping away charged particles of Mars’ atmosphere,…