SpaceWeekly News Summary May 3 – May 9, 2026

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

Solar activity reaches moderate levels following strong M8.1 flare from Active Region 4513

The flare was accompanied by a Type II radio sweep with an estimated velocity of 1…

Artemis Mission Patches – NASA

A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs…

NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research

NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through…

Voyager 2 spacecraft launched 49 years ago today

John Casani was the Voyager project manager in 1977. Here he is holding a small flag…

Astronomers discover a black hole star, a new type of object

Astronomers have discovered a new type of astronomical object: a black hole star. They say this…

Detecting whispers from the early universe … from the moon

Artist’s illustration of the planned CosmoCube satellite using the moon as a shield – blocking noise…

ESA – ESA’s photosynthesis satellite fuelled

Applications 20/08/2026 29 views 0 likes Europe’s newest eye on the health of Earth’s vegetation has…

Launch schedule of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft aboard H3 Launch Vehicle flight No.10 (H3 F10)

Launch schedule of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft aboard H3 Launch Vehicle flight No.10 (H3…

Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time

For the first time, a Chinese aerospace company landed the bottom part of a rocket that…

NASA’s Attempt to Save the Swift Telescope Has Failed

NASA’s high-risk, high-reward attempt to save one of its space telescopes before it falls out of…