SpaceWeekly News Summary May 3 – May 9, 2026

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

X1.3 solar flare erupts from Region 4482 on SE limb

The eruption was accompanied by a Type II radio sweep with an estimated speed of 2…

How a planet survived the death of its sunlike star

This artist’s concept shows the exoplanet WD 1856 b. It’s a gas giant, similar to Jupiter.…

G3 – Strong geomagnetic storm observed, aurora as low as New Mexico after June 30 CME impacts Earth

A coronal mass ejection (CME) from the June 30 solar flare reached Earth at around 12:00…

Audacious mission to rescue NASA’s falling telescope has launched

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory NASA Goddard Space Flight Center One of NASA’s premier space telescopes…

The most spectacular aurora of the εpsilon mission (so far!)

  This timelapse was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following…

An ocean of stars | The Planetary Society

With NASA missions, you get what you pay for. A new study by The Planetary Society’s space policy…

Week in images: 29 June – 03 July 2026

Week in images: 29 June – 03 July 2026 Discover our week through the lens Source…

A Mission to Save NASA’s Swift Telescope Launches to Orbit

An attempt to save NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory telescope before it burns up in the…

The Milky Way’s arms might not look as we thought

This video shows what astronomers thought the Milky Way looked like, and what the new data…

Earth from Space: Grand Canyon, US

The Grand Canyon, a stunning natural feature in the landscape of Arizona, US, is featured in…