SpaceWeekly News Summary May 3 – May 9, 2026

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

The ARRL Solar Update

05/15/2026 Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 wasresponsible for the majority…

2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up — Weather or Not…

05/17/2026 It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at…

Vega-C with Smile inside its mobile hangar on the launch pad

A view of Vega-C inside its mobile hangar on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana,…

Earth-facing Region 4436 produces M1.9 solar flare and CME

A moderately strong solar flare measuring M1.9 erupted from geoeffective Active Region 4436 at 16:12 UTC…

Hamvention 2026 Friday — Let the Fun Begin!

05/16/2026 Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five…

Asteroid 2026 JN4 impacts Earth over the Arafura Sea

Small asteroid 2026 JN4, previously known as ST26E86, entered Earth’s atmosphere at 13:44 UTC on May…

NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space…

Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at 0.13 lunar distances

Asteroid 2026 JV3 passed Earth at a distance of 0.130 lunar distances (0.00034 AU / 50…

STEM On and Off the Air

05/08/2026 The Garden School Amateur Radio Club in Jackson Heights, New York, K2GSG, was started in…

Learn More About SDR

05/08/2026 The Boston Software Defined Radio User Group, SDR-Boston, is hosting the New England Workshop for…