SpaceWeekly News Summary May 3 – May 9, 2026

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

How NASA Uses Light to Detect Waste From Mines

Tens of thousands of abandoned mines threaten waterways across the American West, but identifying which sites…

ESA – 100 days in space

This picture was published by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on social media with the following caption:…

Growing Stem Cells in Space to Improve Cancer and Disease Treatments

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing research efforts to manufacture large quantities…

What would it be like to fly through Saturn’s…

Almost everything would be still. The larger pieces of the ring below would orbit Saturn at…

MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite has set out on its journey from France to French…

MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite has set out on its journey from France to French…

Bright fireball over New York and Ontario produces sonic boom

A bright fireball was observed over Western New York and Southern Ontario around 09:10 – 09:16…

Mount Vesuvius, Italy

This picture was published on social media as part of a set by ESA astronaut Sophie…

Do Europa’s water vapor plumes not exist after all?

View larger. | Jupiter’s moon Europa, with an inset showing a closer view of cracks on…

[release] AstroX and JAXA have started the co-creation activities for the demonstration project of a suspension-type attitude control device to be used as a platform for balloon applications (Japanese Only)

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