SpaceWeekly News Summary May 3 – May 9, 2026

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

Rise Goes to Washington – NASA

“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as the Artemis…

NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1

The rotor blades that will carry NASA’s next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound…

Asteroid to miss Earth by a quarter of the length from us to the moon

An asteroid in our solar system will come close to Earth, but don’t worry, it won’t…

Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can…

Will Pluto become a planet again? The ongoing debate

Is Pluto a planet? Scientists and the public have debated this question since its reclassification as…

Asteroid 2026 JH2 to fly past Earth at 0.24 lunar distances

2026 JH2 is one of 73 known asteroids to pass within 1 lunar distance of Earth…

5 Great Stargazing Trains – The New York Times

Stargazing, it turns out, doesn’t have to be a stationary activity. On railway lines around the…

Brown dwarf population doubles to more than 6,000

Artist’s concept of a brown dwarf, larger than planets such as Jupiter, but not massive enough…

The young minds space-proofing ESA’s missions

Enabling & Support 13/05/2026 24 views 0 likes Assembling a spacecraft is a complicated process, and…

ESA – Waterworn chaos on Mars

Science & Exploration 13/05/2026 90 views 6 likes This month, ESA’s Mars Express takes us to…