This image shows the Sun’s corona captured by the Proba-3 pair of spacecraft in the visible light spectrum, with the hair-like structures revealed using a specialized image processing algorithm (Image credit: AP) A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand […]
Nasa logo, left, and Elon Musk (Image credits: AP) Nasa and the Pentagon moved quickly this past week to contact alternative spaceflight providers after a public spat between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk raised new fears about the government’s reliance on SpaceX.The situation escalated when Musk, responding to Trump’s threat to cancel SpaceX […]
Image generated by AI for creative and illustrative purposes only There’s always one tweet that distills geopolitical fantasy into 280 characters. This time, it came from Elon Musk loyalist Ian Miles Cheong:“Elon Musk should simply move his entire SpaceX operation to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE stands at the forefront of technological progress and […]
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump (AP photos) North Korea slammed US president Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile shield project on Tuesday, calling it a “very dangerous” move that threatens global security and accelerates the weaponisation of space. In a memorandum released by its foreign ministry, North Korea said the initiative was a direct challenge […]
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk and SpaceX are big winners in President Donald Trump’s 2026 spending plan.Trump is delivering on Musk’s wishlist at both Nasa and the Pentagon to reorient federal spending on space in a way likely to drive billions of dollars in new business to Musk’s space technology company, if Congress signs off on the […]
China on Tuesday pushed back against the United States concerns over its growing presence in Chile, defending a Chinese astronomical project in the country’s north as tensions rise over Beijing’s influence in South America.During a press conference in Santiago, Chinese Ambassador to Chile, Niu Qingbao, criticised US for meddling in Chile’s autonomous decisions and disseminating […]
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla NEW DELHI: The Axiom-4 Space Mission, which will carry Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla along with three other crew members, is scheduled to be launched on May 29, according to a spokesperson.The announcement was made by the Axiom Space at a press conference on Tuesday. This mission is expected to mark a […]
An image mocking Amazon founder Jeff Bezos over tax payments went viral this week after appearing near a London bus stand. The billboard featured Bezos alongside pop star Katy Perry with a caption that read: “If you can send Katy Perry to space, you can afford to pay more taxes.”The ad appeared days after Blue […]
Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to Soviet space icon Korolev (Picture credit: AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again heaped praise on Elon Musk, calling him a visionary with ideas as bold as those of famed Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. Speaking to students during a visit to Moscow’s Bauman University on Wednesday, […]
