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The Orbital Data Center Stack Is Splitting Into Three Distinct Markets

SpaceDaily | 2026-05-07, 10:38

The orbital data center market is no longer a single-vendor proposition. A growing roster of startups is splitting the problem into pieces — power generation, on-orbit servicing, application layers — and betting that each layer is large enough to support its

New NASA telescope poised to reveal dozens of neutron stars

The Palm Beach Post | 2026-05-07, 10:16

Think of the heaviness that remains after your Uncle Frank starts an explosive conversation about politics at Thanksgiving dinner. That may be the least scientific, much less cosmic way of describing a neutron star — the dense core that remains after a massive

Extended Reality at ESA opens new pathways for space exploration

European Space Agency | 2026-05-07, 10:13

The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public. ...

A beacon of light in swirls of dust

European Space Agency | 2026-05-07, 10:13

This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space

Russia quietly did a space test: Two satellites came as close as 10 feet

India Today | 2026-05-07, 08:04

Russia quietly did a space test Two satellites came as close as feet ...

The countdown is on until the Apophis asteroid whizzes by Earth

The Irish Times | 2026-05-07, 06:26

Where will you be on April 13th, 2029? If the skies are clear that evening, step outside just after sunset. Somewhere in the fading light, a small point will be moving – not a satellite, not a plane, but an asteroid. It’s called Apophis. And for the first time

I’m 52 and last month I realized I’ve spent twenty years telling people “I never ...

SpaceDaily | 2026-05-07, 05:53

It happened at a dinner party. Someone I’d just met asked me, the way people do when you’re a woman in your fifties without children, whether I’d ever wanted them. I gave the answer I have given for twenty years. Smooth, practised, almost on

Blue Origin’s new moon lander just survived extreme space testing on Earth

Science Daily | 2026-05-07, 05:36

A bold step toward returning humans to the Moon is underway with Blue

A Sea of Spinning Clouds

NASA | 2026-05-07, 05:09

Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast. NASA home page

Children who grew up hearing “other people have it worse” often become adults who can ...

SpaceDaily | 2026-05-07, 04:41

She was forty-seven when a friend asked her a simple question over dinner and she couldn’t answer it. When was the last time you felt happy? Not content, not okay, not grateful. Happy. The kind of happy where you couldn’t have stopped it if you

Pakistan has fiscal space to fight climate crisis: Aurangzeb

Dawn | 2026-05-07, 04:02

• Calls macroeconomic stability ‘basic hygiene’ for unlocking climate funds • WB official says global economy has resources to bridge financing gap ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan has adequate local fin­a­ncial capacity to address the impact of climate change, Finance

I retired with a full pension, a paid-off house, and everything financial advisors say you ...

SpaceDaily | 2026-05-07, 03:29

The first month was a holiday. The second month was still a holiday, but with a quiet edge to it I didn’t want to look at. The third month was the kitchen. It was a Wednesday, somewhere around nine in the morning. I’d had my coffee. The dishwasher

Anthropic’s C.E.O. Says It Could Grow by 80 Times This Year

New York Times | 2026-05-07, 02:25

The chief executive, Dario Amodei, said the rapid growth had exponentially increased the start-up’s need for more computing power. ...

NASA testing next-gen space telescope that could help astronomers detect city-killing asteroids

The Independent | 2026-05-07, 00:34

Astronomers have found fewer than half of the estimated existing city-killer asteroids

SpaceX is starting to move on from the world's most successful rocket

Ars Technica | 2026-05-07, 00:15

It is far too soon to mention retirement, but astute observers of the space industry have noticed SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket is not launching as

Who Needs MrBeast? Inside the Viral Hitmakers Betting on IP

The Wrap | 2026-05-06, 23:08

Typically, when you think of creator-led content, there’s a big name attached. Think MrBeast. Alex Cooper. Kai Cenat. But there’s another sort of creator-focused business model that has long lived alongside these big names, creating viral videos that

How an exoplanet odd couple survived by traveling in from the cold together

Space | 2026-05-06, 22:38

By probing the atmosphere of a mini-Neptune exoplanet, the James Webb Space Telescope has found that it formed much farther from its star than it is today, possibly explaining the origin of many other mini-Neptunes in the process. ...

SpaceX Bombarded With Lawsuits to Accusing Starship of Damaging Homes

Futurism | 2026-05-06, 22:14

SpaceX has been smacked by a one-two punch of lawsuits filed by hundreds of Texas residents accusing the company of damaging their homes from its frequent rocket tests. The suits, both led by the same attorneys, were filed in Cameron and McLennan counties,

The Greek Roswell: UFO Sightings in Greece Nobody Talks About

Greek Reporter | 2026-05-06, 21:57

Not many are aware of the UFO (UAP) sightings across Greece. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons While international attention tends to focus on the Pentagon’s declassified files or sightings over the American Southwest, Greece has quietly

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

Space | 2026-05-06, 20:22

Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to flight readiness. ...

Photographer’s Epic Journey to Capture Stunning Image of Rare Lightning Sprite

PetaPixel | 2026-05-06, 20:04

A photographer has revealed the journey he went on to capture an incredible photo of a rare form of lightning sprites. [Read More] ...

Space junk falls to Earth faster when sunspots peak, reshaping satellite collision forecasts

Phys Dot Org | 2026-05-06, 19:57

Solar emissions exert 'drag' on space junk orbiting Earth. From

10 Fascinating Explanations for Cosmic Mysteries

ListVerse | 2026-05-06, 19:46

Space is full of mysteries. This sense of wonder inspires awe,

NASA Released a Massive Trove of Artemis 2 Images. Here Are Gizmodo’s Favorites

Gizmodo | 2026-05-06, 19:37

We just can't get enough of these stunning views from the Orion capsule. ...