1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (305+ words) Astronomers have defined a much clearer boundary for where new stars form in the Milky Way, and it lies closer to the Galactic centre than many textbook models suggest. A new study shows that star formation in the Galactic disc…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (14+ words) Defence'Science and Technology'Agency, Singapore and India's Digantara'Industries to co-develop tools'for'Space'Situational Awareness (SSA)....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (16+ words) On Monday, Singapore announced plans to establish its National Space Agency, NSAS, on 1st April 2026....

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (203+ words) On 28th April 2026, at the ongoing Milipol Tech X Summit 2026, K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, announced the Singaporean government's plans to develop a satellite called Xplorer. This satellite will be developed by Singapore's Home…...

12+ hour, 17+ min ago  (457+ words) A screenshot of the live launch stream. Image credit: ULA An Atlas V rocket has successfully delivered another batch of internet satellites into orbit in a significant step forward for Amazon Leo's expanding global broadband network. The rocket lifted off…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago  (524+ words) Think the night sky slows down after spring? Not this year. May 2026 has a packed calendar for anyone who loves looking up, with two full moons in one month, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, soft Earthshine glowing on the Moon,…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (330+ words) A simulated image to match the parameters of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). Credit: Emma Alexander/Northwestern University The Vera C. Rubin Observatory began science operations in 2025. Its flagship programme, the Legacy Survey of Space…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (437+ words) Solar power satellite. Illustrative image. Credit: NASA Meta has reserved up to 1 gigawatt of space-based solar energy from US startup Overview Energy. This electricity would be collected in orbit and transmitted back to Earth for future data centres. However, there…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (431+ words) NASA is preparing to attempt something no space agency has done before: deliberately ignite fires on the Moon. The goal is to understand how flames behave in lunar gravity and how to better protect future Artemis astronauts. Related: Ukraine's Stetman…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (439+ words) The Pakistan EO-3 satellite was successfully launched into orbit on 25 April 2026 using the Chinese Long March-6 carrier rocket, which launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province. This is the third Pakistani indigenous satellite that China has launched…...