Katy Perry and Gayle King return from space on Bezos’ Blue Origin
Perry, King, and a crew of four other women completed the first all-female flight to space in decades as the latest celebrity passengers of Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle.
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A deadly asteroid may strike Earth in 2032 — What to know
A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall has been discovered that could strike Earth in 2032. It’s triggered a rare warning by the International Asteroid Warning Network, which NASA chairs.
Homegrown Gilmour Space launching first rocket from Aus in 50 years
Eris TestFlight1 will lift off from Abbott Point in Queensland mid-January, marking the first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket since the 1970s.
Robinhood’s billionaire cofounder wants to set up hundreds of solar panels in space
Aetherflux, founded by Baiju Bhatt, plans to build a constellation of satellites that can beam renewable energy to the surface using lasers.
SpaceX launches ship to bring back astronauts stranded on International Space Station
The ship will return with its crew and the two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station early next year.
Earth is set to get a temporary second ‘mini moon’. Here’s what to know
A small asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will orbit Earth as a second moon from September 29 to November 25, 2024.
‘Potentially hazardous’ asteroid to zoom by Earth —Here’s what NASA says
The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the moon.
This billionaire’s startup wanted to build a space station. Now it can barely pay its bills
Billionaire Kam Ghaffarian’s startup wants to build a space station to replace the ISS. But missteps, dire financials and delays have sent it spiraling out of trajectory.
Australia’s first state gov-funded satellite, Kanyini, launched via SpaceX
The South Australian government’s ‘Kanyini’ satellite is now in orbit, having launched on a SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Two asteroids will pass by Earth soon: Here’s what to know
Although the asteroids will make close approaches, NASA believes they don’t pose any potential danger.