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China launches crewed space flight as part of Moon ambitions

BEIJING - China launched its crewed Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and eased it into a successful docking with a space station early Monday as part of Beijing's ambitions to send humans to the Moon by 2030, state media said.

Bangkok Post

China launches Shenzhou 23 spacecraft and three astronauts into space ahead of moon mission

The mission further solidifies China's position as a major player in global space exploration

The Independent UK

Chinese astronaut to spend a full year in orbit as Beijing ramps up Moon race

China launched a three-man space flight to its Tiangong space station Sunday, where one astronaut will remain in orbit for a full year to prepare for future flights to the Moon. Beijing has said it aims to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030, having poured billions into…

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The most common type of planet in the galaxy may not look anything like Earth on the inside

The familiar concept of a planetary core, a small, dense metallic heart we take for granted, may be the exception rather than the rule for exoplanets.

Space

China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut

China has named the three astronauts due to fly on the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday (May 24), including Hong Kong's first astronaut.

Space

'Sad and Pathetic' Nicki Minaj Blasted as 'MAGA Has-Been' After SpaceX Launch Visit to Elon Musk

Nicki Minaj's surprise appearance at SpaceX's Starbase for a Starship launch attempt sparked online debate after the launch was scrubbed due to technical issues, intertwining celebrity, technology and politics.

International Business Times UK

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 211 — Oysters in Space

On Episode 211 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith Space.

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SpaceX Starship Flight 12: Don't miss these stunning photos from the launch of the most powerful Starship yet

Starship V3 led to some stunning launch photography after it lifted off from Starbase on SpaceX's 12th flight of the rocket that aims to land astronauts on the moon.

Space

China just launched 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station. One will stay for a full year. (video)

China's Shenzhou 23 astronaut mission launched Sunday (May 24) to relieve an overdue crew on the Tiangong space station.

Space

SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)

SpaceX's Starship V3, the most powerful rocket ever built, just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.

Space

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

SpaceX has launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet

The Independent UK

Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad

A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of SpaceX's first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was supposed to lift off.

Space

Don't wait for the full moon: Here's when the moon looks best through a telescope

Long before the full moon rises, shifting sunlight transforms the lunar surface into one of the sky's best telescope targets.

Space

NASA Astronauts Took Thousands Of Photos During Artemis II, And These 23 Stand Out The Most

For 10 days in April, NASA’s Artemis II crew traveled around the far side of the Moon and back, marking one of the most important crewed lunar missions since the Apollo era. But alongside the technical milestones, the astronauts also documented the journey in a far more human way, by…

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Cosmic crystal ball reveals an ancient dying star | Space photo of the day for May 22, 2026

A breathtaking new image captures the Crystal Ball Nebula, the remains of a dying star found in the constellation Taurus.

Space

NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan today. Here's how to watch it live.

NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

Space

Scientists thought Jupiter's moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they're not so sure

"The evidence for water vapor plumes on Europa isn’t as strong as we first understood it."

Space

The moon will 'swallow' a star on May 23. But will you be able to see it?

The moon will pass in front of Regulus for some observers on May 23, blocking its light.

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This cryptocurrency billionaire will fly SpaceX's 1st private Starship to Mars, but when?

SpaceX says it will launch a private flyby mission to Mars that will be led by cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang, but when it will fly is unclear.

Kiplinger

I'm a Fund Manager: This Is What Investors Need to Know About the SpaceX IPO

Investors should start seeing SpaceX as a vertically integrated infrastructure giant spanning space transportation, global communications and AI compute.

The Guardian - US

Mars colony and Grok warnings: five strange details in SpaceX’s pitch to investors

IPO filing from Elon Musk’s company reveals look at finances, cosmic ambitions and insight into tech empire’s quirks

Space

SpaceX's 1st Starship V3 megarocket launch scrubbed at last minute. Sorry, Nicki Minaj

SpaceX's new "V3" Starship megarocket was supposed to fly for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), but technical issues nixed that plan.

Space

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22).

Space

We talk to 'For All Mankind' star Mireille Enos about crafting Happy Valley's tough Martian cop

"She doesn’t want a promotion or any attention. She's just trying to stay under the radar."

The Independent UK

A look at the SpaceX IPO by the numbers

Elon Musk is all about big numbers — billions, trillions – and you can find them sprinkled throughout an extraordinary document he just filed to take his rocket maker SpaceX public

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