SPACENEWS - SKY NIGHTLY

New space object 'black hole star' discovered by astronomers

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

Astronomers announced Wednesday they had discovered a new type of astronomical object called a "black hole star", potentially solving a mystery involving strang...

Extreme weather, jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline

Aug 12, 2026 (AFP)

France on Wednesday recorded a more than 20 percent shortfall in nuclear power production capacity, a record deficit caused by environmentally related outages l...

Vietnam's VinSpace signs launch deal with SpaceX

Aug 11, 2026 (AFP)

Vietnam's only private space company, VinSpace, said Tuesday it will launch its first satellites next year using SpaceX's "rideshare" programme.

Europe risks lacking space launchers by 2030, ESA head says

Aug 10, 2026 (AFP)

Europe will face a shortage of own-built rocket launchers by the end of the decade, the head of the European Space Agency warned, as growing demand to launch ne...

UK observatory nervously watches growing space junk threat

Aug 07, 2026 (AFP)

In the sweeping shadow of a satellite dish, staff at the Chilbolton Observatory in southern England track a growing number of objects in Earth's orbit, providin...

Castaway SpaceX rocket stage crashed into Moon, scientists say

Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)

Part of a SpaceX rocket approximately the size of a bus slammed into the Moon as predicted, scientists said Wednesday, after a telescope in Chile captured evide...

SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon

Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is ...

SpaceX rocket stage expected to slam into Moon

Aug 04, 2026 (AFP)

A SpaceX rocket's upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a luna...

'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza

Aug 01, 2026 (AFP)

Shawn, like her sister Whitney dressed as a character from "Demon Slayer", has two words to describe the weather as she waits to watch the grand parade at this ...

Japan probe made closest-ever asteroid flyby: space agency

Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)

A Japanese probe flew 400 metres (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever recorded in such a mission, the space age...

Google launches new satellite image AI tool, alarming researchers

Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)

Google announced a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, sparking concerns from resea...

Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash

Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)

Google rolled back Friday a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, following a furious...

Meet the astronomer digging into the Milky Way's 'fossils'

Jul 30, 2026 (AFP)

Amina Helmi's passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.

First image taken of Betelgeuse's elusive companion star

Jul 28, 2026 (AFP)

Astronomers unveiled Tuesday the first image ever captured of an elusive companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest and most famous stars in the n...

Fury of fire-ravaged French village at being 'sacrificed' for millionaires' peninsula

Jul 27, 2026 (AFP)

The blaze that has incinerated the French countryside west of Bordeaux is burning alongside the smouldering rage of residents who believe their homes were "sacr...

SpaceX carries out successful Starship test flight, first since going public

Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)

SpaceX's Starship on Friday sailed through its first test flight since the company went public.

Major NASA site in Spain hit by wildfire

Jul 25, 2026 (AFP)

Massive wildfires in Europe on Friday forced NASA to evacuate one of its three global deep space communications facilities in Spain, impacting the agency's abil...

Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Two Danish coastal cliffs where palaeontologists have uncovered 55-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric wildlife are likely to gain World Heritage status as ...

Danish fish fossil cliffs set to gain UNESCO status

Jul 22, 2026 (AFP)

Two Danish coastal cliffs where palaeontologists have uncovered 55-million-year-old fossils of prehistoric wildlife are likely to gain World Heritage status as ...

Taiwan lawmakers remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operate

Jul 21, 2026 (AFP)

Lawmakers in Taiwan approved legislative changes on Tuesday that open the door for Starlink to operate its satellite internet service on the island, which is tr...