News IN Space

NASA

• Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster
  May 29, 2026
  This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the active spiral galaxy Messier 88 (M88), located about 63 million light-years away.
• Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle
  May 29, 2026
  Radar data from an agricultural area in South Africa, shown in a vivid color palette, reveal crop types and how they changed during the Southern Hemisphere’s growing season.
• NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight  
  May 28, 2026 by Dede Dinius
  NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time flying faster than the speed of sound and other mission-critical objectives. “What comes next is the first time this one-of-a-kind aircraft […]
• I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs
  May 28, 2026 by Lee Mohon
  Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: If you’ve driven through a cloud of dust and dirt that temporarily obscured your view, you’ve gotten a partial picture of a potential problem that NASA’s human landing systems for Artemis will face when they land on the Moon. Daniel Stubbs, an aerospace engineer […]
• New Landsat Science Team Holds First In-Person Meeting
  May 28, 2026
  From May 5 to 7, the Landsat Science Team meeting convened at the Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Co-moderated by Landsat 8, 9, and 10 Project Scientist Chris Neigh, the three-day event officially introduced the new 2026–2030 Science Team members.

SpaceNews

• Spatial data has become a weapon of war in the US-Iran war
  May 29, 2026
• China’s latest batch of new and reusable rockets are close to launch
  May 29, 2026
• New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral pad
  May 29, 2026
• Space Force plans nationwide network of ‘resilient operations centers’ 
  May 28, 2026
• Observable Space raises $90 million and wins Space Force contract for optical systems
  May 28, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Researchers develop a new process to get lithium out of rocks
  by John Timmer
• Amazon turns to Jeff Bezos' other company to do some heavy lifting
  by Stephen Clark
• How pigeons exploit magnetic fields for navigation
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Forecasters predict below-average hurricane season, advise against complacency
  by Amy Green
• "Little red dot" in early Universe is a naked supermassive black hole
  by John Timmer