Space

Rocket Lab Buys Satellite Operator Iridium in Bid to Challenge SpaceX - WSJ

The $8 billion deal is part of a wave of consolidation in the satellite business

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week.

NASA prepares to launch daring rescue to save aging telescope from falling to Earth - CBS News

The $30 million salvage operation gets underway as soon as this week with the planned launch of a robotic lifesaver.

The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks this week. Here's what to expect - Space

The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.

'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. - Space

NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?

NASA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science - NASA (.gov)

NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation.

WATCH: A glowing aurora dances beneath the International Space Station, dazzling astronauts - KMBC

Astronauts on the International Space Station caught a stunning view of a southern aurora dancing beneath them while in orbit.

SpaceX workers just hit the jackpot. Now comes the hard part. - Business Insider

SpaceX's blockbuster IPO will ink thousands of new millionaires. Wealth advisors urge them to spend smartly.

SpaceX Satellites Are Creating an Accidental Geoengineering Experiment - WSJ

NASA picks first European astronaut for Artemis mission - DW

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be the lead pilot for the Artemis III test flight. The NASA mission is expected to launch in 2027 to test technology for a future moon landing.

NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members - NASA (.gov)

Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and

Don't miss Jupiter and Venus meet in a dazzling conjunction tonight: Here's where and when to look - Space

Jupiter and Venus meet in the western sky tonight (June 9) — here's how to see it.