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Back to EpisodesSpace News for Saturday, May 16, 2026
Published 2 months ago
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In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top
space news stories. Enjoy!
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS
(00:46) Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture
(01:26) Virgin Galactic reaffirms plans to begin commercial service this year
(02:12) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space
(02:34) Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
(03:07) Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
(03:34) Intuitive Machines Bets on Lunar Comms with Goonhilly Buy
(04:20) Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition
(05:10) Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods
(05:54) Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
(06:34) James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail
(07:13) We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?
(08:02) Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
(08:41) Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
(09:22) Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
(09:55) Rocket Report: Cowboy up for data centers in LEO; Russia's new ICBM actually works
(00:10) Podcast Introduction
(00:21) SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS
(00:46) Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture
(01:26) Virgin Galactic reaffirms plans to begin commercial service this year
(02:12) SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Moritz Novak, GATE Space
(02:34) Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
(03:07) Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
(03:34) Intuitive Machines Bets on Lunar Comms with Goonhilly Buy
(04:20) Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition
(05:10) Mars orbiter captures striking images of 'chaos and craters' carved by ancient floods
(05:54) Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
(06:34) James Webb Space Telescope maps our universe's largest structure in unprecedented detail
(07:13) We still can't see dark matter. But what if we can hear it?
(08:02) Solar power production undercut by coal pollution
(08:41) Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO
(09:22) Casimir force co-opted to generate free energy, midichlorians not included
(09:55) Rocket Report: Cowboy up for data centers in LEO; Russia's new ICBM actually works