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NASA

• First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
  June 5, 2026 by Michele Ostovar
  One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally scheduled for Gemini VIII, the extravehicular activity (EVA) was reassigned to Gemini IX-A after that mission ended early, with Gene Cernan taking on the task. On June 5, 1966—the mission’s third day—Cernan exited […]
• Fighting Fire With Fire
  June 5, 2026
  In fire-prone ecosystems in Australia’s Northern Territory, prescribed burns are lit to minimize the severity of fires later in the season.
• NASA Hosts 2026 Review on Advanced Composite Manufacturing
  June 4, 2026 by Joseph Atkinson
  NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project brought together its full team of Advanced Composites Consortium partners for a 2026 spring review at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.   The meeting took place May 5-7, bringing together about 150 people from the consortium, a 22-member public-private partnership.   The review gave NASA and industry partners a chance to look at recent progress and […]
• NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll
  June 4, 2026
  Over the last decade, wildfires have worsened ground-level ozone pollution across much of the contiguous United States, creating unhealthy air far from active flames.
• Colorful, Chaotic Jupiter
  June 4, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter’s northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the giant planet on May 12, 2024. Citizen scientist Gary Eason made this image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument, applying digital processing techniques to enhance color and clarity. It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds […]

SpaceNews

• Astronauts briefly shelter in Dragon during ISS leak repair
  June 5, 2026
• Next Ariane 6 launch to carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites using upgraded boosters
  June 5, 2026
• Let’s build the moon base, but not lose sight of Mars
  June 5, 2026
• Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches
  June 5, 2026
• Satellite maker Apex’s valuation rises to $2.3 billion after latest $200 million raise
  June 5, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money
  by Stephen Clark
• Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
  by Stephen Clark
• Bumblebees can spontaneously solve problems, study finds
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper
  by Stephen Clark
• Used Waymo robotaxi batteries become backup storage for power grids
  by Jeremy Hsu