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NASA

• What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
  July 2, 2026
  A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings at a new angle. Skywatching Highlights Transcript An early morning hangout with the Moon and planets, a comet swings by, prime time for the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings shine at a new angle. That’s What’s Up […]
• NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length
  July 1, 2026
  A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. This finding may lead astronomers to adjust their understanding of our home galaxy’s structure. A team of astronomers made this discovery by making precise measurements of distances to dust clouds […]
• NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission
  July 1, 2026 by Lauren E. Low
  NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating under isolated conditions expected during crewed missions to the Moon or Red Planet. Insights from this […]
• LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory
  July 1, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  A first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Thursday, July 2, 5:09 a.m. EDT (9:09 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. A robotic servicing spacecraft called LINK, built by Katalyst Space, will blast […]
• NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star
  July 1, 2026
  NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of the universe and our place in it. Billions of years ago, a Sun-like star nearing the end of its life swelled tremendously in size to become a […]

SpaceNews

• Final Atlas 5 Amazon Leo mission launches
  July 2, 2026
• Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules
  July 1, 2026
• FCC to vote on satellite licensing overhaul July 22
  July 1, 2026
• Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch sites
  July 1, 2026
• Vantor offers up-to-date imagery with WorldView 3D
  July 1, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Editorial: It's time to step up and have your say for science
  by John Timmer
• US home battery installations hit record high on rising electricity costs
  by Jeremy Hsu
• Superworms could replace beetles for cleaning skeletal remains
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Florida bans local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals
  by Amy Green, Inside Climate News