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NASA

• San Francisco’s Metropolitan Mosaic
  June 9, 2026
  Urban development, green spaces, and maritime activity converge in this Northern California city.
• How NASA Science and Artemis Are Shaping the 2026 FIFA World Cup 
  June 8, 2026 by Sumer Loggins
  As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing space science and engineering to soccer fans worldwide. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, NASA will host an exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston where visitors can learn how research aboard the International Space Station benefits life on Earth and experience missions in low Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond through the Artemis program.  On June 11, as the FIFA World Cup begins, NASA’s exhibit […]
• Supersonic!
  June 8, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  On June 5, 2026, NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet supersonic capabilities later this year. NASA test pilot Jim “Clue” Less took off and landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, reaching a top speed of approximately Mach 1.1 (713 mph). The flight lasted 81 minutes, with the team focusing on flying qualities at both […]
• NASA’s INCUS Satellites Progress Toward Launch
  June 8, 2026
  Description One of the three satellites that make up NASA’s INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission sits on a fixture at the facilities of Blue Canyon Technologies in Lafayette, Colorado. The satellite completed testing in preparation for launch in late May 2026. The mission will make the first space-based survey of the dynamics of tropical […]
• Digging Back in Time in the UAE
  June 8, 2026
  Once below a shallow sea, Jabal al Fāyah now stands above the desert in the United Arab Emirates as a reminder of a watery past and early human survival.

SpaceNews

• Isar Aerospace raises 270 million euros for global launch expansion
  June 9, 2026
• Commercial launch providers shortlisted for China’s low-cost cargo spacecraft
  June 9, 2026
• Let’s procure in-orbit services like Earth observation data and services
  June 9, 2026
• FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty
  June 8, 2026
• Russia is jamming GPS from space 
  June 8, 2026

ArsTechnica

• FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation
  by Stephen Clark
• Your empty cuppa could capture carbon
  by Scott K. Johnson
• The weather and climate science AI revolution isn’t revolutionary
  by Scott K. Johnson
• Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Some ancient microbes frozen with Ötzi the Iceman are still growing
  by Kiona N. Smith