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NASA

• A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America
  July 22, 2026
  Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.
• NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
  July 22, 2026
  Description Data from the Earth-orbiting U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite’s L-band radar was used to produce an image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja — a mountaintop in East Antarctica — poking out amid a stream of ice flowing northeast to the ocean. The obstruction causes stresses in the ice, heavily fracturing the surrounding surfaces with […]
• NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month
  July 21, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  Media are invited to join NASA for a virtual news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 29, to preview the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, scheduled to launch from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Aug. 30. NASA will stream this event live through a variety of platforms. Learn where […]
• US-India Satellite Delivers Data, Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
  July 21, 2026 by Stephen Carney
  As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and India will release files processed from the satellite’s L-band and S-band radars on an ongoing basis, helping researchers and other users track the movement of Earth’s […]
• NASA Langley Celebrates Community through Music with ‘Symphony Under the Stars’ Event 
  July 21, 2026 by Brandon Ingram
  NASA Langley’s “Stars, Stripes, and Supernovas – Symphony Under the Stars” event brought employees, families, and community members together for an evening filled with music, connection, and celebration.   Organizers planned the event, which took place July 16, to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.  The evening featured a dynamic mix of performances from an orchestra […]

SpaceNews

• Artemis 2 astronaut advocates for equatorial lunar landings
  July 22, 2026
• Gravity-1 sea launch off Shanghai puts 9 satellites into orbit
  July 22, 2026
• Zenno Astronautics to relocate to the United States
  July 21, 2026
• SpaceX launches Northrop mission to extend the life of aging satellites
  July 21, 2026
• Northrop adds to charges on Vulcan solid rocket motor program
  July 21, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Let Tom Hiddleston be your guide to Pompeii's final day
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Naked mole-rat queens use a chemical signal to suppress fertility in rivals
  by Jacek Krywko
• The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
  by Stephen Clark
• India's first privately developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch
  by Stephen Clark
• As mosquito ranges expand, better monitoring is key to preventing disease
  by Madeline Shaw, Inside Climate News