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NASA

• The Battle for Sullivan’s Island
  June 26, 2026
  Marshy, sandy terrain and an impassable inlet helped colonial forces repel British forces during a pivotal battle on the barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina, on June 28, 1776.
• Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit 
  June 25, 2026 by Sumer Loggins
  On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered at Space Center Houston to share stories from their missions aboard the International Space Station and recognize the teamwork and people on the ground that made their missions possible.  The Expedition 73 Welcome Home Ceremony brought together members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10, Soyuz MS-27, and NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 missions. […]
• NASA, US Small Business Administration to Announce Partnership
  June 25, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at 1 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 29, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The agreement will create a new interagency initiative that directly responds to President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and supports the growth of the American space […]
• NASA Welcomes Botswana as 68th Artemis Accords Signatory  
  June 25, 2026 by Jennifer M. Dooren
  The Republic of Botswana signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the sixth African nation to join a growing community of nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welcome Botswana as the newest signatory of the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Deputy […]
• NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Sun, Earth Science Missions
  June 25, 2026 by Leejay Lockhart
  NASA has selected Rocket Lab to provide the launch service for both the agency’s PolSIR (Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer) and Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2) missions. The two selections are part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to award fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity launch […]

SpaceNews

• Europe’s next security challenge is in orbit
  June 26, 2026
• Rocket Lab wins NASA award for three Electron launches
  June 25, 2026
• Weather Stream releases first light imagery from GEMS2 microwave radiometer
  June 25, 2026
• Space Force’s new MUOS satellites to use Boeing’s 702MP spacecraft platform
  June 25, 2026
• Botswana signs the Artemis Accords
  June 25, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Planet orbits so close to its star that their magnetic fields connect
  by John Timmer
• The "sad inevitability" of Europe's heat wave
  by Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News
• New effort will get genome sequences for entire Endangered Species list
  by John Timmer
• Every Homo naledi we know of is female, and the implications are fascinating
  by Kiona N. Smith
• Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork
  by John Timmer