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Lithium spike reveals sun-like star likely swallowed its planet
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2026 14:40
A team of astronomers, led by Brooke Kotten of the University of Michigan, has shown that TOI-5882-a sunlike star located some 1,300 light-years away-has likely eaten one of its planets.
DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked
Space News - 15 Jun 2026 13:55
The agency is seeking novel concepts to restore critical satellite services within hours or weeks The post DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked appeared first on SpaceNews.
Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: 'I was not expecting what I found'
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 13:00
These results could benefit space weather forecasts.
Venus' strange rotation was likely triggered by a high-velocity, moon-sized impactor
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2026 21:20
Venus' bizarre and extraordinarily slow retrograde rotation on its axis has long puzzled planetary scientists. But in a new paper presented at the recent European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, the aut...
Gilat to buy Comtech satcoms business six years after failed merger
Space News - 15 Jun 2026 20:54
Israels Gilat Satellite Networks plans to expand its defense capabilities by acquiring most of Comtechs space-related communications business, six years after the U.S. companys own takeover bid collapsed. The post Gilat ...
Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 million
Space News - 15 Jun 2026 20:27
Contract brings GPS 3F orders to 14 satellites that add anti-jam features, digital payloads and upgraded civilian navigation signals The post Space Force orders two more GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $514 milli...
The Best Place to Look for Alien Megastructures Might Be Moon Dust
Universe Today - 15 Jun 2026 20:14
Our search for technosignatures - clear signs of advanced civilizations beyond Earth - takes many forms. Many are driven by the famous Drake equation, which attempts to estimate how many technological civilizations there...
Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 20:00
Astrobotic unveiled its next lander headed to the moon: Griffin-1, which will carry one of the heaviest payloads ever delivered to the lunar surface.
SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st launch as a public company (video)
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 19:27
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 15, 2026.
LISA Could Double as an Asteroid Scale
Universe Today - 15 Jun 2026 19:07
One of the hardest things to calculate for an asteroid is its mass - but it is such a critical feature. It determines how much of an impact it would have if it hits something, or how many resources are potentially availa...
These are the 7 best sci-fi games I saw at Summer Game Fest 2026
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 19:00
This is where the fun begins.
NASAs Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions
NASA Breaking news - 15 Jun 2026 18:45
The aftermath of a supernova, a stellar explosion, is usually a slowly fading cloud of hot gas. So when astronomers pointed NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory at the nearby galaxy Messier 83 (M83), they did not expect to fi...
NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from New Jersey Students
NASA Breaking news - 15 Jun 2026 18:06
Students in New Jersey will hear from NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard theInternational Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:05 p.m...
NASAs SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Returns Packed with Space Station Science
NASA Breaking news - 15 Jun 2026 17:30
Scientists await a big splash in the Pacific Ocean as one of the most research-packed Dragon spacecraft to date returns, completing the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA....
Chandra reveals flickering supernova remnants in M83 over 14 years
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2026 17:20
The aftermath of a supernova, a stellar explosion, is usually a slowly fading cloud of hot gas. So when astronomers pointed NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory at the nearby galaxy Messier 83 (M83), they did not expect ...
'Everybody came with their A-game': Oscar-winning sound editor Andy Nelson talks reuniting with Spielberg & John Williams for 'Disclosure Day'
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 17:00
'The truth is, everybody came with their A-game. Because the script called for it. Steven definitely calls for it.'
Frontiers Forum Speaker Series
NASA Breaking news - 15 Jun 2026 16:23
Voices Shaping the Future of Space Members of the public are invited to join some of NASAs brightest minds as they discuss agency missions and current topics in aerospace technology, science, and innovation. Each event w...
Benzene reaction may explain how DNA and RNA building blocks formed on early Earth
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2026 16:20
Caltech researchers have identified a novel chemical reaction that could explain the formation of the building blocks of DNA and RNA, the molecules that encode all of life's functions. The work is an important step t...
NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 16:00
NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected the supernova wreckage of a dead star that erupted 1,700 years ago and ejected debris at 2 million miles per hour.
Deep-sea crust uncovers steady plutonium rain from ancient kilonova debris
Phys.org - 15 Jun 2026 15:40
Debris is still raining down on Earth more than 100 million years after the giant cosmic explosion that created it. A study published this week in Nature Astronomy by an international team reached this conclusion using m...
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Available for Prelaunch Virtual Interviews
NASA Breaking news - 15 Jun 2026 15:02
NASA astronaut Anil Menon will be available for limited media interviews beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, June 22, to discuss his upcoming mission to the International Space Station as part of Expeditions 7475. The virtua...
Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip
SPACE.com - 15 Jun 2026 15:00
A laser system, previously tested on board the International Space Station, helped to stream video directly from the Artemis 2 mission on its way around the moon.