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GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio
Space News - 4 Jul 2026 10:17
Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security launches The post GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force po...
In Anticipation of New Horizons Entering Interstellar Space, Researchers are Developing a Solar Wind Forecasting Method
Universe Today - 4 Jul 2026 22:16
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are using a solar wind forecasting method combined with analytic and numerical heliosphere models to find out where the first plasma boundary of the outer heliosphere lies a...
Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy: Study
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2026 18:20
The 1.7 million satellites that companies are aiming to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years will have "devastating consequences for astronomy," new research warned Wednesday.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 217 - America in Space
SPACE.com - 4 Jul 2026 16:26
On Episode 217 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the progression of American space efforts.
Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon
SPACE.com - 4 Jul 2026 14:00
Humanity made some halting steps toward flight over the centuries, but our species was still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.
What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?
SPACE.com - 4 Jul 2026 12:00
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, here's what Benjamin Franklin and other colonists would have seen when they looked up on July 4, 1776.
NASAs Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th
NASA Breaking news - 4 Jul 2026 11:1530 years on, "Independence Day" still proves the versatility of the original "The War of the Worlds"
SPACE.com - 4 Jul 2026 11:00
"Independence Day" isn't technically "The War of the Worlds" but it's still one of the most successful adaptations of HG Wells' genre-defining novel.
Astronomers may have caught an early galaxy in the process of dying
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2026 09:40
Astronomers have spotted many "red and dead" galaxies in the early universe. These are massive systems that stopped forming stars surprisingly early in cosmic history. Now, they may have found evidence of one in ...