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What’s Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

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NASA’s X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month

NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the…

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How Heavy Can a Neutron Star Get?

The physics of neutron stars are almost too fantastic to believe. Something the weight of two Suns compacted to a…

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Northrop Grumman partners with Apex on space-based interceptors for Golden Dome

The Los Angeles-based startup manufactures standardized satellite buses designed to be produced more quickly and at lower cost than traditional…

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Spaceport facility bonds are now law – and they fundamentally change space infrastructure finance

After more than three decades in public and project finance, I have learned that real inflection points in infrastructure development…

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China conducts surprise launch of Long March 12B, delivers Qianfan satellites on debut flight

China conducted the maiden launch of its reusable Long March 12B rocket Monday, providing no advance warning and delivering operational…

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New Glenn failure worsens constrained launch market

The explosion of a New Glenn rocket has generated reverberations across the space industry with the rocket out of service…

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JWST Finds Methane Atmosphere on Temperate Exoplanet

It’s 2165, and methane is in high demand, especially after the Titan Treaty of 2145 made it illegal to harvest…

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Blue Origin’s Lunar Lander Just Passed Its Toughest Test Yet

Before any spacecraft can survive the Moon, it has to survive something almost as brutal, a giant metal chamber in…

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The Loudest Planet Wins

We are closer than ever to detecting signs of life on another world. The James Webb Space Telescope is already…

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