Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT
It's Finally Begun! The Vera Rubin Observatory Creating What Will Be the Greatest Movie Ever Made
Reported by Universe Today
The Vera Rubin Observatory's long-awaited Legacy Survey of Space and Time has begun. This decade-long movie of the cosmos will capture anything that changes brightness, position, or both in the southern night sky. It will study grand subjects like dark ene...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:20 +0000
NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th
Reported by NASA
In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency explores. The images are accompanied b...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:54 +0000
A Day of Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong
Reported by NASA
Flight testing is a team sport. For nearly 80 years, teams at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, have used flight testing to push the limits of aerodynamics and advance aviation. Earlier this year, NASA’s Crossflow Attenuat...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:27 +0000
La NASA adjudica nuevas misiones científicas para Base Lunar y adelanta nuevas oportunidades
Reported by NASA
Read this news release in English here. Nota del editor: Este comunicado se actualizó el 30 de junio de 2026 para aclarar la versión de desarrollo de ingeniería del rover PROMISE.La NASA anunció el martes la selección de tres empresas para llevar a ca...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:04 +0000
NextSTEP-3 B: Moon Base Demonstrations
Reported by NASA
Notice ID: Coming Soon NASA’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate is seeking innovative ideas from industry partners through a new solicitation appendix under the NextSTEP-3 Omnibus Broad Agency Announcement. Appendix B: Moon Base Demonstrations ca...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:48 +0000