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
NASA’s Artemis II Breaks Agency Streaming Record
Reported by NASA
NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-owned platfor...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000
An Extended Barrage of Asteroid Impacts Made Earth Too Hot to Form Continents
Reported by Universe Today
New research shows that repeated impacts on Earth during the Hadean eon prevented thick and stable crustal material from forming. The heat from these impacts penetrated deep into the planet, and along with radiogenic heating, delayed the formation of a sol...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000
Good Morning, Earth!
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this photo of an orbital sunrise from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. Learn more about the orbiting lab...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:41 +0000
NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration
Reported by NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to see beyond the thick dust of the FS Tau star system. In addition to myriad background galaxies that burst into view like fireworks f...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000
Swift spacecraft rescue mission delayed after launch issue
Reported by Space | EarthSky
NASA is launching a mission to save the Swift spacecraft from falling back to Earth. As of early July 2, three launch attempts have been aborted.
The post Swift spacecraft rescue mission delayed after launch issue first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:50 +0000