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
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
NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities
Reported by NASA
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three companies to land four new missions on the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency’s Moon Base Program. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver NASA science payloads to the lunar su...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:48 +0000
Echoing Light Shows That Dark Matter May Gather Around Supermassive Black Holes
Reported by Universe Today
The way that dark matter is distributed may need a rethink. New research shows that dark matter could gather near supermassive black holes. The evidence is based on a new detection method, and is only moderately convincing so far. But if true, it also turn...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:20 +0000
Earth Microbes Can Survive Individual Martian Hazards—and Evade Astronaut Immune Systems
Reported by Universe Today
Hopefully, we’re about to travel back to the Moon relatively soon. And while the original “giant leap for mankind” was taken by a human, Neil Armstrong brought a plethora of other forms of life along with him. Humans themselves are essentially walkin...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:36 +0000
Starry Chandelier Cluster
Reported by NASA
This image released on June 26, 2026, features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. Like its namesake, it sparkles with countless lights. However, each ‘lightbulb’ in this chandelier is an individual star 27,000 light...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:02 +0000