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 Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length
Reported by NASA
A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. This finding may lead astronomers to adjust their understanding of our home galaxy’s structure. A team...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:17 +0000
A Supermassive Black Hole Gets Blamed for Quenching Star Formation
Reported by Universe Today
Some of the most massive galaxies in the Universe appear to be missing a lot of stars. That seems unusual, since birthing stars is one of a galaxy's main tasks as it grows. According to Xin "Cindy" Xiang of the University of Michigan, something is suppress...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:04 +0000
NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission
Reported by NASA
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:15 +0000
LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory
Reported by NASA
A first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Thursday, July 2, 5:09 a.m. EDT (9:09 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the S...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:20 +0000
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star
Reported by NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of the universe and our place in it. Billions of years ago, a Sun-like star nearing the end of its...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00 +0000