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 Awards Solutions for Federal Enterprise Procurement Contracts
Reported by NASA
NASA will begin processing the awards of multiple contracts for the Solutions for Enterprise‑wide Procurement (SEWP) VI Government-wide Acquisition Contract. The contract provides streamlined access to commercial products and services, including hardware...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:24 +0000
NASA Sounding Rocket to Launch Student Experiments
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the agency’s RockSatX and RockOn programs Wednesday, June 24, between 5:30 and 9:30 a.m. EDT, with a backup day on Thursday, ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:42 +0000
A Quasar at Cosmic Dawn Flickers into View
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomers have detected a flickering quasar called J0439+1634 as it appeared only 850 million years after the Big Bang. That discovery raises fresh questions about black hole formation and activity in the early Universe. The flickering light of this dist...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:26 +0000
NASA Invites Media to Botswana Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Reported by NASA
The Republic of Botswana will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 25, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Botswana’s Minister of Communications and Innovation David ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:21 +0000
Another Early Universe Surprise from the JWST: A Mature Galaxy Cluster
Reported by Universe Today
The JWST found a galaxy cluster from 10 billion years ago that's far more developed than it should be, according to cosmological models. The cluster is also the most distant strong gravitational lens that we know of. Detailed observations across the spectr...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:19 +0000