Space.com
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- 'PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface
by jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) on 30th June 2026 at 9:25 pmNASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.
- Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second
by mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on 30th June 2026 at 9:01 pmRocket Lab tried to launch its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on Thursday (June 30), but the attempt ended in an abort.
- Blue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion — and it will look very different when it's done
by mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) on 30th June 2026 at 9:00 pmBlue Origin has started rebuilding the launch pad damaged by the explosion of its New Glenn rocket last month, but the company is working from a very different blueprint this time around.
- ‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2
by robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) on 30th June 2026 at 8:30 pmExpedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir conducted a seven-hour spacewalk to replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robot arm on June 30, 2026.
- Mars may have once been filled with seas of magma that made the Red Planet habitable
on 30th June 2026 at 6:00 pmDeep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA's InSight mission suggest.
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Astronomy Now
Below are some stories from Astronomy News from the Astronomy Now website
- Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Its Long-Awaited All-Sky Survey
by Hannah Richter on 30th June 2026 at 3:02 pmThe telescope should spot billions of astronomical objects in the next 10 years. The post Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Its Long-Awaited All-Sky Survey appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- Radio Astronomers Measure a Brighter Sky Than They Expectedby Govert Schilling on 29th June 2026 at 1:30 pm
Astronomers have underestimated just how bright the low-frequency radio sky is, new measurements show. The post Radio Astronomers Measure a Brighter Sky Than They Expected appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Night Sky News from Astronomy Now
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 26 – July 5by Alan MacRobert on 26th June 2026 at 9:03 am
The almost-full Moon steps past orange Antares between Friday and Saturday evenings, June 26th and 27th. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 26 – July 5 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 19 – 28by Alan MacRobert on 19th June 2026 at 8:42 am
The Moon as it will appear in an amateur telescope at 10 p.m. EDT Friday the 19th. This week Venus and Jupiter continue moving apart low in the western twilight. Vega and Arcturus shine equally high after dark. And watch Beta Lyrae self-eclipse. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 19 – 28 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.