Explosive beams

"Explosive beams of energy crisscross through rainbow-colored space in a scene that evokes a cinematic sci-fi battle."https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/james-webb-telescope-finds-a-cosmic-cloud-of-creation-buried-in-the-sword-of-orion-space-photo-of-the-week

Ghost Particles

"Astronomers have traced a high-energy "ghost particle" back to Shadow Blaster, a star-forming galaxy located 11 billion light-years away."

https://www.space.com/science/particle-physics/scientists-trace-high-energy-ghost-particle-to-the-shadow-blaster-galaxy

Terzen 5

"Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories — NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our own form and evolve over time."https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-reveal-history-of-relic-of-milky-ways-formation/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202624

Chandra Steller Explosion

"The aftermath of a supernova, a stellar explosion, is usually a slowly fading cloud of hot gas. So when astronomers pointed NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory at the nearby galaxy Messier 83 (M83), they did not expect to find a population of supernova remnants, or the debris from these explosions, showing dramatic changes in their brightness. The new results were presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Pasadena, California, and published in The Astrophysical Journal."https://science.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasas-chandra-finds-unexpected-fireworks-in-aftermath-of-stellar-explosions/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202624

Atlas Survey

"On the morning of 1 July 2025, the ATLAS survey telescope at Río Hurtado in Chile detected an unusual moving point of light against the background stars."

https://spacedaily.com/d-the-interstellar-comet-3i-atlas-discovered-on-july-1-2025-by-a-survey-telescope-in-chile-is-now-believed-by-astronomers-at-oxford-to-be-roughly-7-billion-years-old-meaning-it-was-already/

Earth orbit Mars

"Every 26 months, the orbits of Earth and Mars align in a particular geometric configuration that allows spacecraft to travel between them with the lowest possible fuel expenditure."

https://spacedaily.com/d-five-uncrewed-starship-rockets-are-projected-to-launch-toward-mars-during-the-brief-window-in-late-2026-when-the-two-planets-align-for-the-closest-possible-journey-and-depending-on-whether-t/

Astronauts to Join Artemis

"NASA on Tuesday revealed the four astronauts who will join the next Artemis mission — a key, two-week flight that will aim to test out various technologies considered vital to putting astronauts back on the surface of the moon for the first time in more than 50 years."

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/science/artemis-3-crew-announcement?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Jim Fuller Theoretical astrophysict

"A new study from Caltech's Jim Fuller, professor of theoretical astrophysics, proposes a new model of the final death throes of Sun-like stars that shows how escaping mass from the stars' surfaces leads to a series of little kicks."

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/a-stars-death-throes-involves-a-lot-of-kicking?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Spectrum Rocket canceled

"Isar Aerospace has scrubbed the planned June 15 launch of its Spectrum rocket, citing a technical issue."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/isar-aerospace-second-orbital-launch-attempt-andoya-spaceport?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71C7071A-2740-4DAB-BAB0-518EF20CA133&utm_source=SmartBrief

Sun Eruption

"Scientists may have finally seen the sun telegraph an eruption hours before it happened — and the one caught was one of our star's most powerful explosions."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/scientists-find-strange-changes-on-sun-hours-before-a-powerful-x9-solar-flare-i-was-not-expecting-what-i-found?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71C7071A-2740-4DAB-BAB0-518EF20CA133&utm_source=SmartBrief

Quantum Gravity

"For decades, scientists have searched for a fifth fundamental force of nature that can explain mysterious aspects of the universe such as dark energy and dark matter."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/we-have-4-fundamental-forces-of-nature-quantum-gravity-could-help-lead-us-to-a-mysterious-5th?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=71C7071A-2740-4DAB-BAB0-518EF20CA133&utm_source=SmartBrief

Dragon Crew aboard ISS

"Ten days ago, in a moment of very high drama in orbit, NASA directed its astronauts living on the International Space Station to briefly seek emergency refuge in a Crew Dragon spacecraft."https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/06/russia-appears-set-to-finally-address-long-term-serious-space-station-cracks/

Extremes of WASP-121 b

"WASP-121 b is split between extremes. One side faces its star nonstop and burns at about 2,770 Kelvin."

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/jwst-finds-rare-planet-with-different-atmospheric-conditions-at-dawn-and-dusk/

Over Eight Billion Light years

"This discovery is extraordinary because of the record distance at which we’ve detected it, over eight billion light-years away."https://theconversation.com/south-african-telescope-detects-record-breaking-signal-from-the-early-universe-280060

Ghost Particles

"A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first major results on Wednesday."https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-underground-detector-releases-first-major-findings-on-ghost-particles

Mars Now

"Today we know Mars to be a dry, barren, dead and desolate world. Its distinctive rust-coloured surface stretches out across the planet's landscape."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/mars-missing-water-atmosphere-found

Complex Human Spaceflight

"Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew members and a backup for the test flight."

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-marches-toward-artemis-iii-mission-in-2027-names-crew-members/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Galaxy-killing wind

"Astronomers have discovered a 'galaxy-killing wind' that may explain why there are far more massive 'dead' galaxies than expected in the early universe."https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/galaxy-killing-wind-discovered-early-universe?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Wasp 94A

"Astronomers using the JWST have found that exoplanet WASP-94A b appears to have some pretty exotic weather, forming clouds of rock every morning, which then vanish in the planet's night."

https://www.iflscience.com/wasp-94a-b-the-exoplanet-where-clouds-of-rock-form-in-the-morning-and-vanish-every-night-83718

Supermassive blackhole

"A supermassive black hole lies at the heart of every galaxy, including the Milky Way."https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-astronomers-discover-earliest-known-flickering-quasar-0608?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Clear Skies

"Unfortunately, there's more bad news to report on the clear skies front."https://phys.org/news/2026-06-space-telescopes-overwhelmed-satellite-trails.html#google_vignette

Sophie Adenot

"French astronaut Sophie Adenot captured the view of a lifetime in a new image of Mount Vesuvius, as seen from aboard the International Space Station."https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/astronaut-spots-mount-vesuvius-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-8-2026

Cosmic Map

"Understanding the nature of our cosmos requires an accurate map of how galaxies are spread throughout it."

https://www.astronomy.com/science/giant-supercluster-discovered-hiding-behind-the-milky-way/

Brain

"The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons."https://spacedaily.com/n-scientists-have-discovered-a-cell-type-in-the-brain-that-was-previously-ignored-and-it-may-explain-why-human-memory-has-no-known-upper-limit/

Mars Rover

"This is one of the sharpest, clearest panoramas you're ever likely to see captured from the surface of Mars."https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/nasa-perseverance-rover-falbreen-mosaic

Space and time

"Space and time looked settled, at least in broad outline."https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/physicists-propose-that-our-universe-may-contain-three-dimensions-of-time/

Dublin Air

"The air above Dublin contains, among other things, genetic traces of cannabis, poppy, and magic mushrooms."https://spacedaily.com/n-scientists-have-discovered-that-air-filters-can-capture-dna-floating-in-the-atmosphere-and-it-can-identify-wildlife-viruses-and-even-illegal-drugs-nearby/

SpaceX Dragon

"NASA ordered five astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter in an attached SpaceX Dragon spacecraft today while Russian cosmonauts tried to fix a concerning air leak on the orbiting lab."https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/astronauts-on-international-space-station-take-shelter-in-spacex-dragon-as-cosmonauts-try-to-fix-air-leak

Sagittarius A

"After more than 50 years of searching, astrophysicists at Northwestern University have finally discovered evidence of a powerful wind blowing from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*)."https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/06/found-milky-way-black-holes-missing-wind?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

MAVEN

"The first mission devoted to observing the Martian atmosphere and its evolution, NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution), has ended after more than 11 years in orbit at Mars and a decade beyond its primary, one-year mission."https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-says-farewell-to-maven-mars-mission-hosts-media-call-today/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Disabled in Space

"A British Paralympian and surgeon could become the first person with a physical disability to live in orbit after the government signed a deal with a US company that is building a small commercial space station."https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/02/british-paralympian-john-mcfall-astronaut-disability-space-station-haven-1-vast

Alexei Leonov

"On 18 March 1965, a 30-year-old Soviet Air Force pilot named Alexei Leonov opened the hatch of an inflatable airlock on Voskhod 2 and became the first human being to float free in space."https://spacedaily.com/sd-in-1965-soviet-cosmonaut-alexei-leonov-stepped-outside-voskhod-2-for-the-first-spacewalk-in-history-and-his-suit-ballooned-so-badly-in-vacuum-that-he-had-to-bleed-oxygen-through-a-valve-to-fit-ba/

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

"We just took one final look at NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and now? It's officially ready for launch."https://www.space.com/astronomy/the-mirror-passed-with-flying-colors-nasa-just-took-its-last-look-at-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-before-launch

Detecting Light and Radiation

"Detecting light and radiation is essential across the electromagnetic spectrum, but some regions remain especially challenging."https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260530053416.htm#google_vignette

Ceres

"The long, puzzling dwarf planet Ceres, in reality the first named asteroid, has surface features that are much more complex than previously thought."https://www.universetoday.com/articles/ceres-surface-is-much-more-complex-than-previously-thought

Most Distant Object so far

"On a clear, moonless autumn night, away from city lights, the patch of sky between the constellations Andromeda and Cassiopeia contains a faint, fuzzy smudge that looks like a slightly out-of-focus star."https://spacedaily.com/d-the-light-from-the-andromeda-galaxy-the-most-distant-object-visible-to-the-naked-human-eye-left-its-source-about-2-5-million-years-ago-which-means-when-you-look-at-it-on-a-clear-n/

Early Mars

"The familiar version goes like this. Early Mars was a warmer world with rivers and lakes and a thick atmosphere."https://spacedaily.com/t-mars-was-once-a-warmer-world-of-rivers-lakes-and-a-thicker-atmosphere-but-after-its-internal-dynamo-died-and-the-planet-lost-the-magnetic-shield-that-helps-protect-an-atmosphere-the-solar-wind-stri/

Smallest Particles

"By definition, elementary particles can't be broken into smaller pieces."https://phys.org/news/2026-06-photon-infinite-swarm-particles.html#google_vignette

Spacecamp

"Forty years ago, the future seemed just around the corner—and the vehicle that was going to take us there was NASA’s Space Shuttle."https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/05/on-its-40th-anniversary-we-reassess-1986s-spacecamp/