Alone?

"What would it mean to discover that we are not alone?"

https://www.seti.org/news/disclosure-needs-data/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=newsletter_body&utm_campaign=062526&utm_id=news

Solstice

 

"Twice each year, we celebrate what we call a solstice when Earth is at its maximum tilt toward or away from the sun."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/summer-solstice-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-25-2026?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2156A0D6-DF4F-420B-8412-CD8507310A9D&utm_source=SmartBrief

ESA Dark Universe

"In 2025, the European Space Agency dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid turned its attention to the heart of the Milky Way for just 26 hours."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/this-is-the-largest-and-most-detailed-image-of-our-milky-way-with-over-60-million-stars-and-50-exoplanet-systems?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2156A0D6-DF4F-420B-8412-CD8507310A9D&utm_source=SmartBrief

Oldest Asteroid Impact

"The oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth was created 3.02 billion years ago in what's now Western Australia — not far from where we've seen the oldest traces of life on our planet."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/3-billion-years-old-this-australian-crater-is-the-oldest-known-asteroid-impact-site-on-earth?utm_term=1E9CE68B-BB7D-4199-A76E-9D014B1CA562&lrh=64a20f24338333901e4cb7afc40a3cfae56c6770df59fc13cf25a5ce36d78b01&utm_campaign=58E4DE65-C57F-4CD3-9A5A-609994E2C5A9&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2156A0D6-DF4F-420B-8412-CD8507310A9D&utm_source=SmartBrief

SETI Institute’s Community College

"The SETI Institute’s Community College Internship program continues to provide students with meaningful, hands-on research experience during the academic year through its partnership with Bay Area community colleges."https://www.seti.org/news/community-college-internship-program-celebrates-fourth-year/?utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=newsletter_body&utm_campaign=063026&utm_id=news

Cigar Cluster

"Located 12 million light-years away and undergoing rapid star formation, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 82 (M82) is a scientifically unique sight to behold, and now NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has revealed previously unseen details."

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-webb-millions-stars-cigar-galaxy.html#google_vignette

Where should we Explore?

"After Earth's moon and Mars, where could humans plant their footprints?"

https://www.space.com/astronomy/saturn/titan-is-actually-a-very-reasonable-destination-for-humans-scientists-start-mapping-out-crewed-mission-to-huge-saturn-moon