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Tianwen-2 arrives at asteroid Kamo’oalewa, first image revealed
HELSINKI — China’s Tianwen-2 sample return spacecraft has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, revealing the near Earth asteroid to be a small, elongated rocky body. Tianwen-2 launched May 29, 2025, and traveled […]

Euclid discovers the most ancient quasar in the Universe
From the ESA Blogs.

Examining Algal Blooms in Blue Mesa
Using satellite data, researchers connected harmful algal blooms with warm water and low water levels at one of Colorado’s largest reservoirs.

NASA and Small Business Administration partner on funding key space technologies
NASA is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on an effort to attract capital to invest in companies producing critical space components.

What’s Happening in Space Policy July 5-18, 2026
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the TWO weeks of July 5-18, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in […]

Airbus to build Aeolus-2 wind-monitoring satellite
The European Space Agency has selected Airbus Defence and Space to start work on the successor to a wind-monitoring satellite.

Vast’s Haven-1 continues to advance through milestones ahead of planned 2027 launch
Vast Space’s Haven-1 station is on track to launch in Q1 2027, having achieved several…

Live coverage: Semiconductor manufacturing test bed to fly alongside Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch
Liftoff of the Starlink 10-50 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 is currently scheduled for 6:46 a.m. EDT (1046 UTC). The rocket's first-stage booster will carry two semiconductor manufacturing pods for Besxar Space Industries.

Need a Lift? NASA Launches Swift Rescue Mission
The LINK spacecraft aims to rendezvous, capture, and reboost NASA’s 21 year old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.
NASA’s Hubble Spies Stellar Sparkler for July 4th
Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

GAO flags satellite costs, launch risks in Space Force portfolio
Watchdog cites growing costs for missile-warning satellites, digital engineering gaps and workforce reductions that could slow national security launches

Katalyst’s LINK On Its Way to Reboost Swift
Katalyst Space’s LINK on-orbit servicing spacecraft is on its way to reboost NASA’s Swift observatory. Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus-XL rocket launched LINK this morning and contact has been successfully established, the […]
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