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Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87

Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.

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Wally Funk death: Oldest woman to travel into space dies at 87

Funk was one of 13 female pilots who went through the same tests as NASA’s all-male astronaut corps in the early 1960s but never made it into space

The Independent UK

'Astronomers have to revise estimates': The Milky Way may be larger, heavier and more lopsided than we realized

New measurements suggest that two of the Milky Way's spiral arms are around 10% farther away from Earth than we thought. The findings may require experts to revise estimates of the total size of our home galaxy.

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Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check

ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover will investigate possible signs of life in Martian clay.

Space

Bezos Seeks $10B for Blue Origin in First Outside Fundraising: SpaceX Is Worth Nearly 15 Times More

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin seeks $10 billion in its first external funding round, marking a strategic shift as it aims to expand its space infrastructure amidst rising industry costs and stiff rivalry from SpaceX.

International Business Times UK

UFOs Are a National Security Crisis: Why NASA Insiders Fear China and Russia Are Beating Us to UAP Technology

Former NASA official Michael Gold says decades of stigma around UFOs left the US lagging on UAP research and warns rivals could seize a national security edge from that hesitation.

International Business Times UK

Alien Mystery Deepens: NASA Insider Says Agency Holds Secret Archive of Unreleased UFO FootageQ

Former NASA UAP study member Mike Gold says US officials are quietly working to declassify more UFO material and urges investigators to dig into NASA's vast space archives.

International Business Times UK

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Take a trip to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas (from space) | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2026

Can you hear the waves?

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China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids

The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.

Space

NASA satellite study finds Earth's mangrove forests are making an unexpected comeback after decades of decline. But scientists warn the good news may not last forever

Global mangrove forests have shown a net increase between 2000 and 2020 due to restoration efforts and conservation policies. These vital coastal ecosystems protect communities and fight climate change by storing blue carbon. However, rising sea levels caused by climate change pose a significant long-term threat, according to scientists.

The Economic Times

Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost?

A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

Space

Artemis II astronauts reunite with Orion after record-breaking Moon mission

What comes next for NASA’s Artemis missions after a historic lunar fly-around?

Euronews

Meet 'the next Albert Einstein' Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski: Stephen Hawking cited her research, NASA and Jeff Bezos wanted to hire her, she turned down a $1.1 million offer

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski built and flew a single-engine aircraft at a young age when she was just 12. Her research on the spin memory effect was cited by Stephen Hawking. Pasterski declined lucrative offers from NASA and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to pursue fundamental physics questions. She now leads research…

The Economic Times

NASA Launches $1 Billion Contest to Build Commercial Space Station Replacing ISS by 2030

NASA is shifting to commercial spaceflight to have private companies build the next space station. Explore the lucrative contracts, deadlines, and key players shaping low Earth orbit's future.

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I can't get Netflix to run smoothly in my house — but NASA just sent a 4K video stream from the Moon, thanks to AWS

First-ever 4K video stream from the Moon to Earth represents major milestone, uses 260Mbps laser optics.

Space

Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

The Japanese company ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.

Space

NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission

NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell that will shield the Skyfall spacecraft's descent stage during its plummet through the Martian atmosphere.

The Independent UK

Artemis II astronauts reunite with their moonship 3 months after record-breaking flight

The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year are back in Florida, reunited with their capsule and launch team

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Trump gifts Artemis astronauts an American flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon

The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on the lunar surface.

Fortune

Bezos' Blue Origin is raising outside capital for the first time to compete for NASA contracts as rival SpaceX’s stock falters

Bezos ramps up his rivalry with Elon Musk over space with the move, letting in institutional investors right as SpaceX stumbles in public markets

Space

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.

The Independent UK

‘Historic step’ as SpaceX launches first ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite

City Labs’ BOHR satellite uses technology that has previously been the domain of state-funded scientific and military applications

Space

NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

Digital Camera World

Astronomers perplexed by new James Webb Space Telescope photos unveiling secrets of a galaxy 11 million light-years away

The images shed light on the galaxy’s past and colorful stars that other telescopes couldn’t in what the dumbfounded astronomers are calling a case of “galactic archaeology”

Space

James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its 4th birthday with stunning image of a galaxy crash site

To celebrate the fourth birthday of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has released a stunning image of the strangely shaped galaxy Centaurus A, the site of a cosmic collision 2 billion years ago.

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