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Space Exploration this week: Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft executed a daring flyby of the near-Earth asteroid Torifune on July 5, passing just 800; and China achieved its first orbital-class booster recovery on July 10, 2026, using a…

Space Exploration this week: The James Webb Space Telescope has released new images of Centaurus A, revealing millions of individual stars in its; and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has released new mid- and near-infrared images of the…

How Planets Survive Stellar Death and New Discoveries this week: Using the James Webb Space Telescope, an international team observed the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WD 1856 b; and This matters for Space Exploration because it gives a…

NASA’s Moon Base and Lunar Technology Plans this week: NASA has awarded nearly $600 million to Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines for four new CLPS; and NASA has announced a new solicitation under the NextSTEP-3 Omnibus…

Hubble and Webb’s Stunning Cosmic Fireworks this week: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released a new image of the stellar nursery LH 95 in the Large Magellanic Cloud; and NASA released a Hubble Space Telescope image of globular cluster…

NASA awarded nearly $600 million across three companies for four robotic lunar lander missions supporting its developing base ambitions.

NASA awarded nearly $600 million across three companies for four robotic lunar lander missions supporting its developing base ambitions.

NASA Programs & Infrastructure this week: NASA’s Launch Services Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base has converted a key telemetry engineering role from; and NASA’s Office of Inspector General reports that four canceled Artemis-related…

Current & Upcoming Space Missions this week: NASA’s Johnson Space Center hosted a welcome-home ceremony for Expedition 73 crews, highlighting mission; and China’s Long March 10B, a cargo variant of its new lunar-capable rocket family, is…

Telescope Missions & Astronomical Discoveries this week: The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has produced the largest, most detailed visible-light image of; and NASA and commercial partner Katalyst Space are preparing for…