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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3 Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile
The mission is third time SpaceX will launch satellites for AST SpaceMobile and its first of the Block 2 iteration of the BlueBird satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 2:39 a.m. EDT (0639 UTC).
https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/06/16/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-3-block-2-bluebird-satellites-for-ast-spacemobile/

NASA’s Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted
One well-done gas giant, coming right up! That’s the latest from researchers analyzing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of HD 80606 b, an exoplanet four times the mass of Jupiter with an extremely elliptical orbit that sweeps close by its Sun-like star. The research team is presenting their study and preliminary findings Tuesday at […]
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-catches-exoplanet-getting-roasted/

"We could already see changes in the jet, but never with this level of detail in X-rays."

Source: NASA X-ray spacecraft catches jet erupting from 1st supermassive black hole imaged by humanity

Astronaut Jessica Meir Assists With Hardware Updates for NASA’s Cold Atom Lab
Description NASA astronaut Jessica Meir inspects optical fibers while installing hardware updates to the agency’s Cold Atom Lab, or CAL, aboard the International Space Station on May 8, 2026. About the size of a minifridge and operated from Earth, CAL chills atoms to temperatures below minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 273.15 degrees Celsius), so close […]
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/astronaut-jessica-meir-assists-with-hardware-updates-for-nasas-cold-atom-lab/

An Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will launch a record-breaking load to orbit early on Wednesday morning (June 17), and you can watch the action live.

Source: Watch European rocket launch record-breaking mission for Amazon on June 17

The prompt that made ChatGPT generate disturbing images. What does this tell us about AI?

Source: Tech Life

A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17.

Source: How to see the moon hide Venus in a rare daytime sky show on June 17

NASA Webb, Hubble Reveal History of Relic of Milky Way’s Formation
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. A globular star cluster typically has only […]
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-reveal-history-of-relic-of-milky-ways-formation/

NASA’s Quantum Lab Aboard Space Station Gets Chilly Upgrade
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to improve how scientists explore the fundamental workings of matter and develop new quantum technologies. By leveraging the unique environment of microgravity in space, the lab can accomplish cutting-edge science impossible to do anywhere else. Quantum […]
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/cold-atom-laboratory/nasas-quantum-lab-aboard-space-station-gets-chilly-upgrade/

Our expert was impressed with the looks and performance of this mirrorless APS-C Nikon. This excellent all-round performer is now at its best price this year

Source: The Nikon Z fc is our choice as the...year in this early Amazon Prime Day deal

The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion.

Source: Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)

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A ban is coming - but it's still not clear what it will mean for sites including Roblox, YouTube and WhatsApp.

Source: Five big questions about the UK's under-16s social media ban

NASA Uses Machine Learning to Enhance Flash Flood Warnings
The Transient Artifact and Continuous Learning System (TACLS) leverages data from continuously operating satellite networks coupled with machine learning models to help meteorologists at the National Weather Service forecast flash floods more efficiently.
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/science-enabling-technology/nasa-uses-machine-learning-to-enhance-flash-flood-warnings/

The crescent moon will shine alongside Jupiter, Venus and Mercury as it passes through the Beehive open star cluster on June 17.

Source: Don't miss the moon lead a dazzling mini 'planet parade' on June 17

Department of Health and Human Services Digital Stockpile & Manufacturing Response Network Challenge
NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. Sponsored by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a division of the U.S. Department of […]
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci/department-of-health-and-human-services-digital-stockpile-manufacturing-response-network-challenge/

Lights, camera, and smile.

Source: Taylor Swift And Kylie Jenner Looke...nger’s Feud With The Kardashians Over?

Metrics
Services Catalog Click here to view the FY26 Services Catalog The catalogs provide service description, chargeback rate, unit of measure, and service level indicators for each NSSC service. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Click here to view the Service Level Agreement The SLA provides information about roles, responsibilities, rates, and service level indicators for all NASA […]
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/nssc/metrics/