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Largest digital camera ever built begins hunt for unseen cosmic phenomena

Scientists anticipate that the Rubin Observatory's observations will revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos

The Independent UK · Jun 30

America 250: How has telescope technology evolved since the dawn of the U.S.?

Optical telescopes have come a long way in the past two-and-a-half centuries — from the homemade telescope of William Herschel to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.

Space · Jun 30

NASA robot rescue mission sets sights on a space telescope plummeting to Earth

US space agency NASA is preparing to launch a robotic rescue mission to haul an ageing telescope into a higher orbit to save it from burning up as it falls back down to Earth. The next launch attempt is set for Wednesday after a previous liftoff was pushed back due…

France 24 · Jun 30

Mercury Retrograde in Cancer Begins June 29: Why This One Hits Family, Feelings and Old Conversations Hardest

Mercury Retrograde in Cancer highlights emotional introspection, unresolved conversations, and relationship dynamics. Astrologers suggest using this period for reflection and personal growth rather than fearing disruptions.

International Business Times UK · Jun 29

NASA launches rescue mission to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere

This is the final flight of the historic Pegasus rocket.

Space · Jun 29

America 250: Here's how to find a star whose light began its journey toward Earth in 1776

This star's light left its surface around the same time that the U.S. was founded.

Space · Jun 29

Mars orbiter watches Perseverance rover cross the marathon finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026

With the speed at which the rover completed this marathon, and how well it continues to explore on Mars, who knows, maybe Perseverance will be the first to manage an ultramarathon on the Red Planet.

Space · Jun 29

How NASA's 'America 250' celebrations are reaching from the sky to the moon

NASA has big plans for July 4 — the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence — which involves both aircraft and spacecraft.

Space · Jun 29

The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at "cosmic noon" before such structures were thought to be possible.

Space · Jun 29

Why the new space race is all about going lower, not higher (and a UK firm is leading it)

‘This is a very important technology for the whole of society and humanity’: NewOrbit hopes to make satellites fly about 200 or 300km above the Earth

Evening Standard · Jun 29