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A new method could enable the low-cost production of medicines for missions operating far from Earth. Credit: Sierra Space

Plants Could Let Astronauts Make Medicine in Space

UC San Diego researchers described a plant-based method for producing and repeatedly harvesting a therapeutic virus in microgravity.
The approach aims to reduce waste and preserve plants, making pharmaceutical production more practical on long-duration missions.
The work supports a broader push toward self-sufficiency for lunar and Mars exploration.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 20, 2026·via universetoday.com

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We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto

Mystery Compound on Titan and Pluto Points to Shared Chemistry

JWST observations found an unexplained absorption feature on Titan and Pluto.
The two worlds are physically different but both have nitrogen- and methane-rich atmospheres.
Known compounds and likely surface ices did not fully match the spectral signal.
Identifying the material could improve understanding of Titan’s chemistry and astrobiological potential.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 19, 2026·via newscientist.com

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Arianespace lofts its heaviest payload yet on Amazon Leo mission

Arianespace lofts its heaviest payload yet on Amazon Leo mission

Arianespace launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites on the Leo Europe 03 mission.
The flight was the heaviest payload ever launched by an Ariane vehicle.
It also debuted the longer, more powerful P160C solid rocket boosters on Ariane 64.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 18, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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Artist's illustration of 55 Cnc e. (Credit: NASA)

JWST suggests 55 Cancri e has a hydrogen-rich, changing atmosphere

JWST observed five eclipses of 55 Cancri e, a super-Earth 41 light-years away.
Researchers say the planet likely has a hydrogen-rich atmosphere with large amounts of carbon monoxide.
Variation across the observations could point to active outgassing and temporary cloud formation.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 17, 2026·via universetoday.com

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NASA’s Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted

Webb tracks a giant exoplanet as it heats up in real time

NASA says Webb observed HD 80606 b heating dramatically during a close pass by its star.
The exoplanet’s temperature rises by about 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Researchers are using the system to study fast atmospheric changes on a hot Jupiter.

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DT Editorial Team·Jun 17, 2026·via science.nasa.gov

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Experience the Launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

NASA opens applications for Roman launch creator event

NASA says the Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026.
The mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center.
NASA is selecting up to 50 digital creators for a two-day launch event.

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Webb's view of galaxy cluster Abell S1063, whose gravity magnifies the little red dot GLIMPSE-17775 (boxed, lower right). The curved red arcs are lensed background galaxies (Credit : NASA, ESA, CSA, Vasily Kokorev (UT Austin); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI))

JWST may have solved the little red dots mystery

Webb observed little red dot GLIMPSE-17775 with the deepest spectrum yet for this class.
Gravitational lensing by Abell S1063 boosted the effective observing power.
The data support a model of a growing black hole hidden inside dense gas.

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Hubble captures a galaxy cluster that doubles as a cosmic lens

Hubble imaged galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211 in visible and infrared light.
The cluster contains multiple galaxy types and faint lensed arcs.
Its mass bends and magnifies light from more distant background galaxies.

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NGC 5907, some 50 million light years away, wrapped in vast loops of stars, the shredded remains of a smaller galaxy it consumed billions of years ago. Arrakihs will hunt for streams like these around at least 80 Milky Way-sized galaxies (Credit : R. Jay GaBany)

ESA adopts Arrakihs to read the merger history of galaxies

ESA has formally adopted Arrakihs.
The mission will study faint stellar streams in galaxy halos.
Researchers aim to reconstruct merger histories for Milky Way-like galaxies.
At least 80 galaxies are expected to be surveyed.

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Hubble and Webb image of M64. A massive spiral galaxy glows with a yellow core, surrounded by arms full of orange-brown dust and pink and blue patches of star formation. Framed by a haze of dark dust, the galaxy shines against black space dotted with a few stars.

NASA’s Black Eye Galaxy image highlights a strange merger past

NASA released a new composite image of Messier 64 from Webb and Hubble data.
The galaxy’s outer gas rotates opposite to the inner gas and stars.
NASA says the unusual motion may result from a merger with a satellite galaxy over a billion years ago.

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PHOTOS: The sights of Berlin Air Show 2026 on Day 2 - Breaking Defense

Berlin Air Show 2026 Day 2: Space Takes Center Stage Alongside Defense Tech

Day 2 dedicated to space capabilities, including lunar base concepts and launch systems.
AI-supported exoskeleton from German Space Agency's NoGravEx and GraviMoko projects.
Rolls-Royce showcased powerplant for Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Deutsche Aircraft's D328MR, FIXAR 025 electric VTOL UAV, and Airbus U760 Ravenstorm displayed.

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CSIRO's ASKAP radio telescope under the Milky Way © CSIRO/A. Cherney

A white dwarf binary may explain one of radio astronomy’s strangest recurring signals

ASKAP J1745−5051 is a white dwarf-red dwarf binary with an orbital period of just over an hour.
The system produces repeating bursts of radio waves and X-rays every 1.4 hours.
Researchers say it offers the clearest evidence yet for the origin of long-period radio transients.

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NASA-Funded Study Shows Wildfire Smoke’s Hidden Ozone Toll

NASA-backed study finds wildfire smoke has erased years of ozone progress across much of the US

A NASA-supported Science study says wildfire smoke has become a major ozone driver across the US.
Researchers found fires offset nearly four years of ozone-control gains over the last decade.
The work used deep learning to estimate daily surface ozone at kilometer scale from 2003 to 2024.

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Image of the primary mirror of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. (Credit: NASA/Sydney Rohde)

Roman Telescope mirror clears final inspection ahead of launch

NASA completed final inspection of Roman’s 2.4-meter primary mirror.
The telescope is designed for near-infrared observations of dark matter, dark energy, exoplanets, and galaxy evolution.
Roman is slated for launch in September 2026.
The observatory is expected to operate from the Sun-Earth L2 point.

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A deep space photo with a boxout to the left encircling a smear of blue and purple light.

James Webb Spots a Remarkably Primitive Early Galaxy

Astronomers identified LAP1-B as the most metal-poor early-universe galaxy observed so far.
The galaxy dates to roughly 800 million years after the Big Bang.
Webb spectroscopy and gravitational lensing enabled the characterization.

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Moon oxygen becomes a prerequisite for deeper space plans

Interesting Engineering frames lunar oxygen as a prerequisite for Mars habitation.
The excerpt says the Moon race has moved beyond landing and leaving.
Supplied source text also references permanent moon-base ambitions and lunar-soil construction work.

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SpaceX targets its 50th dedicated Starlink launch of 2026

SpaceX targets its 50th dedicated Starlink launch of 2026

The mission would add 24 broadband satellites to the Starlink network.
Starlink now has more than 10,000 spacecraft in orbit, according to the report.
Booster B1082 is slated for its 22nd flight and a landing attempt on Of Course I Still Love You.

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Hubble Captures M88 as It Drifts Toward Virgo Cluster’s Core

Hubble released a new image of the spiral galaxy M88.
M88 contains a supermassive black hole estimated at about 100 million solar masses.
NASA says the galaxy is moving toward a close approach with M87 in 200-300 million years.

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Capturing images in deep space like this image of Pluto is one challenge but storying the data has its own challenges. Radiation in deep space easily corrupt stored data (Credit : NASA/Johns Hopkins University)

The Flash Memory That Space Can't Destroy

Georgia Tech researchers tested ferroelectric NAND memory for space use.
The chips reportedly survived radiation doses up to one million rads.
The work could improve data retention on deep-space missions.

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A star in the Large Magellanic Cloud briefly got brighter, perhaps a microlensing event (Credit : NASA/Ames Research Centre)

Mysterious microlensing flash points to rogue world or primordial black hole

Astronomers detected a one-hour microlensing event in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
The lensing object may have a mass about three times that of Earth’s Moon.
Possible explanations include a rogue planet, an extragalactic planet, or a primordial black hole.

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