![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64960](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/m4ZiYQY5q8MSY54nQyZRoh-1280-80-768x432.png)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted Perseverance rover as it completed driving the distance of a marathon (26.2...
Astrobitica
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64944](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Quantum_key_distribution_using_SAGA_pillars-768x432.jpg)
Quantum computing is advancing fast, and nations are racing to field the first machines powerful enough to...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64940](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AzgubTUtToqeLhFCjWVzNj-1280-80-768x432.jpg)
NASA is taking the "America 250" birthday celebration to new heights.The agency has big plans for July...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64938](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hale-lg-768x403.jpg)
Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64933](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/x59-first-supersonic-flight-2560x1440-1-768x432.webp)
More than two decades since the Concorde supersonic airliner last took to the skies, NASA has been...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64920](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Iridium-Network-768x432.jpg)
Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite telecommunications company Iridium for $8 billion as part of its effort to...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64916](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/h32J85uQBfcMWMuQBMLAWk-1280-80-768x432.jpg)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64913](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/exoplanet-gj-436-holds.jpg)
Stars continuously shape their orbiting planets through gravity, radiation, and magnetic forces within their planetary systems. This...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64898](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Secunda-Petrochemical-Plant-South-Africa-1-scaled-1-768x393.png)
British thermal imaging startup SatVu announced the start of commercial services June 29 for HotSat-2, marking a...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64895](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ooShbfGmkBvvKNqXpY26e-1280-80-768x432.jpg)
Editor's note: Wow, the Strawberry Moon 2026 certainly served up quite the treat! We've rounded up some...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64875](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SAME-SIZE-scaled-1-768x768.png)
(Glasgow, UK) Glasgow-based space engineering company Craft Prospect has been selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64863](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Kinetica1-Y8-chutian-2-0102-JSLC-9nov2025-OS-768x441.jpg)
HELSINKI — China has established a national very low Earth orbit industry alliance, as multiple satellites demonstrate...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64859](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Chirag-Upreti-Sun-AR-4475-2026-06-24-768x403.jpg)
Chirag Upreti from New York City Active region AR 4475, a cluster of sunspots that emerged June...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64861](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/moon.4321-768x403.jpg)
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. June 28: Mercury stands...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64856](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1280px-PIA23865-W51Nebula-StarFactory-20200825_20260629_063754-768x432.jpg)
The center of the Milky Way is a chaotic region with a storm of gas, but astronomers...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64853](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1280px-Black_Hole_Milkyway_20260629_064749-768x614.jpg)
When a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, it is destroyed in a brilliant...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64848](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/NASAs_TESS_Mission_Reveals_the_Puffiest_Planets_Ever_Found_TOI-791_20260629_062529-768x432.jpg)
Astronomers have discovered two of the lightest worlds ever found, giant planets less dense than candy floss,...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64824](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260628_SXM-11_satellite-1.jpeg)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64842](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1920_gettyimages-2186455345_20260628_224900-768x576.jpg)
Star formation is a significant factor in galaxy evolution, alongside collisions and mergers. Researchers from Ohio State...
![[Aggregator] Downloaded image for imported item #64839](https://astrobitica.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PIG-348_Xie-Radar-Europa_FINAL_750_20260629_001644.jpg)
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, is a focus for astrobiologists due to its subsurface ocean of liquid water, which...