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The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'

By Tereza Pultarova Published 1 July 26

If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface. Some companies want to put millions into space.

July's planetary lineup is changing — and Venus is the last one standing

By Joe Rao Published 1 July 26

Venus dominates the evening sky while Saturn, Mars and Uranus put on a show for early risers.

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon — if the US wins the World Cup

By Mike Wall Published 1 July 26

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday (June 30).

On this day in space! July 1, 1962: Kennedy Space Center established

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 1 July 26

On June 30, 1908, a giant fireball exploded over the forests of Tunguska in Siberia.

Ocean-monitoring satellite spots wildfire smoke from space | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 1 July 26

A NASA satellite has found an unintended, important purpose.

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend

By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated 1 July 26

The X1.1 eruption briefly disrupted radio communications across the daylight side of Earth, while forecasters now expect the accompanying CME to reach Earth on July 3.

Stunning new NASA space telescope images reveal the universe in red, white and blue for America 250

By Brett Tingley Published 1 July 26

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic wonders, depicted in red, white and blue for the America 250 anniversary on July 4.

In 1776, the solar system only had 6 planets. Now, it has 8. Does it end there?

By Samantha Mathewson Published 1 July 26

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the history of the solar system tells its own story of exploration.

NASA to launch rescue mission July 2 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere

By Josh Dinner Last updated 1 July 26

Northrop Grumman will launch a rocket from an airplane to save NASA's SWIFT space telescope from falling out of orbit.

NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?

By Elizabeth Howell Published 1 July 26

A new NASA audit says the agency will need to purchase more astronaut flights to the ISS by 2030 and focuses on issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.