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The critical robot arm on the ISS isn't working properly, but NASA has a plan to fix it

June 15, 2026
One of the space station’s robot arms, crucial for catching cargo ships and doing a share of maintenance duties, is offline for at least a few weeks for repairs. Canadarm2, which just passed 25 years of service in April on the International Space Station (ISS), will require a spacewalk to fix an apparently broken part that seized up during routine work on May 27, NASA said in a blog post…
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young

June 12, 2026
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers may have uncovered new clues about a longstanding mystery in galaxy evolution: why so many massive galaxies in the early universe appear to have died far sooner than expected. Galaxies are often considered “alive” when they are actively forming stars and…
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NASA is building a new space telescope to search for life on nearby planets. What would it see on ancient Earth?

June 11, 2026
NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory is the agency’s next flagship space telescope, designed to do something no previous instrument has managed: directly image Earth-like planets around nearby stars and analyze the light reflecting off their atmospheres for signs of life. The mission is still years from launch. But the design choices being made right now will determine what it can…
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Don't miss the moon and Saturn put on a spectacular show before sunrise June 10

June 10, 2026
Early risers on Wednesday morning (June 10) will be able to partake in an interesting rendezvous between the moon and a bright planet. Set your alarm for 3 a.m. and upon heading outside, look due east. Make sure you don’t have any tall obstructions, such as trees or buildings, in your way. You’ll first notice a fat waning crescent moon, two days past last quarter phase. At that hour…
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