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Fold a single sheet of paper just 42 times and it would be thick enough to reach the Moon, because each fold doubles the thickness and doubling grows far faster than anyone expects

June 6, 2026

Take a single sheet of ordinary paper, about a tenth of a millimetre thick. Fold it in half…

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A view of a deep purple night sky with a red glowing mountain range underneath a series of twinkling stars.

June 6, 2026

In one of 2026’s skywatching highlights, the two brightest planets in the night sky will appear very close…

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June 6, 2026

APOD: 2026 June 6 – Charon: Moon of Pluto Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or…

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Gemini IX-A astronaut Gene Cernan is backdropped by the blackness of space during America’s second spacewalk on June 5, 1966. His umbilical drifts across the foreground, partially obscuring the view of the astronaut.

June 6, 2026

One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a…

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NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report

June 6, 2026

NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as…

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June 6, 2026

The SpaceX S-1 filing shows that Gracias owns more than 500 million shares of SpaceX stock through…

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June 6, 2026

Teams working on NASA’s INCUS (Investigation of Convective Updrafts) mission, the first space-based survey of the dynamics of…

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Space Farming Takes Off: Redwire Wins Landmark Mission

June 6, 2026

By Karen Roman Redwire Corp. (NYSE: RDW) said its contract with Astrobiome Space S.à r.l. will allow the…

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Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

June 6, 2026

NASA’s X-59 jet has finally gone supersonic. The X-59, a long-nosed demonstrator designed to help develop the tech…

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Voyager 1, the first human-made craft to enter interstellar space, carries a golden record of Earth’s music and greetings — a message launched into the dark, even though it will not pass near another star for about 40,000 years.

June 6, 2026

Voyager 1, the first human-made object to cross into interstellar space, carries a gold-plated copper phonograph record holding…

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New Glenn Explosion Just Gave NASA a Headache It Doesn't Have Time For

June 6, 2026

When Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad last week, it wasn’t just a blow…

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NASA’s X 59 eXternal Vision System digital display shows green flight data overlaid on the forward scenery as the aircraft flies supersonic. Numerical indicators, horizon references, and a Mach number readout are visible on the screen.

June 6, 2026

NASA’s experimental X-59 aircraft marked a major milestone Friday, June 5, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time, setting the stage for demonstrating its quiet…

Fold a single sheet of paper just 42 times and it would be thick enough to reach the Moon, because each fold doubles the thickness and doubling grows far faster than anyone expects

Jupiter and Venus conjunction 2026: See two bright planets at the same time this weekend

APOD: 2026 June 6 – Charon: Moon of Pluto

First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk

NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report

Antonio Gracias’ SpaceX investment could be worth over $90 billion

NASA’s INCUS Mission on Road to Launch, Study Storms From Space

Space Farming Takes Off: Redwire Wins Landmark Mission

Going supersonic! NASA’s X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

Voyager 1, the first human-made craft to enter interstellar space, carries a golden record of Earth’s music and greetings — a message launched into the dark, even though it will not pass near another star for about 40,000 years.

New Glenn Explosion Just Gave NASA a Headache It Doesn’t Have Time For

NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Flies Supersonic for First Time