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Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s centre in visible light, showing a densely packed tapestry of individual stars and an active, everchanging galaxy. These images mark four years of better-than-anticipated performance and successful science operations for the most powerful space telescope in history.","published_at":"2026-07-06T16:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-07T07:57:46.396172Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"d0fa4bb2-80ea-4808-af08-7785dde53bf6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":38827,"title":"NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program","authors":[{"name":"Emma Gatti","socials":null}],"url":"https://spacenews.com/nasa-adds-three-european-firms-to-the-commercial-data-program/","image_url":"https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/csda-program-hero-2500x1000-200dpi.webp?fit=1024%2C410&ssl=1","news_site":"SpaceNews","summary":"\nMILAN — NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced June 23 contract awards with eight new commercial satellite data providers, three of which are European: Kuva Space (Finland), OroraTech […]\nThe post NASA adds three European firms to the commercial data program appeared first on SpaceNews.","published_at":"2026-07-06T15:57:10Z","updated_at":"2026-07-06T16:00:39.713832Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":38826,"title":"NASA Seeks Industry Input on Second Phase of Commercial Space Stations","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/nasa-seeks-industry-input-on-second-phase-of-commercial-space-stations/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/nasa-meatball-11-black-background.jpg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"On Monday, NASA released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking feedback from American companies on the next phase of its commercial space stations strategy, aimed at ensuring a seamless transition of activities in low Earth orbit from the International Space Station.  “NASA’s review reflects what we’ve been hearing from industry throughout this process. 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NASA’s Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, validated and advanced these capabilities. Designed to test and validate technologies in lunar orbit, CAPSTONE launched […]","published_at":"2026-07-06T15:00:54Z","updated_at":"2026-07-07T07:57:36.726843Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"859bf952-b4c6-40fb-a7e7-ac12efc386b2","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":38822,"title":"Italy Brings IRIDE Earth Observation Service Online","authors":[{"name":"European Spaceflight","socials":null}],"url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/italy-brings-iride-earth-observation-service-online/","image_url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Italy-Brings-IRIDE-Earth-Observation-Service-Online.webp","news_site":"European Spaceflight","summary":"Italy’s IRIDE Earth observation service went live on 1 July, opening initial access to imagery and analytics from one of the programme’s planned six satellite constellations for government users. The operational phase officially began at 00:01 CEST on 1 July with the “IRIDE First Operational Tasking”, which included the acquisition of the programme’s first operational […]\r\nThe post Italy Brings IRIDE Earth Observation Service Online appeared first on European Spaceflight.","published_at":"2026-07-06T14:58:09Z","updated_at":"2026-07-07T07:57:31.315883Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":38821,"title":"NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-uncovers-unusual-galaxy-shaped-by-cosmic-collision/","image_url":"https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/webb/science/2026/07/STScI-01KVT4GQMQ5MXV6XDPFPZMXG65.png","news_site":"NASA","summary":"In new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more complex, than ever seen before. Webb’s unprecedented sensitivity across near- and mid-infrared wavelengths cuts through the thick lanes of dust that obscure Centaurus A’s center in visible light, showing […]","published_at":"2026-07-06T14:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-06T14:15:59.384100Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"d0fa4bb2-80ea-4808-af08-7785dde53bf6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":38899,"title":"Introducing OpSTAR","authors":[{"name":"ESA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Introducing_OpSTAR","image_url":"https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/07/opstar_mission_patch/27365980-1-eng-GB/OpSTAR_mission_patch_card_full.png","news_site":"ESA","summary":"ESA’s OpSTAR (Optical Synchronised Time And Ranging) In-Orbit Demonstrator mission will showcase how optical technologies can reshape the architecture of satellite navigation, enable greater accuracy and strengthen resilience against threats such as jamming and spoofing.","published_at":"2026-07-06T13:41:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-10T10:30:12.902078Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]}]}