Ax-4 astronauts on SpaceX's Dragon dock at ISS

Hello space fans! | JWST discovers and photographs its 1st exoplanet | NASA's pulling out of major astronomy meetings Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version June 26, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Hello space fans! It's Kenna again with your daily dose of all things space.  This morning saw the successful docking of the private Axiom-4 mission, as the astronauts on SpaceX's Dragon crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station. The crew will now spend two weeks running various science experiments on the station.  In other news, NASA has been pulling out of big conferences, like the American Astronomical Society's 246th meeting. In fact, the National Science Foundation cancelled its planned talk at the meeting, too. Scientists told Space.com they have been feeling these effects and are worried for the future of these conferences.  Our stories for today's roundup include Rubin Observatory using a "data butler" to help with its large image files, a dead NASA satellite still sending out radio signals and the final "Fantastic Four: First steps" trailer. There's a lot happening and we have all the latest news here for your daily read.  Thanks for exploring with us.  Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com JWST discovers and photographs its 1st exoplanet The new planet TWA 7b is also the lightest exoplanet ever to be directly imaged. Read More NASA's pulling out of major astronomy meetings "We are given rules by our own institutions about what we can and cannot say." Read More Space quiz! What is a "data butler?" Click here for the answer A service that records metadata (data about data) A virtual AI assistant labelling photos Marvel's Jarvis assistant but for astronomers A scheduling program Space Deal of the Day Free Amazon voucher & bonus 4 months of NordVPN Our exclusive offer is top value for NordVPN ahead of Amazon Prime Day with up to 76% off, a free Amazon voucher and a bonus four months free. Read More Skywatching Stargazers spot cloud from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket The culprit was a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the Transporter-14 satellite rideshare mission. Read More Spaceflight Ax-4 astronauts on SpaceX's Dragon dock with ISS This was a particularly long commute for Dragon's Ax-4 crew. Read More Science & Astronomy Rubin Observatory pics so big they need 'data butler' The Rubin Observatory's enormous datasets call for cloud computing, seven different "brokers" and, indeed, a butler of sorts. Read More Mysterious radio burst actually dead NASA satellite "What caused this signal from Relay 2? That's a good question. We don't know!" Read More Entertainment Final 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' trailer is here! It's so close to Clobberin' Time! Read More Today in Space Image of day: Rubin Observatory takes its 1st look The telescope, working with the world's largest digital camera, scans the night sky in search of dark matter. Read More   Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036