NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20

Happy Friday space fans! | NASA's Chandra spacecraft sees exoplanet shrinking | NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version July 18, 2025 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE The Launchpad Happy Friday space fans! It's the end of the week and there's a lot of news happening today, starting with NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft watching as a distant, Jupiter-size exoplanet shrinks significantly.  In other headlines, NASA workers are planning a protest for July 20, 'Moon Day', to highlight the proposed budget cuts for the space agency, we dive into the background of Dr. Roger Korby on Star Trek's "Strange New Worlds" and Europe is working on a new hypersonic space plane by 2031. We also have some entertainment recommendations for you as we head into the weekend. We have all that and more for your daily read.  Thanks for exploring with us. Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com NASA's Chandra spacecraft sees exoplanet shrinking "It's almost unfathomable to imagine what is happening to this planet. The planet's atmosphere simply cannot withstand the high X-ray dose it's receiving from its star." Read More NASA workers plan 'Moon Day' protest on July 20 'This year has been an utter nightmare that has not stopped.' Read More Space quiz! How many countries have launched an indigenously built satellite? Click here for answer! Five nations Seven nations Twenty nations Three nations Space Deal of the Day NordVPN at 79% off and a $50 Amazon voucher Our exclusive NordVPN deal gives you complete online security and convenience for a 79% discount, four free bonus months and a $50 Amazon voucher. Read More Skywatching Europe to launch 'Invictus' hypersonic space plane The Invictus project is leveraging tech that the now-defunct British company Reaction Engines developed for a huge space plane called Skylon. Read More Science & Astronomy 2 billion-year-old moon rock reveals new history The meteorite is the only lunar sample that we have from this forgotten period of the moon. Read More Tianwen 2 asteroid-sampling probe has Earth pics The images sent home from Tianwen 2 show the spacecraft is operating well as it heads out into deep space. Read More Technology Scientists extracted water & oxygen from moon dust "We never fully imagined the 'magic' that the lunar soil possessed." Read More Star Trek Who is Dr Roger Korby in 'Strange New Worlds' Dr Korby once crossed paths with Kirk's Enterprise, though he was a very different man at the time… Read More Today in Space On This Day! July 18, 1980: India launches 1st sat This made India the seventh nation to launch an indigenously built satellite. Full Story: Space (2/27)  Image of day: Lunar eclipse steals show in night sky The sky's orange and green glows cast a "tie-dye" effect around the moon's outline. Read More Editor's Note Friday Reads It's a Friday and as we look forward to the weekend we wanted to share what the Space.com staff is reading, watching, and playing in case you need any recommendations.  In the fall we'll be kicking off a science fiction short story reading club, so stay tuned! But until then, enjoy the following staff recommendations.  Brett Tingley, Editor: "I've been enjoying Keith Cooper's new book 'Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact.' The book explores well-known planets from science fiction such as Tatooine from 'Star Wars' or Arrakis from 'Dune' with grounded commentary on real-world observations of similar exoplanets. A must-read for both exoplanet and sci-fi fans!"  Daisy Dobrijevic, Reference Editor: "I watched the first episode of the new series of the Great British Sewing Bee and it was lovely."  Vanessa Jewell, Social Media Editor: "I’ve been reading the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown, currently on Dark Age. I love it! It’s very dark and gritty, but the world-building is so intricate, and I love how cohesive the story feels from one book to the next. I’m constantly being surprised by how ruthless of a writer Brown is. It feels like Game of Thrones in space; no one is safe!"    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