Thursday, June 11, 2026

NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew amid backlash: 'I don't think anyone should be reading into this'

NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew | Space Quiz: What asteroid killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago? | Are mysterious 'little red dots' black hole stars?
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June 11, 2026
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NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew
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Happy Thursday, Space Fans. The announcement this week of NASA's Artemis 3 astronaut crew may have kick-started the agency's next Artemis mission, but it's all-male makeup has started some backlash of its own. So, for our top story, here's what NASA chief Jared Isaacman and others are saying about the crew decision.

And that's not all! We also have a look at Venus and Jupiter in the night sky, SpaceX's plan for 1 million satellites and more! Check it out!
 
What NASA says
 
Space Quiz: What asteroid killed the dinosaurs 65 million years ago?
Find out the answer here.
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Vote Chicxulub asteroid
 
 
 
 
 
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Are mysterious 'little red dots' black hole stars?
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of "little red dots" in the early universe. Here's what they know.
 
What are they?
 
 
 
 
Spaceflight
 
Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space.
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In a new video, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared new details for his company’s planned data centers in space ahead of a widely anticipated IPO. But can SpaceX really put 1 million AI satellites in orbit?
 
A lot of satellites...
 
Artemis 3 needs 3 giant rockets, 2 moon landers and luck?
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NASA's Artemis 3 mission in 2027 looks to be one of agency's most complicated missions ever, with three giant rocket launches and two private moon lander prototypes that haven't been built yet. Can it all work together? Here's how the mission will unfold.
 
It's so complicated
 
 
 
 
Skywatching
 
Jupiter & Venus in spectactular conjunction. Our fave photos
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If you've been wondering what those two bright lights are in the night sky lately, they're planets (not stars), and not just any planets. Venus and Jupiter looked so spectacular, we had a hard time picking these photos from all the submissions!
 
Conjunction junction
 
 
 
 
Technology
 
Thruster breakthrough? Propulsion system to get space test
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A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars. But will it work in space?
 
Will it work?
 
 
 
 
Science & Astronomy
 
Dino-killing asteroid created underground haven for Earth life
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The giant Chicxulub asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs may also have created one of Earth's most enduring habitats for life, an 8 million-year haven underground.
 
Deep Impact
 
 
 
 
Today in Space
 
Photo of the day: Astronauts watch ice splinter from a glacier
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Our space photo of the day goes from Earth to space to Earth again as astronauts on the International Space Station captured a stunning photo of ice fragmenting off the Tyndall Glacier in Antarctica. Here's how they saw it.
 
A chilling photo
 
 
 
 
Space deal of the day
 
Save $100 on this best telescope for beginners
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Celestron's iconic orange NexStar series is on sale online and includes the smallest of the set, the NexStar 4SE, a perfect first telescope for new stargazers. Here's where to find the deal.
 
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Editor's Note
 
Have a great Thursday!
That's going to be a wrap for today's newsletter from Space! Thanks for reading this far to the end, but the space news doesn't stop here.

Japan's new-ish H3 rocket will attempt to return to flight tonight with a new launch out of Tanegashima Space Center, so we'll have that tomorrow. And Friday is the day for SpaceX's historic IPO! Will it reach its $1.77 valuation? Will Elon Musk become the world's first trillionaire?

We'll find out together on Friday!

Keep looking up!

- Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief, Space.com
 
 
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