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Happy Wednesday, space fans. We're halfway through!
Yesterday, we saw NASA announce the astronaut crew that will fly on the Artemis 3 mission. The crew is comprised of commander Randy Bresnik of NASA, ESA's Luca Parmitano as pilot, and NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Frank Rubio as mission specialists. NASA astronaut Bob Hines will also serve as a backup astronaut for the crew. While any new crew announcement is filled with excitement about the mission and getting to know a crew of astronauts, and the astronauts chosen are incredible and accomplished, people were disappointed to not see any women selected for the crew, especially seeing as today women make up nearly 40% of the active astronaut class so it's certainly not a decision made without options.
Beyond Artemis, we also got an exclusive interview with Casey Dreier of The Planetary Society who has issued a strong warning about a proposed new rule that would change how science works in the U.S., moving funding out of the hands of scientists and into the hands of political appointees who could even use scientists' personal social media to make funding decisions. We also have a whole host of incredible and weird new science and the reviews are already rolling in for the newest sci-fi blockbuster "Disclosure Day."
Check out what's big in space below!
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The White House has proposed massive changes to the scientific process in the U.S. which, if passed, could make science funding dependent on the whims of political appointees. "It replaces expertise with political appointees, globally decouples the U.S. and completely guts our scientific ecosystem," one expert said.
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A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant ancient Earth.
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Using just a pen and paper, a team of scientists has calculated how space and time could crystallize to form tiny black holes.
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Above a certain threshold, galaxies stop growing , no matter how much raw material they have on hand. The question is: what flips the switch?
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, June 8, 2026. The first stage booster flew for a record 35th time.
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The director of 'Close Encounters' and 'ET', an original story, 'X-Files'-style conspiracy theories… 'Disclosure Day' is a welcome escape from the mega-franchises.
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That's it for our space update today!
What do you think of NASA's choice to go with an all-male crew for Artemis 3? Follow along as we continue to see how this mission develops and how this crew compares to the beloved Artemis 2 astronauts. We love them all, but we're curious to see if NASA can capture that same magic another time around as we lead up to the lunar landing with Artemis 4.
We have some interesting new spaceflight news coming up, SpaceX plans to go public later this week (though some politicians are voicing concerns and potentially throwing a wrench in those gears), and as always we have new science on the horizon. We are also counting down to "Disclosure Day" coming out this upcoming weekend. Some are already saying it's the sci-fi film of the year, but with Project Hail Mary still holding a very large place in my heart, that's a big claim so we will have to see if it lives up to the hype. Stay tuned, and I'll see you tomorrow!
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Chelsea Gohd
Content Manager, Space.com
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