Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
On 2 July 2025 NASA's Fermi telescope recorded GRB 250702B, a repeating gamma‑ray burst that persisted for over seven hours and produced multiple distinct flares across a day — nearly double previous records. A new MNRAS paper argues the source is a star tidally disrupted by an intermediate‑mass black hole.
Reuters
By Reuters: Taiwan on Sunday reported the return of large-scale Chinese air force activities around the island after an unexplained absence of more than two weeks that prompted speculation in Taipei as to Beijing's motives.
Runway Girl
• Mary Kirby
By Runway Girl: Lufthansa Group has taken an off-the-shelf approach when sourcing business class seats for leisure airlines Edelweiss and Discover, and for Lufthansa's A380s.
SpaceNews.com
• Caleb Henry
By SpaceNews.com: FIRST UP Satcom | Intelsat joins GSMA • SSTL completes first GEO bus • Kacific buys Newtec hub.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: The spacecraft changed the binary system’s orbit, confirming that a kinetic impactor can be an effective planetary defense technique for deflecting a near-Earth object.
NASA Spaceflight
• Chris Bergin, Martijn Luinstra
By NASA Spaceflight: Blue Origin has unveiled a new mission concept called NEO Hunter, designed to protect Earth….
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: Cathay Group has reported a full-year 2025 net profit of HK $10.8 Billion (US $1.8 billion) or 161.8 HK cents (US $0.21) per diluted share, on a year-over-year increase in revenue of 11.9 percent to HK $116.8 billion (US $14.9 billion).
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A Southwest Airlines passenger faces serious charges after assaulting TSA agents and injuring a police officer at Dallas Love Field.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
Reuters
• Parth Chandna
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
