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.
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….
Space.com
• Robert Z Pearlman
By Space.com: Fifty-four (54) more satellites in low Earth orbit after launches from California and Florida on Friday and Saturday (March 13 and 14).
Payload
By Payload: Spacecraft today operate in an environment defined by two accelerating forces: the explosive growth of satellites in orbit, and the rapid evolution of cyber threats targeting them.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: Has NASA told employees it is having difficulties finding things to launch on SLS?.
NASA Spaceflight
• Colton Williams
By NASA Spaceflight: As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the company’s Starship production complex at Starbase, Texas, has undergone a dramatic transformation, highlighted by the construction of Starfactory and the GigaBay.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
CNBC
• Ari Levy, Lora Kolodny
Wall Street Journal
• Jason Zweig
