Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
The James Webb Space Telescope is already probing potential signs of life by analyzing alien atmospheres, while the Habitable Worlds Observatory is being built specifically to search for biology beyond Earth. The shift underscores how JWST-era observations will feed into dedicated follow-on missions.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ASI is using the Italian Navy's 95-year-old tall ship to study how the human body could respond to the stresses of long-duration spaceflight.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: FAA documents have provided new details about a SpaceX project for reentry vehicles that could be used to support in-space manufacturing projects.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad Thursday evening, dealing a major setback to the Jeff Bezos-backed firm in its efforts to challenge a dominant SpaceX.
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
By Flying Magazine: After an initial series of lower speed test flights, NASA and Lockheed Martin's X-59 is nearly ready to go supersonic.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has greenlit its HiBiDiS and SOVA-S Scout missions, a mission class designed to be developed within three years for no more than €35 million.
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
By Associated Press: Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after spending seven months in space. They set a record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew.
SpaceWatch Global
• Tamara Blagojevic
Wall Street Journal
• Aylin Woodward
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
