Space.com
• Chelsea Gohd
Researchers say they have identified an atmosphere around a rocky, Earth-like exoplanet orbiting within its star’s habitable zone—described as the first such detection of its kind. The finding marks a major step toward characterizing potentially habitable worlds beyond the solar system.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: TUPPER LAKE, NY — Private investment in Europe’s space sector dropped by 8% in 2025 but maintained a five-year average growth rate of 37% as the sector maintained its interest among venture capital companies, according to a European Space Agency (ESA) market assessment.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: ESA has selected Ariane 6 to launch its Henon CubeSat, which will demonstrate a future solar storm-monitoring capability.
Payload
• Victoria Woodburn
By Payload: A hearing on the Office of Space Commerce’s framework for novel mission authorization became a referendum on if the office can afford it.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 13 today (July 16), a test mission that will send "V3" Starlink satellites to space for the first time ever. Here's how to watch it live.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Swissto12 said it has raised $70 million in fresh funding to keep up with growing demand for its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business.
Payload
Inflight Online
• Keith Mwanalushi
By Inflight Online: Amazon Leo expands its constellation to 396 satellites after a 29‑satellite Atlas V launch, completing its final Atlas V mission and advancing toward Vulcan‑powered high‑rate deployment and initial service rollout.
Ars Technica
• Jeremy Hsu
By Ars Technica: Xona aims to deploy 258 satellites into low-Earth orbit as a GPS alternative.
NASA Spaceflight
• Martin Smith
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
