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Jimothy raccoon viral icon, NASA/Google buzz, merch boom

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Latest: Seattle raccoon Jimothy sparks global internet craze

The short‑spined raccoon first filmed in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood in July 2026 went viral, and an Instagram repost by Kijana Hall later amassed over eight million views, spawning memes and comparisons to other inte

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Starlink rollout: July launches, Gen3 filing and V5 kit

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Latest: SpaceX Starship Test Flight 13 Deploys 20 Starlink V3 Satellites and Achieves Intact Ocean Splashdown

SpaceX’s July 9 2026 launch cadence continued with a Falcon 9 delivering 29 Starlink V2‑Mini satellites from Cape Canaveral, followed the same day by preparation for a second Falcon 9 from Vandenberg carrying 24 more Sta

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August 2026 solar eclipse and phenomena

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Latest: Yerevan and surrounding regions face planned electricity outages on July 27

In late July 2026, reports first noted a rare aurora borealis seen over Slovakia and parts of Poland during a strong G4 geomagnetic storm in January, and warned that a total solar eclipse would occur on 12 August 2026, w

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V445 Puppis helium nova gas bullets

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Latest: V445 Puppis helium nova ejects 32 million km/h cosmic bullets

Astronomers first reported that the rare helium nova V445 Puppis, which erupted in 2000, had cleared its surrounding dust cloud and revealed clumps of oxygen‑rich gas moving at speeds up to about 20 million miles per hou

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NASA Swift Rescue Ongoing; Roman Telescope Launch Set

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Latest: NASA launches rescue mission to lift Swift space telescope into higher orbit

NASA’s on‑orbit servicing mission for the 22‑year‑old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is progressing beyond its initial launch phase. The privately built LINK servicer, launched on 3 July 2026 from Kwajalein on a Pegasus 

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Madrid wildfires force NASA complex evacuation, Cebreros OK

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Latest: Madrid wildfires prompt TVE presenter Gonzalo Miró to halt live report

The July 2026 wildfires in western Madrid continued to expand, forming a front across central Spain. About 90 NASA staff were evacuated from the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) at Robledo de Chavela. On‑

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UN International Asteroid Day and planetary defence

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Latest: China readies high‑speed test to strike near‑Earth asteroid

The United Nations formalised 30 June 2026 as International Asteroid Day, recalling the 1908 Tunguska event and urging global awareness of near‑Earth object (NEO) hazards. By mid‑2026, between 16 000 and 36 000 NEOs are

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