Happy Monday! Kenna here with your latest developments in space news and science.
Today is one for the history books, as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is unveiling its first images, using the world's largest digital camera. We've got the livestream for you over on our website so be sure to check it out.
In other news, the Houston company Celestis is flying human remains into space aboard SpaceX's Transporter 14 rideshare mission, taking ancient sky burials to a whole new level. In writing our space quiz for today about this story, I was amazed by how many people have their DNA in space. My biggest question is if there's a risk of these remains raining back down to Earth. Only time will tell.
Other stories in our roundup include burping supermassive blackholes, white auroras, and a second batch of satellites being launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper megaconstellation. It's all here and more.
The Houston company Celestis is flying a memorial payload on SpaceX's Transporter 14 rideshare mission, which is scheduled to launch on Monday (June 23)
Each June, Earth encounters a stream of particles shed by the 5-kilometer-wide (3.1-mile-wide) comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke, heralding the onset of the Bootid meteor shower.
With the arrival of a visiting crew still delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station continued to fill the Expedition 73 crew's week, along with time for Earth observations and an interview for a podcast.
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