From Rocket Ruins to Cosmic Discoveries: Blue Origin’s Resilience and New Magnetic Insights

About this episode

The episode discusses major developments in space exploration, including Blue Origin's plans, evidence of magnetic fields on exoplanets, and NASA's upcoming telescope launch.

In today's Astronomy Daily, Anna and Avery cover six major stories: Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp pledges New Glenn will fly again before year's end despite last week's launchpad explosion; astronomers announce the first direct evidence of magnetic fields on exoplanets using Hot Jupiter wind data; NASA's Roman Space Telescope clears its final mirror inspection ahead of a September 2026 launch; SpaceX wins a $4.16 billion Space Force contract for an airborne threat-tracking satellite constellation; a reflection on the lasting scientific legacy of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS; and Hungarian researchers publish the definitive mass boundary between neutron stars and black holes at 2.2–2.3 solar masses. Stories Covered • Blue Origin New Glenn explosion aftermath — CEO Dave Limp confirms damage is less severe than feared, pledges return to flight before end of 2026 • First direct evidence of exoplanet magnetic fields — Nature Astronomy, June 2, 2026 — ESO VLT and Gemini North study of seven Hot Jupiter wind speeds • NASA Roman Space Telescope primary mirror passes final Earth-side inspection — September 2026 launch target confirmed • SpaceX $4.16 billion US Space Force SB-AMTI contract —…

People in this episode

Hosts: Anna, Avery

Topics covered

• Blue Origin
• exoplanets
• NASA
• SpaceX
• neutron stars
• cosmic discoveries

Keywords

• Blue Origin
• New Glenn
• exoplanets
• NASA Roman Space Telescope
• SpaceX
• neutron stars
• 3I/ATLAS
• magnetic fields
• Hot Jupiter
• cosmic discoveries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Origin, NASA, SpaceX, HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre

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