This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system

• Scientists have found major errors in the Al Gore-founded Climate TRACE database, which tracks greenhouse gas emissions, and an Antarctic glacier has collapsed at a record speed, with the Hektoria glacier retreating 15 miles in just 15 months. • A study has reported that the Hektoria glacier's retreat is one of the fastest ever recorded, with the glacier moving back 15 miles in 15 months, which is a significantly faster pace than in previous years.

• NASA selected the Artemis III crew on June 11, 2026, for a mission scheduled for 2027. • The mission is designed to test the future of lunar exploration through high-stakes operations on the Moon.

• NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to survey a billion galaxies and trace the evolution of the universe. • The project utilizes decades of research into detector technology and contributions from the United States spy program.

• NASA selected two science instruments for astronauts to deploy on the Moon's surface during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. • These specific tools are designed to improve scientific knowledge of the lunar environment.

• NASA issued 10 new awards through its Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations (PICASSO) program. • The PICASSO23 projects focus on creating technology to explore diverse environments ranging from the hot surface of Mercury to icy worlds at the Solar System's edge.

• The European Space Agency located its Philae lander on the surface of Comet 67P on September 2, 2016, ending a two-year search. • Philae had previously made history as the first spacecraft to achieve a soft-landing on a comet before it disappeared from view.

• Scientists observed the centaur 450P/LONEOS transforming into a comet by developing a coma, which is a fuzzy cloud of gas and dust. • The object is located approximately 3 billion miles away in the region between Jupiter and Neptune.

• NASA issued Amendment 72 for the A.17 Hydrosphere solicitation to request research on the physics of Earth's water. • The program focuses on three specific scientific disciplines: ocean physics, terrestrial hydrology, and precipitation science.

• NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate (HSMD) have released the final text for the fifth Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) Cooperative Agreement Notice. • The notice, officially designated as NNH26ZDA016C, outlines the framework for the CAN-5 agreement.

• Scientists conducting an experiment approximately one mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota have observed potential hints of dark matter. • While the findings represent a possible breakthrough in identifying the elusive cosmic component, researchers stopped short of claiming a definitive detection.

• NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully separated from the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. • This flagship mission is designed to conduct vast, deep surveys of the cosmos, focusing on dark matter, dark energy, and exoplanets.