Space

⚡ TL;DR Ariane 6 set a European record today, flying its most powerful booster configuration yet on flight VA269, delivering 36 Amazon Kuiper satellites to orbit. A busy 24 hours also brought a confirmed Milky Way formation relic, a Webb exoplanet roasting, and a Dragon splashdown — high cadence across launches,

SPACE PULSE Tuesday, June 17, 2026 | Your daily space and astronomy briefing ----------------------------------------------------------------- ⚡ TL;DR Webb and Hubble have jointly confirmed Terzan 5 as the prototype of a new class of Milky Way object called "bulge fossil fragments," rewriting our picture of galactic formation. [1] [2] A busy 24

⚡ TL;DR SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon has splashed down in the Pacific carrying one of the most research-packed ISS cargo returns to date, while ESA prepares to fly an upgraded Ariane 6 with four P160C boosters in a significant step up in European launch power. [1] [2] It is