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Today's topics:

ELT Construction Reaches Major Milestone - The Extremely Large Telescope has reached a major construction milestone in Chile, bringing astronomers closer to a new era of exoplanet and galaxy observations. This space news update explains why the ELT matters for the future of ground-based astronomy.

Hubble Webb Reveal Black Hole - Astronomers used archival Hubble data and follow-up observations from the James Webb Space Telescope to identify a stellar-mass black hole. The discovery highlights how old datasets and new instruments can work together to uncover hidden objects in space.

Falcon 9 Marks 600 Reuses - A Falcon 9 Starlink launch is set to mark the 600th booster reuse across SpaceX's fleet, underlining how routine reusable rocketry has become. The mission is another sign that lower-cost, high-cadence launch operations are reshaping access to orbit.

Starship Flight 13 Targets July - SpaceX is now targeting no earlier than July 16 for Starship Flight 13, the next major test of its fully reusable heavy-lift system. The update shows how rapidly iterative launch testing is driving the future of deep-space transportation.

ISS Launches And Station Science - Russia is launching a NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts to the International Space Station, while China has returned science samples from its own station. Together, these stories show how human spaceflight is becoming both more international and more multipolar.

Roman Telescope Nears August Launch - NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in Florida preparing for an August 2026 liftoff. As the agency's next flagship observatory, Roman is expected to transform studies of dark energy, exoplanets, and the infrared universe.

Torifune, Exoplanets, And Dark Skies - NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day spotlights the double-lobed asteroid Torifune, while new chatter around a nearby exoplanet suggests it may be more Earth-like than previously thought. Add in July's dark-sky new moon window, and there is plenty for skywatchers and planet hunters to follow.

Episode Transcript

ELT Construction Reaches Major Milestone
First up, one of the biggest long-term astronomy projects on Earth has crossed an important threshold. The Extremely Large Telescope, under construction in Chile, has reached a major milestone, a reminder that the next generation of observatories is steadily coming together. When the ELT eventually begins science operations, it is expected to sharpen our view of exoplanets, distant galaxies, and some of the deepest questions in modern cosmology.

Hubble Webb Reveal Black Hole
In orbital astronomy, NASA says astronomers have identified a stellar-mass black hole by combining archival Hubble observations wi