Light Seen Streaking Across Sky Over Western States « CBS Sacramento
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/07/27/meteor-seen-streaking-across-california/

Time-lapse: James Webb Space Telescopes Folds Its Wings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGaagak_ACE

Space Images | Magnetic Map of Milky Way
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA18048
The magnetic field of our Milky Way galaxy as seen by the Planck satellite, a European Space Agency mission with significant NASA contributions.
This image was compiled from the first all-sky observations of polarized light emitted by interstellar dust in the Milky Way. Light can become
polarized when it is emitted by or scatters off dust and other surfaces; in this state, the electric and magnetic fields of individual light
waves are aligned parallel to each other.

The Old Ones - One Universe at a Time
https://briankoberlein.com/2016/07/28/the-old-ones/
After the Big Bang when the Universe was a dense fireball it began to cool. It now has an average temperature of about 3 K,
but there was a time when it had a temperature of about 273 K and 373 K. In other words, the average temperature of the cosmos
was just the right temperature for liquid water to exist. Since liquid water is necessary for life as we know it, this raises
an interesting question. Could life have arisen in the early Universe?

The meteor-like event over Western US was the upper stage of a Chinese rocket:
Mysterious streak of light across night sky is re-entry of Chinese rocket, expert says - LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-streak-light-20160727-snap-story.html

Social media is buzzing tonight about a meteor that streaked across the sky over Northern California.
The bright object was traveling east and appears to have broken up over the Wasatch Mountains in Utah.
Light Seen Streaking Across Sky Over Western States « CBS Sacramento
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/07/27/meteor-seen-streaking-across-california/

July 27th, 2016 Fireball "Meteor" - Space Junk Reentry Over California (Warning: Profanity)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFpL36n68eY

Why do some galaxies stop making new stars?
Why do some galaxies stop making new stars? — Universal Science
http://www.universal-sci.com/headlines/2016/7/24/why-do-some-galaxies-stop-making-new-stars

Milky Way's Head On Collision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMNlt2FnHDg

Japan’s sixth HTV cargo mission slated for Sept. 30 launch – Spaceflight Now
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/07/27/japans-sixth-htv-cargo-mission-slated-for-sept-30-launch/
Japan’s space agency has set Sept. 30 as the target launch date for the country’s sixth resupply mission to the International Space
Station, carrying cargo, experiments and six lithium-ion batteries to kick off a major upgrade of the lab’s electrical system.

The cylinder-shaped cargo craft is set for liftoff at 1716 GMT (1:16 p.m. EDT) Sept. 30 from the Tanegashima Space Center, a facility
nestled on the southern coast of Tanegashima Island in southern Japan, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Tuesday.

The launch of the sixth H-2 Transfer Vehicle will occur in the predawn hours Oct. 1, Japanese time.

Relation between Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets
http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.07922
One of the most debated subjects in Astronomy since the discovery of exoplanets is how can we distinguish the most massive
of such objects from very-low mass stars like Brown Dwarfs (BDs)? We have been looking for evidences of a difference in physical
characteristics that could be related to different formation processes. Using a new diagnostic diagram that compares the baryonic
gravitational potential (BGP) with the distances from their host stars, we have classified a sample of 355 well-studied exoplanets
according to their possible structures.

http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/tiny-microchips-enable-extreme-science
As NASA spacecraft explore deeper into space, onboard computer electronics must not only be smaller and faster, but also be prepared
for extreme conditions. A prime example is shown in these images: a family of Application Specific Integrated Circuits, or ASICs, microchips
specifically designed to measure the particles in space – the very stuff that can create radiation hazards for satellite computers.

These tiny, radiation-resistant chips play a crucial role in one of the instruments nestled inside the radiation-shielded electronics vault
on NASA’s Juno spacecraft – which entered Jupiter’s orbit on July 4. The microchips aboard Juno are part of the Jupiter Energetic Particle
Detector Instrument, or JEDI, a cutting-edge instrument that will measure the composition of the immense magnetic system surrounding
the planet, called a magnetosphere.

Chandra:
Astronomers Gain New Insight into Magnetic Field Of Sun and Its Kin | NASA
https://www.nasa.gov/...dra/astronomers-gain-new-insight-into-magnetic-field-of-sun-and-its-kin.html
Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a discovery that may have profound implications
for understanding how the magnetic field in the Sun and stars like it are generated.

Researchers have discovered that four old red dwarf stars with masses less than half that of the Sun are emitting X-rays
at a much lower rate than expected.

X-ray emission is an excellent indicator of a star’s magnetic field strength so this discovery suggests that these stars
have much weaker magnetic fields than previously thought.

TESS:
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/nasas-tess-the-next-exoplanet-explorer
As the search for life on distant planets heats up, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is bringing this hunt closer to home.
Launching in 2017-2018, TESS will identify planets orbiting the brightest stars just outside our solar system using what’s known as the transit method.

When a planet passes in front of, or transits, its parent star, it blocks some of the star's light. TESS searches for these telltale dips in brightness,
which can reveal the planet's presence and provide additional information about it.

TESS will be able to learn the sizes of the planets it sees and how long it takes them to complete an orbit. These two pieces of information are critical
to understanding whether a planet is capable of supporting life. Nearly all other planet classifications will come from follow up observations, by both
TESS team ground telescopes as well as ground- and space-based observations, including NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launching in 2018.

Spotlight Live: TESS & the Search for Exoplanets | The Kavli Foundation
http://www.kavlifoundation.org/...ence-spotlights/spotlight-live-tess-search-exoplanets#.V5kcb7t95hF

Spotlight Live: TESS & the Search for Exoplanets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sr59Oxa_4U