Department of War Publishes Third Release of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files on WAR.GOV/UFO

June 12, 2026

Statement Attributable to Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell:

Today, the Department of War is publishing the third release of declassified and historical Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files as part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE).

The collection continues to be housed on WAR.GOV/UFO, and the Department will release additional files on a rolling basis.

As the unprecedented levels of interest in both this topic and the Trump administration's historic transparency effort continue, WAR.GOV/UFO has received over 1.7 billion hits worldwide since the site's launch on May 8, 2026.

The Department of War and our agency partners are actively working on the next release of UAP files.

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4515408/department-of-war-publishes-third-release-of-unidentified-anomalous-phenomena-f/

https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/03/

https://probed.space/ufo-files

>>24708435

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT6Tx3bjgDs

Facebook is Down Right Now

Jun 12, 2026, 9:47 AM EDT

The hugely popular social media site Facebook is down right now, with users across other forms of social media reporting the outage online.

In fact, the amount of traffic being directed to Facebook's Down Detector Page (to report issues) has crashed the site itself, with it going down temporarily as a result of the ongoing issues with the service.

While it is currently out as of this writing (and this article will be updated when services are restored), it's worth mentioning that it is rare that the Meta-owned Facebook goes down at all.

It has been months, if not a year+, since any similar issues have affected the social media website, but it's always possible as anything on the internet is.

Facebook and Possibly Other Meta Websites Are Having Issues Right Now

Facebook is down right now, with no official word yet on what the problem is or when it will get fixed. It appears to be a Meta-wide issue with others reporting issues on Instagram and Threads as well.

Facebook has not updated its accounts on other social media platforms to acknowledge the issue or reveal when services may be restored, and the severity of the outage required time to update after Down Detector crashed.

It has since been restored, and as of 8:30 am CT, it appears there have been 40,000+ reports that have made it through the traffic crash on Down Detector.

https://gamerant.com/facebook-down-today-for-everyone-right-now-june-12/

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

June 12, 2026

Venus and Jupiter: Conjunction from Avebury

To see Venus and Jupiter together this month, you won't need binoculars or even a telescope. Just look up after sunset and you'll find them emerging as the sky grows dark near the western horizon. In fact, on June 9 the two brightest planets were in close conjunction, separated on the sky by less than 2 degrees from our perspective. Since (brighter) inner planet Venus orbits the Sun faster than outer planet Jupiter, it catches up with and passes the outer planet along the ecliptic roughly every 13 months. But every three years or so their resulting conjunction can be viewed far enough from the Sun to be easily seen in Earth's twilight skies. On June 9, the two celestial beacon's close "cosmic kiss" was captured here next to the two large standing stones at the cove within a 4,000 year old stone circle at Avebury, UK. Larger than Stonehenge, the Avebury henge and stone circle complex is also recognized as one of the most significant neolithic ceremonial sites on planet Earth.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70gL9wiH6d0

Entering Galactic Cloud Now, Solar Storm Watch | S0 News and Disclosure Day frens

June.12.2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md2ia5tFSqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca_HYRyb6lQ (NOAA: G2 Watch for 13 June, this SWPC video from 11 June explains)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBiko2sO-NQ (Ray's Astro: Thousands of Satellites Are in the Line of Fire A Strong Solar Wind Just Hit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-_ce5KyrhA (Higher Journey's Podcast: WTF Is Going On?! Sonic Booms, Earthquakes & Solar Anomalies… Are They Hiding Something?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTbnxTV0uxc (On the Pulse with Silki: Landslides and Panic in Greece as Successive Earthquakes Hit Evia and Athens !)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=658kksNDFM0 (Stefan Burns: A Geomagnetic Storm Has Begun That Could Set It All Off…)

https://x.com/ryanhallyall/status/2065200687533752390

https://hoodline.com/2026/06/northern-lights-knock-out-tractor-gps-leave-midwest-corn-farmers-with-1-billion-hole/ ($1 Billion corn hole?)

https://www.2news.com/news/local/magnitude-4-4-earthquake-strikes-near-silver-springs/article_56123be6-109e-4f43-92e5-624cb4cde8bf.html

https://en.armradio.am/2026/06/12/5-1-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-southeastern-azerbaijan-tremors-felt-in-armenia/

https://hoodline.com/2026/06/large-and-extremely-dangerous-tornado-roars-near-streator-illinois/

https://rollingout.com/2026/06/12/merrillville-tornado-damage-updates/

https://www.wpr.org/news/power-outage-kenosha-area-wisconsin-storms-tornado

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather-news/articles/central-plains-slammed-severe-storm-100000142.html

https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/severe-weather-outbreak-impacts-midwest-plus-big-storms-to-hammer-east/1900780

https://meteoagent.com/schumann-resonance-forecast

https://weather.substack.com/

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes-volcanoes/news/305230/Volcano-earthquake-report-for-Friday-12-Jun-2026.html

https://www.tornadohq.com/

https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

https://spaceweather.com/

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>>24708517

https://avi-loeb.medium.com/a-hot-take-on-the-galileo-project-60a058a45d48

https://www.youtube.com/live/i1rc-Z6RwTU?si=v828260pjMSM-8CR

extra Avi Loeb

https://avi-loeb.medium.com/whether-you-believe-in-god-or-not-you-should-welcome-aliens-96f848806edd

A Hot Take on the Galileo Project

June 12, 2026

In a 30-minute interview with Jesse Weber on his NewsNation podcast Hot Take yesterday, I described the latest research within the Galileo Project.

This extended conversation is available in full here. Below is a transcript of the 5-minute TV teaser (accessible in video format here) that appeared last night on NewsNation.

Jesse’s questions are marked by JW and my answers by AL.

***

JW: Right now, we’re going to give you your most close-up look yet at the search for aliens, and we’re going right to the source, the real-life alien hunters, scientists.

Put all the noise away. The scientists.

The Galileo Project is at the forefront of the scientific search for alien civilizations on or near the Earth. And one of its main goals is to examine the possibility of extraterrestrial origin for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) by observing objects in or close to the Earth’s atmosphere. So, what have scientists discovered about extraterrestrials, about UAPs (UFOs) so far?

Joining me now, director of the Galileo Project, Harvard theoretical astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb. He was with me earlier today here on my online show Hot Take. Good to see you again, sir!

One of the interesting parts of the conversation we had earlier today was about AI-powered telescopes to analyze what is going on up there. Can you explain to our audience how big of a breakthrough that is?

AL: Thanks for having me, Jesse. First, I should say that life is worth living when you treat it as a learning experience. And that requires two things: the curiosity to learn and also the humility to learn, which not everyone has.

Now, AI helps our natural intelligence because it can deal with large data sets. It can also learn from previous data about the identity of objects such as airplanes, balloons. drones, satellites. These are things we are familiar with. And the question is whether there are any outliers out there.

The Galileo Project research team operates three observatories, providing us data on millions of objects.

One is in Massachusetts, a second in Pennsylvania, and a third in Nevada. Out of that data, we are trying to look for outliers, unidentified anomalous objects. We are trying to identify the unidentified using that data.

JW: And using this technology… Have you identified a recent breakthrough? Have you identified something that you’re fairly confident to say, I don’t believe that this is human-made.

I don’t believe that humans could create this… this appears to have characteristics of something beyond.

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AL: Not yet. I told my research team that if they find anything, they can wake me up in the middle of the night.

The additional question is whether the U.S. government has such data. And so far, the declassified documents that were released in two batches in May did not show any conclusive evidence for non-human-made technologies.

But there are people discussing it. David Grashen, together with lawmakers, stood up in the Capitol on Tuesday this week and said that there needs to be disclosure of such information because the government has it.

We have seen it yet.

JW: But you and I talked earlier about the idea that there are certain characteristics you’re looking for, right? You talked about one shiny, flat object that potentially could be something of interest.

What are the characteristics that you’re looking for and that this technology can pick up in a way that maybe it couldn’t years ago?

AL: Yes, we also study objects that arrive into the solar system from outside and pass near Earth. These are interstellar objects. And the first one identified through telescopes by astronomers, 1I`Oumuamua, was inferred to have a flat shape based on its reflection of sunlight. The brightness of reflected sunlight changed by a factor of 10 as it was tumbling every 8 hours. It was also pushed by some mysterious force that is not gravitational.

So, we see unusual objects. They could indicate technology but we don’t have the definitive proof as of yet. It’s work in progress. We are seeking the evidence in the same way that a detective does in a crime scene. It’s possible to prove things if you have enough data. That’s what we are trying to do, rather than storytelling and philosophizing about the question whether we are alone or not. We can just look up at the sky and figure it out.

JW: By the way, quickly, can you give the analogy you did earlier today about how we shouldn’t be settling in dating extraterrestrials?

AL: One can view this search as going on a blind date with some interstellar partner. My colleagues in the astronomy community are obsessed with finding microbes, the most mediocre dating partners out there, but I am aiming for someone more intelligent than we are.

The best approach is to listen to the other side to figure it out. Of course, we can hope that the dating partner will be friendly, but it could also be hostile. And so, there is something to be learned by watching it and protecting Earth from potential alien threats.

All in all, I think it would bring humanity to a better place because it will inspire us to pursue new science and new technology, and exploring space — because if someone else visits us, we might want to visit their backyard.

And it will be humbling in the sense that we have a sibling to our family of intelligent civilizations. Even if you believe in God, there is no reason to expect God to be a parent that can attend to only one child.

JW: That’s an interesting way of looking at it. And by the way, talk about learning. I didn’t know that Avi Loeb was going to use a dating comparison in an alien discussion, but hey, I love it.

Dr. Avi Loeb, thank you so much for taking the time. Good to see you.

AL: Thanks for having me.

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>>24708162

Been one hell of a week, booms everywhere

Microbiology DNA and Chemistry for Health Insights Tops Research Schedule

June 11, 2026 3:08PM

Microbiology dominated the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Thursday helping doctors protect health on Earth and in space.

The Expedition 74 crew also tested a new spacesuit, packed a U.S. cargo spacecraft, and kept up lab maintenance throughout the orbital outpost.

Scientists are comparing bacteria samples grown onboard the orbiting lab to similar samples living in simulated microgravity chambers on Earth to learn how microbes respond to space-like conditions.

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot kicked off the Odyssey biotechnology investigation processing microbe samples inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox (LSG) to document their genetic function.

Next, NASA flight engineer Chris Williams collected the microbes for preservation and cleaned the research hardware inside the LSG for continuing operations.

Finally, NASA flight engineer Jessica Meir took over and completed the day’s genetic study treating the sensitive samples to observe their chemical response.

She immediately stowed the microbes for preservation afterward inside the LSG’s science freezer that she had installed the day before.

Insights gained from the new study may lead to new ways of protecting humans and equipment exposed to harsh conditions on and off the Earth.

After completing her microbe work, Adenot moved to the Columbus laboratory module and tried on a prototype spacesuit designed by ESA to be worn inside a spacecraft.

She tested the EuroSuit for its ease of donning on and off, as well as its comfort and mobility, then documented her experience for engineers to review. Results will inform the final design of the suit to meet the ergonomic requirements of living and working in space.

Williams also continued packing cargo inside a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft with assistance from NASA flight engineer Jack Hathaway.

Dragon is being loaded with several thousand pounds of station gear and science experiments that will be returned to Earth for analysis by engineers and scientists.

Hathaway spent the majority of his shift inside the Tranquility module swapping orbital plumbing components and transferring water between tanks for life support maintenance.

Meir began her shift servicing fluid-containing sample processing hardware that is supporting the observation of pharmaceutical crystal growth to promote the production of advanced cancer therapies in weightlessness.

Next, she activated tubes filled with microbial and botanical samples for a variety of student-designed experiments inside the Harmony module.

Roscosmos cosmonaut and station commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov inspected and cleaned ventilation equipment then repaired a thermal sensor inside the Zvezda service module.

Flight engineer Sergei Mikaev disinfected surfaces inside the Zarya module and checked the functionality of video hardware. Flight engineer Andrey Mikaev spent his shift on orbital plumbing and oxygen generator maintenance in the space station’s Roscosmos segment.

https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/spacestation/2026/06/11/microbiology-dna-and-chemistry-for-health-insights-tops-research-schedule/

extra NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis/i-am-artemis-elkin-norena/

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/tech-demonstration/nasa-robotic-tech-demo-will-advance-prototype-gamma-ray-detectors/

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/the-critical-robot-arm-on-the-iss-isnt-working-properly-but-nasa-has-a-plan-to-fix-it

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-sees-swarm-of-galaxies/

>>24708602

>>24708605

Biolabs on disclosure day?

Just a coincidence, for sure.

NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center

Jun 11, 2026

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy. A paper describing these new findings published in The Astrophysical Journal.

Supernova remnants are the expanding remains of exploded stars and provide elements – like iron, oxygen, and silicon – that are critical for the formation of planets and for life as we know it to form and flourish.

This new supernova remnant, if confirmed, would be one of the closest ever discovered to the supermassive black hole at the central region of the Milky Way galaxy, an exotic region crammed with massive stars, long threads of magnetic fields and dense clouds of gas orbiting rapidly around the Galactic Center.

A new composite image of this region contains X-rays from Chandra and ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) XMM-Newton mission (shown in blue) as well as radio data from the MeerKAT telescope (shown in red) in South Africa.

These have been combined with an optical image from the Pan-STARRS telescopes in Hawaii (red, green, and blue). The plane of the galaxy runs horizontally from left to right in the image, and the central black hole is off to the left of the image.

The evidence for the new supernova remnant, located about 26,000 light-years from Earth, comes from X-ray data from Chandra and XMM-Newton. The X-ray data reveals a “blob” of X-ray emission that may come from the remains of a massive star that self-destructed as a supernova, buried within the larger cloud of expanding gas.

The location of this suspected supernova remnant in the image is labeled with a circle.

It is in a bubble of gas that has had electrons stripped away from hydrogen – called an “H II region” – surrounding a massive, young star. This bubble is a bright source of radio emission called Sagittarius C.

If this is indeed a supernova remnant, then it is expanding at about two million miles per hour and is at least about 1,700 years old. Previously, observations with NASA’s now-retired SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) mission had shown evidence for an expanding shell of gas surrounding Sagittarius C. This gave astronomers a hint that a stellar explosion had occurred in the same spot.

The long filaments seen in the radio image are caused by energetic particles travelling along magnetic fields that are mostly directed perpendicular to the plane of the galaxy.

The nuclear fusion engines of stars create elements from hydrogen and helium that were abundant at the beginning of the universe.

When stars explode at the end of their lives as supernovae, they send these newly synthesized elements into interstellar space and provide material for the next generation of stars and planets.

The team of astronomers searched the X-ray data for signs of increased amounts of key elements in the remnant, which would have been caused by the stellar explosion blasting them into space.

While they did not see an enhancement, this could imply that the stellar debris has already mixed with the surrounding gas.

An alternative explanation for the X-ray blob is that the hot gas comes from a collection of massive stars in the region.

The authors of the recent study don’t think this explanation is likely, because the X-ray emission from the blob is more than ten times brighter than the X-ray emission of large, known stellar clusters with bright, massive stars.

An additional image shows data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope added to the X-ray and radio data.

The light blue color represents infrared light from gas in the H II region, and the darker blue depicts X-rays from the supernova remnant candidate, on the right side of the image.

X-rays near the center of the image are associated with the H II region, possibly caused by material blown away by massive stars that has heated gas to millions of degrees, producing X-rays.

The study’s authors are Zhenlin Zhu and Mark Morris of the University of California, Los Angeles; Gabriele Ponti of Italy’s National Institute for Astrophysics; and Ping Zhou of Nanjing University in China.

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the Chandra program.

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center controls science operations from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and flight operations from Burlington, Massachusetts.

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/chandra/nasas-chandra-discovers-possible-supernova-remnant-in-galactic-center/

extra extra NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/soccer-meets-space-science/

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/world-cup-fever-in-guadalajara/

https://science.nasa.gov/tutorials/eyes-on-exoplanets-tutorial/

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/parker-solar-probe/2026/06/11/parker-solar-probe-makes-28th-close-pass-of-sun/

>>24708621

your dot connecting apparatus is broken, should look into that

Budd, Bennet Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unlock U.S. Space-Based Chip Manufacturing & Close Advanced Manufacturing Gap with China

Jun 11, 2026

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Co.), today introduced the Semiconductor Superiority Act.

This bipartisan legislation amends Section 48D of the CHIPS and Science Act to clarify that space-based semiconductor manufacturing in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is an included use for tax credits.

The legislation eliminates uncertainty for American manufacturers regarding microgravity semiconductor technology, bolstering U.S. global competitiveness.

“Every day, over 300 million Americans utilize semiconductor chips, whether in smartphones, televisions, bank ATMs, or home appliances, but now that China has already implemented space-based chip fabrication into its supply chain, the U.S. is at risk of losing our global competitive edge.

The Semiconductor Superiority Act gives domestic manufacturers the green light to develop microgravity semiconductor technology to compete with China.

Given that several American companies are already investing in the equipment, launch capacity, and advanced chips manufacturing, we already have momentum, and we cannot afford to stall,” said Senator Budd.

“Colorado’s aerospace industry makes our state a natural leader for space-based semiconductor manufacturing due to our talent, research institutions, and aerospace ecosystem. China is already racing to manufacture semiconductors in space.

We cannot afford to fall behind. We must act now to protect our competitive edge and drive the next generation of innovation. I look forward to working with my colleagues to pass this bipartisan bill into law,” said Senator Bennet.

U.S. Representatives Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.-16), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.-07), and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.-01) led the companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

“Alabama has long been at the forefront of American innovation and advanced manufacturing.

As our global competitors race to dominate the technologies of the future, Congress must ensure that the United States remains the world leader in semiconductor production, space exploration, and cutting-edge research.

The Semiconductor Superiority Act is an investment in American ingenuity that will help strengthen our national security, support high-paying jobs, and position the United States to lead in emerging industries.

I’m proud to join my colleagues on this bipartisan legislation to ensure America sets the pace for the next generation of technological innovation,” said Representative Sewell.

“The United States must continue leading the way in developing and manufacturing the next generation of advanced semiconductors.

We’ve made tremendous progress ramping up domestic capacity through the CHIPS and Science Act, but the semiconductor race is constantly evolving.

The next frontier of chipmaking is space, where the absence of gravity enables superior semiconductor development. By incentivizing the investment in these critical technologies, the U.S. will continue to shape the future of the global economy.

This legislation provides the certainty researchers and innovators need to manufacture cutting-edge semiconductors. This is a smart, forward-looking step that strengthens U.S. leadership and keeps America at the forefront of technological competitiveness,” said Representative DelBene.

BACKGROUND

By unlocking the Section 48D tax credits under the CHIPS and Science Act, the Semiconductor Superiority Act will:

Lower the barriers for fast, high-yield semiconductor production within LEO to reduce defects in crystal growth and material deposition.

The aim is to boost domestic manufacturing and ensure the U.S. reclaims a larger share of cutting-edge chip fabrication to safeguard advanced U.S. supply chains in the event of a future conflict.

Close the advanced manufacturing gap with China by expanding the capabilities of American chip manufacturing to better compete globally.

This is especially important as China has already developed its LEO semiconductor manufacturing capacity at its Tiangong Space Station.

https://www.budd.senate.gov/2026/06/11/budd-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-unlock-u-s-space-based-chip-manufacturing/

https://www.budd.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Semiconductor-Superiority-Act.pdf

extra general space

https://www.bgr.com/2189976/dna-test-proves-space-changes-body/

https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/News/Display/Article/4515420/from-scholar-to-mentor-forge-the-future-of-stem-in-the-air-space-forces-at-afit/

https://japan.kantei.go.jp/105/actions/202606/12space.html

"A Collaborative Engine": S4 Summit unites Airmen, Guardians for space superiorit

June 12, 2026

By 2nd Lt. Christian Malaniak

Space Launch Delta 45

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. (AFNS) – Space Launch Delta 45 hosted the U.S. Space Force S4 Mission Sustainment Summit from May 5, 2026 to May 8, 2026, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The annual event strengthens foundational support systems for the United States Space Force. Space operations depend on secure and ready military installations on the ground, and S4 covers critical operational categories such as logistics, engineering and force protection. Airmen who support the Space Force serve as the key link between the Air Force and Space Force. They maintain critical infrastructure and installation support that enables mission success.

The summit gathered leaders, experts and innovators from across the service.

Attendees included representatives from Space Systems Command, Combat Forces Command, combatant field commands, Space Base Deltas and Space Launch Delta leadership.

These professionals form the operational backbone of the Space Force. Their main goal equips ground installations for fast-paced and high-demand operations.

This work holds special importance for SLD 45 as the pace of space launches continues to increase.

Attendees tackled challenges in base management, infrastructure resilience and logistics. They emphasized how a seamless supply chain and strong ground support prove critical to mission success.

Strategic planning and collaborative partnerships developed at the summit help meet these needs. Topics included civilian development, standardization and regulatory compliance.

Participants also toured launch service provider workspaces, where they gained an inside look at the growing system of launch operations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The summit aimed to inform participants, reform policy and plan the future role of S4 functions in space. Leaders collaborated to keep the Space Force agile, secure and ready to meet national security demands of today and tomorrow.

Their efforts help ensure the mission of the Space Force remains uninterrupted. The event highlighted the vital contributions of ground-based support to high-altitude space operations.

Strong installations enable successful launches and sustained presence in space.

“This isn't just a meeting; it is a collaborative engine that ensures our Air Force command teams are fully integrated and supported as they provide the foundation for our nation’s space superiority,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Samuel Waterman, deputy chief of the Installation and Mission Support Division.

Overall, the summit reinforced the importance of S4 professionals in building and sustaining the capabilities that power the Space Force.

By addressing current challenges and preparing for future requirements, attendees advanced strategies that support long-term mission effectiveness at SLD 45 and across the service.

https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4515640/a-collaborative-engine-s4-summit-unites-airmen-guardians-for-space-superiority/

https://www.the-sun.com/news/16492892/elon-musk-first-trillionaire-after-spacex-ipo/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire-net-worth

extra SpaceX

https://spacecoastdaily.com/2026/06/watch-spacex-launches-starlink-satellites-from-cape-canaveral-space-force-station-friday-morning/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkwYXsmKG24

SPACE JACKPOT It’s official – Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX makes record-breaking IPO

09:37, 12 Jun 2026 Updated: 11:09, 12 Jun 2026

ELON Musk has become the world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX priced the biggest IPO in history.

The Tesla boss crossed the staggering threshold after his rocket and satellite company set its initial public offering at $135 per share.

SpaceX raised $75 billion in the blockbuster offering, valuing the company at $1.77 trillion.

SpaceX shares are set to trade Friday under the ticker SPCX.

The market has already opened, but the stock was not expected to start trading immediately.

But if the stock falls, he could slip back below the trillionaire threshold.

Before the IPO, Musk was worth an estimated $813 billion, according to Forbes.

That was already more than twice the fortune of the world’s second-richest person, Google co-founder Larry Page, who Forbes estimated was worth $288 billion.

Musk’s huge SpaceX stake has now pushed his paper fortune past $1 trillion.

His wealth is tied to the value of his companies and can move sharply with the stock market.

SpaceX’s mammoth valuation makes it the seventh-largest public company in the US.

It also puts the company ahead of Meta and Musk’s other public giant, Tesla.

Musk rang the opening bell from SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas, on Friday morning.

SpaceX executives also marked the Nasdaq debut in New York City.

Crowds in both Texas and New York cheered as the bell rang.

Musk reflected on the company’s early days and admitted he once thought it was likely to fail.

“I gave SpaceX less than a 10% chance of succeeding at all,” Musk said.

“Let me tell you, if people had told me this was gonna happen, I was like, man, you must be smoking some really good crack, because I think this company’s gonna fail,” he said.

“I told people this, I said, ‘look, we’re probably gonna fail, but you know, we should give it a try, because if we don’t, if there’s not a new company that enters space, we will never be a truly space-faring civilization.’”

SpaceX Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell told CNBC the company had not always been certain about going public.

“I wasn’t sure we would go public,” Shotwell said before the investor roadshow. “It actually feels like the right time now.”

Musk said ahead of the IPO that SpaceX has been cash-flow positive since around 2015.

He said he wanted to take the company public to raise money for “a significant growth phase.”

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His plans include putting more than 100,000 satellites in orbit for communications.

He has also floated the idea of building artificial intelligence data centers in space.

SpaceX began as a reusable rocket company after Musk founded it in 2002.

It is now a sprawling space, internet, and AI business making its public market debut.

The company brought in $18.7 billion in sales last year, up 33% from 2024.

Its biggest money-maker is Starlink, the satellite internet service.

Starlink brought in more than $11 billion in revenue last year, accounting for about 61% of SpaceX’s total sales.

The rocket and space exploration division generated about $4 billion last year but has not turned a profit.

The company lost $4.9 billion in 2025 and another $4.3 billion in the first three months of 2026.

Much of the spending has been tied to AI.

SpaceX spent $12.7 billion on AI last year and $7.7 billion in the first quarter of this year.

That spending is helping fuel Musk’s plan to put data centers in space.

The idea is to use solar energy and natural cooling before beaming signals back to Earth through Starlink.

SpaceX also bought Musk’s startup xAI in February 2026.

The IPO comes after a volatile stretch for tech and AI stocks.

US stocks were mixed Friday morning ahead of SpaceX’s first trades.

The Dow rose 298 points, or 0.6%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.1%.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.1%.

The Nasdaq had its worst day of the year last week before posting its best day since April on Thursday.

The index is still down about 4.7% from its last record high on June 2.

Meanwhile, the IPO also drew backlash from protesters in New York.

Labor, student, and community organizers with Stop Funding Billionaires planned to rally outside JPMorgan Chase headquarters at noon.

The group said it was protesting Wall Street’s role in helping Musk become the world’s first trillionaire.

Organizers also criticized Nasdaq and FTSE Russell rule changes that they said could fast-track SpaceX into major indexes.

They warned that the move could force ordinary workers’ 401(k)s and pensions to be automatically invested in SpaceX through index funds.

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Gaia's multi-dimensional Milky Way poster

12/06/2026

This Gaia poster was created from several Gaia Collaboration sky maps, as published on 13 June 2022 for Gaia's third data release.

From top to bottom the sky maps represent:

(1) the displacement of stars on the sky 400 000 years into the future, (2) the age of stars where blue represents young stars and red represents old stars, (3) the effect of interstellar dust where blue represents less dust and red represents more dust, (4) RR Lyrae variable stars colour-coded with their chemical composition, where blue represents less heavy elements and red represents more heavy elements, (5) stellar extinction where blue represents less extinction and red represents more extinction, (6) map of the interstellar medium where blue represents a small effect seen and red represents a strong effect, (7) line-of-sight velocities of stars where bright areas represent stars moving away from us and dark areas represent stars moving towards us, (8) the chemical composition of stars where red represents an abundance of heavy elements (elements heavier than hydrogen and helium) and blue represents the opposite, (9) an artistic impression of the 3D motion of stars combining the line-of-sight velocity and the velocity across the sky, (10) stars plotted with their brightness and colour at their respective location in the sky.

On this page, each sky map is provided with short caption and a link to a story discussing the type of data represented in that sky map.

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/03/Gaia_s_multi-dimensional_Milky_Way_poster

extra ESA

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Conversations_in_the_sky_Galileo_s_intersatellite_links_tested

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/06/Earth_from_Space_Buenos_Aires

https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_images/Week_in_images_08-12_June_2026

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Four civilians killed by Ukrainian attacks on Russia

12 Jun, 2026 14:25 | Updated 12 Jun, 2026 15:30

Four civilians were killed and more than 20 others wounded by Ukrainian drone and artillery attacks on the Russian border regions of Bryansk and Belgorod on Thursday, according to the local authorities.

Two people lost their lives and two sustained injuries after Ukraine shelled the settlement of Suzemka in Bryansk Region, acting governor Egor Kovalchuk wrote in a post on Telegram.

One of the fatalities was the head of the Bryansky Les (Bryansk Forest) biosphere reserve, he said.

Another “barbaric attack” by Ukraine targeted the village of Belaya Beryozka, killing one civilian and injuring three others, Kovalchuk wrote.

Seven people were wounded in the settlement of Starodub after a petrol station was struck, the acting governor wrote.

In the Klimovsky District of Bryansk Region, a five-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with injuries after being attacked by an FPV-drone, he added.

In Belgorod Region, a Ukrainian UAV hit a passenger bus in the village of Voznesenovka, killing a woman and wounding 11 other people, according to the local operational headquarters.

A total of ten districts of Belgorod Region were targeted by artillery and drones on Thursday, with 72 drones shot down by air defenses, acting governor Aleksandr Shuvaev said.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier this week that Ukraine has intensified its attacks on Russian civilians due to frustration over its continued setbacks on the front line.

“Such a desperate venting of anger will not be able to turn the tide on the battlefield and prevent the inevitable defeat of the Kiev junta,” she insisted.

Moscow previously warned that it would carry out “systematic and consistent strikes” on Ukraine’s military infrastructure, including drone production facilities, command posts, and “decision-making centers,” in response to Kiev’s terrorist attacks, including one in the Lugansk People’s Republic on May 22.

On that occasion, Ukrainian forces struck a college dormitory in the town of Starobelsk in several waves of drone attacks late at night while students were asleep, killing 21 people, mostly teenage girls, and injuring dozens of others.

Last week, Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone barrage, targeting defense industrial sites in Kiev, parts of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions still under Ukrainian control, as well as locations in Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Khmelnitsky, and Sumy regions.

Another major raid by Moscow in late May involved the deployment of two state-of-the-art intermediate-range hypersonic Oreshnik systems.

https://www.rt.com/russia/641459-drone-belgorod-bryansk-ukraine/

extra RT

https://www.rt.com/news/641448-romania-ukraine-programs-drones/

https://www.rt.com/news/641440-poland-ukraine-nazi-bandera-street/

https://www.rt.com/russia/641467-russia-solo-entire-west-putin/

https://www.rt.com/russia/641443-eu-russia-ukraine-talks/

https://www.rt.com/india/641458-india-us-diplomat-ships/