Space News for Monday, July 20, 2026

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Space Force Declares Return to U.S. Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Following Iran Operations(01:01) SpaceX Consolidated Operational Metrics Reveal Unprecedented 2025 Falcon 9 Flight Cadence(01:17) India Restricts ISRO Personnel Exits to Safeguard Flagship Orbital Missions(01:33) Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure(02:15) James Webb Space Telescope discovers how black holes feed themselves(02:58) Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby(03:25) India's first privately-developed rocket reaches orbit on dramatic debut launch