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JWST finds young galaxies 'age rapidly', upending early galaxy growth models

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found young galaxies that evolve far faster than cosmological models predict — “like seeing 2‑year‑old children act like teenagers.” The discovery provides new constraints on early star formation, planet formation and the Milky Way's assembly.

2026-01-20T05:16:57.336965-08:00

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Damaged Deep Space Network antenna to remain offline until May, curbing deep‑space communications capacity

2026-01-19T14:43:27.235961-08:00

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Opinion: Steps NASA Must Take Now to Preserve U.S. Leadership in Space

2026-01-19T06:11:42.545439-08:00

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Living Worlds Working Group white paper: HWO must deliver extreme SNR and tight instrument specs to meet Decadal goals

2026-01-19T05:51:12.560661-08:00

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Study defines observational requirements for Habitable Worlds Observatory biosignature interpretation A team led by NASA research biologist Niki Parenteau has posted a pre-print on arXiv that spells out the specific observational and contextual data needed to interpret potential biosignatures from the proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory. The paper identifies which measurements must accompany HWO spectra to avoid misinterpretation.

2026-01-20T06:29:39.969665-08:00

Study defines observational requirements for Habitable Worlds Observatory biosignature interpretation

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JWST finds young galaxies 'age rapidly', upending early galaxy growth models Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found young galaxies that evolve far faster than cosmological models predict — “like seeing 2‑year‑old children act like teenagers.” The discovery provides new constraints on early star formation, planet formation and the Milky Way's assembly.

2026-01-20T05:16:57.336965-08:00

JWST finds young galaxies 'age rapidly', upending early galaxy growth models

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Damaged Deep Space Network antenna to remain offline until May, curbing deep‑space communications capacity A key antenna in NASA's Deep Space Network, damaged last fall, will remain offline until May, shrinking the agency's deep‑space communications capacity. The prolonged outage reduces available DSN time for spacecraft telemetry, command and data relay while repairs and testing continue.

2026-01-19T14:43:27.235961-08:00

Damaged Deep Space Network antenna to remain offline until May, curbing deep‑space communications capacity

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Opinion: Steps NASA Must Take Now to Preserve U.S. Leadership in Space An urgent opinion argues NASA must implement immediate policy, budget and program changes to preserve U.S. leadership in space, warning that leadership turnover, shrinking science funding and schedule slips threaten exploration and national competitiveness unless the agency secures stable funding, oversight and industrial partnerships.

2026-01-19T06:11:42.545439-08:00

Opinion: Steps NASA Must Take Now to Preserve U.S. Leadership in Space

Universe Today

Living Worlds Working Group white paper: HWO must deliver extreme SNR and tight instrument specs to meet Decadal goals A Living Worlds Working Group white paper (preprint on arXiv) argues NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory must deliver extremely high signal-to-noise ratios and tightly specified instrumentation and systems to satisfy the Decadal Survey’s exoplanet-imaging objectives; the paper maps the trade-offs driving early mission design and cost.

2026-01-19T05:51:12.560661-08:00

Living Worlds Working Group white paper: HWO must deliver extreme SNR and tight instrument specs to meet Decadal goals

NASA Spaceflight

Space science in 2026: a crowded manifest of lunar explorers, Mars missions and next‑gen telescopes 2026's space‑science calendar features a dense launch manifest — multiple lunar landers and orbiters, at least one Mars mission and several next‑generation space telescopes — promising intensive scientific returns and a sustained high operational tempo for agencies, commercial launch providers and international partners.

2026-01-18T13:00:23.040662-08:00

Space science in 2026: a crowded manifest of lunar explorers, Mars missions and next‑gen telescopes

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NASA's new lunar rocket rolls to Cape Canaveral launch pad ahead of scheduled February crewed lunar flight NASA's new giant lunar rocket rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral on Saturday as teams prepare for the agency's first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. The move advances a scheduled February launch attempt for the lunar crewed flight.

2026-01-17T10:03:07.688403-08:00

NASA's new lunar rocket rolls to Cape Canaveral launch pad ahead of scheduled February crewed lunar flight

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White House renominates NASA deputy administrator nominee, seeks new CFO pick The White House has resubmitted its nominee for NASA deputy administrator while searching for a new candidate to serve as the agency's chief financial officer, leaving the CFO slot open as senior leadership nominations proceed at the agency.

2026-01-17T03:47:43.536595-08:00

White House renominates NASA deputy administrator nominee, seeks new CFO pick

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JWST finds young galaxies 'age rapidly', upending early galaxy growth models

Damaged Deep Space Network antenna to remain offline until May, curbing deep‑space communications capacity

Opinion: Steps NASA Must Take Now to Preserve U.S. Leadership in Space

Living Worlds Working Group white paper: HWO must deliver extreme SNR and tight instrument specs to meet Decadal goals

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