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NASA cancels Jan. 8 ISS spacewalk as Crew-11 astronaut medical issue prompts possible early return

NASA canceled a Jan. 8 spacewalk after an unspecified medical issue involving a member of Crew-11 aboard the International Space Station; the astronaut is reported stable. The agency says it is evaluating all options, including the possibility of ending Crew-11’s mission earlier than planned.

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NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2

2026-01-07T20:50:56.386376-08:00

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Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority

2026-01-07T03:10:48.369878-08:00

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NASA selects industry proposals to mature Habitable Worlds Observatory technologies for direct imaging of Earth-like planets

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NASA cancels Jan. 8 ISS spacewalk as Crew-11 astronaut medical issue prompts possible early return NASA canceled a Jan. 8 spacewalk after an unspecified medical issue involving a member of Crew-11 aboard the International Space Station; the astronaut is reported stable. The agency says it is evaluating all options, including the possibility of ending Crew-11’s mission earlier than planned.

2026-01-07T22:04:32.229853-08:00

NASA cancels Jan. 8 ISS spacewalk as Crew-11 astronaut medical issue prompts possible early return

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NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2 NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but the agency has provided remarkably little publicity for the historic mission. Preparations are ongoing even as public communication about the flight remains limited.

2026-01-07T20:50:56.386376-08:00

NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2

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Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority Experts warn that Beijing could "well beat the U.S. with a grab sample," and say returning Mars samples should be a top U.S. priority to protect scientific lead, secure uncontested provenance of materials, strengthen international partnerships, and avoid rushed, reactionary policy responses.

2026-01-07T03:10:48.369878-08:00

Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority

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NASA moves to extend Swift spacecraft's life ahead of planned reboost As teams prepare a mission to raise the orbit of NASA's Swift spacecraft, project officials are pursuing measures to extend the satellite's operational life. Those actions are intended to preserve Swift's science capabilities and maximize mission value ahead of the planned reboost.

2026-01-06T16:45:03.649967-08:00

NASA moves to extend Swift spacecraft's life ahead of planned reboost

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Curiosity sends November 2025 panorama from high on Mount Sharp showing Martian daylight shifts NASA's Curiosity rover returned a panorama captured in November 2025 from a high vantage on Mount Sharp, Mars. The sequence maps how lighting and shadows change across the slope through the day, providing new visual context for surface geology and ongoing Mars science operations.

2026-01-06T12:06:04.722594-08:00

Curiosity sends November 2025 panorama from high on Mount Sharp showing Martian daylight shifts

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Hubble confirms 'Cloud‑9' — first starless, hydrogen‑rich, dark‑matter‑dominated relic of galaxy formation Using Hubble, astronomers have confirmed the first starless, hydrogen‑rich object dominated by dark matter—nicknamed 'Cloud‑9' and identified as a RELHIC—a relic of early galaxy formation. The finding provides a novel laboratory to probe dark‑matter structures and the baryon physics that suppressed star formation in the young Universe.

2026-01-06T11:03:39.410202-08:00

Hubble confirms 'Cloud‑9' — first starless, hydrogen‑rich, dark‑matter‑dominated relic of galaxy formation

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NASA starts 2026 with budget preserved, permanent administrator in place NASA begins 2026 with its budget effectively preserved after a year of threatened deep cuts, and a permanent administrator installed following nearly a year of interim leadership. The White House had earlier outlined reductions that now will not shrink agency funding.

2026-01-06T09:59:23.359405-08:00

NASA starts 2026 with budget preserved, permanent administrator in place

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Commercial Space Stations to Begin Orbiting in 2026 — A New Era for the LEO Economy Commercial space stations are slated to begin orbiting in 2026, ending the International Space Station's near-30-year monopoly on crewed low Earth orbit access and opening new platforms for microgravity research, manufacturing and commercial services as agencies and industry prepare for the ISS's 2030 retirement.

2026-01-06T09:42:51.328585-08:00

Commercial Space Stations to Begin Orbiting in 2026 — A New Era for the LEO Economy

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NASA cancels Jan. 8 ISS spacewalk as Crew-11 astronaut medical issue prompts possible early return

NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2

Experts: Returning Mars samples before China should be a top U.S. priority

NASA selects industry proposals to mature Habitable Worlds Observatory technologies for direct imaging of Earth-like planets

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