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Trump skips NASA and Artemis in State of the Union as Artemis II crew watches; lauds Space Force

In his 2026 State of the Union, President Trump made no direct reference to NASA or the Artemis program, even though the Artemis II crew and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman were in the audience. The president instead offered praise for the Space Force and a brief nod to human spaceflight history.

2026-02-24T21:13:35.679295-08:00

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How long could Earth microbes survive on Mars? New estimates sharpen planetary‑protection and sample‑integrity concerns

2026-02-24T20:33:57.452833-08:00

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NASA launches Space Umbrella to map Earth's magnetosphere with MMS data

2026-02-24T16:14:48.948649-08:00

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Chandra images young Sun‑like star inflating an astrosphere 120 light‑years away

2026-02-23T12:26:37.745310-08:00

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Trump skips NASA and Artemis in State of the Union as Artemis II crew watches; lauds Space Force In his 2026 State of the Union, President Trump made no direct reference to NASA or the Artemis program, even though the Artemis II crew and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman were in the audience. The president instead offered praise for the Space Force and a brief nod to human spaceflight history.

2026-02-24T21:13:35.679295-08:00

Trump skips NASA and Artemis in State of the Union as Artemis II crew watches; lauds Space Force

Universe Today

How long could Earth microbes survive on Mars? New estimates sharpen planetary‑protection and sample‑integrity concerns Researchers are assessing survival times for terrestrial microbes under Martian conditions to better quantify forward‑contamination risk. Reliable survival estimates are critical to avoid confusing Earth life with indigenous Martian biology and to shape NASA's mitigation measures for sample collection and return.

2026-02-24T20:33:57.452833-08:00

How long could Earth microbes survive on Mars? New estimates sharpen planetary‑protection and sample‑integrity concerns

Universe Today

NASA launches Space Umbrella to map Earth's magnetosphere with MMS data NASA announced the Space Umbrella project, a coordinated effort to use data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission to map Earth's magnetosphere and better characterize solar‑storm dynamics. The initiative will support improved space‑weather understanding and operational forecasts for satellites and ground systems.

2026-02-24T16:14:48.948649-08:00

NASA launches Space Umbrella to map Earth's magnetosphere with MMS data

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LambdaVision reserves Starlab lab space to scale protein‑based artificial‑retina manufacturing LambdaVision has reserved lab capacity on the planned Starlab commercial space station to advance and scale manufacturing of its protein‑based artificial retina, following microgravity experiments conducted on the ISS. The reservation signals the company’s push to move R&D and production to post‑ISS LEO facilities.

2026-02-24T04:30:44.075569-08:00

LambdaVision reserves Starlab lab space to scale protein‑based artificial‑retina manufacturing

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Starlab completes NASA Commercial Critical Design Review for orbital laboratory Starlab Space LLC has completed its Commercial Critical Design Review (CCDR) with NASA present under the agency's Commercial LEO Destinations program, advancing the next‑generation Starlab orbital laboratory from definition to detailed design. The milestone clears a key NASA programmatic review ahead of hardware integration, testing and commercialization steps.

2026-02-23T12:39:26.975844-08:00

Starlab completes NASA Commercial Critical Design Review for orbital laboratory

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Chandra images young Sun‑like star inflating an astrosphere 120 light‑years away NASA’s Chandra X‑ray Observatory, aided by Hubble, has imaged a young Sun‑like star about 120 light‑years away inflating an astrosphere — a hot bubble of gas driven by stellar winds that pushes into the cooler interstellar medium. The observation offers a rare, direct glimpse into processes that created our heliosphere.

2026-02-23T12:26:37.745310-08:00

Chandra images young Sun‑like star inflating an astrosphere 120 light‑years away

Universe Today

Scientists sample Utah geysers as terrestrial analogues for icy ocean moons In new research, scientists collected samples from natural geysers in the Utah desert to serve as terrestrial analogues for icy ocean moons elsewhere in the Solar System. Deserts and lava fields have long been used to study Martian surfaces; this work applies the analogue approach to icy worlds.

2026-02-23T11:05:54.152102-08:00

Scientists sample Utah geysers as terrestrial analogues for icy ocean moons

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How AI helped save NASA science — lessons from The Planetary Society The Planetary Society argues AI is more than a chatbot: applied across mission workflows it became a force multiplier for NASA science, boosting productivity and cutting contractor and software costs at scale, preserving scientific returns that might otherwise have been lost.

2026-02-23T09:55:13.550820-08:00

How AI helped save NASA science — lessons from The Planetary Society

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Trump skips NASA and Artemis in State of the Union as Artemis II crew watches; lauds Space Force

How long could Earth microbes survive on Mars? New estimates sharpen planetary‑protection and sample‑integrity concerns

NASA launches Space Umbrella to map Earth's magnetosphere with MMS data

Chandra images young Sun‑like star inflating an astrosphere 120 light‑years away

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