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SpaceX Crew‑12 launches Dragon Freedom; multinational crew docks at ISS to begin ESA εpsilon mission

SpaceX's Crew‑12 launched Feb. 13 and delivered NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev to the ISS; Dragon Freedom docked Feb. 14 at 20:15 GMT, beginning ESA's εpsilon mission as the four joined Expedition 74 for long‑duration science.

2026-02-14T04:24:12.781574-08:00

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GW250114: Clearest gravitational-wave signal enables tightest test yet of general relativity

2026-02-14T01:10:43.264041-08:00

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SpaceX launches Crew-12 to ISS with ESA's Sophie Adenot on eight-month mission

2026-02-13T02:49:44.584235-08:00

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Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial station and NASA lunar spacesuits

2026-02-12T13:54:10.035042-08:00

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SpaceX Crew‑12 launches Dragon Freedom; multinational crew docks at ISS to begin ESA εpsilon mission SpaceX's Crew‑12 launched Feb. 13 and delivered NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev to the ISS; Dragon Freedom docked Feb. 14 at 20:15 GMT, beginning ESA's εpsilon mission as the four joined Expedition 74 for long‑duration science.

2026-02-14T04:24:12.781574-08:00

SpaceX Crew‑12 launches Dragon Freedom; multinational crew docks at ISS to begin ESA εpsilon mission

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GW250114: Clearest gravitational-wave signal enables tightest test yet of general relativity On 14 January 2025 the GW250114 black‑hole merger produced the clearest gravitational‑wave signal ever recorded, allowing measurement of multiple post‑merger “tones” and the most stringent test to date of Einstein’s general relativity. The waveform upheld GR, while researchers note future detections could probe quantum‑gravity effects.

2026-02-14T01:10:43.264041-08:00

GW250114: Clearest gravitational-wave signal enables tightest test yet of general relativity

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SpaceX launches Crew-12 to ISS with ESA's Sophie Adenot on eight-month mission A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center SLC‑40 on 13 February 2026 carrying Crew‑12 and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station. Adenot flies as mission specialist with NASA commander Jessica Meir, pilot Jack Hathaway and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev on an ~eight‑month expedition.

2026-02-13T02:49:44.584235-08:00

SpaceX launches Crew-12 to ISS with ESA's Sophie Adenot on eight-month mission

Universe Today

Tree rings reveal solar superstorms capable of crippling modern satellites and power grids Scientists have found spikes of radioactive carbon in ancient tree rings that record solar storms far more powerful than any in the modern era. These events produced radiation bursts that, if occurring today, could severely damage satellites, disrupt GNSS and HF communications, and threaten power‑grid stability.

2026-02-13T01:34:52.399419-08:00

Tree rings reveal solar superstorms capable of crippling modern satellites and power grids

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Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial station and NASA lunar spacesuits Axiom Space raised $350 million to accelerate development of a commercial space station successor to the ISS and to build new NASA spacesuits, including lunar suits for Artemis missions. The financing is backed in part by a venture firm linked to Donald Trump Jr.

2026-02-12T13:54:10.035042-08:00

Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial station and NASA lunar spacesuits

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NASA selects Vast for sixth private astronaut mission to ISS, targeting summer 2027 NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeting launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida. The move marks Vast's first private crew flight and heightens competition with Axiom, which flew the prior five missions.

2026-02-12T13:30:22.193690-08:00

NASA selects Vast for sixth private astronaut mission to ISS, targeting summer 2027

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Andromeda star observed vanishing — astronomers say it collapsed directly into a black hole Astronomers observed a massive star in Andromeda vanish and conclude it collapsed directly into a black hole rather than producing a visible supernova. Researchers called the detection “as close as we can get to seeing the death of a massive star,” a rare example of direct collapse.

2026-02-12T11:14:16.457790-08:00

Andromeda star observed vanishing — astronomers say it collapsed directly into a black hole

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NASA conducts unannounced liquid‑hydrogen load to validate SLS umbilical repairs as Artemis II slips to March NASA quietly loaded liquid hydrogen into the Space Launch System core stage at Kennedy Space Center to test repairs to a leaky umbilical that derailed a Feb. 2 wet dress rehearsal. The unannounced fueling validates fixes after hours‑long countdown holds and follows a slip of Artemis II to March.

2026-02-12T07:33:48.280724-08:00

NASA conducts unannounced liquid‑hydrogen load to validate SLS umbilical repairs as Artemis II slips to March

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SpaceX Crew‑12 launches Dragon Freedom; multinational crew docks at ISS to begin ESA εpsilon mission

GW250114: Clearest gravitational-wave signal enables tightest test yet of general relativity

SpaceX launches Crew-12 to ISS with ESA's Sophie Adenot on eight-month mission

Axiom Space raises $350M to accelerate commercial station and NASA lunar spacesuits

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