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NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

NASA will fly a piece of the Wright Brothers' original airplane on Artemis 2, the agency's upcoming crewed lunar flyby, symbolically linking the dawn of powered flight to modern lunar exploration. The artifact honors the generations of innovators whose work enabled today's crewed missions.

2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00

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Payload Field Guide: NASA's Commercial LEO Destination — The Race to Replace the ISS

2026-01-26T05:07:22.054942-08:00

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Comparative study ranks techniques to extract water on Mars

2026-01-26T07:18:12.234332-08:00

Universe Today

ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses

2026-01-26T06:54:39.932133-08:00

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Magnetic avalanches on the sun reveal the hidden engine powering solar flares

2026-01-26T14:15:44.290643-08:00

Magnetic avalanches on the sun

Space.com

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2 NASA will fly a piece of the Wright Brothers' original airplane on Artemis 2, the agency's upcoming crewed lunar flyby, symbolically linking the dawn of powered flight to modern lunar exploration. The artifact honors the generations of innovators whose work enabled today's crewed missions.

2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00

NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

Universe Today

Comparative study ranks techniques to extract water on Mars A University of Strathclyde comparative study evaluates technologies to extract water from Martian underground ice, near‑surface soil moisture and atmospheric vapour, comparing energy requirements, scalability and operational suitability under Mars' harsh conditions. It ranks methods by power demand and practicality for future robotic and crewed missions.

2026-01-26T07:18:12.234332-08:00

Comparative study ranks techniques to extract water on Mars

Universe Today

ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses Experiments aboard the International Space Station reveal bacteriophages and their E. coli hosts acquire mutation patterns in microgravity that differ from Earth-based evolution. Some space-evolved phage variants demonstrated enhanced ability to infect and kill bacteria, and were used to generate improved therapeutic viruses targeting drug‑resistant infections.

2026-01-26T06:54:39.932133-08:00

ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses

Space.com

New lunar soil results narrow meteorite-origin theory for Earth's oceans and heighten contamination risk from Moon landings Lunar soil analyses published this week limit the role of late-arriving, water-rich meteorites in supplying Earth's oceans and elevate the scientific importance of pristine lunar deposits. Researchers warn crewed landings and surface infrastructure risk irreversibly contaminating those records, complicating origin-of-life and volatile-history studies.

2026-01-26T06:09:46.039316-08:00

New lunar soil results narrow meteorite-origin theory for Earth's oceans and heighten contamination risk from Moon landings

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Payload Field Guide: NASA's Commercial LEO Destination — The Race to Replace the ISS As the ISS nears planned retirement at decade-end, NASA's Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) program has spurred a competition to build commercial successor stations. This payload-focused guide outlines operator proposals, funding signals and payload/logistics interfaces that will determine LEO research and services continuity after the ISS.

2026-01-26T05:07:22.054942-08:00

Payload Field Guide: NASA's Commercial LEO Destination — The Race to Replace the ISS

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Former astronaut warns current lunar spacesuits are inadequate for upcoming Moon missions A former astronaut warned that current lunar spacesuits are inadequate for upcoming Moon missions, pointing to persistent difficulties in designing suits capable of protecting and enabling crew on the lunar surface. The assessment highlights unresolved technical and operational gaps ahead of planned crewed surface activity.

2026-01-26T04:58:48.814553-08:00

Former astronaut warns current lunar spacesuits are inadequate for upcoming Moon missions

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JAXA's H3 failed after premature payload fairing separation Japan's H3 rocket failed in December after an apparent premature separation of the payload fairing, an unusual anomaly investigators say may have caused the satellite to separate from the launcher early. The premature separation likely led to mission failure and has prompted a focused investigation into the launch sequence.

2026-01-26T04:10:48.278732-08:00

JAXA's H3 failed after premature payload fairing separation

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NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

Payload Field Guide: NASA's Commercial LEO Destination — The Race to Replace the ISS

Comparative study ranks techniques to extract water on Mars

ISS microgravity drives unique phage–bacteria mutations, yielding improved therapeutic viruses

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