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Sinking Europa ice may ferry life’s ingredients into its hidden ocean

New research suggests that sinking ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa could transport chemical ingredients into its subsurface ocean, addressing a long‑standing problem about nutrient delivery. The mechanism raises Europa’s prospects for habitability by supplying surface‑derived compounds to the hidden sea.

2026-01-23T03:19:18.827676-08:00

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WSW 2026: SSC's Armelle Frenea Schmidt on science and suborbital flights

2026-01-22T22:53:30.226021-08:00

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Eastern Range clears same-day fueling for SLS and Vulcan, enabling denser Space Coast cadence

2026-01-22T19:12:07.053530-08:00

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JWST 'Little Red Dots' may be first direct evidence of early massive black-hole formation

2026-01-22T14:16:00.426606-08:00

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Sinking Europa ice may ferry life’s ingredients into its hidden ocean New research suggests that sinking ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa could transport chemical ingredients into its subsurface ocean, addressing a long‑standing problem about nutrient delivery. The mechanism raises Europa’s prospects for habitability by supplying surface‑derived compounds to the hidden sea.

2026-01-23T03:19:18.827676-08:00

Sinking Europa ice may ferry life’s ingredients into its hidden ocean

SpaceWatch Global

WSW 2026: SSC's Armelle Frenea Schmidt on science and suborbital flights At WSW 2026, Daniela Jovic sits down with Armelle Frenea Schmidt, Business Development Director for Science Services at Swedish Space Corporation, to discuss SSC's role in science and suborbital flight services. The interview focuses on SSC's capabilities and market approach for research-focused suborbital missions.

2026-01-22T22:53:30.226021-08:00

WSW 2026: SSC's Armelle Frenea Schmidt on science and suborbital flights

Spaceflight Now

Eastern Range clears same-day fueling for SLS and Vulcan, enabling denser Space Coast cadence The Eastern Range approved same-day fueling for NASA's Space Launch System and ULA's Vulcan, removing a major operational constraint and enabling tighter sequencing of heavy rockets on Florida's Space Coast. The clearance supports a packed February 2026 manifest featuring Blue Origin, ULA, SpaceX and a potential SLS flight.

2026-01-22T19:12:07.053530-08:00

Eastern Range clears same-day fueling for SLS and Vulcan, enabling denser Space Coast cadence

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JWST 'Little Red Dots' may be first direct evidence of early massive black-hole formation James Webb Space Telescope observations have uncovered compact, luminous 'Little Red Dots' that researchers say could represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the universe's most massive black holes. Teams interpret the sources as rapid accretion events — a potential early black‑hole 'feeding frenzy'.

2026-01-22T14:16:00.426606-08:00

JWST 'Little Red Dots' may be first direct evidence of early massive black-hole formation

Universe Today

ESA's Proba-3 delivers 'eclipse on demand' coronagraph observations ESA's Proba-3, launched late 2024, uses a free‑flying occulting disk and separate telescope to create an 'eclipse on demand', producing extended, high‑contrast views of the Sun's corona. Those images and measurements probe the lower solar atmosphere where space‑weather originates, enabling experiments not possible during fleeting Earth totalities.

2026-01-22T11:33:02.727212-08:00

ESA's Proba-3 delivers 'eclipse on demand' coronagraph observations

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Crew‑11 in‑flight ISS medical evacuation — portable ultrasound credited in first medevac in 65 years NASA and SpaceX executed the first in‑flight medical evacuation from the International Space Station in 65 years when Crew‑11 undocked early; returning astronauts — NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan's Kimiya Yui and Russia's Oleg Platonov — said an on‑board portable ultrasound proved critical.

2026-01-21T14:14:18.719335-08:00

Crew‑11 in‑flight ISS medical evacuation — portable ultrasound credited in first medevac in 65 years

Universe Today

Lunar far‑side radio telescopes could image dozens of black‑hole shadows beyond the Event Horizon Telescope's Earth‑bound limit Earth‑sized baselines cap the Event Horizon Telescope to the M87 and Milky Way black‑hole shadows; placing radio telescopes on the Moon’s far side — missions like LuSEE‑Night — would extend the interferometric baseline and sensitivity, enabling imaging of dozens more shadows and new low‑frequency cosmic signals.

2026-01-21T08:52:04.781089-08:00

Lunar far‑side radio telescopes could image dozens of black‑hole shadows beyond the Event Horizon Telescope's Earth‑bound limit

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Shenzhou-20 lands after unplanned 270‑day mission following suspected debris strike; crew honoured China's Shenzhou-20 capsule landed at the Dongfeng site on Jan. 19, ending an unplanned 270‑day mission after roughly nine months docked to the Tiangong space station. The return vehicle survived a suspected orbital‑debris strike, and the three crew received aerospace achievement medals and 'Heroic Astronaut' honours on Jan. 21.

2026-01-21T08:22:45.362551-08:00

Shenzhou-20 lands after unplanned 270‑day mission following suspected debris strike; crew honoured

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Sinking Europa ice may ferry life’s ingredients into its hidden ocean

WSW 2026: SSC's Armelle Frenea Schmidt on science and suborbital flights

Eastern Range clears same-day fueling for SLS and Vulcan, enabling denser Space Coast cadence

JWST 'Little Red Dots' may be first direct evidence of early massive black-hole formation

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