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JWST may have detected the universe’s first stars in a lensed source (LAP1‑B)

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected the Universe’s first stars in a source labelled LAP1‑B, combining JWST’s deep infrared sensitivity with roughly 100× gravitational magnification from an intervening galaxy cluster. The signal would be otherwise too faint for direct detection without extreme lensing.

2025-11-18T14:12:16.869410-08:00

NASA Spaceflight

Sentinel‑6B launched on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg to extend decades‑long sea‑level record

2025-11-16T13:11:26.427821-08:00

Spaceflight Now

Blue Origin's New Glenn lofts NASA's ESCAPADE to Mars and lands reusable booster at sea

2025-11-13T14:54:35.583881-08:00

Universe Today

New JPL study refines lunar dust properties — implications for rover and habitat design

2025-11-16T05:11:09.557380-08:00

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Ars Technica

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Startup Racing SpaceX to Mars Accused of Unsafe, Amateur Practices A private startup racing SpaceX to Mars faces allegations its development and launch practices are unsafe and amateurish, with employees saying “we knew better as untrained college students.” Regulators and industry observers are reportedly scrutinizing the program’s technical and procedural readiness for interplanetary flight.

2025-11-19T13:06:11.641085-08:00

Startup Racing SpaceX to Mars Accused of Unsafe, Amateur Practices

tectonicdefense.com

Interlune wins $1.25M AFWERX SBIR to double U.S. helium‑3 supply for quantum R&D Interlune has won a $1.25 million AFWERX Direct-to-Phase II SBIR to develop a system that separates helium‑3 from domestic helium, a process the company says could double the U.S. annual supply of the rare isotope to support quantum R&D and defense-related programs.

2025-11-19T08:27:53.265253-08:00

Interlune wins $1.25M AFWERX SBIR to double U.S. helium‑3 supply for quantum R&D

SpaceNews.com

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Katalyst selects Pegasus rocket for NASA-backed Swift reboost mission Katalyst, the startup contracted by NASA to raise the decaying orbit of the Swift astronomy satellite, has selected the rarely used Pegasus rocket to carry out the reboost mission. The decision fixes the vehicle and provider for the time-sensitive life‑extension operation.

2025-11-19T06:46:44.758673-08:00

Katalyst selects Pegasus rocket for NASA-backed Swift reboost mission

Space.com

SpaceX resumes evening Starlink launches with successful 19 Nov Falcon 9 mission SpaceX returned to evening launches with a successful Starlink batch lift from Florida’s Space Coast on 19 Nov 2025, a Falcon 9 liftoff that marked the company’s 148th Falcon 9 flight this year and lit the night sky over Cape Canaveral.

2025-11-18T17:44:52.056386-08:00

SpaceX resumes evening Starlink launches with successful 19 Nov Falcon 9 mission

Bloomberg

NASA to divest or demolish nearly half of Goddard campus after mass workforce exodus NASA is planning to divest or demolish nearly half of its Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland after a mass employee exodus tied to President Trump’s push to shrink the federal workforce, according to an internal email seen by Bloomberg.

2025-11-18T16:22:24.543471-08:00

NASA to divest or demolish nearly half of Goddard campus after mass workforce exodus

Space.com

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JWST may have detected the universe’s first stars in a lensed source (LAP1‑B) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected the Universe’s first stars in a source labelled LAP1‑B, combining JWST’s deep infrared sensitivity with roughly 100× gravitational magnification from an intervening galaxy cluster. The signal would be otherwise too faint for direct detection without extreme lensing.

2025-11-18T14:12:16.869410-08:00

JWST may have detected the universe’s first stars in a lensed source (LAP1‑B)

SpaceNews.com

Avoiding a Lunar "Gold Rush": Policy Steps to Manage Moon Resource Extraction Policymakers and industry must establish clear legal, environmental and governance safeguards to prevent a destructive lunar "gold rush" as commercial actors pursue water and other resources on the Moon. This analysis sets out policy steps to define access rights, dispute resolution and sustainable extraction practices.

2025-11-18T06:14:17.433520-08:00

Avoiding a Lunar "Gold Rush": Policy Steps to Manage Moon Resource Extraction

Bloomberg

Blue Origin shifts from rocket startup to manufacturer, says Mars is 'on radar' at Dubai Airshow At the Dubai Airshow Blue Origin's leadership said the company has evolved from a rocket startup into a manufacturer, taking a broader industrial role. Executives signalled ambitions beyond Earth — with Mars explicitly described as 'on the radar' for future activity.

2025-11-18T01:03:00.639507-08:00

Blue Origin shifts from rocket startup to manufacturer, says Mars is 'on radar' at Dubai Airshow

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