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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2

NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but the agency has provided remarkably little publicity for the historic mission. Preparations are ongoing even as public communication about the flight remains limited.

2026-01-07T20:50:56.386376-08:00
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NASA weighs early ISS crew return after astronaut medical issue; planned spacewalk cancelled

By Reuters: NASA is considering a rare early return of an astronaut and its crew from the International Space Station (ISS) over an unspecified medical issue, hours after cancelling a planned spacewalk that had been scheduled for Thursday, the agency said.

2026-01-07T22:04:32.229853-08:00
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Universe Today • Evan Gough

Study suggests Europa’s subsurface ocean may lack seafloor hydrothermal activity required for habitability

By Universe Today: New research shows that Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime targets in the search for life, may not have the conditions required after all. The research shows that the moon lacks the type of active seafloor faulting needed to create habitability.

2026-01-07T16:13:25.113446-08:00