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Artemis II crew to test Orion on first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years

NASA will return astronauts to the lunar neighborhood for the first time in more than 50 years with Artemis II, a crewed lunar flyby that will validate the Orion spacecraft systems and operational procedures central to future Artemis lunar-return missions.

2026-02-15T19:59:39.920485-08:00
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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

Mission concept: Using a Solar Oberth manoeuvre to intercept interstellar object 3I/ATLAS

By Universe Today: The third interstellar object detected in our Solar System (3I/ATLAS) has a unique and continually unfolding story to tell of its nature and origin. In a recent paper, scientists from the i4is show how a spacecraft performing a Solar Oberth Manoeuvre (SOM) could intercept 3I/ATLAS to learn its secrets.

2026-02-15T16:52:30.152879-08:00
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Universe Today • Mark Thompson

JWST Detects Hydrogen Sulfide in HR 8799 Planets, Settling Planet vs. Brown Dwarf Debate

By Universe Today: The smell of rotten eggs has solved one of exoplanet science's most persistent mysteries. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected hydrogen sulfide gas in the atmospheres of four massive Jupiter like planets orbiting the star HR 8799, marking the first time this molecule has been identified beyond our Solar System.

2026-02-15T17:10:53.172083-08:00
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NASA • Mark A Garcia

Dragon Hatches Open, Crew-12 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74

By NASA: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev entered the International Space Station at 5 p.m.

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2026-02-14T15:00:49.236171-08:00
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Space.com • Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik

SpaceX Crew-12 mission latest news: It's docking day for Dragon astronauts

By Space.com: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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