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NASA to roll out fully assembled Artemis 2 moon rocket by January 16

The NASA announced on Thursday that its fully assembled Artemis 2 moon rocket will move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center within two weeks, a pivotal step as the space agency gears up for its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. NASA spokesperson......

China unveils world's most powerful hypergravity centrifuge

China has surged ahead in hypergravity research with the delivery of CHIEF1900, a groundbreaking centrifuge that generates forces 1,900 times Earth's gravity. Built by Shanghai Electric Nuclear Power Group, the machine arrived at Zhejiang University on December 22 and is now being installed in the......

Pandora mission to explore distant exoplanets in search of life

NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are preparing for the upcoming launch of the Pandora Mission, a compact satellite designed to study distant exoplanets for potential signs of life by analyzing their atmospheric compositions. Scheduled to lift off on January 5, 2026, aboard a SpaceX......

Researchers identify distinct molecular pattern in autistic brains through imaging study

Recent research conducted at Yale School of Medicine has uncovered the first measurable molecular distinction in the brains of individuals with autism, revealing about 15 percent fewer glutamate receptors compared to neurotypical participants. The discovery, published in The American Journal of......

Iowa scientists refine photon purity to advance quantum technology

Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a new theoretical model that could resolve major challenges in quantum technology by purifying photons—the fundamental light particles that form the basis of quantum computing and communication systems. Their work, published in Optica Quantum,......

Interstellar comet nearing Earth reveals rare sunward jet and alien chemistry

Astronomers are preparing for a remarkable cosmic encounter as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest pass to Earth on December 19. The celestial visitor, originating from beyond the solar system, will come no nearer than 167 million miles from the planet roughly twice the distance between the......

Dark energy study challenges the universe’s standard model

The long-accepted understanding of dark energy, the mysterious force believed to drive the universe’s accelerating expansion, is facing renewed scrutiny after an international research team proposed that it may not be constant over time. Data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI),......

Soyuz crew reaches ISS amid launch pad damage at Baikonur

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully docked with the International Space Station following a Soyuz MS-28 launch from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, though the mission revealed serious damage to the launch pad.​ Post-launch checks uncovered that a key mobile servicing cabin......

Scientists identify tryptophan on asteroid Bennu, shedding light on origins of life

Scientists have discovered tryptophan, a complex amino acid essential to life, in samples collected from asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. This marks the first time tryptophan has been found in extraterrestrial materials, raising the total number of protein-forming amino acids detected......

UN planetary defence drill uses interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to test real world response

The United Nations has confirmed that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is at the centre of a full scale planetary defence exercise designed to test how well the world can respond to a genuine cosmic threat in the future. Aimed at space policy analysts, planetary defence specialists and readers who follow......

Why aliens may find space exploration uninteresting, new NASA theory suggests

A NASA astrophysicist has introduced a compelling new explanation for the enduring mystery of why humanity has not detected or been contacted by extraterrestrial civilizations. Dr. Robin Corbet, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Maryland, proposes......

Blue Origin advances Mars ambitions with successful New Glenn launch and booster recovery

The New Glenn rocket, developed by Jeff Bezos' aerospace company Blue Origin, successfully completed its second flight on Thursday, marking a significant breakthrough for the company. Launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the rocket carried two NASA satellites destined for Mars while achieving......

Durham scientists contribute to NASA’s groundbreaking search for extraterrestrial life

Scientists from Durham University are playing a pivotal role in designing a cutting-edge camera for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), the first telescope specifically created to detect signs of life on distant planets. The announcement, made on November 8, 2025, highlights the UK’s......

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