A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket launches the Department of War Space Test Program S29A (STP-S29A) mission on April 7, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 8 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The STP-S29A mission carried a variety of DoW, U.S. Space Force, and academic institution payloads into orbit,Continue Reading
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Artist’s concept of the Pandora mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Host Andres Almeida: For decades, scientists have been studying exoplanets, or worlds outside our solar system, using several methods. One way is by measuring the light that passes through a planet’s atmosphere, a process called spectroscopy. This helps us figure out whatContinue Reading
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Democrat Tina Smith held the Senate floor for hours arguing against the removal of the ban, but GOP senators were unmoved and the Senate approved the resolution 50-49. By Ana Radelat, MinnPost WASHINGTON—Despite hours of impassioned arguments from Sen. Tina Smith, the U.S. Senate ended a Biden-era moratorium on miningContinue Reading
The ozone layer has been on track to recover thanks to the Montreal Protocol—but a loophole may be holding it back. Chemicals still permitted for industrial use are leaking into the atmosphere at higher rates than expected. Scientists now estimate this could delay ozone recovery by up to seven years.Continue Reading
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Principal Investigator(s): Norman Lewis, Washington State University Overview: Veg-06 studies how plants and beneficial bacteria work together in microgravity. Some plants, like beans and peas, partner with specific bacteria to pull nitrogen from the air and convert it into a form that plants can use for growth. The investigation alsoContinue Reading
On April 4, comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) plunged toward the Sun — flying about twice as far from our star as the Moon is from Earth. Comet watchers held their collective breath, waiting to see whether comet MAPS would survive its sweltering passage by the Sun. The SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft —Continue Reading
Credit: NASA The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s minister for education and science; Jānis Beķeris, chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of the RepublicContinue Reading
NASA has given approval for the agency’s Rosalind Franklin Support and Augmentation (ROSA) project to begin implementation, underscoring the agency’s continued partnership with ESA’s (European Space Agency) Rosalind Franklin mission. The mission is led by ESA and that agency is responsible for providing the spacecraft, including the carrier module, theContinue Reading
The Progress 93 cargo craft, docked to the rear port of the Zvezda service module, fires its engines on Nov. 19, 2025, raising the International Space Station’s orbit. This reboost maneuver positions the orbital outpost at the correct altitude to receive arriving spacecraft. NASA The International Space Station is orbitingContinue Reading