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In the heart of our Galaxy, scientists discovered the first sulfur-bearing six-membered ring molecule hiding in an interstellar cloud. Credit & ©: MPE/ NASA/JPL-Caltech

January 31, 2026

The chemical is known as thiepine, or 2,5-cyclohexadiene-1-thione (C₆H₆S), a ring-shaped sulfur-bearing hydrocarbon produced in biochemical reactions. When…

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Axiom wins fifth private astronaut mission to space station

January 31, 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA has selected Axiom Space for its fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space…

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NASA postpones first crewed lunar mission under the Artemis program due to cold weather

January 31, 2026

SadaNews – The U.S. space agency (NASA) has postponed the upcoming astronaut flight to the moon due to…

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Christina Koch’s long road to the moon, from Antarctic ice to NASA’s Artemis 2

January 31, 2026

At a distance of about 400,000 kilometers from Earth, American astronaut Christina Koch is about to make history.…

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A white radio antenna faces upward in the direction of a star-studded night sky.

January 31, 2026

Deep Space Station 15, one of the 112-foot antennas at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow,…

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Molecule Hinting at Signs of Life Discovered in Space

January 31, 2026

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The magnetic fields of the galactic disk and dusty and molecular outflow of the merging galaxy Arp220 observed by ALMA.

January 31, 2026

Astronomers have mapped a vast “magnetic superhighway” powering intense star formation and violent 1.1 million miles per hour…

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What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

January 31, 2026

NASA’s Artemis II mission has its first opportunity to launch to the moon, Orion the Hunter takes center…

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An illustration shows a quark racing through thye primordial soup or quark-gluon plasma that filled the early universe, creating a wave

January 31, 2026

Using the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, scientists have discovered that the trillion-degree hot…

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NASA used Claude to plot a route for its Perseverance rover on Mars

January 31, 2026

Since 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has achieved a number of historic milestones, including sending back the first audio…

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an illustration of a cylindrical satellite breaking apart into multiple pieces above earth

January 31, 2026

A Russian satellite once used to inspect other spacecraft appears to have disintegrated in a graveyard orbit high…

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Bright 'shooting star' delights Wellingtonians

January 31, 2026

A large flash that lit up the night sky over much of New Zealand was captured by a…

For the First Time, Scientists Detect Molecule Critical to Life in Interstellar Space

Axiom wins fifth private astronaut mission to space station

NASA postpones first crewed lunar mission under the Artemis program due to cold weather

Christina Koch’s long road to the moon, from Antarctic ice to NASA’s Artemis 2

Goldstone’s DSS-15 Antenna and the Milky Way

Molecule Hinting at Signs of Life Discovered in Space

1.1 million mph cosmic winds race through ‘magnetic superhighway’ in colliding galaxies

What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Large Hadron Collider reveals ‘primordial soup’ of the early universe was surprisingly soupy

NASA used Claude to plot a route for its Perseverance rover on Mars

Russian ‘inspector’ satellite appears to break apart in orbit, raising debris concerns

Bright ‘shooting star’ delights Wellingtonians