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ISS astronaut evacuation shouldn't interfere with upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission, NASA chief says

The medical evacuation of SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts from the International Space Station shouldn't interfere with Artemis 2's launch to the moon, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says.

Aurora chaser catches a fox basking in the glow of Finland's legendary 'fox fires' (photos)

A magical encounter in northern Finland blends ancient folklore, swirling auroras and an unexpectedly curious fox.

Week in images: 05-09 January 2026

Week in images: 05-09 January 2026

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Jupiter is at its best and brightest of 2026 tonight! Here's what to expect as the gas giant reaches opposition

Jupiter reaches opposition overnight on Jan. 10, when it appears its brightest in 2026 opposite the sun in Earth's sky.

Is dark matter made of mysterious 'ghost particles?' Galaxy clusters could hold the answer

"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting stronger and stronger upper limits, so alternative scenarios have to be considered."

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 9 – 18

These moonless evening offer the winter Milky Way arching high over the world. And, when will Betelgeuse stand straight over Sirius for you?

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Crew-11 to cut mission short and return to Earth due to medical issue

Crew 11 during training before launch last August (left to right): Cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, Crew 11 commander Zena Cardman and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui. Image: NASA

Four space station fliers have been told to cut their mission short and return to Earth ahead of schedule because of an apparently serious medical issue affecting an unidentified crew member, NASA announced Thursday.

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Does Free Will Exist? Part 4: An Emergent Universe

This is Part 4 in a series on the physics of free will. Check out Parts 1, 2, and 3.

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NASA says it will return 4 astronauts home early in 1st-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station

NASA has decided to bring the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission home from the International Space Station early due to a medical issue experienced by a crewmember in orbit.

NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

"Nothing in my professional training as an X-ray astronomer had prepared me for something like this."

To Keep Water Liquid, the Red Planet Needed to Freeze

Mars has a curious past. Rovers have shown unequivocal evidence that liquid water existed on its surface, for probably at least 100 years. But climate models haven’t come up with how exactly that happened with what we currently understand about what the Martian climate was like back then. A new paper, published in the journal AGU Advances by Eleanor Moreland, a graduate student at Rice University, and her co-authors, has a potential explanation for what might have happened - liquid lakes on the Red Planet would have hid under small, seasonal ice sheets similar to the way they do in Antarctica on Earth.

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February full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Snow Moon

Your guide to February's full Snow Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.

How does NASA handle astronaut medical issues in space?

NASA just postponed a spacewalk because of a medical concern with an astronaut. Here's how the agency has handled such issues in the past.

Starless Gas Cloud Might Harbor Dark Matter

Astronomers discovered a cloud of hydrogen gas that’s devoid of stars. Held together by an invisible halo of dark matter, the starless cloud may elucidate its nature.

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Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge!

The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.

NASA's Mars Sample Return Is Dead, Paving The Way For China

It looks like NASA's Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission has come to a bureaucratic end. The mission was to be the crowning achievement in the study of Mars and all the questions surrounding its ancient habitability. But the US Congress has drastically cut the mission's funding.

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Northern lights may be visible in 12 states tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as incoming coronal mass ejections and high-speed solar winds could trigger geomagnetic storms tonight.

The final 'Greenland 2: Migration' trailer is here, and it's got the '90s disaster movie vibes we've been craving (video)

Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin return in an epic sci-fi survival sequel to 2020's surprise hit, "Greenland".

Former CEO of Google spearheads 4 next-gen telescopes — 3 on Earth and 1 in space

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price."

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