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In the grand theater of American politics, space has often served as a symbol of vision, courage, and continuity—an enterprise that transcends partisanship and orbits the better angels of our national ambition. But even this most elevated domain is not immune to gravity. Or to sabotage. We are watching, in real time, the slow-motion unraveling of American space leadership. And …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Starfighters International is expanding its capabilities by acquiring twelve F-4 Phantoms for innovative space launch operations. ✈️ The F-4s will enhance the company’s ability to provide rapid and flexible access to low Earth orbit for small satellite missions. 💡 Utilizing vintage military technology, Starfighters aims to reduce launch weight and improve fuel efficiency, aligning with NASA’s …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA is testing a new nuclear fuel, americium-241, that could revolutionize deep space exploration. 🔋 The Stirling generator design allows for continuous operation with minimal wear, even in the event of a convertor failure. 🌌 With a half-life of 432 years, americium-241 presents a viable alternative to plutonium-238, promising longer-lasting power. 🌍 NASA’s collaboration with the …

The Miami Dolphins and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick have agreed to a restructured contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The move added $16.245 million to Fitzpatrick’s signing bonus, adding about $2 million to the safety’s 2025 salary, moving it from his 2026 money owed. For the Dolphins, moving the money into the signing bonus created about $11 million in additional cap …

The molecules that form the building blocks to life may be far more common in space than once thought, according to researchers from the Max Planck Institute. Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal, reports the detection of over a dozen types of complex organic molecules swimming closely around a protostar in the constellation Orion, suggesting that the chemicals can …

Scientists Shocked by Lunar Soil’s “Magic” in Space Survival Study  SciTechDaily Moon dust and astronaut breath can keep people alive in space  C&EN Lunar surface could support human life, study finds  Telegrafi Source link

QUICK FACTS What it is: A potential planet around the star HD 135344B Where it is: 440 light-years away, in the constellation Lupus When it was shared: July 21, 2025 Deep within a swirling disk of gas and dust around the star HD 135344B, a young planet appears to be sculpting intricate spiral arms around its stellar host. It is …

The three astronauts and cosmonaut of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission descend from a Gulfstream jet at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. From bottom to top: Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA astronaut Mike Fincke and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. Image: John Pisani/Spaceflight Now The next four souls who will fly …

Astronomers have identified a vast, previously unknown structure in our galaxy that could change how scientists understand star formation and the flow of matter in the Milky Way. Known as the Midpoint cloud, this enormous giant molecular cloud spans roughly 200 light-years, or about 650 trillion miles, and appears to serve as a major conduit feeding material from the galaxy’s …

Defense tech company AeroVironment and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have shown off a wild concept for deploying six helicopters above the surface of Mars to scout for water and possible human landing sites. The concept, dubbed “Skyfall,” builds on NASA’s extremely successful and revolutionary Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which became the first manmade object to achieve powered flight on another planet …