Enceladus Plumes May Hold a Clear Clue to Ocean Habitability
Reported by Universe Today
How can scientists estimate the pH level of Enceladus’ subsurface ocean without landing on its surface? This is what a recently submitted study hopes to address as a team of scientists from Japan investigated new methods for sampling the plumes of Encela...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:43 +0000
NASA’s Day of Remembrance Honors Fallen Heroes of Exploration
Reported by NASA
NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of January, as all th...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:17 +0000
Studying Massive And Mysterious Young Protostars With The Hubble
Reported by Universe Today
Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble took these infant star snapshots in an effort to learn how massive stars form. Protostars are shrouded in thick dust th...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:10 +0000
NASA Astronaut Suni Williams Retires
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After 27 years of service, NASA astronaut Suni Williams retired from the agency, effective Dec. 27, 2025. Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station, setting numerous human spaceflight records throughout her career. “Suni Wi...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:57 +0000
New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History
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NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of the Moon. As part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, Americ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:21 +0000
NIH Supplements, Facts First Challenge
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NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI’s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:29 +0000