Mars Fungi Could Make Red Planet Regolith Fertile for Crops
Reported by Universe Today
You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you’ve been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You’re nervous because you’re using a new type of fungi called beneficial fungi, which you’re told w...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Sat, 23 May 2026 02:56 +0000
SpaceX's Next-Gen Starship Passes Its First Flight Test Despite Snags
Reported by Universe Today
SpaceX's next-generation Starship V3 rocket got off to a glorious start for its first test flight, and although not all of its engines fired fully according to plan, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the mission "scored a goal for humanity."...
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Fri, 22 May 2026 23:42 +0000
Is Dust the Best Thing in the Universe? Part 4: We Owe Dust Our Lives
Reported by Universe Today
No dust, no way to cool a collapsing gas cloud. No way to cool it, no stars. No dust, no first rung on the ladder from grain to pebble to planet. The substance I spent two articles complaining about turns out to be the substance that makes me possible....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Fri, 22 May 2026 23:16 +0000
Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling
Reported by NASA
As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering Artemis Moon missions, nuclear propulsion, aeronautics, and more. NASA published an Announcement f...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 22 May 2026 22:12 +0000
NASA’S Juno Makes Closest Ever Approach To Jupiter’s Moon Of Thebe
Reported by Universe Today
NASA’S Juno spacecraft images Jupiter’s tiny moon of Thebe in a recent close approach....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Fri, 22 May 2026 22:11 +0000
NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
Reported by NASA
NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT and last roughly five hours. Watch NASA’s l...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 22 May 2026 19:43 +0000