Forget Searching for Individual Biosignatures. Instead, Find Their Patterns
Reported by Universe Today
The search for life elsewhere focuses on biosignatures. These are chemicals in atmospheres that can only be attributed to life. But despite the prowess of the JWST, finding slam-dunk proof of life on other worlds is a confounding exercise. New research sug...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 20:06 +0000
NASA-Supported Space Tech Advances Earthly Construction
Reported by NASA
An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting a lunar habitat is making buildings on Earth beautiful, efficient, and strong. Instead of building structures layer by layer, Branch Technology Inc. of...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 19:47 +0000
Rise Goes to Washington
Reported by NASA
“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 19:17 +0000
How Super-Quasars Shaped Early Galaxies and Confounded the JWST
Reported by Universe Today
Extremely powerful quasars in the early Universe drove star-forming gas out of their galaxies. These Super-quasars are behind the JWST's puzzling early Universe observations....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 17:29 +0000
NASA Outlines Preliminary Artemis III Mission Plans
Reported by NASA
NASA is moving quickly to define next year’s Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and commercial landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX. Since a F...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 15:33 +0000
Studying Pneumonia in Space for Heart Health on Earth
Reported by NASA
Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart. Researchers are leveraging the space environment to observe how stem cell derived heart tissues res...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 13 May 2026 14:45 +0000