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Susan Schuh: Supporting the Humans in Human Spaceflight 

Reported by NASA

Susan Schuh has dedicated her career to helping humans adapt to life beyond Earth.   As the Flight Crew Integration Operational Habitability (OpsHab) team lead in NASA’s Human Health and Performance Directorate at Johnson Space Center in Housto...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:00 +0000

NASA to Return SpaceX Crew Ahead of Schedule

Reported by Universe Today

NASA has announced that it and SpaceX will return the Crew-11 mission team to Earth from the ISS (due to medical concerns with a crew member) no earlier than 5 p.m. EST (2 p.m. PST) on Wednesday, Jan. 14th....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 23:23 +0000

Astronomers Spot a Barred Spiral Galaxy That Existed Just 2 Billion Years After the Big Bang

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers have uncovered a barred spiral galaxy that existed over 2 billion years after the Big Bang, potentially making it the earliest barred spiral galaxy ever observed....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:16 +0000

Fast-spinning asteroid 2025 MN45 rewrites rotation record

Reported by Space | EarthSky

2025 MN45 - a newly discovered fast-spinning asteroid - is the fastest-rotating object of its size ever discovered. It rotates once every 1.88 minutes. The post Fast-spinning asteroid 2025 MN45 rewrites rotation record first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:41 +0000

Is the Universe Made of Math? Part 2: The Minimalist Universe

Reported by Universe Today

Like, it shouldn’t be this easy. Yeah I know physics is kind of hard, and it has taken us centuries to reach our present level of knowledge, and we know we’re still a long way from complete knowledge of time and space....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:24 +0000

NASA Marshall Removes 2 Historic Test Stands

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, removed two of its historic test stands – the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facility – with carefully coordinated implosions on Jan. 10, 2026. The demolition o...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:01 +0000