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A recent analysis revealed where artificial light at night has intensified, as well as where it has diminished.

May 15, 2026 at 05:30AM
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On Thursday, NASA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP), seeking industry collaboration for the Mars Telecommunications Network. Reliable, high bandwidth communications is necessary to relay science data, high-definition imagery, and critical information during Mars missions. The network will use high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiters at the Red Planet to support future surface, orbital, and human exploration. […]

May 14, 2026 at 05:30AM
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NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot (top right) have some fun with food and microgravity in this April 19, 2026, photo. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft delivered a shipment of fresh food, including oranges, apples, onions, and […]

May 14, 2026 at 05:30AM
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Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding.

May 14, 2026 at 05:30AM
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“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, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day […]

May 13, 2026 at 05:30AM
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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 respond to bacterial infections, to discover new methods to manage cardiovascular health and infectious diseases. In space, bacteria […]

May 13, 2026 at 05:30AM
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A major global effort to improve awareness and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has led experts to rename the condition as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). 

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