Medical SpaceX

"An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation."

https://apnews.com/article/nasa-space-astronauts-crew-medical-spacex-d89651fb83a8eb32d8619052424a5cb8?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

First Materials to help settle Lunar debate

"The first material ever collected from the far side of the Moon could help settle a long-held lunar mystery."https://www.sciencealert.com/our-moon-is-curiously-lopsided-and-a-massive-impact-could-be-to-blame?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

NASA mission postponed

"In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue."https://apnews.com/article/nasa-spacewalk-postponed-1a6f794035be86582025c196f8f9e7b5?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Vera C. Rubin Observatory

"Astronomers analyzing data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer – a feat uniquely enabled by Rubin."https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2026-01-07-nsf-doe-vera-c-rubin-observatory-spots-record-breaking-asteroid-pre-survey?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Skywatching next year

"Ready for another amazing year of skywatching?"https://www.universetoday.com/articles/top-astronomical-events-to-watch-for-in-2026

Titan

"The best spacecraft images of 3I/ATLAS, maybe Titan doesn’t have a liquid ocean, planetesimals crashing in a nearby star system, and the first superkilonova."

https://www.patreon.com/posts/space-bites-one-146728225

Most Rocket Scientist

"Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don’t have to do it."https://www.universetoday.com/articles/before-we-build-on-the-moon-we-have-to-master-the-commute