Scientists propose new way to find aliens — and we may already have a spacecraft that can help  - Scientists say amino acids produced by life are distributed differently and more diversely than amino acids produced by non-living chemical reactions, thereby providing a truer signature of life.

 Scientists Uncover the Surprising Source of Strange Clouds Near the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole  - New observations and simulations by a research team led by MPE show that a massive binary star near the center of our Galaxy is creating a series of enigmatic gas clouds, compact clumps that help feed the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*. The center of the Milky Way is one of the most crowded and...

 NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Is About To Fly Shockingly Close to Mars  - NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is using a daring close flyby of Mars to slingshot toward one of the solar system’s strangest asteroids. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close flyby of Mars that will help propel it farther into the solar system on its journey to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche....

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 NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier  - NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on a…

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 SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)  - SpaceX has stacked and fueled the new version of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, gearing up for a test flight that could launch as soon as this week.

 Arianespace successfully launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites with the first Ariane 64

 SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch and Resupply Station  - The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at 6:50 p.m. EDT aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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 2026 USO Guardian of the Year: STARCOM instructor helps shape next generation of Guardians  - The USO recognized Gudgeon in part for his actions during two separate medical emergencies involving trainees. During one incident in a dining facility, Gudgeon responded after identifying a trainee choking.

 America’s Emerald Isle  - Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.

 Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests  - "Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor giants."

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 Watch SpaceX launch 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station today  - SpaceX will launch its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station this evening (May 12), and you can watch the action live.

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 Ice Moves Out of Aniak  - Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding.

 April 2026 Company Update

 Astrophotographer captures remarkable view of galactic 'Eyes' with backyard telescope  - The string of galaxies is just a small part of the colossal Virgo Galaxy Cluster

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 'Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun': World's 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit  - The world's first space-based neutrino detector launched to space this month to study elusive neutrino particles that constantly bombard Earth.

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 SpaceX pushes toward global launch network for rapid Starship operations  - SpaceX is exploring potential sites in the US and overseas to build new "spaceports," CEO Elon Musk said on X on May 12, as the company prepares for a future in which its Starship rocket could launch at an unprecedented scale.

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 Astronomers Stunned by Ancient Galaxy With No Spin  - A massive galaxy from less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang is baffling astronomers because it shows no sign of rotation. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an unusual galaxy from the early universe that appears to be missing something scientists expected to find:...