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Clean Energy & Climate Transition 14 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA Seeks Private Help to Keep Hubble in Orbit as Telescope’s Decay Accelerates

NASA is exploring private-sector proposals to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope as its orbit gradually decays and the risk of an uncontrolled reentry grows over time. The move reflects a broader shift in U.S. space policy: preserving high-value scientific infrastructure through commercial partnerships rather than relying solely on government missions.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition13 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA Calls on the Public to ‘Light Up the World’ for Voyager 1 Milestone

NASA is inviting people around the globe to switch on lights in a symbolic celebration as Voyager 1 approaches a rare milestone: one light-day from Earth. The outreach campaign underscores both the spacecraft’s historic reach and the enduring public fascination with deep-space exploration. The event is not a technical turning point for the probe itself, but a public-facing moment designed to connect a landmark in human engineering with a broader conversation about science, distance, and the fragile energy systems that keep long-duration missions alive.

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Global Markets & Equities12 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA’s Moon Strategy May Rely on Procurement Reform, Not Just Rockets

NASA’s latest round of lunar awards suggests the agency is leaning on procurement reform as a strategic tool in the race to build a sustained presence on the Moon. By broadening the field of contractors and splitting work across transportation, technology and science, NASA is aiming to reduce dependence on any single provider while accelerating development timelines. The shift carries direct implications for SpaceX, Rocket Lab and the broader aerospace supply chain, with investors now parsing which companies stand to gain from a more competitive lunar contracting model.

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Big Tech, Cloud & Semiconductors12 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA’s Lunar Edge May Be Procurement Reform, Not Just Rockets

NASA’s push to accelerate lunar missions is increasingly being shaped by how it buys, not only by what it builds. Officials and industry participants say the agency’s faster, more flexible procurement approach is helping it move at a pace that would have been difficult under traditional government acquisition rules.

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Global Markets & Equities12 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA’s Lunar Procurement Overhaul Emerges as a Market Catalyst in the Moon Race

NASA’s latest lunar contracting push is drawing attention not only for its scale, but for the way it is being structured. By widening access to moon-base and lunar infrastructure awards, the agency is effectively using procurement reform as a strategic tool to accelerate competition, diversify suppliers, and reduce dependence on any single contractor. The result is a fresh market signal for aerospace and space-tech equities, with investors parsing which companies stand to benefit from the next phase of America’s lunar ambitions.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition11 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Cyprus’s Ancient Rocks Offer a Modern Climate Clue as NASA Studies Ophiolites

NASA’s latest science spotlight on Cyprus frames the island not as a tourism postcard, but as a natural laboratory for understanding Earth’s deep geology and its relevance to the clean energy transition. The focus on ophiolites — slices of oceanic crust and upper mantle exposed on land — underscores how ancient rocks can inform carbon storage, mineral systems, and the broader search for climate solutions.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition11 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA’s Swift Telescope Falls to Earth After Two Decades of Cosmic Discovery

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere after nearly 20 years of tracking some of the universe’s most violent events, including gamma-ray bursts and stellar explosions. The spacecraft’s end underscores both the scientific value of aging orbital assets and the growing challenge of maintaining, upgrading, or safely deorbiting satellites as low-Earth orbit becomes more crowded.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition11 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA’s Mock Mars Crew Returns After 378 Days, Advancing Deep-Space Readiness

A NASA science officer has emerged from a 378-day simulated Mars mission in Houston, marking a major milestone in the agency’s effort to prepare humans for long-duration deep-space travel. The CHAPEA experiment is designed to test how crews cope with isolation, confinement, and operational stress as NASA builds toward future Mars exploration and broader human spaceflight goals.

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Global Markets & Equities10 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA Awards $10 Billion in Moon Base Contracts, Lifting SpaceX and Blue Origin

NASA has awarded nearly $10 billion in lunar transportation, technology, and science contracts, handing major wins to SpaceX, Blue Origin, and other space contractors as the agency accelerates its Moon base ambitions. The awards reinforce the commercial space sector’s central role in the Artemis program and sent related equities higher in early trading. Investors are now weighing how the contracts could reshape revenue visibility across the space supply chain.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition10 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

NASA Crew Emerges After 378-Day Mars Simulation, Advancing Climate and Energy Research

A NASA science officer has emerged from a 378-day Mars habitat simulation in Houston, capping one of the agency’s most ambitious analog missions to date. Beyond its spaceflight value, the project is designed to sharpen technologies and operational systems that could also inform resilient living, resource efficiency, and closed-loop support strategies relevant to Earth’s clean energy and climate transition.

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Global Markets & Equities10 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

SpaceX Targets Nov. 13 for Starship Flight 15 as It Pursues Historic Double-Catch Test

SpaceX is preparing to launch Starship Flight 15 on Nov. 13, a closely watched test that could advance the company’s most ambitious recovery plan yet: catching both the Super Heavy booster and the Starship upper stage. The mission is a critical step in proving rapid reusability for the world’s most powerful rocket system, with implications for launch economics, commercial space competition, and investor sentiment across the aerospace supply chain.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition09 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Artemis II Launch May Have Briefly Disrupted GPS, Highlighting Spaceflight’s Hidden Infrastructure Risks

NASA’s Artemis II mission, still months from launch, is drawing fresh attention after scientists said a rocket of that scale could be powerful enough to disturb the upper atmosphere and interfere with GPS signals. The finding underscores an often overlooked reality of modern spaceflight: even a single launch can create measurable effects on critical navigation systems used across aviation, logistics, emergency response and clean-energy operations.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition08 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA Chief Isaacman Says the U.S. Can Still Win the New Moon Race

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the United States can still prevail in the intensifying lunar competition with China, even as the agency confronts schedule pressure, technical risk and a compressed path to its next crewed Moon landing. In an exclusive interview, Isaacman defended Artemis as a strategic national priority and signaled that NASA is moving to streamline its approach to meet its target timeline.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition07 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Artemis II Launch May Have Carved a Temporary Hole in the Ionosphere, Scientists Say

Scientists say the powerful launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission may have briefly punched a hole in Earth’s upper atmosphere, disrupting GPS signals and underscoring how extreme rocket launches can affect the space environment around Earth. The finding adds a new operational wrinkle to the climate and clean-energy transition era, where satellite navigation, communications and atmospheric monitoring are increasingly central to economic resilience.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition07 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Sahara Meteorite Offers Rare Clue to Mars’ Water History

Scientists studying a 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert say the rock may function as a kind of Rosetta Stone for reconstructing the red planet’s earliest water history. By tracing its chemistry and origin, researchers have gained a more precise window into how Mars formed, cooled and potentially retained liquid water long enough to shape its surface.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition07 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA’s Swift Telescope Ends 22-Year Mission in Fiery Reentry, Closing a Quietly Pivotal Chapter in Space Science

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has plunged back into Earth’s atmosphere after 22 years in orbit, ending a mission that transformed the study of gamma-ray bursts and helped sharpen global space-weather monitoring. The spacecraft’s controlled demise underscores a growing reality for the space sector: even highly productive scientific assets must eventually be retired as low-Earth orbit becomes more crowded and sustainability concerns intensify.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition06 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA Opens Public Name Campaign for Titan Mission, Turning Deep-Space Exploration Into a Global Civic Gesture

NASA is inviting the public to send their names aboard its Dragonfly mission to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, in a symbolic outreach effort tied to one of the agency’s most ambitious planetary science projects. The campaign does not alter the mission’s technical profile, but it broadens public engagement with a spacecraft designed to study the chemistry that may have preceded life on Earth.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition06 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

New Moon Sets the Stage for Taurid Fireballs as Skywatchers Brace for a Rare, Dark-Sky Display

A new moon next week will give observers unusually dark skies just as the Taurid meteor shower reaches a period known for slow, bright fireballs. Astronomers say the timing could make this one of the season’s most rewarding celestial events for both casual viewers and serious skywatchers. The display also arrives amid growing public interest in low-light, low-impact night-sky conditions that reduce energy use and preserve visibility of natural phenomena.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition06 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

NASA’s 378-Day Mars Simulation Ends, Advancing Human Spaceflight Research

A four-person crew has emerged after 378 days inside a NASA-built Mars simulation in Houston, concluding one of the agency’s most ambitious long-duration isolation tests. The mission, designed to study the psychological, operational and physiological demands of deep-space travel, offers data that could shape future human exploration of Mars and other extreme environments.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition05 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

Hera Gets First Close Look at Dimorphos as Europe Moves to Verify Asteroid Deflection Science

Europe’s Hera spacecraft has captured its first detailed view of Dimorphos, the battered asteroid moonlet altered by NASA’s DART impact mission, marking a critical step in one of planetary defense’s most closely watched experiments. The images begin the long process of assessing how much the collision changed the asteroid’s shape, surface, and orbit, with implications that extend from space science to future climate-risk planning and global resilience.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition05 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Europe’s Hera Probe Gets First Close Look at Dimorphos After Historic Asteroid Strike

Europe’s Hera spacecraft has captured its first detailed view of Dimorphos, the small asteroid moonlet left battered by NASA’s 2022 impact experiment. The images mark a critical milestone for planetary defense, offering scientists a rare chance to measure how a real asteroid responds after a deliberate collision and to refine future strategies for deflecting hazardous space rocks.

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Big Tech, Cloud & Semiconductors04 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

China Sets Three-Year Clock on Crewed Lunar Landing, Signaling a Faster Space Race

China has publicly disclosed a plan to land astronauts on the Moon within three years, sharpening the global competition in human spaceflight and underscoring Beijing’s determination to close the gap with the United States. The announcement notably does not include an intermediate mission comparable to Apollo 8 or Artemis II, suggesting a more direct path to a lunar landing milestone.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition04 Nov 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA to Unveil New X-Plane at MAX Power Airshow, Administrator Isaacman Says

NASA is preparing to announce a new X-plane at the MAX Power Airshow, according to Administrator Jared Isaacman, signaling continued U.S. investment in experimental aviation and low-emission flight technologies. The move underscores how advanced aerospace research remains central to the clean-energy transition, even as the agency balances climate goals, autonomy, and next-generation aircraft development.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition03 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Webb Telescope Spots an Earth-Like Signal on a Nearby World, Raising the Stakes in the Search for Habitable Planets

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified a nearby exoplanet with characteristics that appear strikingly similar to Earth, according to reporting highlighted by Forbes. The finding does not confirm life, but it sharpens the scientific case for worlds that may hold the right conditions for habitability and intensifies the broader race to understand planetary climates beyond the solar system.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition03 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA’s Swift Telescope Is Reentering Earth’s Atmosphere, With Officials Saying the Risk to People Is Low

NASA says its aging Swift space telescope is nearing reentry after more than two decades in orbit, marking the end of a mission that transformed the study of gamma-ray bursts and other high-energy cosmic events. Officials say the chance of harm from falling debris is unlikely, though the spacecraft’s descent has renewed attention on the growing challenge of safely retiring satellites and scientific hardware from space.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition02 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA Crew Emerges After 378-Day Mars Isolation Test

A four-person crew has emerged after spending 378 days inside a NASA simulation designed to mimic the conditions of a future Mars mission, a milestone in long-duration human spaceflight research. The experiment, conducted in Houston, is intended to help scientists assess the physical, psychological, and operational demands of deep-space travel as agencies prepare for more ambitious exploration goals.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition02 Nov 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA’s Swift Telescope Nears Fiery Reentry After Failed Recovery Effort

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere after a failed attempt to extend the aging mission, marking the end of a 22-year run in orbit. While the spacecraft is not designed to survive reentry intact, the event underscores the growing challenge of managing obsolete satellites and the broader risks of orbital debris in an increasingly crowded space environment.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition02 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

NASA’s Swift Telescope Nears Fiery Reentry After Failed Rescue Effort

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere after more than two decades in orbit, following the failure of a planned rescue effort to extend its mission. The event underscores the growing challenge of managing aging space assets as governments and private operators expand reliance on satellites for science, communications, and climate monitoring.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition31 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

NASA Rover Detects Ultrafine Martian Dust, Sharpening Risks for Future Crews

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected ultrafine dust grains on Mars, adding fresh evidence that the planet’s surface environment may pose a serious operational and health challenge for future astronauts. The findings, reinforced by related research from Washington University in St. Louis, suggest that Martian dust could cling to spacesuits, equipment and habitats far longer than previously assumed, complicating human exploration and climate-adjacent engineering on the Red Planet.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition31 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Voyager 1 Restores Contact as NASA Tightens Power Use on Deep-Space Probe

NASA has restored communications with Voyager 1 after a brief pause that underscored the fragility of operating a spacecraft more than 15 billion miles from Earth. The episode comes as mission controllers continue conserving power on the aging probe, a necessary step to extend one of the most consequential scientific missions in history. The latest glitch was resolved without any indication of permanent damage, but it highlights the engineering discipline required to keep Voyager 1 functioning in interstellar space, where every watt, command cycle and antenna signal matters.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition30 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

Ancient Martian Meteorite in Sahara Points to Mars’ Deep Past

Scientists have identified a Martian meteorite recovered from the Sahara as roughly 4.1 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known fragments of Mars ever found on Earth. The specimen could offer rare clues about the planet’s early crust, volcanic history, and the environmental conditions that shaped the solar system’s formative era.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition30 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA Rover Detects Ultrafine Martian Dust, Sharpening Risks for Future Crews

NASA’s Perseverance rover has detected ultrafine dust particles on Mars, adding fresh evidence that the planet’s surface environment may pose serious operational and health risks for future astronauts. The finding is especially relevant to the clean energy and climate transition agenda because it underscores how extreme planetary conditions can shape the design of life-support systems, protective materials, and long-duration exploration technologies.

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Big Tech, Cloud & Semiconductors30 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

SpaceX’s Growing Independence Puts NASA in a Strategic Bind

NASA’s reliance on SpaceX has evolved from a tactical partnership into a structural vulnerability, leaving the U.S. space agency exposed as Elon Musk’s company gains the leverage that comes with near-monopoly status in key missions. The imbalance is increasingly consequential for America’s civil space program, where cost, schedule, and national capability now hinge on a private contractor that no longer needs NASA as much as NASA needs it.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition28 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA’s Longest-Lived Mars Probes Reveal How to Build for the Long Haul

NASA’s veteran Martian spacecraft have outlasted their original missions by decades, offering a rare case study in durability, redundancy and disciplined engineering. Their longevity is now drawing attention far beyond planetary science, with lessons for clean-energy systems that must operate reliably in harsh, remote environments for years at a time.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition27 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

Artemis II Commander Recalls Three Minutes of Fear in Deep Space

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has described a brief but intense moment during the mission’s lunar flyby when the crew feared they might not make it home, underscoring how thin the margin remains in human deep-space flight. The account offers a rare operational glimpse into NASA’s next crewed Moon mission and the engineering discipline required to keep astronauts safe far beyond Earth orbit.

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Big Tech, Cloud & Semiconductors26 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

NASA Revises Moon Lander Plans as Orion Delay Is Finally Resolved

NASA has updated its lunar landing architecture, signaling a more stable path for future Moon missions after resolving a long-running issue tied to the Orion spacecraft. The agency said it now has the mandate, resources, and stakeholder support to move ahead, a notable shift for a program that has faced repeated schedule pressure and technical complexity. The changes underscore how tightly the Artemis effort is linked to the broader U.S. space-industrial base, including cloud, semiconductor, and advanced systems suppliers.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition25 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA’s Bennu Samples Expose a 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Solar System Crossroads

NASA’s analysis of asteroid Bennu samples is revealing a rare record of the early solar system, including evidence that material from the inner and outer regions likely mixed at a formative crossroads more than 4.5 billion years ago. The findings deepen scientific understanding of how planetary building blocks were assembled and may refine models of water delivery, mineral formation, and the conditions that shaped Earth’s earliest chemistry.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition25 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

NASA Sets Artemis 3 Lander Test Plan, Keeping 2028 Moon Goal in Play

NASA has outlined a revised test and development path for the Artemis 3 lunar lander as it tries to preserve a 2028 human landing target while managing technical risk and schedule pressure. The agency’s latest update underscores how central the lander is to the broader Artemis architecture, even as officials stop short of giving a firm launch date for the mission’s critical demonstration flight.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition24 Oct 2026, 08:00 PM IST

NASA Maps Out Artemis 3 Lander Test Flight as 2028 Moon Goal Comes Into Focus

NASA has outlined an accelerated test campaign for the lunar lander intended to support Artemis 3, the mission that would return astronauts to the Moon for the first time since Apollo. The agency is pressing contractors to move faster, but the exact launch date remains uncertain as technical, schedule and integration risks continue to shape the program.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition23 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

Thwaites Glacier Is Melting Faster Than Expected, Raising the Stakes for Global Sea Levels

A new NASA-backed analysis indicates that Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, often called the “Doomsday Glacier,” is losing ice faster than earlier estimates suggested. The finding sharpens concerns that even modest additional melt from this Senegal-sized glacier could accelerate sea-level rise and complicate coastal planning worldwide.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition23 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Artemis II Commander Says Three-Minute Moon Pass Felt Like Being Lost in Space Forever

NASA’s Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has described a brief but intense moment of fear during the mission’s lunar flyby, saying the crew felt as if they might never make it home. The account underscores both the psychological strain of deep-space travel and the operational stakes of NASA’s first crewed Artemis mission, which is designed to return humans to the Moon and prepare for future exploration beyond it.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition22 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA Sets Lunar Lander Timelines as SpaceX, Blue Origin Race Toward Artemis Moon Missions

NASA has outlined a fresh schedule for the lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin, sharpening the timeline for the agency’s return to the Moon under the Artemis program. The update also provides a clearer view of Artemis III, the first crewed lunar landing mission in the campaign, as NASA works to balance technical readiness, safety certification and schedule pressure.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition22 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Webb Telescope Detects Mysterious Infrared Flash From Apparent Void in Deep Space

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have reported an unexpected infrared signal from what was believed to be an empty region of space, a finding that has immediately drawn scrutiny because no obvious source has been identified. The observation is not evidence of alien life, but it does underscore how little is still understood about faint, transient phenomena in the distant universe.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition20 Oct 2026, 05:00 PM IST

NASA Prepares to Probe a Giant Lunar Hole for Ice, Caves and Future Habitats

NASA is preparing a mission to investigate a vast lunar pit that could reveal sheltered caves, hidden water ice and subsurface hazards relevant to future human settlement. The effort reflects a broader shift in lunar exploration from brief visits to long-duration infrastructure planning, with implications for science, safety and the economics of sustained Moon operations.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition20 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

Voyager Veteran Warns Space Has Shifted From Exploration to Exploitation

An original member of the Voyager team has warned that humanity’s relationship with space is shifting from scientific exploration toward commercial exploitation, as the twin probes continue their historic journey beyond the solar system. The remarks land at a moment when the space sector is increasingly defined by private capital, orbital infrastructure, and strategic competition rather than pure discovery.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition19 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

James Webb Spots Mysterious Infrared Signal From Apparent Void, Deepening Questions About the Dark Universe

Astronomers are trying to explain a puzzling infrared signal detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from what appears to be an empty patch of space, with the signal reportedly observed more than once. While the finding is not evidence of a breakthrough on its own, it has intensified scrutiny of how the universe’s faintest structures are measured and interpreted. The episode underscores both the power and the limits of next-generation space observatories in mapping the cosmos.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition19 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Salt Crystals May Offer New Clues to Life Beneath Enceladus’s Ice

Fresh analysis highlighted by Phys.org suggests that salt crystals ejected from Saturn’s moon Enceladus could preserve chemical fingerprints of the ocean hidden beneath its frozen shell. The finding strengthens the case for future missions that could search for signs of habitability — and possibly biology — without drilling through the ice.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition18 Oct 2026, 02:00 PM IST

James Webb Spots Mysterious Signal From Apparent Empty Space, Deepening Cosmic Puzzle

Astronomers are trying to explain a puzzling signal detected by the James Webb Space Telescope from a region of space long thought to be nearly empty. The observation, which reportedly appeared, vanished, and then returned 88 days later, has triggered fresh debate over whether the source is an unusual astrophysical object, a transient event, or an instrumental or data-analysis artifact.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition18 Oct 2026, 08:00 AM IST

Photographers Capture Rare ‘Space Jellyfish’ Plume as Rocket Launch Lights Up the Sky

Photographers across multiple U.S. locations captured a striking “space jellyfish” effect after a rocket launch left a luminous plume glowing high in the atmosphere. The phenomenon, while visually dramatic, is a well-understood byproduct of exhaust interacting with sunlight at high altitude and has become an increasingly familiar feature of modern launch activity. The images underscore both the expanding visibility of commercial spaceflight and the growing public fascination with rocket plumes that can briefly transform the night sky into a public spectacle. For climate and clean-energy observers, the episode is also a reminder that the space sector’s rapid growth is reshaping not only orbital access but also the environmental and visual footprint of launches.

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Clean Energy & Climate Transition16 Oct 2026, 01:14 PM IST

All Four Artemis II Astronauts Have Left Active Flight Status as NASA Repositions Key Talent

All four astronauts assigned to NASA’s Artemis II mission are now out of active spaceflight status, marking a notable personnel shift as the agency advances its lunar return program. The most recent change is Christina Koch’s move into a senior engineering role, underscoring how NASA is increasingly deploying experienced astronauts into leadership positions that support both exploration and the broader space-industrial transition.

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