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Space Exploration & Commercial Space 6h ago

Hegseth Joins First Meeting of Presidential Commission on U.S. Space Academy at NASA Headquarters

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attended the inaugural meeting of the presidential commission examining the creation of a U.S. Space Academy, signaling that the administration is treating the proposal as a national security and force-development issue. The gathering at NASA headquarters in Washington marked the first formal step in a process that could reshape how the United States trains future military and space professionals.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space2h ago

Perseverance Finds Jezero Crater Was Shaped by More Than an Ancient Lake — It Held Hot Water, Too

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence that Mars' Jezero Crater was not simply home to a long-vanished lake, but also experienced complex interactions with hot water and groundwater. The findings, published in Nature and highlighted by NASA, deepen the scientific case that early Mars had a far more dynamic and potentially habitable water system than researchers previously understood.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space1h ago

NASA Bets on PRIMA to Build a Billion-Dollar Far-Infrared Telescope at Record Speed

NASA has selected PRIMA, a far-infrared space telescope mission, as the first project in its new mission class, signaling a push to deliver major science at lower cost and in less time than traditional flagship observatories. The mission is designed to survey the cool universe and could open a new window on star formation, dust, and the hidden processes shaping galaxies.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space1h ago

Microbes Could Survive on Enceladus, Raising New Hope for Life Beyond Earth

Scientists say conditions on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus may be more hospitable to microbial life than previously thought, strengthening the case for future missions to search for living organisms or their chemical traces. New research suggests Earth microbes can survive simulated environments resembling the moon's subsurface ocean, adding urgency to plans to investigate one of the solar system's most promising habitable worlds.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space1h ago

Private Spacecraft Falls Back to Earth After Failed Mission to Save Aging NASA Telescope

A privately built spacecraft has returned to Earth after an unsuccessful attempt to reach and potentially extend the life of an aging NASA telescope, underscoring both the promise and the difficulty of commercial in-space servicing. The mission's failure leaves the telescope's future uncertain while highlighting the technical risks facing a new era of private orbital repair and rescue operations.

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Space Exploration & Commercial Space24m ago

NASA Bets on Webb Spare Parts for PRIMA, a Faster, Cheaper Telescope With Billion-Dollar Ambitions

NASA is moving ahead with PRIMA, a new space telescope mission designed to deliver major science at lower cost by reusing spare parts from the James Webb Space Telescope. The agency is aiming to build the observatory in record time, signaling a push for faster, more efficient flagship-class missions even as budgets tighten and expectations for scientific return rise.

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