{
  "title": "Space Report",
  "description": "Space exploration news: Cosmic updates in milliseconds",
  "url": "https://news.spaceelevatorwiki.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-12T22:18:07.645708Z",
  "headlines": [
    {
      "title": "Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/congressional-budget-office-estimates-1-2-trillion-price-tag-for-golden-dome/",
      "description": "\nThe estimate is over 20 years; space-based interceptors would account for most of the cost\nThe post Congressional Budget Office estimates $1.2 trillion price tag for Golden Dome appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T21:33:31Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Jupiter Is Much More Complicated Than Previously Thought, Says NASA",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jupiter-is-much-more-complicated-than-previously-thought-says-nasa",
      "description": "Jupiter, the gravitational behemoth that makes up a lion\u2019s share of our solar system\u2019s planetary content, is much more complicated than ever previously thought.  Or so say leaders from NASA\u2019s highly successful Juno mission.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T21:10:00Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Uranus and Neptune could be full of rocks, new study suggests",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/science/uranus-and-neptune-could-be-full-of-rocks-new-study-suggests",
      "description": "\"Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor giants.\"",
      "published": "2026-05-12T21:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cowboy Space raises $275 million to launch AI data centers on brand-new rocket",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/technology/cowboy-space-raises-usd275-million-to-launch-ai-data-centers-on-brand-new-rocket",
      "description": "The newly rebranded Cowboy Space Corp. will use the money to develop and operate AI data centers in orbit, which it will launch on a homegrown rocket.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T19:05:26Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Quantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/quantum-space-to-build-spacecraft-in-tulsa/",
      "description": "\nQuantum Space announced May 12 it will build the company\u2019s highly maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to the company\u2019s new chief executive.\nThe post Quantum Space to build spacecraft in Tulsa appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T18:30:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "'Cannibal stars,' AI and the Rubin Observatory could shed light on the mystery of dark energy. Here's how",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/cannibal-stars-ai-and-the-rubin-observatory-could-shed-light-on-the-mystery-of-dark-energy-heres-how",
      "description": "Using AI and Rubin Observatory data, scientists are rethinking Type 1a supernova \"standard candles,\" hunting for \"unknown unknowns\" that could lead us to missing ingredients in our recipe of the cosmos and solve the puzzle of dark energy.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T18:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/perseverance-stuns-in-new-selfie/",
      "description": "NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls \u201cLac de Charmes.\u201d Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on a rocky outcrop in the foreground after creati...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T17:22:51Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "In Quantum Gravity, the Cosmological Constant May Behave Similar To The Quantum Hall Effect",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/in-quantum-gravity-the-cosmological-constant-may-behave-similar-to-the-quantum-hall-effect",
      "description": "The cosmological constant has been a problem in physics since Einstein, but new research may show why it takes the value that it does despite quantum fluctuations that should make its value practically infinite.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T17:03:04Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars\u2019 Western Frontier",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-rover-snaps-selfie-in-mars-western-frontier/",
      "description": "NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls \u201cLac de Charmes.\u201d Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on a rocky outcrop on which it had just made...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T16:48:31Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s Perseverance Captures Panorama at \u2018Arbot\u2019",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-perseverance-captures-panorama-at-arbot/",
      "description": "Description NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this panorama of an area nicknamed \u201cArbot\u201d on April 5, 2026, the 1,882nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover\u2019s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Made of 46 images, the panorama offers one of the r...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T16:46:56Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s Perseverance Rover Snaps Westernmost Selfie",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-perseverance-rover-snaps-westernmost-selfie/",
      "description": "Description NASA\u2019s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on March 11, 2026, the 1,797th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover\u2019s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on the \u201cArethusa\u201d rocky outc...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T16:45:58Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Don't miss Mars, Saturn and the moon form a cosmic triangle before dawn on May 14",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/stargazing/dont-miss-mars-saturn-and-the-moon-form-a-cosmic-triangle-before-dawn-on-may-14",
      "description": "The razor-thin crescent moon meets Saturn and Mars in the glow of the rising sun on May 14.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T16:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Scientists use AI to interpret the sun's acoustic heartbeat",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-scientists-ai-sun-acoustic-heartbeat.html",
      "description": "A new AI-based approach that can \"hear\" inside the sun could give vital signs of the solar disturbances that have significant effects in near-Earth space and on human activities. The solar cycle is an approximate 11-year period during which the sun's magnetic activity rises and falls. The cycle begi...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T15:20:09Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hello Universe: NASA\u2019s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/technology/hello-universe-nasas-next-gen-space-processor-undergoes-testing/",
      "description": "NASA\u2019s High Performance Spaceflight Computing project aims to dramatically improve the computing power of spacecraft. Missions need processors that can withstand the harsh space environment, so they use chips developed years ago that are hardy and reliable. But upgraded chips are needed to enable th...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T15:02:47Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Watch SpaceX launch 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station on May 13",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-dragon-cargo-launch-iss-crs-34",
      "description": "SpaceX will launch its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (May 13), and you can watch the action live.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T15:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "I Am Artemis: Kathleen Harmon",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis/i-am-artemis-kathleen-harmon/",
      "description": "Listen to this audio excerpt from Kathleen Harmon, the Artemis II Mission Interface Manager for NASA’s Deep Space Network: Captivated by Apollo launches on her television as a child, Kathleen Harmon now plays a key role in NASA\u2019s Artemis program. Harmon serves as the Artemis II mission interfa...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T14:40:56Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bright blazar reveals 433-day optical quasi-periodic oscillation across nine years",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-bright-blazar-reveals-day-optical.html",
      "description": "By analyzing the data from the Whole Earth Blazar Telescope (WEBT), an international team of astronomers has discovered optical quasi-periodic oscillation (QPO) in a bright quasar known as 3C 454.3. It is so far one of the most persistent QPOs detected in the optical band. The finding was reported i...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T14:40:06Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA's Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15: Here's what to expect",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/nasas-psyche-asteroid-probe-will-fly-within-3-000-miles-of-mars-on-may-15-heres-what-to-expect",
      "description": "NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars on Friday (May 15) to get a boost from the Red Planet.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T14:19:42Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fall into the Whirlpool Galaxy",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/this-week-in-astronomy/fall-into-the-whirlpool-galaxy/",
      "description": "This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to explore the Whirlpool Galaxy, cataloged as M51. It lies in Canes Venatici near the Big Dipper asterism along with its companion galaxy, NGC 5195. How to find the Whirlpool Galaxy \u2014 video transcript Hi, I’m Dave Eicher, ed...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T14:14:18Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mesmerizing vortexes swirl near an Antarctic volcano | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2026",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/mesmerizing-vortexes-swirl-near-an-antarctic-volcano-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-12-2026",
      "description": "The arctic winds have created something truly stunning.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T14:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Space Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/space-force-awards-trustpoint-4-million-for-leo-navigation-demonstration/",
      "description": "\nThe startup is developing C-band system as alternative to GPS\nThe post Space Force awards TrustPoint $4 million for LEO navigation demonstration appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T14:00:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "JWST maps cosmic web in record detail back to universe's first billion years",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-jwst-cosmic-web-universe-billion.html",
      "description": "Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made, tracing the network of galaxies all the way back to when the universe was one billion years old.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T13:49:18Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "One Graph Attempts To Connect Every Object In The Universe",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/one-graph-attempts-to-connect-every-object-in-the-universe",
      "description": "If you\u2019ve ever taken an introductory astronomy class, you\u2019ve probably seen the Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram. This graph maps out the life cycle of stars by plotting their temperature against their luminosity, and has been a \u201ccheat sheet\u201d for stellar astrophysics for over a century. But the unive...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T13:17:37Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Star Catcher just raised $65 million to build the world's first power grid in space \u2014 with lasers",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/technology/star-catcher-just-raised-usd65-million-to-build-the-worlds-first-power-grid-in-space-with-lasers",
      "description": "Star Catcher Industries just raised $65 million to build a constellation of power-beaming satellites, which the Florida company thinks will supercharge the off-Earth economy.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T13:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/star-catcher-raises-65-million-for-space-power-grid/",
      "description": "\nStar Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has raised $65 million to validate the technology in space.\nThe post Star Catcher raises $65 million for space power grid appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T13:00:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "May 12, 1930: Adler Planetarium opens",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/may-12-1930-adler-planetarium-opens/",
      "description": "After a trip to Germany where he witnessed the history-making first Zeiss projection planetarium, which had opened its doors in 1925, retired Sears, Roebuck & Co. executive Max Adler was eager to bring the technology to Chicago. In addition to making a donation of $500,000 (today, about $9.5 mil...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T13:00:00Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Rock That Built Life",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-rock-that-built-life",
      "description": "Life didn't just happen on Earth, a new study suggests that the slow, grinding rise of our planet's continents more than 3.7 billion years ago may have done something extraordinary. Instead it carefully calibrated the chemistry of the ancient oceans to create precisely the conditions life needed to ...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T12:37:17Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Dots That Broke the Rules",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-dots-that-broke-the-rules",
      "description": "Since the James Webb Space Telescope switched on, astronomers have been puzzled by hundreds of tiny, ancient, red objects lurking at the edge of the observable universe. Nobody could agree on what they were but now, a single extraordinary discovery of a lone object that behaves differently from all ...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T12:31:46Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Meerkat is Watching",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/meerkat-is-watching",
      "description": "In February 2013, a 20 metre asteroid exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk without warning, injuring more than 1,600 people and releasing energy equivalent to 33 Hiroshima bombs. Nobody saw it coming but that sobering wake up call directly motivated ESA's Meerkat Asteroid Guard, an automate...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T12:24:58Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Thousands of deaths per year caused by invisible wildfire pollutant, satellite data shows",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/science/climate-change/a-hidden-wildfire-pollutant-causes-thousands-of-excess-deaths-per-year-satellite-data-shows",
      "description": "Wildfire-derived ozone appears responsible for 2,045 excess deaths, on average, per year across the U.S., 20 years of satellite data reveal.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T12:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Transcelestial tests space-to-ground laser communications technologies",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/transcelestial-tests-space-to-ground-laser-communications-technologies/",
      "description": "\nTranscelestial has advanced its work to provide space-to-ground optical communications with a test of laser transmissions from a satellite to ground stations.\nThe post Transcelestial tests space-to-ground laser communications technologies appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T12:00:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Space is having its internet moment. Investors should act accordingly.",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/space-is-having-its-internet-moment-investors-should-act-accordingly/",
      "description": "\nIn the 1990s, the internet stopped being a novelty and started to resemble what it is today. The release of the Mosaic browser in 1993 made the web usable for […]\nThe post Space is having its internet moment. Investors should act accordingly. appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T11:00:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-fuels-up-starship-v3-megarocket-for-1st-time-ahead-of-crucial-test-flight-photos",
      "description": "SpaceX has stacked and fueled the new version of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, gearing up for a key test flight that could launch as soon as May 19.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T10:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "How to follow the Smile launch live",
      "link": "https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/How_to_follow_the_Smile_launch_live",
      "description": "\n\tESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026.Smile will launch on a European Vega-C rocket from Europe\u2019s Spaceport in French Guiana.Times subject to change at short notice.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T09:30:00Z",
      "source": "ESA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.esa.int"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Sky Today on Tuesday, May 12: A new view of the Moon",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-tuesday-may-12-2026/",
      "description": "Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  May 11: Egeria moves along Early risers have a great view of a lunar feature normally located near the limb this morning. An hour before sunrise, the Moon is roughly 20\u00b0 above the eastern horizon. About 25 pe...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T08:00:00Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Scientists discover hidden chemical signature that could reveal alien life",
      "link": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260511213146.htm",
      "description": "Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life \u2014 not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers discovered that living systems leave behind a kind of chemical \u201cfingerprint\u201d in the statistical distribu...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T05:17:45Z",
      "source": "Science Daily",
      "source_url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s Hubble  reveals a giant chaotic planet nursery unlike anything seen before",
      "link": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260511213151.htm",
      "description": "Hubble has revealed a giant planet-forming disk unlike anything astronomers have seen before. Nicknamed \u201cDracula\u2019s Chivito,\u201d the enormous structure appears turbulent and oddly lopsided, with towering filaments visible on only one side. The disk contains enough material to potentially create multiple...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T04:42:10Z",
      "source": "Science Daily",
      "source_url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "James Webb telescope reveals the clearest map ever of the Universe\u2019s cosmic web",
      "link": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260511213136.htm",
      "description": "Astronomers using NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope have created the clearest map yet of the universe\u2019s \u201ccosmic web\u201d \u2014 the enormous hidden structure that connects galaxies across space. By analyzing more than 164,000 galaxies through the massive COSMOS-Web survey, researchers were able to trace this...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T04:10:23Z",
      "source": "Science Daily",
      "source_url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Australia\u2019s Cloudy Beauty",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/australias-cloudy-beauty/",
      "description": "Valley fog gathered in the Victorian Alps while an arch-shaped cloud drifted across Port Phillip Bay.",
      "published": "2026-05-12T04:01:00Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "New model finds the lower size limit for habitable exoplanets",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-size-limit-habitable-exoplanets.html",
      "description": "The search for Earth 2.0 has begun in earnest. But there's a huge variety of exoplanets out there, so narrowing down the search to focus valuable telescope time on only the best candidates is critical. One variable of a planet that will have a huge impact on its habitability is its size. A new paper...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T03:40:01Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Curiosity Blog, Sols 4886-4892: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Curiosity Style",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4886-4892-ingenuity-and-perseverance-curiosity-style/",
      "description": "Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, May 8, 2026 While we know the monikers Ingenuity and Perseverance are attached to our sister helicopter and rover on the Mars 2020 mission, those characteristics were in full force with Curiosity over the p...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T01:38:30Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-takes-close-look-at-rock-that-got-stuck-on-drill/",
      "description": "Description NASA\u2019s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed \u201cAtacama\u201d on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill on the end of Curiosity\u2019s robotic arm on April 25. Engineers spent seve...",
      "published": "2026-05-12T00:09:41Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA fuel cell tests pave way for energy storage on the moon",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-nasa-fuel-cell-pave-energy.html",
      "description": "With a small blue crane, four researchers hoist a cylindrical fuel cell, which looks like a stack of flattened silver and gold soda cans bundled together, into the air and lower it into a rectangular cart on wheels. A tangle of tubes and wires spirals away from the system, where nearly 270 sensors a...",
      "published": "2026-05-11T23:40:03Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "SpaceX\u2019s most powerful Starship yet is cleared for launch",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/whats-launching-this-week/spacexs-most-powerful-starship-yet-is-cleared-for-launch/",
      "description": "Mission Highlight: Starship Flight 12 SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. EST for the 12th flight test of its Starship megarocket \u2014 the first for the new V3 configuration and the inaugural launch from the newly completed Pad 2 at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. V3 is a significant step u...",
      "published": "2026-05-11T22:51:06Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "May 2026 Satellite Puzzler",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/may-2026-satellite-puzzler/",
      "description": "Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.",
      "published": "2026-05-11T22:11:35Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
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      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-snowball-earth-was-a-tug-of-war",
      "description": "A new study by planetary scientists at Harvard offers an explanation for one of Earth\u2019s great climate puzzles: how the Sturtian glaciation, an ancient ice age when the planet was nearly entirely frozen, could have lasted 56 million years. A large igneous province in Canada helped them figure it out.",
      "published": "2026-05-11T22:00:54Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
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    {
      "title": "10 great spring binocular sights",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/observing/10-great-spring-binocular-sights/",
      "description": "Winter hibernation is officially over. Spring has arrived. Warmer nights make this a great time to pull out your binoculars and enjoy everything the season offers. So, here are 10 great targets to get you started tonight. And because springtime for Northern Hemisphere amateur astronomers means it\u2019s ...",
      "published": "2026-05-11T21:48:39Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA retaining six-month ISS missions",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/nasa-retaining-six-month-iss-missions/",
      "description": "\nNASA plans to continue exchanging International Space Station crews about every six months after considering longer stays.\nThe post NASA retaining six-month ISS missions appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-05-11T21:05:29Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "New alien-life test could help Mars and Europa missions read organic molecules",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-05-alien-life-mars-europa-missions.html",
      "description": "For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that the more revealing clue may not be the molecules themselves, but the hidden order con...",
      "published": "2026-05-11T21:00:05Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
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    {
      "title": "Study Identifies Geyers the JUICE Mission Could Explore on Ganymede",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/study-identifies-geyers-the-juice-mission-could-explore-on-ganymede",
      "description": "A new international scientific study by the Hellenic Space Center (HSC) has identified some of the most promising candidate cryovolcanic regions on Ganymede, Jupiter\u2019s largest moon. These regions represent important targets for future observations by the European Space Agency\u2019s Jupiter Icy Moons Exp...",
      "published": "2026-05-11T20:46:59Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    }
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