NASA has awarded the 6th private astronaut mission
Sandeep K S
Feb 16
1 min read
The infographic compares two prominent commercial space companies, Vast and Axiom Space, as they prepare for private missions to the ISS. Vast, as a newcomer, is planning its debut mission from Florida with a focus on 14-day research stays to pave the way for its future "Haven" station, launching in summer 2027. In contrast, Axiom Space, an established leader, has successfully completed four missions since 2022 and is set to launch its fifth mission in January 2027 with a focus on international astronaut training. Both companies utilize SpaceX Crew Dragon for transport, emphasizing their commitment to enhancing space infrastructure and research.
Just a few days in simulated microgravity can subtly change the way women's blood clots, sparking bigger questions about health monitoring protocols for astronauts who spend six months or more in orbit.
First reported in 2020, an International Space Station (ISS) mission detected an unexpected blood clot in a female astronaut's jugular vein.
For the first time, scientists have successfully measured magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence on scales below one parsec within the gamma-ray halo surrounding the Geminga pulsar wind nebula.
Published in Science Advances, this groundbreaking observation extends to the highest energies—above 100 tera-electron volts (TeV)—providing entirely new insights into the behavior of cosmic rays and magnetic fields within the Milky Way.
It is one of the most famous questions in science, asked over lunch by physicist Enrico Fermi. With hundreds of billions of stars and billions of years, life should have emerged many times over. And yet, no signals. No visitors. No evidence of anyone at all.
The universe is 13 billion years old. Our galaxy alone contains hundreds of billions of stars, a significant proportion of which host planets. Many of those planets sit in the right temperature range for liquid water.
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