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Ignis Mission: Return to Earth
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On 15 July 2025, with the splashdown of the Dragon capsule off the coast of California, the Ignis mission ended after a 20-day space journey. ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, during nearly 230 orbits around Earth, completed about 120 hours of telework on the International Space Station and contributed to more than 20 experiments from his orbital office.
Following medical checks on the recovery vessel, Sławosz flew to shore by helicopter and then travelled from the United States to Germany in order to undergo a week of recovery at the European Astronaut Centre. Dozens of people
Sea-level monitoring satellite Sentinel-6B sets sail
The next sea-level monitoring satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-6B, has begun its journey from Europe to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where it is scheduled to launch in November. Carefully packed into a climate-controlled container, the satellite is currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard the cargo ship Industrial Dolphin.
Is it worth going back to the moon?
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Engineers study little-known hazard of lunar landings
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Antarctic isolation causes temporary gray matter loss with lingering thalamic changes
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Evening SpaceX launch on tap from Cape Canaveral if weather holds
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NASA Research Shows Path Toward Protocells on Titan
NASA research has shown that cell-like compartments called vesicles could form naturally in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan.
Titan is the only world apart from Earth that is known to have liquid on its surface. However, Titan's lakes and seas are not filled with water. Instead, they contain liquid hydrocarbons like ethane and methane.
On Earth, liquid water is thought to have been e Rare Trans Neptunian Object Reveals Unexpected Orbital Dance with Neptune
A rare celestial body drifting far beyond Neptune, designated 2020 VN40, has been identified by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian as the first confirmed object to complete one orbit around the sun for every ten orbits made by Neptune. This discovery adds a new chapter to the understanding of orbital resonances in the outer solar system.
The trans-Neptun Fossil object 2023 KQ14 challenges Planet Nine theory with unique distant orbit
Subaru Telescope has uncovered a rare celestial object far beyond Pluto, offering new insights into the ancient history and structure of the outer Solar System. Discovered through the FOSSIL survey project, the object-designated 2023 KQ14-was identified in observations from March to August 2023.
FOSSIL (Formation of the Outer Solar System: An Icy Legacy) leverages the wide-field capabiliti UCF researchers developing new methods to passively mitigate lunar dust for space exploration
Lunar dust is more than a mild irritant or hallmark of an untidy room like dust found on Earth.
Lunar dust particles are sharp and abrasive due to the lack of atmosphere gradually dulling their surfaces, leading them to potentially damaging critical lunar equipment or causing respiratory issues for astronauts. Managing lunar dust (also known as regolith) and safeguarding astronauts or sens 
