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Moon Landings Risk Destroying Ancient Evidence of Life’s Origins, Study Warns Clark – 1ban.news Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [Illustration of a lunar lander approaching the south pole with permanently shadowed craters in the background; credit: NASA/GSFC] Landing spacecraft on the moon could contaminate the very evidence scientists hope to find there, according to a study […]
Could Humans Hibernate Their Way to Mars? The Science of Synthetic Torpor Is Heating Up Clark – 1ban.news Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [Concept illustration of an astronaut in a torpor pod for deep-space travel; credit: SpaceWorks Enterprises] A six-month trip to Mars in a spacecraft the size of a studio apartment exposes astronauts to radiation, […]
LISA Will Resolve 40,000 Double White Dwarfs Across the Galaxy, Gaia Data Reveals Clark – 1ban.news Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [Illustration of two white dwarfs orbiting each other, emitting gravitational waves; credit: ESA/LISA Consortium] The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna will resolve roughly 42,000 individual double white dwarf binaries across the Milky Way when it launches […]
Global Space Economy Hit €600 Billion in 2025 as Private Investment Surged 60 Percent, ESA Report Shows Featured image: ESA Space Economy Report 2026 cover graphic; credit: ESA By Clark The global space economy reached approximately €600 billion in 2025, driven by a record surge in private investment and accelerating growth in Europe’s public space […]
Hubble Finds First ‘Missing’ Black Hole in Omega Centauri After 20-Year Hunt Date: 2026-07-14 By Clark Featured image: [Hubble image of Omega Centauri globular cluster; credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team] After two decades of searching, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have finally found one of the “missing” black holes that […]
Primordial Black Hole Clusters Get Torn Apart in the Galaxy, Complicating Dark Matter Searches Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [Artist’s impression of a cluster of primordial black holes in the Milky Way halo; credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech] If dark matter is made of tiny black holes formed in the first instants after the Big Bang, they probably did […]
JWST Has the Sensitivity to Find Exomoons and Measure Planet Oblateness, If the Right Targets Exist Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [Artist’s impression of an exomoon orbiting a gas giant; credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech] The James Webb Space Telescope has the raw sensitivity to detect exomoons and measure the rotational oblateness of giant exoplanets, but the biggest obstacle […]
King Charles Opens UK Space and Defence Gateway at Europe’s Largest Space Cluster Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [King Charles III unveiling a plaque at the UK Space and Defence Gateway opening; credit: RAL Space / UK Space Agency] His Majesty King Charles III visited the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus on July 10 to officially […]
Tiny Atlanta Startup Reditus Space Completes First Reentry Vehicle, Built in Just 15 Months Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [Rendering of the ENOS reentry vehicle in orbit; credit: Reditus Space] A 12-person startup in Atlanta has completed its first reentry vehicle in just 15 months on a seed budget of USD 7.1 million, marking one of […]
King Charles Opens UK Space and Defence Gateway at Europe’s Largest Space Cluster Date: 2026-07-14 Featured image: [King Charles III unveiling a plaque at the UK Space and Defence Gateway opening; credit: RAL Space / UK Space Agency] His Majesty King Charles III visited the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus on July 10 to officially […]
