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Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026

Beijing sparkles with Lunar New Year celebrations.

Space

NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test. Was it a success? (It sure looked like it.)

NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March.

Space

NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt

NASA will attempt to fuel its Artemis II rocket again tomorrow after hydrogen leaks derailed the first wet dress rehearsal and delayed what is scheduled to be a historic crewed flight around the moon.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plume blossoms over Florida | Space photo of the day for Feb. 18, 2026

The NASA/SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched four astronauts on a journey to the International Space Station.

Space

Scientists may have found a 'missing-link' black hole ripping up and devouring a star

An unusual tidal disruption event spotted by astronomers may be the result of an elusive intermediate mass black hole ripping apart a star.

Space

NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test for the Artemis II moonshot

NASA has begun another practice launch countdown for its first moonshot in decades with astronauts

The Independent UK

Did a titanic moon crash create Saturn's iconic rings?

A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.

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A ground breaking discovery: Scientists find new sources of moonquakes that could impact lunar landings

The findings could have implications for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to returns Americans to the lunar surface for the first time in over 50 years

The Independent UK

NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19. Will it leak again?

NASA will try again to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket on Feb. 19. If all goes well, the crewed mission could launch as soon as March 6.

Space

Could alien signals have already reached Earth undetected?

If advanced alien civilisations exist and have contacted Earth, they are more likely rare, scientists say

The Independent UK

The Artemis 1 moon mission had a heat shield issue. Here’s why NASA doesn’t think it will happen again on Artemis 2

The Orion capsule's heat shield had issues during the uncrewed Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022. Here are the steps NASA has taken to prevent them from recurring on Artemis 2.

Space

Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photo — Earth from space

A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 kilometers). The lengthy structure, which is not actually a dike, is full of extremely valuable minerals that fuel a massive mining industry.

LiveScience

Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again

Moon was a distraction and Mars the goal for billionaire SpaceX chief – could Trump have influenced his U-turn?

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'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027

NASA has selected the California startup Vast to operate the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for summer 2027.

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The Independent UK

Kansas woman jailed for falsely accusing estranged astronaut spouse of committing a crime while on the ISS

Summer Heather Worden, the estranged spouse of NASA astronaut Anne McClain, was sentenced to three months in prison

Space

NASA launches twin rocket missions from Alaska to study mysterious black auroras

NASA launched two rockets from Alaska this week to learn more about the electrical "circuitry" within auroras.

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Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal a monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.

The Independent UK

Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew

The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts

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SpaceX Dragon astronauts make Valentine's Day docking at space station to boost skeleton crew (video)

SpaceX's Crew-12 astronaut mission docked with the short-staffed International Space Station on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

The Conversation

Early Mars was warm and wet not icy, suggests latest research

A recent study showed that Mars was warm and wet billions of years ago. The finding contrasts with another theory that this era was mainly cold and icy. The result has implications for the idea that life could have developed on the planet at this time.

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: Families of Swiss bar fire victims furious and Bangladesh elects new PM

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today. Australian opposition leader quits and ‘steps away completely from public life’ Furious families of Swiss fire victims confront bar’s owners outside court Bangladesh has new PM as nationalists claims landslide victory Nasa launches astronauts aboard SpaceX craft to…

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Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS

Comet Wierzchoś, also known as C/2024 E1, is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest point to Earth next week. But experts predict it will eventually be thrown out of the solar system forever, just like the "alien" comet 3I/ATLAS.

Space

Artemis 2 rocket photobombs SpaceX Crew-12 | Space photo of the day for Feb. 13, 2026

One to orbit, one to the moon.

Space

Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs — and what an eclipse season really is

Eclipses don't happen at random — they arrive in pairs, on schedule, and 2026 brings two spectacular seasons to prove it.

The Independent UK

Nasa launches astronauts aboard SpaceX craft to replace depleted ISS crew

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