 | | Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version | | | |  | A rare chemical fluke may have made our planet habitable | As we hit mid-week this week, we're counting down to Friday's planned launch of NASA's Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station. But as we wait for that delayed launch, the timing of another high-profile NASA mission continues to be uncertain: the upcoming Artemis 2 mission to the moon. But why are the launch windows for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission so short? We break it down for you. | | |  | | (Created in Canva Pro) | The 'ring of fire' eclipse on Feb. 17, 2026, will be witnessed by more penguins than people. | |  | | (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani) | Artemis 2 can fly on just 11 days in March and April combined. | | |   | | (Hanneke Luijting via Getty Images) | Shorter days, crisp clean air and a low winter sun all play a role in those vivid pink and golden skies. | | |  | | (Dan Herchek) | "If you want to know where a satellite is in a week, there's no equation that can actually tell you where it's going to be," one scientist said. | |  | | (SpaceX) | The next crewed mission to the International Space Station is soon to get underway. Meet the four astronauts who will be on it. | | |  | | (Peter Z. Harrington) | New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies. | |  | | (NASA, ESA, STScI, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)) | "How many presumably disrupted comets have really completely disrupted, and could any of them have actually survived with a reduced, inactive nucleus?" scientists wonder. | | |  | | (NASA) | Without the right oxygen balance, phosphorus and nitrogen vanish - and life can't take hold. | | | | Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. | |  | | | | | | | Future US LLC © | | Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036 | | | | |
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