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Artemis 2 heads to the moon

Friday, 03 April 2026 01:30
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NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is on its way to the moon after a successful maneuver April 2.

Webb's W51 Images Show Exactly Why NASA Bet $10 Billion on Infrared — And What It Means for Star Formation Science

The James Webb Space Telescope has pulled back the curtain on a region of our galaxy where massive stars are being born, capturing images of stellar infants that no previous instrument could see. The new observations of W51, one of the Milky Way’s most active star-forming regions, reveal young, high-mass stars still wrapped in the […]

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I'm in my 40s and I finally understand that the people I envied most were performing a version of happiness I never actually wanted for myself

The people we envy most are often performing a version of happiness optimized for visibility, not internal coherence — and recognizing the difference is one of midlife's most clarifying realizations.

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SMILE's April 9 Launch Could Finally Show Us What Solar Storms Actually Look Like When They Hit

Six days from now, a spacecraft carrying four instruments will lift off from French Guiana on a mission to photograph something no human has ever seen directly: the collision between the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic shield. The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, known as SMILE, is a joint effort between the European Space […]

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5 ways your definition of safety quietly controls every major decision you make

Your internal definition of safety — built from emotional memory, not logic — quietly shapes what you're willing to want, who you trust, which emotions you allow yourself to feel, how you process new information, and when you decide to stay or leave.

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Why the most competent person on a team is often the loneliest one in the room, and why nobody talks about what competence actually costs socially

The most competent person on a team often becomes the loneliest — not from exclusion, but from being so thoroughly included in everyone's problems that nobody thinks to include them as a person. The social cost of competence is real, measurable, and almost entirely unacknowledged.

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NASA modified operations of an astrophysics spacecraft in a decaying orbit to buy more time for a mission later this year that will attempt to raise its orbit.

The unseen challenges of life on the moon

Thursday, 02 April 2026 22:10
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GP Sandhoo: ‘From an optical communications terminal perspective, we’re not there yet on how many we need’

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The ‘unpriced change order’ supports satellite launches while officials reassess long-delayed ground system

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How to follow the Smile launch live

Thursday, 02 April 2026 14:00
Smile lifts off into space (artist impression)

ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 07:29 BST/08:29 CEST (03:29 local time) on 9 April 2026.

Smile will launch on a European Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Times subject to change at short notice.

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