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Fresh Organics From Enceladus: Cassini Data Strengthens the Case for a Life-Friendly Ocean World

NASA has just released new findings from a fresh analysis of Cassini mission data — and the results are remarkable.

Scientists have identified a diverse suite of complex organic molecules in ice grains freshly ejected from the subsurface ocean of Enceladus, one of Saturn’s most intriguing moons. These particles were “minutes old” when Cassini sampled them, giving us the clearest, least-altered look yet at the chemistry happening deep beneath the ice.

Solar Weather and Single-Event Effects: Why Spacecraft Are on the Front Line of a Growing Cosmic Hazard

When people imagine space hazards, they often think of meteoroids, radiation belts, or hardware failures. But for modern spacecraft, one of the most persistent and least intuitive threats comes from our own Sun—and specifically from the invisible rain of high-energy particles that permeates interplanetary space. These particles can flip bits, scramble logic, and in extreme cases bring down entire spacecraft systems.

As recent events in the aviation world have reminded us, solar weather and single-event effects (SEE) are not exotic edge-cases: they are real engineering constraints that shape the design, testing, and operation of every modern satellite and deep-space mission.

In orbit and beyond, where atmospheric shielding disappears and particle flux increases by orders of magnitude, understanding these effects is not optional—it is mission-critical.

How the UK Is Helping Build NASA’s Next Great Observatory: Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)

In Part 3 of our exclusive interview series, we explore how the United Kingdom is preparing to play a major role in NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) — the next Great Observatory designed to search for Earth-like exoplanets and potential signs of life beyond our solar system.

Professor Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics & Space Science at the University of Leicester and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Space Park Leicester, explains how the UK’s academic community, industry partners, and national agencies are positioning themselves for this groundbreaking mission.

Russia’s Baikonur Disaster: How a Single Structural Failure Temporarily Ended the Country’s Crewed-Launch Capability

On 27 November 2025, a Soyuz rocket lifted off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying two Russian cosmonauts and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on mission Soyuz MS-28. The ascent was flawless; the spacecraft reached orbit and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) as planned. Yet beneath this seemingly routine success lay a structural catastrophe on the ground—one whose consequences are now reshaping Russia’s human-spaceflight program.

During liftoff, the service cabin—a vital section of infrastructure situated beneath the launch vehicle at Site 31/6, Russia’s only operational pad for crewed missions—collapsed into the flame trench. Engineers confirmed that the structure had suffered a critical failure either during or immediately after ignition, leaving the pad severely damaged and unfit for further launches.

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