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Cornell University Dr. Rosa Santomartino prepares BioAsteroid microbial biomining experiment samples for International Space Station launch.

U.S. and UK Researchers Prove Microbes Can Extract Palladium from Meteorites in Space Aboard ISS

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 4:56 pm

Cornell and University of Edinburgh researchers have demonstrated that Penicillium simplicissimum fungus can extract palladium from meteorites aboard the ISS under microgravity. The BioAsteroid experiment, led by Dr. Rosa Santomartino and Professor Charles Cockell and published in npj Microgravity, found enhanced carboxylic acid production in space while nonbiological leaching faltered. The work proves biological in‑situ resource utilization is feasible for future asteroid mining.

60-Year-Old Moon Mystery: Scientists Trace Lost Soviet Luna 9 Lander

Sanjukta Praharaj 7:46 pm

Scientists identified possible locations of the Soviet Union’s historic Luna 9 spacecraft, which became the first human-made object to successfully

China Manned Space Agency Long March 10 reusable booster propulsive landing South China Sea after Mengzhou launch abort test.

China’s CMSA Tests Long March 10 Reusable Booster and Mengzhou Spacecraft in Single Dramatic Flight

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 6:03 pm

China Manned Space Agency executed a historic dual-purpose test of the Long March 10 reusable booster and Mengzhou spacecraft on February 10, 2026, from Wenchang. The capsule successfully aborted at Max-Q, while the booster reignited its YF-100 engines for a pinpoint propulsive ocean landing—China’s most advanced reusable rocket demonstration to date, accelerating the 2030 lunar landing goal.

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope detects organic molecules in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA Telescope Spots Life Molecules in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Sanjukta Praharaj 5:48 pm

NASA’s space telescope, SPHEREx, detected organic molecules streaming out of the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The discovery has sparked new

China’s Peking University Scientists Find Earth’s Core May Hold 9 Times More Hydrogen Than All Oceans

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 5:33 pm

Peking University’s Dr. Dongyang Huang and colleagues have discovered Earth’s core may contain 9 to 45 times the hydrogen volume of all surface oceans—0.07% to 0.36% of core weight. Using atom probe tomography, the Nature Communications study suggests Earth acquired its water during formation, not from comets, reshaping our understanding of planetary habitability.

NASA Targets 500kW Nuclear Reactor for Moon

Sanjukta Praharaj 5:07 pm

NASA is moving ahead with plans to place a 500-kilowatt nuclear fission reactor on the Moon by fiscal year 2030,

Chinese scientists completed the world's first in-orbit test of a wireless brain-computer interface.

China Conducts World’s First Space Brain-Link Test

Sanjukta Praharaj 4:24 pm

Chinese researchers successfully completed the world’s first in-orbit test of a wireless implantable Brain-computer Interface (BCI) device, marking a major

CASC Long March-10 prototype launches from Wenchang with Mengzhou spacecraft during pad abort test; first stage performs controlled vertical splashdown.

China’s Mengzhou Spacecraft Passes High-Stress Launch Escape Test, Advancing 2030 Moon Landing

Modern Mechanics 24 News Desk 5:39 pm

China has completed a high‑stress launch escape test of its Mengzhou lunar spacecraft aboard a Long March-10 rocket at Wenchang. Conducted at max Q by CASC, the test validated independent solid‑fuel crew abort and the first controlled vertical splashdown of the booster stage. The milestone advances China’s 2030 crewed moon landing and reusable rocket technology, with a Lanyue lander already in testing and a 2035 lunar south pole station on the roadmap.

China’s CASC Launches 5-Year Plan for Space-Based Data Centers, Joining U.S. in Orbital Computing Race

Ritambhara K 3:46 pm

China’s main space contractor, CASC, has made space-based data centers a key part of its new five-year plan, joining U.S. firms like SpaceX in the race to build solar-powered orbital computing infrastructure and overcome Earth’s energy and land limitations.

Illustration of Alfvén waves energizing Earth's magnetosphere, based on HKU and UCLA aurora research.

HKU and UCLA Scientists Decode the “Space Battery” Powering Earth’s Auroras

Ritambhara K 3:02 pm

Scientists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and UCLA have identified Alfvén waves as the “space battery” powering Earth’s auroras. This universal mechanism, confirmed by NASA satellite data, explains how electric fields accelerate particles to create the Northern Lights and applies to other planets.

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U.S. and UK Researchers Prove Microbes Can Extract Palladium from Meteorites in Space Aboard ISS

60-Year-Old Moon Mystery: Scientists Trace Lost Soviet Luna 9 Lander

China’s CMSA Tests Long March 10 Reusable Booster and Mengzhou Spacecraft in Single Dramatic Flight

NASA Telescope Spots Life Molecules in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

China’s Peking University Scientists Find Earth’s Core May Hold 9 Times More Hydrogen Than All Oceans

NASA Targets 500kW Nuclear Reactor for Moon

China Conducts World’s First Space Brain-Link Test

China’s Mengzhou Spacecraft Passes High-Stress Launch Escape Test, Advancing 2030 Moon Landing

China’s CASC Launches 5-Year Plan for Space-Based Data Centers, Joining U.S. in Orbital Computing Race

HKU and UCLA Scientists Decode the “Space Battery” Powering Earth’s Auroras

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