Tuesday, January 13, 2026

🛰️ISS astronauts perform change of command ceremony | ⚖️Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly suing Pentagon | 🔭'Super Hubble' telescope in the works

How 'Stranger Things' and other sci-fi use wormholes | Experts decry MSR cancellation
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January 13, 2026
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ISS changes command
As NASA prepares for Crew-11's medical evacuation, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) completed a change-of-command ceremony on January 12. We have the full story on our website. 

In other news, former astronaut Mark Kelly is suing both the Pentagon and Pete Hegseth for their censure campaign, studying Earth's orbit could help us find hidden oil reserves and 'Stranger Things' and other sci-fi that uses Einstein-Rosen bridges. 

It's also Trivia Tuesday and our quiz of the week is all about the history of the rocket. 

We have all that and more for your daily read. 
Keep looking up,
Kenna
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Crew-11 astronaut hands over ISS before medical evac
Crew-11 astronaut hands over ISS before medical evac
The astronauts are scheduled to leave in a matter of days.
 
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Experts decry canceling NASA's Mars sample return
Experts decry canceling NASA's Mars sample return
"There are incredibly tantalizing samples in the Perseverance rover's cache that could revolutionize our understanding of life in the solar system."
 
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Which crater has NASA's Perseverance Mars rover been exploring?
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VoteJezero crater
VoteShackleton crater
VoteKorolev crater
VoteBarringer crater
 
 
 
 
 
Space deal of the day
 
Get 25% off these Canon image-stabilized binoculars
Get 25% off these Canon image-stabilized binoculars
The Canon 12x36 IS III binoculars are a great pair of image-stabilized optics that allow for shake-free observation of stars, nebulas and star clusters.
 
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Spaceflight
 
Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon & Pete Hegseth
Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon & Pete Hegseth
"His unconstitutional crusade against me sends a chilling message to every retired member of the military: if you speak out and say something that the President or Secretary of Defense doesn't like, you will be censured, threatened with demotion or even prosecuted," the former astronaut says.
 
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Budget cuts may pull NASA from ESA's Venus mission
Budget cuts may pull NASA from ESA's Venus mission
"We are in constant contact with NASA," concerned European Space Agency officials say.
 
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Science & Astronomy
 
Mystery shockwave around dead star stuns experts
Mystery shockwave around dead star stuns experts
"The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare 'wow' moments," the study's lead scientist said.
 
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Earth's orbit may help reveal hidden oil reserves
Earth's orbit may help reveal hidden oil reserves
Subtle shifts in Earth's orbit shaped ancient lake climates -- and where oil-rich shale formed as a result.
 
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Search for Life
 
NASA funds new tech for 'Super Hubble' life search
NASA funds new tech for 'Super Hubble' life search
The giant Habitable Worlds Observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.
 
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Entertainment
 
'Stranger Things' and other sci-fi wormhole uses
'Stranger Things' and other sci-fi wormhole uses
From the Upside Down through the Devil's Anus and beyond. Here are 6 times these theoretical wormholes turned up in sci-fi shows and movies.
 
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Trivia Tuesday: Quiz of the week
 
Blast from the past: A rocket history quiz
Blast from the past: A rocket history quiz
Test how well you know the breakthroughs, pioneers, and turning points that shaped modern rocketry.
 
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Today in Space
 
On this day: Jan. 13 1978: 1st female astronauts hired
On this day: Jan. 13 1978: 1st female astronauts hired
On January 13, 1978, NASA selected its eighth and most diverse class of astronauts yet.
 
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Photo of day: ISS astronauts spy airglow & dwarf galaxy
Photo of day: ISS astronauts spy airglow & dwarf galaxy
Astronauts on the International Space Station were not only treated to a sight from Earth's atmosphere recently but also caught a glimpse of one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbors.
 
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