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Watch Crew-11 astronauts undock from ISS for medical evac | Spaceflight shifts astronauts' brains | Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter talk 'Starfleet Academy'

Meteor showers for 2026 | Where are the tiny galaxies?

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January 14, 2026

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The Launchpad

Watch Crew-11 astronauts undock from ISS to return early

Four astronauts aboard the International Space Station are returning to Earth today (Jan. 14), more than a month earlier than originally planned. You can watch the undocking broadcast on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube, as well as on our website.

In other news new results suggest spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift in their skulls, astronomers study how ancient lakes on Mars grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze, and Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter discuss their roles in the new 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' show.

We have all that and more for your daily read.
Keep looking up,
Kenna
Content Manager, Space.com

Watch Crew-11 undock for 1st ISS medical evacuation

Coverage begins at 3 p.m. EST today (Jan. 14).

Webb reveals how black hole destroyed Pablo's galaxy

"It points to a slow starvation rather than a single dramatic death blow," one of the researchers said.

Space quiz! How many dishes are used in the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)?

Click here for the answer!

Skywatching

Meteor showers 2026: When, where & how to see them

Find out when you can catch the best meteor showers this year with our 2026 meteor shower calendar.

Spaceflight

Spaceflight makes astronauts' brains move inside skulls

Space apparently changes your frame of mind in more ways than one.

US really wants nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030

"This agreement enables closer collaboration between NASA and the Department of Energy to deliver the capabilities necessary to usher in the Golden Age of space exploration and discovery," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said.

Science & Astronomy

Viruses may be more powerful in ISS's microgravity

"Microgravity pushed evolution into corners of the phage we still don't fully understand," noted one of the lead researchers.

Universe should have tiny galaxies, but where are they?

There may not be as nearly as many small galaxies in the early universe as astronomers predict there should be, which has big implications for the story of how our universe grew up.