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Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, earlier this month…

Your article (Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight, 18 January) quotes the crew commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman: “They are so…

Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00194-8Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

Nasa is preparing to roll out its most powerful rocket yet before a mission to send astronauts around the moon and back again for the first…

January 14, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA Commits to Plan to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2030The U.S. space agency…

January 12, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSick Astronaut on ISS Forces Early Command Transfer from NASA Crew Member to Russian CosmonautNASA astronaut and…

Nasa has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious” but undisclosed…

January 10, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA Announces Return Date for Evacuating ISS AstronautsFour ISS crew members are set to touch down on…

Nasa is considering a rare early return of its crew from the International Space Station (ISS) over an unspecified medical issue involving one of the astronauts,…

January 8, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIn Unprecedented Move, NASA to Rush Astronauts Home after Medical Incident on ISSNASA on Thursday announced it…