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Greenlight for next two ESA #Scout missions, Hibidis and SOVA-S: #GravityWaves at an altitude of between 80 km and 120 km by measuring the intensity of #airglow, a faint emission of light produced by a chemical reaction in the atmosphere.

Sources: the Pentagon is launching a task force to study how to safely deploy leading AI tools with hacking capabilities across Cyber Command and NSA missions (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/nsa-cyber-command-ai-task-force-mythos-0…

For more than a year, the Pentagon has deployed about 9,000 active-duty troops along nearly 2,000 miles of the southwest border to confront illegal migrants, smugglers and drug cartels.
The troops are still there
— at a cost of tens of millions of dollars each week
— even though the Trump administration months ago largely achieved its goal of slashing illegal crossings.
The military patrols, working closely with Customs and Border Protection as well as the Mexican mili…

No End in Sight for U.S. Military Mission Along Border With Mexico
The patrols have helped push cartels and smugglers into more remote areas. But analysts have voiced concerns that the border missions will distract from training, drain resources and undermine readiness.

Gamma-ray signature of superluminous supernovae: Fermi-LAT GeV detection of SN 2017egm and evidence of a central engine: #Supernovae: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/fermi/nasas-fermi-glimpses-power-source-of-supercharged-supernovae/

Lenticular post-starburst galaxy NGC 1266 captured by Hubble has no discernable spiral arms #space

Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
This Hubble image of lenticular galaxy NGC 1266 reveals its bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure.

Detection of Zwan-Wolf effect in the ionosphere of #Mars: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72251-9 -> NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/maven/nasas-maven-makes-1st-discovery-of-atmospheric-effect-at-mars/

The Crab Nebula sits some 6,500 light years from us in Taurus.
It’s what remains after a massive star exploded as a supernova in 1054 CE
— an event people on Earth actually saw and recorded.
Today, it’s known as a pulsar wind nebula, driven by the powerful winds of a fast-spinning pulsar at its center.
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Nereide (@drnereide.bsky.social)
1/8 This JWST’s NIRCam and MIRI stunning image reveals different structural details of the Crab Nebula (NGC 1952). Image Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, T. Temim (Princeton University) https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/investigating-the-origins-of-the-crab-nebula-with-nasas-webb/ #galactic #universe #astronomy 🔭🧪⚛️

The Lucy flyby of (52246) #Donaldjohanson - a bilobed #asteroid with tumbling rotation: #Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/nasas-lucy-reveals-wobbling-peanut-shaped-asteroid/

RE: #ESA science missions recently extended: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/ESA_science_missions_get_green_light_for_new_discoveries

Unprecedented 19 Day Type IV Radio Burst as a Corotating Electron Reservoir: #Sun: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/science-news/2026/05/14/nasa-missions-track-record-breaking-radio-burst-from-sun/