January 2026

NASA has announced the first medical evacuation in the International Space Station’s 25-year history. SpaceX’s Crew-11 mission will undock early on January 14, returning four astronauts to Earth after one crew member reported a medical issue. Officials stress the astronaut is stable and receiving continuous care. The precautionary return will leave a temporary thr…

Space Forge’s ForgeStar-1 mission has proven that semiconductor manufacturing is possible in orbit. By generating plasma inside a mini furnace in microgravity, the UK startup showed that space conditions can enable far purer crystal growth than on Earth, potentially revolutionizing future electronics and energy-efficient chips.

NASA scientists are closely tracking iceberg A-23A as vivid blue meltwater pools spread across its surface, signalling rapid decay. Once covering nearly 4,000 square kilometres, the Antarctic megaberg has shrunk to about 1,180 square kilometres and is fragmenting in warmer South Atlantic waters, offering valuable insight into how rising temperatures accelerate iceberg…

ISRO is set to launch PSLV-C62 on January 12, 2026, carrying the advanced EOS-N1 hyperspectral satellite. The mission marks a crucial return to flight after a 2025 anomaly and will strengthen India’s Earth-observation, defence surveillance and environmental monitoring capabilities.

Astronomers have identified an exceptionally hot galaxy cluster forming just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. Observations reveal gas temperatures far exceeding theoretical limits, suggesting an unexpectedly violent early formation. The discovery challenges standard models of galaxy cluster evolution and points to intense activity from starbursts and supermassive…