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NASA-SpaceX ISS cargo and crew & Webb reveals early universe surprises - Space News (May 8, 2026)
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- May 8, 2026
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Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron - KrispCall: Agentic Cloud Telephony - https://try.krispcall.com/tad - Lindy is your ultimate AI assistant that proactively manages your inbox - https://try.lindy.ai/tad Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: NASA-SpaceX ISS cargo and crew - NASA and SpaceX line up major ISS operations in 2026, including the CRS-34 cargo run and preparations for Crew-13. The missions highlight routine commercial servicing, international crews, and new station-mounted science like magnetosphere imaging. Webb reveals early universe surprises - The James Webb Space Telescope confirms MoM-z14 at redshift 14.44, an extremely bright galaxy seen just 280 million years after the Big Bang. Its unexpected luminosity and nitrogen abundance challenge models of early star formation and chemical evolution. Webb maps Uranus, Saturn, nebulae - Webb and Hubble deliver detailed looks at our solar system and stellar end stages, from Uranus’s upper-atmosphere structure and auroras to Saturn’s layered atmosphere and bright infrared rings. Webb also resolves intricate planetary nebula features such as knots and dust shells in the Helix Nebula. New exoplanet methods expand census - TESS continues to grow the exoplanet catalog while researchers refine detection tools for harder targets like binary-star systems. Eclipse-timing analysis of long-baseline TESS data yields dozens of new circumbinary planet candidates awaiting confirmation. Artemis plan shifts, lunar cadence - NASA reshapes Artemis into a phased approach with standardized SLS/Orion configurations and a faster rhythm of lunar missions. The plan i…