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Fund or cancel? Robots or humans? NASA punts on Mars Sample Return decision Ars TechnicaNASA is fighting to return samples from Mars. Here are the two ways they might do it in the 2030s CNNNASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how. The Washington PostNASA has just two Mars Sample Return mission lander options left The RegisterNASA exploring two lower-cost options to go forward with Mars Sample Return mission ABC News

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center Spaceflight NowSpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 12-12 Kennedy Space CenterSpaceX launches 21 new Starlink satellites from Florida Space.comIs there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA rocket launch schedule in Florida Florida Today

Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US CNNAs 1st bird flu death reported in US, what could happen with virus in 2025? ABC NewsUS reports first fatal H5N1 infection as avian flu strikes more poultry, cats University of Minnesota Twin CitiesFirst Bird Flu Death in U.

Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in Space.com‘Cosmic conveyor belt’: Your body’s carbon spent 400,000 light-years in space Business TodayMost of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a 'cosmic conveyor belt' long before you were born, new study reveals Livescience.comPart of Your Body Has Likely Traveled Outside the Galaxy, Scientist Says NewsweekThe Atoms in Your Body Once Traveled Beyond the Galaxy—Here’s How They Returned Indian Defence Review

Mars Ablaze: Witness Retrograde, Opposition, and a Cosmic Dance With the Moon SciTechDailyMars Extravaganza — Occultation and Opposition Rolled into One! Sky & TelescopeThe moon is about to 'swallow' Mars for 4 hours — and you can watch it from the US Livescience.comJanuary Space Stations and the Moon Occults Mars Santa Barbara EdhatATLANTIC SKIES: What's a lunar occultation?

Respiratory illnesses are on the rise in New Hampshire New Hampshire Public RadioSick Season Is in Full Force. Here’s What’s Going Around TIMEWhere are COVID, flu and RSV cases rising in the US? See maps USA TODAY