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A week of launches and postponements shows that the future of space is no longer a question of ambition alone, but of logistics, reliability, and endurance.

From light-activated vision to brain “brakes” on pain, this week’s science asks whether our future patients will be mice, or all of us.

A used Falcon 9 upper stage heading for the Moon and a crowded launch schedule remind us that spaceflight is now both ordinary and consequential.

Why the latest breakthroughs in microbial “Achilles’ heels” and immune‑cell engineering should force a rethink of how we fight disease

From robotic servicing to lunar ambition, NASA and SpaceX are building the operational backbone of the 2026 space age.

From aging muscles to “immortal” cancers, this week’s lab discoveries challenge our assumptions about bodies that break – and bodies that heal