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Non-Rotating Ancient Galaxy & the Moon Lander Race | Ep. 1
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Webb has found a galaxy from the early universe showing zero rotation — a discovery that breaks every formation model we have. Plus: NASA reshuffles Artemis, SpaceX races to prove orbital refueling, and Blue Origin tests its Moon lander hardware.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has found a galaxy that shouldn't exist. Not in the way it does, anyway.
This isn't an isolated case. Webb has now repeatedly revealed galaxies in the early universe that look far too massive, too structured, too settled for their age.
Closer to home, NASA has officially revised the Artemis program timeline. Artemis three, previously targeted for a crewed lunar surface landing, is now planned as an orbital docking mission in late twenty twenty-seven.
SpaceX's path to the Moon runs through a test that hasn't been done before at operational scale. Starship's lunar lander variant, the HLS configuration, can't carry enough propellant to reach the Moon on a single launch.
Blue Origin has taken a more graduated approach. The Blue Moon Mark one cargo lander, named Endurance, has completed thermal vacuum chamber testing at NASA's facility in Houston.
NASA has been explicit about the selection logic: whichever contractor completes the required demonstrations first becomes the primary partner for the twenty twenty-eight crewed landing. That's a direct competitive incentive, and it shapes how both companies are prioritizing their test schedules right now.
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