Sanctions

 Russia says sanctions imposed on it because of its Ukraine invasion could damage the ISS project.

NASA has said the sanctions should not affect ISS.

Ceres

 Scientists have discovered salt deposits in a crater on Ceres.

That suggests the crater might contain a cryovolcano.

Sanctions

 NASA says sanctions imposed on Russia for attacking Ukraine will not affect ISS operations.

Of course, at some point, depending on events, that could change.

Satellites

 America has been monitoring Russian moves around Ukraine using surveillance satellites.

Those satellites and others could now be Russian targets.

UFO

 A group is pettitioning the U. S. Government to release all unclassified UFO videos in its possession.

After only a few days online, the pettition has 1,500 signatures.

Climate Change

 NASA has released an interagency government report predicting a rise in sea level of one foot by 2050.

That's in contrast to the most recent UN report on climate change, which predicts a two-inch rise by 2100, according to Bjorn Lomborg.

WASP 121 b

 Scientists studying the atmosphere of WASP 121 b have found it has metal clouds and rain of liquid rubies and sapphires.

The world is a hot Jupiter tidally locked to its star.

War

 U. S. officials are concerned Russia might attack American satellites as part of its Ukraine strategy.

That could harm America both militarily and economically.

Mars

 Perseverance and its helicopter buddy Ingenuity have now been on Mars for one Earth year.

Both are still going strong.

Asteroids

 Scientists have identified 10,000 asteroids orbiting near Earth that are big enough to do real damage if they struck our world.

It lays the foundation for an argument to build a planetary defense system.

VG

 Virgin Galactic is selling tickets to space for a limited time.

Full ride price is $450,000.

Polaris Dawn

 Polaris Dawn is a crewed commercial spaceflight scheduled for later this year.

It will try to achieve the farthest out Earth orbit ever by a crewed spacecraft.  It will also try to conduct the first spacewalk by a private flight.

The Universe

 New research suggests the universe might go through cycles of expansion, collapse, and expansion-- possibly forever.

Observations still need to confirm or deny that.

Comet

 Astronomers have found the largest comet to date.

It is 85 miles wide, nearly twice as large as Hale-Bopp.

Geoengineering

 Geoengineering is the use of technology to control the weather and the climate.

It is the ultimate answer to climate change.

Proxima Centauri

 Astronomers may have found a third planet orbiting Proxoma Centauri.

The possible world could have a quarter of Earth's mass.

Planetary Defense

 NASA has upgraded its asteroid detection system so that it covers the entire sky every 24 hours.

It's another step towards planetary defense.

India

 India plans another try at a Moon landing later this year.

The first attempt, in 2019, crashed into the lunar surface.

2020 XL5

 Astronomers have found an asteroid, dubbed 2020 XL5, that orbits the Sun in the same orbit as Earth.

It could be an interesting target for a deep space crewed mission.

MUFON

 Worldwide last month, 559 UFO sightings were reported to MUFON.

Of those, 475 came from the United States.

Meteors

 A new study suggests life on early Mars may have been hampered by meteor impacts.

The Late Heavy Bombardment may have lasted 30 million years longer than thought.

Radio Astronomy

 Megaconstellations of communication satellites could limit the effectiveness of huge new radio telescope

The satellites use certain radio frequencies, thus masking extraterrestrial activity in that part of the spectrum.

Delay

 NASA is delaying rolling out its SLS rocket until March.

The agency says the delay is not due to any problem.

Columbia

 Nineteen years ago today, space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry.

The tragedy marked the beginning of the end of the shuttle era.