NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth via SpaceX capsule after an extended space mission due to Boeing test flight issues. They spent 286 days in space before splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico.

Houston-based company Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena failed to operate after a sideways landing on the moon, halting its mission and experiments.

Texas A&M University System collaborates with four companies to develop advanced nuclear reactors at its Rellis Campus, in a move expected to boost the state's energy innovation.

A study demonstrates that the oral antiviral drug obeldesivir is effective against Marburg virus, offering a potential treatment that improves survival rates.

Axiom Space plans to launch the world's first commercial space station modules starting with the power module to ensure earlier free flight operations, supporting NASA's transition from the ISS.

Researchers at UTMB led by Dr. Yunfeng Chen use mechanobiology in a miniaturized device to improve thrombotic risk diagnosis, a major step for personalized medicine in cardiovascular disease prevention.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is expected to make its closest approach to the sun yet, venturing within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface at speeds of 430,000 mph.

Meta experienced global outages affecting Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, with over 90,000 reports on Downdetector. Services mostly resumed within an hour.

The FAA has postponed approval for increased Starship launches by SpaceX, citing the need for additional environmental and safety reviews. SpaceX has criticized the delays as overly bureaucratic.

Anna Menon read her book "Kisses from Space" to St. Jude patients and her children from the Polaris Dawn spacecraft, supporting the hospital's mission.

The Polaris Dawn mission, led by SpaceX and funded by Jared Isaacman, successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center for a five-day orbit with aims to conduct a commercial spacewalk and reach a high apogee.

Drones are being introduced in Texas law enforcement to address rapid response challenges, despite concerns over privacy and warrantless surveillance. Montgomery County and Bee Cave are testing programs that utilize drones as first responders.

The Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return to Earth from the ISS, after propulsion issues delayed its departure. The uncrewed spacecraft will undock, perform a deorbit burn, and land in New Mexico.