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Astronomy News

A troublesome Fungus

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https://www.planetary.org/the-downlink/shortchanging-nasa-is-simply-not-smart

A hardy fungus may challenge planetary protection efforts. A recent study has identified a fungus called Aspergillus calidoustus living in NASA cleanrooms even after decontamination. This species could potentially survive the radiation, near-vacuum, and temperature conditions of deep space, meaning it could be carried on spacecraft to Mars or other worlds.

Books

Books to be released this month

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From Locus: https://locusmag.com/forthcomingbooks/

MAY 2026

  • NEAL ASHER • Dark Agent • Macmillan/Tor UK, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ANINDITA BANERJEE & SHERRYL VINT, ET AL., EDS. • Reactionary Worldbuilding: From Speculative Imagina­tion to Political Practice • MIT Press, May 2026 (nf, tp, eb)
  • RJ BARKER • Mortedant’s Peril • Macmil­lan/Tor UK, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • RJ BARKER • Mortedant’s Peril • Tor, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • NICHOLAS BINGE • Abyss • Macmillan/Tor Night­fire UK, May 2026 (na, h, hc, eb)
  • NICHOLAS BINGE • Abyss • Tor/Nightfire, May 2026 (na, h, hc, eb)
  • JIM BUTCHER • Out Law • Podium Publishing, May 2026 (na, tp, eb)
  • GREGORY FEELEY • The Weighing of Ayre • New­Con Press UK, May 2026 (c, tp, hc, eb)
  • SARAH GAILEY • Make Me Better • Tor, May 2026 (h, hc, eb)
  • CHLOE GONG • Eyes of Kings • Simon & Schuster/Saga Press, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ANDREA HAIRSTON • The Redemption Center Is Closed on Sundays • Tor, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • SARAH LANGAN • Trad Wife • Macmillan/Tor Nightfire UK, May 2026 (h, hc, eb)
  • ANN LECKIE • Radiant Star • Orbit UK, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ANN LECKIE • Radiant Star • Orbit US, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • FONDA LEE • The Last Contract of Isako • Orbit UK, May 2026 (hc, tp, eb)
  • FONDA LEE • The Last Contract of Isako • Orbit US, May 2026 (hc, tp, eb)
  • ALAN MOORE • I Hear a New World • Bloomsbury UK/Archer, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • ALAN MOORE • I Hear a New World • Bloomsbury USA, May 2026 (hc, eb)
  • KIM NEWMAN • Model Actress Whatever • Titan Books UK, May 2026 (tp, eb)
  • JEFF NOON • Moon Over Brendle • Angry Robot UK, May 2026 (tp, eb)
  • K.J. PARKER • Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know • Orbit UK, May 2026 (tp, eb)
  • K.J. PARKER • Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know • Orbit US, May 2026 (tp, eb)
  • VERONICA ROTH • Seek the Traitor’s Son • Macmil­lan/Tor UK, May 2026 (v, hc, eb)
  • VERONICA ROTH • Seek the Traitor’s Son • Tor, May 2026 (v, hc, eb)
  • TLOTLO TSAMAASE • House of Margins • Kensington/Erewhon, May 2026 (h, hc, eb)
  • NGHI VO • A Long and Speaking Silence • Tordotcom, May 2026 (na, hc, eb)
  • MARTHA WELLS • Platform Decay • Tor, May 2026 (hc, eb)