While the Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) is no longer in use, a recent paper analyzing its final data package is puzzling scientists as it confirms a complex disparity in measurements of the “Hubble constant,” the speed at which the very fabric of space is expanding.

Other headlines for today include a NASA chief nominee Jared Isaacman continuing to dodge a senator’s question about whether Elon Musk was present when Trump offered Isaacman the job, scientists have found one of the universe’s largest spinning structures and the first Global Space Awards honors the late astronaut James Lovell.

It’s also Friday so as we head into the weekend we have your weekly staff recommendations of “what we’re reading/playing/watching.” You’ll find those suggestions from our team at the bottom of your newsletter.

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Kenna
Content Manager, Space.com

Radiation levels at airline flight altitudes briefly reached levels that could be potentially harmful to pregnant women.

“I wanted to give you one more chance to set the record straight.”

December’s “Cold Moon” rose on Dec. 4 as it neared its closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.

If you’ve never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you’ll never get a better opportunity than right now to see it.

“It’s unwelcome, but not a crisis meriting some of the ‘Russia out of manned spaceflight’ headlines.”

“It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no longer spending energy on what are evidently dead ends.”

The filament of matter stretches 50 million light-years, and contains a row of galaxies 5.5 million light-years long that are rotating in sync with the filament.

It was the 156th Falcon 9 launch of the year.

The Global Space Awards will be held at London’s Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.

Check out the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted stream and see the sci-fi and space games you’ll be playing in 2026 and beyond

On Dec. 5, 2014, NASA’s Orion space capsule launched for the first time.

Is this really a crater in the Saharan Desert?

Whether you’re looking to unwind with a mind-bending sci-fi series or lose yourself in a video game during the coming weekend, we’ve got you covered. Here’s what the Space.com team is enjoying at the moment:

Monisha Ravisetti, Science Channel Editor: “I randomly did a rewatch of Bend It Like Beckham and it HOLDS UP”