Wednesday, February 11, 2026

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Friday, February 13, for the launch of the Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station after weather conditions delayed the planned Thursday launch, with astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrey Fedyaev awaiting their eight-month science mission.^[1]

Thailand's ruling Bhumjaithai Party won a surprise victory in the country's general election, securing approximately 194 seats in the 500-member House, while a concurrent referendum saw over 65% of voters support drafting a new constitution to replace the military-era 2017 charter.^[2]

Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen: cancer cells recruit normally protective abdominal cells to form mixed groups that work together to invade new tissue, with the helper cells leading the way.^[3]

NASA's Perseverance rover achieved a new milestone in autonomous exploration, using AI to generate its own waypoints and driving more than 450 meters on two separate days in December without human input.^[4]

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown enzyme that plays a crucial role in fat production, and by blocking it in animal studies, they stopped weight gain, reduced liver damage, and lowered harmful cholesterol levels—opening a potential new pathway for treating obesity and cardiovascular disease.^[5]

South Korean teenager Yu Seung-eun, 18, won the bronze medal in women's snowboard big air at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, giving South Korea its second snowboard medal on consecutive days following Kim Sang-kyum's silver in men's parallel giant slalom.^[6]

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new approach to fighting drug-resistant superbugs by targeting a sugar that exists only on bacterial cells and designing antibodies against it, potentially offering a new weapon against antibiotic resistance.^[7]

Ukraine and France have agreed to begin large-scale joint weapons production, with Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announcing the partnership after hosting his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin in Kyiv.^[8]

New Zealand's government has invested NZ$35 million in OpenStar Technologies to build a larger fusion reactor, as the country bets on developing commercial nuclear fusion technology.^[9]

An international study has identified a specific brain network as the core driver of Parkinson's disease, finding that this network becomes overly connected and disrupts not just movement but also thinking and other bodily functions.^[10]