
jsc2026e034365 (April 28, 2026) --- The Laplace investigation studies two phenomena: the evolution and growth of dust aggregates in proto-planetary disks and the fundamental aspects of gas and particle transport phenomena in dust clouds. This image displays the interior of the Laplace vacuum chamber with the particle trap exposed. Laplace allows particles to move independent of their size and charge at uniform speed through the field of view of the microscope. Investigation results can provide researchers with detailed information on how planets and solar systems form. Credit: IGEP/TU Braunschweig.

jsc2026e034366 (April 28, 2026) --- Examples of astronomical images of protoplanetary disks, phenomena that may be better understood via Laplace testing. Laplace studies two phenomena: the evolution and growth of dust aggregates in proto-planetary disks and the fundamental aspects of gas and particle transport phenomena in dust clouds. Laplace allows particles to move independent of their size and charge at uniform speed through the field of view of the microscope. Investigation results can provide researchers with detailed information on how planets and solar systems form. Credit: ESA.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returned and landed inside the Space Launch Complex 40 perimeter at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Friday, May 15, 2026, as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, launched on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Dragon delivered about 6,500 pounds of science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.