Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-292Hubble Finds Supernova Winds May Trap Ionizing LightHubble observations of nearby starburst galaxies suggest supernova-driven winds may trap ionizing photons rather than free them, pointing to young stellar winds as the likely escape mechanism during cosmic reionization.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-272A Lunar Rover Runs LLMs: Flip Brings AI to the MoonFlip, a 480 kg lunar rover, will land in November 2026 carrying HPE's Spaceborne-4 computer to run large language models on the Moon, testing onboard AI for navigation, data triage, and autonomous decision making.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-273Artemis III: Summer Trials to Settle Moon Lander RaceArtemis III transforms into a complex orbital test in summer 2027, where NASA’s Orion will dock sequentially with Blue Origin and SpaceX lunar landers to validate systems, crew health, and select a lander for Artemis IV.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-233An Unusual Radio Source Lights Up the Outer Milky WayVT J1906+0849 is a decades-long, spectrally variable radio source in the Milky Way. Its shifting spectral peak, rebrightening and absence of expansion suggest an obscured accreting system launching jets into a dense wind.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-222SpaceX 'Jellyfish' Launch Lights Up Sky, Sends ExperimentsA SpaceX Falcon 9 created a glowing "jellyfish" plume over the eastern US while delivering solar arrays, artificial retinas, 3D heart tissue models and brain organoids to the International Space Station.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-213Roman Telescope Sees Sharper: Optics 30% Above SpecsNASA’s Roman Space Telescope achieved optical performance 30% better than predicted after minute in-orbit adjustments, improving surveys of dark matter, dark energy, and future exoplanet imaging.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-202Curiosity’s Dawn Panorama Reveals Mars’ Mysterious YardangsCuriosity’s new dawn panorama reveals a puzzling band of yardangs on Mount Sharp. Scientists suspect volcanic ash; close-up study in 2027 will test hypotheses about Mars’ ancient environment.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-182Inside Dragon's Delivery: Solar Arrays, Organoids, and MoreSpaceX Dragon docked with the ISS on October 15, 2026, delivering IROSA solar arrays and experiments including artificial retinas, 3D heart tissue, and brain organoids that exploit microgravity for medical and materials research.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-162Tiny Nanogap Chip Could Spot Alien Life's SignaturesA University of Osaka team has built a nanogap electrical sensor that detects amino acid chirality at the single-molecule level. Compact and AI-assisted, it could become a compact tool for astrobiology and field chemistry.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-162Inside NASA’s SPEARS: Batteries Built for Lunar NightNASA's SPEARS project develops solid-state batteries that survive lunar nights and extreme thermal swings, aiming to power rovers, habitats and astronaut gear near the Moon's south pole with safer, lighter energy systems.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-153Pa 30 Revealed: The 850-Year-Old 'Zombie Star' UnveiledGemini North’s new images of Pa 30 reveal a surviving star and delicate gas knots in a supernova remnant tied to a 1181 observation, offering fresh clues about rare Type Iax explosions.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-154Why Uranus Spins on Its Side: The Missing Moon TheoryUranus rotates nearly on its side. New models suggest a now-lost large moon, migrating outward and locking resonantly with the planet, could have gradually driven the tilt before disappearing. Observations could test this.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-123Sun's Death Will Tear Apart More Than Inner PlanetsNew simulations suggest the Sun's death will destabilize the outer solar system, scattering or ejecting the giant planets and possibly creating second-generation worlds around the white dwarf remnant.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-112James Webb Pins Galaxy Behind Distant Fast Radio BurstJames Webb and MeerKAT teamed up to locate a distant fast radio burst in a surprisingly tiny galaxy, strengthening the case that some FRBs originate from magnetars born in core-collapse supernovae.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-103Crew-12 Returns After 237 Days and 100M Miles in OrbitAfter 237 days and roughly 100 million miles in orbit, SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom returned four astronauts safely. Crew-12 completed vital experiments and historic spacewalks that advance plans for lunar and Mars missions.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-093How a 16-Minute Train Delay Revealed a Solar MysteryArchival sleuthing shows a famous 1841 railway delay was actually in 1848, revising the timeline of early space weather impacts and highlighting how solar storms have disrupted electrical systems since telegraph networks spread.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-082Rocky Planets Could Form 100 Million Years After Big BangSimulations suggest pair-instability supernovae could seed local, metal-rich pockets that form rocky planets about 100 million years after the Big Bang, expanding the window for early planet formation and astrobiology.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-073Roman Telescope Shows Precision, Captures Coronagraph LightNASA’s Roman Space Telescope demonstrated exceptional pointing stability and recorded first light with its Coronagraph Instrument, a key step toward imaging exoplanets and refining spectral-guiding techniques.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-10-062Earth and Mars: Two Roads to Becoming Rocky WorldsNew research shows Earth and Mars formed through different mixes of pebble accretion and planetesimal impacts. Chemical fingerprints in volatile elements reveal contrasting growth histories with implications for habitability.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-10-052Swift Telescope Nearing Reentry After Bold Rescue AttemptNASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is losing altitude after 22 years in orbit. A daring rescue attempt with the Catalyst 'Link' spacecraft failed, but Swift's instruments have been partially reactivated to capture final gamma-ray burst observations.
