APOD: 2026 October 14 – Mars and the Beehive Under an Aurora
Reported by NASA
What a cosmic coincidence! In today’s image, Mars joins the Beehive cluster below an auroral curtain and above a horizon of happy little trees near Lansjärv, Sweden....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000
Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast
Reported by NASA
Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:01 +0000
New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter's Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk
Reported by Universe Today
Using observations from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team led by Shandong University shows that Jupiter's magnetodisk is a rippling structure that rotates with the planet, contrary to what scientists previously thought....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:13 +0000
Hypernovae May Be All Hype, No Nova
Reported by Universe Today
Astrophysicists think that hypernovae are the most powerful stellar explosions in the Universe. They're the most explosive type of core-collapse supernova. But the evidence for them is not voluminous, and new research pokes holes in it, pointing out that h...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:41 +0000
NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer
Reported by NASA
NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency ...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:41 +0000
Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances
Reported by NASA
Description This infographic illustrates the distances driven by various rovers on the surface of Earth’s Moon and Mars. Of the vehicles shown, the NASA Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity are still operational and moving across the surface; the figur...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:56 +0000