APOD: 2026 September 8 – Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn’s South Pole
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 8 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating unive...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:05 +0000
The Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks
Reported by NASA
Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers, including the team behind Star Trek....
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01 +0000
The World's First Spacefaring Commercial Cardiologist Has Lessons for Would-Be Astronauts
Reported by Universe Today
Say what you want about the changes to the space industry that’s happened over the past 10-20 years, but one thing is for certain - there are a lot more people that have access to space now than there ever has been before. Some of them have some absolute...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:23 +0000
China Postpones the Chang’e-7 Mission
Reported by Universe Today
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again - space is hard. Another example, albeit lacking in the destructive displays of some past examples, is China’s recent delay of its Chang’e-7 lunar mission. The agency announced the mission would miss its...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:12 +0000
Rubin Observatory Peers Deep Into the Famous COSMOS Field
Reported by Universe Today
A new image from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory offers a spectacularly deep view into a famous region of sky known as the COSMOS field....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:21 +0000
Quiet Black Holes With a Stellar Companion Raise Questions About How They Form
Reported by Universe Today
Gaia has discovered three stellar mass black holes, each with a small stellar companion. For two of these systems the companions orbit closer that we would expect. Just how these systems form is a bit of a mysteries, but there are clues....
- By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
- On: Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000