Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
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Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) m...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 09 Sep 2026 06:20 +0000
Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again
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A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality....
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- On: Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:01 +0000
Japan's Hayabusa2 Achieves First-Ever Laser Ranging Experiment with an Asteroid
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On Sunday July 5th, 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) achieved the first-ever successful laser ranging experiment while making a flyby of an asteroid....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:08 +0000
Icy Exocomets Around a Distant Star Help Explain Earth's Water
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Did icy comets deliver water to the young Earth? That idea won't go away. Now, astronomers at Lund University in Sweden have found evidence of exocomets orbiting a young star named PDS 70. The observations suggest that these comets are delivering water to...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:29 +0000
From the Corps to the Cosmos, featuring Jaden Caradine
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Jaden Caradine knew he wanted to be an engineer at eight years old. He just took a winding road to get there. Before he enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, before he discovered the field that would become his focus, and before he landed a Pat...
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- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:29 +0000
NASA Calls for Proposals to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies
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NASA is seeking proposals to advance the technology and infrastructure needed to explore the Moon and establish a Moon Base in the lunar South Pole region. Announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the solicitation targets capability gaps, including power generation,...
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- On: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:16 +0000