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Modular Robots Could Both Explore Off-World And Build Infrastructure

Reported by Universe Today

Modularity is taking off in more ways than one in space exploration. The design of the upcoming “Lunar Gateway” space station is supposed to be modular, with different modules being supplied by different organizations. In an effort to extend that think...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:06 +0000

Arab Scholars May Have Noted the Supernovae of 1006 and 1181

Reported by Universe Today

It’s great to see old astronomical observations come to light. Not only can these confirm or refute what’s known about historic astronomical events, but they can describe what early observers actually saw. A recent study cites two Arabic texts that may...
  • By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:48 +0000

The Hidden Rings of the Milky Way

Reported by Universe Today

We know lots about our Galaxy yet still, some regions still hold countless secrets. Recently, a team of astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope uncovered 164 of them, compact radio rings. Each one smaller than an arcminute across, were hid...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:06 +0000

A Message in a Bottle from Another Star

Reported by Universe Today

For millions of years, a fragment of ice and dust drifted through interstellar space, its origin, a distant planetary system. This summer, that fragment finally entered our Solar System, becoming only the third confirmed interstellar visitor and earning th...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:57 +0000

Gravity vs magnetism: Star-forming interaction revealed

Reported by Space | EarthSky

For the 1st time, scientists have traced how magnetic fields in star-forming clouds interact with gravity to control the birth of new stars. The post Gravity vs magnetism: Star-forming interaction revealed first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:32 +0000

SpaceX Successfully Puts Starship Through 11th Flight Test to Get Ready for the Next Generation

Reported by Universe Today

SpaceX closed out a dramatic chapter in the development of its super-heavy-lift Starship launch system with a successful flight test that mostly followed the script for the previous flight test....
  • By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:43 +0000