APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 30 –… 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 univ...
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:05 +0000
Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific
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Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific....
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:01 +0000
Finding Life on Enceladus Could be Easier than We Thought, Says New Research
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Planetary scientists from Freie Universität Berlin have published two new studies that indicate that a spacecraft could identify evidence of life much more easily than previously thought....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:24 +0000
Strange giant planet TOI-1355 b set to vanish from view in 2033
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Since their first discovery in 1995, hot Jupiter exoplanets (hot Jupiters, for short) quickly challenged our understanding of exoplanet formation and evolution, including exoplanetary system architecture. This is because, as their name implies, they orbit ...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:11 +0000
The Rate of Starbirth is Crashing in the "Modern" Universe
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The Universe has been making fewer stars lately and astronomers want to know why. The obvious answer is: there hasn't been enough starbirth material. But, is that true? Is some other process at play? An international team led by researcher Hong Guo of the ...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:48 +0000
NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
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NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar exploration: reliable communications. As NASA prepares for long-term human presence on the Moon th...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:27 +0000