NASA Develops Batteries to Power Humanity’s Return to Moon
Reported by NASA
If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That’s why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function in the brutal c...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:41 +0000
Curiosity Greets a Spectacular Dawn Sky on Mars
Reported by Universe Today
Mars is a planetary geologist’s paradise. NASA’s Curiosity rover drove that home recently, with a captivating panorama seen from the slopes of Mount Sharp. The image shows a stunning vista, and was not white-balance adjusted during processing, to show ...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:51 +0000
NASA to Discuss Artemis Acceleration, Status of Upcoming Moon Missions
Reported by NASA
NASA will provide an update on its plans to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2028 at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live Participants...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:32 +0000
A Trip to Mars Could Break Your Heart - Literally
Reported by Universe Today
When astronauts first travel to Mars, or anywhere else in deep space, they will have to contend with two problems that our planet itself protects us from on its surface - radiation and weightlessness. Scientists already know both can have a profound impact...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:57 +0000
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