Orionid, Taurid Meteors Haunt October Skies
Reported by Universe Today
Fall meteor season has begun. Late October not only sees dusk falling ever earlier as ghouls and goblins walk the Earth on Halloween, but it also sees the peak of two fine annual meteor showers kicking off Halloween season: the Orionid and Taurid meteor sh...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:33 +0000
Chandra Finds Possible Origin of ‘Treble Clef’ Waves
Reported by NASA
A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive black hole, f...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:19 +0000
SPHEREx Just Took the Fingerprints of Failed Stars Across Our Cosmic Neighborhood
Reported by Universe Today
Brown dwarfs are the black (or brown?) sheep of astronomy. They’re too big to be considered a traditional gas planet, but they are too small to have started nuclear fusion and made the full transition to star-hood. They also change dramatically over time...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:08 +0000
Planetary systems fall into 2 distinct families, astronomers say
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers studying planetary systems in the Milky Way have found they can be sorted into 2 families. These families are largely determined by the host star.
The post Planetary systems fall into 2 distinct families, astronomers say first appeared on Earth...
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:17 +0000
APOD: 2026 October 15 – The Milky Way over Manhattan
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 15 – The… 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 un...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000
Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest
Reported by NASA
During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:01 +0000