Curiosity Blog, Sols 5016–5021: Fantastic Minerals and How To Detect Them
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Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 Curiosity surprised us at the beginning of the week with a change in rock texture — instead of the finely layered bedrock blocks weâ€...
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:37 +0000
Help Overlap Zoo Reveal Cosmic Dust
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Galaxies, vast collections of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, are scattered across the immensity of space. But every so often, a coincidence occurs: Two galaxies line up from our point of view on Earth (or from a space telescope)...
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:19 +0000
NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base
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Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept. 30, 2026, to correct the name of the DISCO payload. NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building hu...
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:11 +0000
NASA Awards Contract to Develop 5G Communications for Moon
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NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated effort is organized into two ...
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:41 +0000
NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops
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NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-based demonstrator to learn how to grow crops on the Moon....
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:38 +0000
Star Trails
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This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Banda Sea on Sept. 20, 2026. Image cre...
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- On: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:50 +0000