NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration
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Interstellar probes. Lunar drones. Helicopters on Mars. When a group of Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began conducting rocket-propulsion tests in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct. 31, 1936, they had no idea that their work marked the inception o...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:35 +0000
A Stubborn Question Answered: New Research Reveals How the Milky Way's Disk Formed
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Figuring out how the Milky Way's thin and thick disks formed is a tough question in astronomy. It relies on determining individual stellar ages accurately. Gaia was pretty good at that, and new research based on its data may have found the answer....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:23 +0000
Neutrinos May Be The Key To Why We Are Surrounded By Matter
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In the early Universe, neutrinos interacted strongly with other matter before some of them "decoupled." The heaviest of these decoupled neutrinos may be the solution to the matter-antimatter cosmic mystery....
- By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
- On: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:45 +0000
NASA to Conduct NCAA Flyover, Engage Fans at University of Alabama
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As part of the agency’s Inspiration Tour, NASA will conduct a flyover at the University of Alabama vs. Texas A&M football game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday, Oct. 24. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will pilot one of three F-5 fighter jets du...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:31 +0000
How Inversion and NASA Plan to Unlock Interplanetary Aerocapture MB edits
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Using a planet’s atmosphere to secure a satellite’s place in orbit, a process known as “aerocapture”, has been the dream of flight engineers for decades. The only problem? It’s really hard to actually do. It requires control systems, thermal mana...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:12 +0000
Tracks Along the Longest Drive on Another World
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Written by Vandi Verma, Chief Engineer for Robotic Operations at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Oct. 12, 2026 Since the last blog update, Perseverance has achieved a major milestone on Mars. On Sol 2006 (Oct. 11, 2026), its odometer reached 45.22 kilom...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:50 +0000