NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the crater’s rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Just nine days prior, on Aug. 26 (Sol...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00 +0000
NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yarda...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:49 +0000
Artemis II Crew Moon Photo Annotations
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A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor “Ike” Glover (in green) and CSA (Canadi...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:44 +0000
Thousands of Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Our Backyard—and You Can Help Find Them
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According to stellar evolution models, there should be hundreds of millions of black holes floating around in our galaxy. But so far we’ve only found 70. That’s in large part because they are so hard to find, but a citizen science project from the Univ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:10 +0000
APOD: 2026 October 7 – Supernova Remnant Pa 30
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 7 –… 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 univers...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000
Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
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Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00 +0000