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APOD: 2026 October 25 – Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 25 – Dark… 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 u...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:19 +0000

Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps In Moon’s Evolution

Reported by Universe Today

Almost all meteorites come from asteroids, not the Moon or Mars. But after decades of analysis of the Apollo samples, researchers still rely on lunar meteorites to better understand our anomalously large Moon....
  • By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
  • On: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:18 +0000

APOD: 2026 October 24 – Rosetta’s Selfie

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 24 –… 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 univer...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000

Celebration of Space - Ocotober 23, 2026

Celebration of Space - Ocotober 23, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

On Monday, October 26, 2026, at 12:13 am, the Moon will arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, this is the full lunar phase, which will bring the full Moon to the entire nighttime period. On the night of October 25th, the Moon will rise with th...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:22:22 EDT

White Dwarfs Are Actually…Yellow, Green, Pink, and Purple?

Reported by Universe Today

The universe hosts a myriad of star types, including supergiants, giants, main sequence, red dwarfs, brown dwarfs, white dwarfs, and neutron stars. What makes these stars stand out are just their sizes, but their colors, as each one hosts a distinct color ...
  • By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
  • On: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:32 +0000

NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions

Reported by NASA

As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the designs and changed both concepts of op...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:39 +0000