Mars Has Its Charmes
Reported by NASA
Written by Athanasios (Thanos) Klidaras, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University Sept. 21, 2026 After a long hiatus, the Perseverance rover updates page is back. A lot has happened on Mars in the meantime, and with regular updates now resuming, there is ple...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:27 +0000
Cornell Lightsail Experiment Paves the Way for Interstellar Missions
Reported by Universe Today
Students in Cornell’s Space Systems Design Studio have published results from two lightsail experiments (Alpha CubeSat and Sailing to the Stars) built by engineering students at Cornell University....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:49 +0000
Diving into an Out-of-sync Galaxy
Reported by Universe Today
Galaxies are like snowflakes, no two exactly alike, even the spirals. The Hubble Space Telescope did a visual dive into the distant spiral NGC 4693 and found some intriguing hints to its past. For one thing, this member of the Virgo Cluster seems to have a...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:30 +0000
October’s Night Sky Notes: Spooky Stargazing
Reported by NASA
The Ghoul Located within the constellation Perseus lies a star called Algol, also known as ‘Demon Star’ or ‘The Ghoul’. You can spot this star during the autumn months, along with Cassiopeia and Andromeda in the northeastern sky, beginning after 9 ...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:48 +0000
SpaceX's Starship Rocket Does Its Job During First Orbital Flight
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SpaceX sent its Starship super-rocket on its first orbital flight — a shorter-than-planned test mission that put operational Starlink satellites into orbit for the first time....
- By: Alan Boyle (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cosmiclog)
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:10 +0000
NASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans
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On Monday, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the company’s Starliner spacecraft, including adding additional crew missions and certifying a new rocket for crew transportation to low Earth orbit. “We are living through the most exciting era of space...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:26 +0000