SKY NIGHTLY September 14, 2026
MARS Spacecraft bound for Mercury begins 'tricky' arrival Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
After an eight-year journey, a spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes began the months-long, high-risk approach to Mercury on Thursday to study the Sun-scorched planet. Read more →
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NASA's Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission Aug 30, 2026 (AFP)
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Trump announces new US 'Space Academy' Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
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China says unmanned moon mission delayed over 'launch conditions' Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
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Trump pledges 'golden age' of space travel Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
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NASA images reveal crater left by SpaceX rocket's Moon crash Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
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SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
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Seoul issues first 'severe heatwave warning' under new system Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
SPACENEWS Japan probe made closest-ever asteroid flyby: space agency Jul 31, 2026 (AFP)
A Japanese probe flew 400 metres (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever recorded in such a mission, the space agency has said. more
NATURALDISASTERS Drownings surge as heat stifles Germany Jul 12, 2026 (AFP)
Ninety-nine people drowned in Germany last month, the most since a record heatwave swept Europe in 2003, according to official figures. more
SPACENEWS UK sets record for number of days over 34C Jul 09, 2026 (AFP)
The UK on Thursday experienced its eighth day in 2026 with the mercury climbing above 34C, the Met Office said, breaking the previous record by one day. more
IRON AND ICE Small Near-Earth Asteroids Show Distinct Composition From Larger Objects, Study Finds May 04, 2026 (SPX)
The study, led by Dr. Nick Moskovitz of Lowell Observatory, analyzed 189 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) and identified a clear compositional shift as object size decreases. S-complex asteroids - the type most closely linked to ordinary chondrites, the most common... more
MARS Drone Radar Over Alaska and Wyoming Points Way to Buried Ice on Mars May 04, 2026 (SPX)
The work, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, draws on field campaigns at debris-covered glaciers in Alaska and Wyoming. The sites were chosen because they closely resemble mid-latitude ice deposits that orbiting spacecraft have photogra... more
IRON AND ICE Small-Body Robot Review Charts Path From Module Design to System-Level Co-Design May 04, 2026 (SPX)
The paper, produced by researchers at the Harbin Institute of Technology, covers the full landscape of approaches developed and flown to date, drawing on lessons from missions including Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, OSIRIS-REx, and the Philae lander, and identifies the... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins May 04, 2026 (SPX)
DAMPE, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer, was launched in December 2015 and has been accumulating high-precision measurements of cosmic ray particle fluxes from orbit. The international mission includes a major contribution from the astrophysics group at the D... more
EXTRA SOLAR Sub-Neptunes Vanish Around Red Dwarf Stars in McMaster Exoplanet Survey May 04, 2026 (SPX)
The finding challenges existing models of planet formation and suggests that the physical processes shaping planetary systems differ significantly depending on host-star type. Sub-Neptunes are worlds thought to resemble a smaller version of Neptune, while supe... more
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