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 September 22, 2026
OUTERPLANETS Juno Mission Reveals Jupiter Bow Shock Uses Harmonic Plasma Waves and Shocklets to Tame Solar Wind Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
A University of Iowa-led research team has reported the most detailed observations to date of Jupiter's bow shock, finding that the gas giant employs a far more complex wave structure than Earth to handle the solar wind - a discovery that c... Read more →
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China's Einstein Probe Maps a 42-Light-Year Cosmic Ray Trail From a Pulsar Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
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NASA, IBM Release Open-Source AI Model For Analyzing Moon Data, With USRA Support Sep 18, 2026 (SPX)
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Spacecraft bound for Mercury begins 'tricky' arrival Sep 03, 2026 (AFP)
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NASA launches Roman telescope 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)
SPACENEWS NASA images reveal crater left by SpaceX rocket's Moon crash Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
NASA on Tuesday released new images of the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon earlier this month. more
SPACENEWS SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon Aug 05, 2026 (AFP)
A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater. more
ENVIRONMENT Seoul issues first 'severe heatwave warning' under new system Aug 03, 2026 (AFP)
South Korea's weather agency issued a "severe heatwave warning" for Seoul on Monday, the first such advisory since introducing the designation this year to alert the public about extreme temperatures. more
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
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
TECH SPACE Starfighters, Rocket Lab, Karman and BlackSky Move on Space Force Spending Surge May 04, 2026 (SPX)
Aerospace and defense thermoplastic composites demand rose 32 percent year over year to $731 million in 2026, highlighting a widening gap between defense industrial base requirements and available supply. The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee conf... more
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