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Thursday, October 1, 2026
SkyNightly Sep 28, 2026 (SPX)

HF radar proposed as a wide area sensor for US Navy operations in a changing Arctic

Rising temperatures and shrinking sea ice are opening Arctic waters to more shipping, and an Australian physicist argues that high-frequency (HF) radar could help navies and governments keep watch over the region as acti...

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SkyNightly Sep 24, 2026 (SPX)
JWST Finds Early Galaxies Were Already Seeding the Universe with Heavy Elements

When the universe was only 500 million years old, about 3 percent of its current age, some of its earliest stars and galaxies had ...

SkyNightly Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
NYU Study Reveals Gravity's Subtle Effects on the Human Genome

The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990, preceded by decades of breakthroughs in genetics, and eventually produced a full se...

SkyNightly Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
New Trajectory Design Cuts Fuel Costs for Retrograde Geosynchronous Satellites

The retrograde geosynchronous orbit, known as RGSO, offers unique advantages for space surveillance and space situational awarenes...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Danish military admits flaws in report about 2025 drone incursions

The Danish Armed Forces said Thursday it had made errors in its initial report on suspected drones of unknown origins that flew ov...

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SkyNightly MOON Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
ETH Zurich Study Points to Strong Ancient Magnetic Field on the Moon

Unlike the Earth, the Moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field today. On our planet, the movement of liquid iron in the outer core generates a global magnetic field, a me...

SkyNightly IRON AND ICE Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
ETH Zurich Solves Mystery of Asteroid Bennu's Origin

The asteroid Bennu orbits the Sun once every 1.2 years and passes within about 300,000 kilometres of Earth every six years. NASA took advantage of one such approach to collect mate...

SkyNightly SKYNIGHTLY Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
Duke Quantum Simulator Recreates Matter Formation from the Early Universe

A research team led by faculty at the Duke Quantum Center has observed string-breaking dynamics related to particle-antiparticle formation on a quantum simulator, one of the first ...

SkyNightly EARLY EARTH Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
Study Pinpoints When Early Earth Became Ready for Life's Chemistry

Conditions on the early Earth may have become stable enough to sustain the chemistry associated with the origins of life around 4.33 billion years ago, according to new research co...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Gulf oil exports rebound despite Iranian blockade on Hormuz

Gulf oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have rebounded to pre-war levels, according to a tracking platform, as more vessels prove willing to make the risky transit under US e...

RoboDaily HIGHTECH Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Artificial intelligence agents developed by OpenAI tried to erase traces of their activity after gaining unauthorized access to government websites, according to a report published...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Germany's Merz hails NATO unity on Russia, rejects AfD claims

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday called for unity in backing Ukraine against Russia -- within NATO...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Thousands rally as EU chief urges respect for Kosovo war crimes court

Thousands rallied in Kosovo on Thursday against the war crimes convictions of former president Hashim Thaci, a...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Malawi ex-army chief arrested following allegations over Sudan arms

Malawi's anti-corruption agency said it arrested the previous army chief on Thursday on allegations including ...

PolicyDaily Oct 01, 2026 (AFP)
Tehran international flights drop 42 percent after US ban: tracker

Flights to and from Tehran's main international airport have fallen by nearly half, 42 percent, since a US ban...