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Sunday, September 27, 2026
SkyNightly Sep 25, 2026 (SPX)

JWST Finds Ammonia and Puzzling Chill in Giant Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected water, methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a giant exoplanet orbiting a small, cool star, a discovery that complicates existing theories...

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SkyNightly 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 ...

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...

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 f...

AfricaDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Strikes hit Sudan cities as army chief defiant after US visa snub

Two Sudanese cities were targeted by strikes on Sunday, witnesses told AFP, a day after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed to...

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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 SPACE TRAVEL 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 sequence of the human genome. Yet the physical rules...

SkyNightly OUTERPLANETS Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
Juno Mission Reveals Jupiter Bow Shock Uses Harmonic Plasma Waves and Shocklets to Tame Solar Wind

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 struct...

SkyNightly SOLAR Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
Standard Cameras Modified to Measure Solar Cell Quantum Efficiency

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart, Research Center Juelich, and Solarzentrum Stuttgart have demonstrated that commercially available cameras, with minor hardware modificat...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Riyadh schools adopt remote learning for a week

Parents across Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Saudi strike on Yemen's Taiz kills seven: Houthi media

A Saudi airstrike on Taiz in southwest Yemen killed seven people and wounded dozens more, Houthi media reported on Sunday.

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Iran Guards say seized US underwater drone in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they seized an American submarine drone in the strategic Strai...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Washington denounces Iran's truce proposal as 'cynical'

A top US official on Sunday dismissed a proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz presented by Iran as "cyni...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8

Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine a day after Moscow vowed to achieve its war aims "no matter...

PolicyDaily Sep 27, 2026 (AFP)
US Treasury chief claims successes in isolating Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Saturday that he had sent envoys around the world to pressure coun...