APOD: 2026 September 3 – The Eclipse and the Stork
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Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn’s south pole
A mysterious giant 10-sided pattern of clouds has recently formed around Saturn’s south pole, a new study finds. This newfound “decagon” joins the bizarre colossal hexagon seen for decades at…
Physicists Determine Cause of “Runaway” Supermassive Black Hole
Researchers at UCSB and UT Austin have determined that a galactic merger kicked a supermassive black hole into intergalactic space.
China’s private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)
Another reusable Chinese rocket has taken to the skies. Pallas-1, a launcher developed by the Beijing-based company Galactic Energy, flew for the first time ever on Monday (Aug. 31), lifting…
NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers
4 Min Read NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers Community college students across the U.S. now have another opportunity to discover how their education can lead…
This was always the way: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is finally on Disney+
Famed author Thomas Wolfe coined the phrase “You Can’t Go Home Again” with the title of his classic 1940 novel, and while that actually might be true in some cases,…
New Research Shows How Mercury’s Crust Formed by Extreme Volcanism
Researchers have figured out how to use lunar samples to determine the nature of volcanic activity on ancient Mercury. It’s all based on SiO2, or silicon dioxide. Its abundance in…
NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole
Explore Hubble Science Hubble Space Telescope NASA’s Hubble Tracks New… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the…
2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3
The BepiColombo mission is finally getting ready to arrive at its exotic destination. BepiColombo launched in October 2018 and took a long, looping and highly circuitous route toward Mercury our…
Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA’s next Mars orbiter
Blue Origin will build NASA’s next Mars orbiter. The agency announced on Tuesday (Sept. 1) that it has selected Jeff Bezos‘ spaceflight company to develop the $700 million Mars Telecommunications…