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Asteroids which strike the Moon and create new craters offer lunar scientists a window onto the workings of our natural satellite’s shallow subsurface.

SpaceX has assembled the giant Starship on the launch pad at its Starbase, Texas, facility, and is progressing toward the rocket’s first launch to orbit.

Your zodiac sign's daily horoscope for Thursday, September 24, 2026, is here. See how the Pisces Moon trine with Venus in Scorpio affects your day.

NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence of groundwater, ancient lakes and hydrothermal activity, revealing Mars had a complex watery past.

NASA’s Roman telescope switched on its 300-megapixel camera, and a precise course correction could stretch its fuel to at least 22 years.
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Now in space and undergoing commissioning, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will test powerful new technology for directly studying exoplanets. A planet orbiting close to a distant star can be extraordinarily difficult to see because the star’s glare overwhelms the much fainter light reflected by the planet. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will test a [...]
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Galaxies can be peaceful star factories or cosmic wrecking grounds, torn apart by collisions and blasted by colossal black hole jets. A new collection of 16 images from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory captures galaxies in radically different stages of their lives. The gallery combines decades of Chandra observations with data from NASA’s James Webb and [...]

Chhattisgarh to use satellite imagery, GIS for paddy acreage verification

In a significant stride towards strengthening the country's aerial strike capabilities, the Union Ministry of Defence inked a high-value contract worth nearly ₹810.79 crores with state-run defence enterprise Bharat Dynamics Limited in New Delhi on Wednesday, announced PIB.The contract entails the procurement of 160 units of the indigenous satellite smart anti-airfield weapons, officially
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Will we find thermophiles in some of the hot vents of the Galilean moons of Saturn? Too early to go gaga about, but the eukaryotes exhibiting extremities on Earth is a shot in the arm of more genetic research expanding the shelf life of humans.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has revealed Aquarius IV, one of the faintest satellite galaxies ever detected around the Milky Way.
Queanbeyan’s Benmax was swallowed by Firmus, with documents showing a deal structure for maximum upside.
Injured superstar Nathan Cleary made a surprise appearance at Penrith training on Tuesday, allaying fears over his fitness ahead of Sunday’s preliminary final.
A 3D-printed Stamp Form Die (SFD) metal mold was developed through a partnership between the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Boeing Company to explore state-of-the-art manufacturing methods for SFD tooling in thermoplastic composite production. The SFD will be used by Boeing to contribute to NASA's Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project.

The 2026 Harvest Moon will rise shortly after the autumn equinox, bringing a bright full moon visible across the night sky.
With Saturn in Pisces, it’s a great time to take a mature perspective on nurturing children and emotional commitments. The Aquarius Moon highlights the importance of home and family dynamics, urging you to listen to family concerns critically. Approach family issues by delegating tasks according to each member's strengths and comfort levels, as this can rejuvenate vital bonds within the household.

The space program's most common occupational injury isn't caused by launch or landing—it's what happens when astronauts spend too long in wet gloves. The post Spacesuits damaged the fingernails of 22 out of 179 U.S. astronauts studied, including 18 men and four women — but 27 of the 31 injuries happened not during spacewalks, but underwater in NASA’s giant training pool appeared first on Space Daily .

A remote patch of Mars has suddenly become the focus of scientific intrigue, after Perseverance's newest find revealed that this overlooked region still holds secrets yet to be unlocked.
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