NASA’s Webb finds signs of Mars-sized worlds smashing together
NASA’s Webb finds signs of Mars-sized worlds smashing together - Date: - October 7, 2026 - Source: - NASA - Summary: - NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers a glimpse of the kinds of violent collisions that may have shaped…
“They’re just waddling around in their poop.” Penguin poop is melting snow in Antarctica. Here’s how | Discover Wildlife
Colour-changing snow algae is a common and increasingly widespread sight along the coastline of the Antarctic Peninsula, its growth accelera…
Brake! Time for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission to go slow
Launched two years ago today, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission for planetary defence has been hurtling away from Earth ever since. T…
Physicists just found the ‘ghost’ of superconductivity
Physicists just found the ‘ghost’ of superconductivity - Date: - October 7, 2026 - Source: - University of Illinois Grainger College of Engi…
Astronomers discover ‘reborn’ planet formed from the ashes of its dead star
Astronomers have identified what could be the first known second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf The discovery of the second-genera…
Webb finds a surprising atmosphere on a scorching lava world
Webb finds a surprising atmosphere on a scorching lava world - Date: - October 7, 2026 - Source: - University of Chicago - Summary: - The Ja…
Astronomers detect most distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar ever: a cosmic beacon from the dawn of time
Astronomers have discovered the most distant and earliest blazar, comprised of an erupting supermassive black hole aiming its plasma jets di…
Earth’s center is moving, and NASA just measured it
Earth’s center is moving, and NASA just measured it - Date: - October 7, 2026 - Source: - NASA - Summary: - Earth’s center of mass is consta…
Thousands of Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Our Backyard—and You Can Help Find Them
According to stellar evolution models, there should be hundreds of millions of black holes floating around in our galaxy. But so far we’ve o…
It looked like a Cadbury Wispa chocolate bar, was twice the size of Manhattan and travelled 3,000km, transporting millions of animals across the ocean | Discover Wildlife
The spectacular eruption of a volcano on land is a display worthy of the big screen (which may explain why the fiery phenomenon often crops…
Moon and Jupiter pics here! A cosmic hide-and-seek
On the morning of October 6, 2026, the moon passed in front of the king of the planets, Jupiter, for some observers in most of the U.S., Mex…
The Draconids, an unpredictable shower that can bring hundreds of meteors per minute, has begun
The Draconids, one of the year's most unpredictable meteor showers, will peak this week. Although only a few "shooting stars"…
Axiom Space working to revise lunar spacesuit for early Artemis missions
ANTALYA, Turkey — Axiom Space expects to hear from NASA soon on the configuration for a simplified spacesuit the company will develop for th…
Russian scientists create light-activated material for clean water | TV BRICS, 07.10.26
Russian scientists study materials for purifying water using light The addition of niobium oxide improves light absorption but does not acce…
Can we protect historic sites on the moon from the coming lunar rush?
The moon is a historical landmark — a celestial body continually peppered with robotic landers shot from our home planet, as well as human f…