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NEO Surveyor’s sunshade makes power while keeping the telescope cool
NASA’s 26 October update reports integrated solar cells and completed ground tests for the future asteroid observatory.
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NASA follows autumn through the red in the leaves
A satellite story published on 26 October compares colours earlier in the month, while distinguishing forests, crops and clouds.
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NASA and Virginia bring sky data into energy planning
A 23 October agreement connects solar and weather information with Virginia’s energy models. Its benefits still need to be assessed.
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Dragonfly rehearses a Titan flight while staying on Earth
NASA reports a first integrated simulation using flight software and electronics: a ground test, not an arrival on Saturn’s moon.
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Hubble shows two images of one galaxy and helps prepare Roman
NASA’s gravitational-lens image helps researchers build analysis tools for the future Roman space telescope.
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Genoa’s Science Festival opens eleven days of new perspectives
Inaugurated on 22 October, the festival runs until 1 November, with 101 workshops and opportunities to meet researchers.
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NASA fires an RS-25 for 500 seconds to test hardware for future Artemis missions
The 21 October Stennis test covered flight components and nozzle thermal protection. The development engine itself will not fly.
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Two NASA-funded demonstrators reach orbit for communications tests
Launched on Bandwagon-5 on 20 October, they will test commercial networks: the launch is complete, while communications trials are still ahead.
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Lecce opens two facilities to study materials for rehabilitation
Two complementary research facilities have opened at Campus Ecotekne, linking material design with preclinical checks before any possible therapeutic use.
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One year on Houston’s “Mars”: CHAPEA reaches 365 days
Four people have completed a year inside NASA’s Earth-based simulation, which studies living and working during extended missions.
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Hubble sees a spiral from the side
A NASA image shows NGC 1827, 37 million light-years away, with dust lanes, blue regions and a foreground star.
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Juice looks across Africa on its journey to Jupiter
ESA publishes JANUS images from the September 28 Earth flyby, which also helped test the camera.
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SatSeaBio tests a way to observe marine life while sending less data
In two tests, selecting short video clips reduced the data to be transmitted; the complete system still needs validation.
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NASA backs twelve institutions to build research skills
The agency announced $12 million for university projects connected to the Moon, Mars and deep space.
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Perseverance breaks the distance record on another world
On 11 October, the rover reached 45.22 kilometres on Mars, passing Opportunity. The distance helps it explore more rocks, rather than win a race.
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Two Italian gateways open to shared European research resources
EOSC Italy and the CNR-led ocean node have been operational since 8 October. The federation now has 14 active nodes and more than 120 scientific services.
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Dragon launches with fresh supplies for the space station
Launched from Florida on 13 October, CRS-35 carries more than 6,300 pounds of cargo. Arrival is scheduled for 15 October.
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LISA moves towards its next telescope test
NASA announced a new engineering test unit on 8 October for the future European-led gravitational-wave mission.
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NovaMoon plans reference points for finding the way on the Moon
ESA describes a future mission to improve lunar navigation. Positioning within a metre is an objective, not a service already available.
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NASA opens bidding for future commercial space stations
Proposals are due by 8 December. The goal is to continue research in low Earth orbit after the International Space Station.
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ESA and astronomers team up for darker, quieter skies
A technical agreement aims to reduce reflected light and unwanted radio emissions from satellites. Solutions still need development and verification.
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Sapienza and CNR renew their research and training agreement
The framework signed in Rome on 8 October covers joint projects, researcher mobility and teaching collaborations. Individual activities still have to follow.
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SPHEREx reads the atmospheres of brown dwarfs
NASA presents infrared observations whose water and methane signatures help put atmospheric models to the test.
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Twelve capsules to understand the heat of re-entry
NASA outlines KREPE-3: small experiments aboard Cygnus will investigate protection for future missions.
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Eight British hubs to test robotics before adopting it
The government announces a £40 million programme offering advice and demonstrations for businesses and public services.
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Crew-12 returns home after months of orbital research
Freedom splashed down off Los Angeles on October 8, ending a 237-day mission.
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Artemis II opens its lunar observations to further study
NASA releases the preliminary report from the April 6 flyby, including images, notes and five faint flashes.
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Curiosity photographs a Martian morning and an unanswered question
The panorama released by NASA on 6 October shows wind-carved ridges; its photographs were taken on 11 August 2026.
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Webb looks inside a cloud where new stars are growing
The image of NGC 7129 released on 6 October reveals young stars, jets and gas about 3,300 light-years from Earth.
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NASA studies droplets that freeze when they hit aircraft
A 5 October report describes June tests of instruments for observing supercooled large droplets.
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The UK funds tools to help data systems work together
The programme aims to connect different organisations and systems; its proposed benefits are not yet measured results.
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ESA and Vast explore a path for research after the space station
A memorandum starts a feasibility study; it does not mean a new station is already operating.
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Reading Linosa’s seabed
Gaia Blu collects data for new maps.
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Two galaxies shed light on dust
NASA invites Overlap Zoo volunteers to classify images.
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At NASA, a glowing wing makes air pressure visible
A wind tunnel test uses changes in a paint coating’s brightness to collect data about airflow.
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EarthCARE reads volcanic ash layer by layer
ESA describes how satellite measurements helped assess Anak Krakatau’s plume after the September eruption.
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Before space, robots need to learn to open a door
NASA’s Dexterous Robotics team describes ground tests with handles, hatches and cargo for possible future astronaut helpers.
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Happy new year, Mars: one trip around the Sun takes 687 days
ESA marks a new Martian year on 30 September, a chance to explore why Earth’s calendar does not fit every planet.
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A recipe for the Moon gets its first tests on Earth
At Glenn Research Center, biodegradable plastic is mixed with dust that imitates lunar and Martian material. It is still experimental.
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Roman’s conversation with Earth passes its antenna tests
NASA confirms tests of the stations that will receive the telescope’s data. The international network reached its planned speeds; scientific observations remain a later stage.
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At Annone, a leaf helps researchers read the lake
The CNR describes its September field campaign: measurements from a boat and a floating platform help interpret satellite observations.
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Swift returns to chasing flashes in the sky
The space telescope has restored its third instrument and automatic pointing. More time for observations, with a shrinking orbit still setting the limit.
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A small satellite tries travelling lighter
ASCENT has completed environmental and physical ground tests. One tank supplies two types of engine.
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First the rocket. Then somebody needs to sort out lunch
Mars to Table rewards five US food-system designs for future crews. These are selected concepts, not kitchens already operating on Mars.
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Before Venus, DAVINCI passes the furnace test
A DAVINCI model survived six heating cycles up to 465 °C on Earth, preparing for a future descent into Venus’s atmosphere.
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Fiji plans a backup for the sea’s memory
A project aims to photograph around three thousand algae specimens and protect the collection from disaster risks.
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Better cancer care starts with comparable data
WHO opens access to lymphoid leukaemia survival estimates for 194 countries, with methods and uncertainty available to read.
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Mars rocks preserve more than one encounter with water
A 21 September study traces at least three water episodes at Jezero. Their dates remain uncertain.
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Pisa brings the faces of research into its squares
From 18 to 25 September, 18 photographic portraits bring researchers into Pisa’s streets, covering both science and the humanities.
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Physics returns to school, with room for art
INFN presents 17 initiatives for 2026–2027, offering different routes for different ages and interests.
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The Moon changes. Old images reveal how
Research presented on 16 September describes McGetchin, a crater formed in 2024. Comparing observations revealed the change.
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A very young planet was waiting in the archive
The confirmation of Elias 2-24 b was announced on 16 September: observations stored for years helped reveal the planet.
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Hubble pictures a galaxy with a different spin
A new image of NGC 4698 reveals a tilted centre. Astronomers are tracing the galaxy’s complicated past.
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Tomorrow, the Moon has company
International Observe the Moon Night returns on 19 September. Join from home, online or at a local event: beginners are welcome too.
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Turin makes more room to test tomorrow’s energy
Inaugurated on 11 September at Environment Park, a hub with 5,000 square metres of laboratories brings research and industrial trials to one address.
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Guam reconnects a vital link to space
The NASA station damaged by Typhoon Mawar in 2023 has been rebuilt.
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Polar research renews its partnership
CNR and the Alfred Wegener Institute extend their Arctic and Antarctic collaboration for three years.
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Ca’ Foscari studies coastlines’ living defences
Work in Seychelles combines local training with plans to model the role of reefs, mangroves and seagrass.
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The next space garden starts in the lab
NASA selects twelve studies: six on growing food in space and six on how exploration affects astronauts.
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Roman saves fuel and gains possibilities
NASA estimates enough fuel for at least 22 years of science operations. That is potential, not a guaranteed lifetime.
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Artemis makes room for open lunar data
Two technical workshops focused on accessible, reproducible space research.
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Space data could use another pair of eyes
Artifact InSPECtor invites volunteers to spot false signals in Euclid observations. An online tutorial gets you started.
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MTG-I2 finds its place above the clouds
Europe’s weather satellite has reached its assigned orbit. Commissioning comes next, before operational service.
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Gaia Blu listens to the Adriatic, deep below the surface
The CNR research vessel begins a campaign with OGS to maintain an underwater observatory and sample seawater.
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Nyx secures a contract for European space cargo
ESA funds a demonstration mission: the transport capability still needs to be completed and tested in orbit.
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Chandra finds fresh clues in old archives
A study identifies 84 sources of very low-energy X-rays. Their physical nature remains uncertain.
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Dragonfly gets its wiring for the journey to Titan
NASA’s 2 September account documents an assembly milestone.
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Five sensors inside the clouds that disrupt radio
NASA presents new analysis of SpEED Demon’s 2022 flight.
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X-59 reaches twenty-five test flights. The noise still needs measuring
NASA’s flight-test update reports data consistent with its models. Acoustic testing will follow in a later phase.
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The Roman telescope launches early. Someone tell the building contractors.
NASA documents the new telescope’s launch towards the orbit from which it will study the cosmos in infrared.
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