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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum
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Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.

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October 2026 Satellite Puzzler
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Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

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Lunar Grounding Challenge
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As an astronaut traverses the lunar South Pole, tribocharging from walking on the lunar surface and plasma charging from the ambient plasma generate electric charge on the spacesuit. This problem is severely compounded when entering lunar shadows and Permanently Shadowed…

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn
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A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m.…

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NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets
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A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about…

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The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay 
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Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab
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Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APXS, images from MAHLI and MARDI, and systematic measurements…

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A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?
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Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance has stumbled upon a vast field…

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Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case
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New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of "dead" white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.

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Moon-Like Madagascar
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A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.

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