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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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