Starship

"On Monday, September 28 at 7:48 a.m. CT, Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas on its 14th flight and first attempt to go to orbit. "

https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-14?utm_source=nsspa&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nsspa_021026&utm_term=Newsletter%20NSSPA_Launchpad

International Space Station

"Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a U.S. speed record."

https://apnews.com/article/spacex-nasa-astronauts-crew-13-d885ec0dcb9fab8bbf8977103118caa0?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Radio Signals Beyond our Solar System

"For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals from a planet beyond our solar system, according to a study available on the preprint server arXiv."https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-finally-pick-up-radio-signals-from-a-planet-beyond-our-solar-system-2000816236?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Starship launched in Orbit Monday

"SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlink satellites yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety."https://apnews.com/article/spacex-starship-orbit-262d3c58d56bf7a525b49115d6c5dfe8?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Astronomers have reconstructed a fairly complete scenario for planet formation

"Over the past decades, astronomers have reconstructed a fairly complete scenario for planet formation, from minute dust motes clumping together to the emergence of rocky spheres thousands of kilometers across like our Earth, or larger gas giants like Jupiter. Key elements of that scenario are anchored in simulations and measurements, but direct observations (“can’t we just watch how planets form?”) have been notoriously absent."

https://www.mpg.de/26990768/astronomers-produce-the-first-complete-picture-of-gas-planet-formation-in-action

Core Generated Magnetic Field

"Unlike Earth, the moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field. On our planet, the movement of liquid iron in the outer core generates a global magnetic field."

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-side-moon-clues-magnetic-field.html#google_vignette

Jezero Crater

"When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-discovery-reveals-complex-water-systems-on-early-mars/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4