Earth's Moon

"The Moon has been an object of fascination for as long as humanity has been gazing up at the heavens."

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/moon-base-race?utm_campaign=Thursday%203%20September%202026&utm_content=Read%20more&utm_term=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Adestra

LUX-ZEPLIN

"One day in June 2023, the numerous, unblinking electronic eyes of the LUX-ZEPLIN detector may have glimpsed something remarkable — possibly the first direct detection of the shadowy dark matter that pervades the cosmos. Or it may have been just another Friday."

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dark-matter-particle-wimp-lz-experiment?utm_medium=email&utm_term=N%2FA&utm_source=D365&utm_content=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202026%2009%2003&utm_campaign=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%2009%2003%2026#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=354e440a-8a78-41b1-952c-9e3ec4db0300

New Clouds formations over Saturn's South Pole

"Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn’s south pole."

https://apnews.com/article/saturn-nasa-hubble-decagon-1fd4a0a90badacb6e4e18ac019ac6ead?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Centaurs

"Centaurs are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune."

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-see-how-a-centaur-can-become-a-comet

Next Mars orbiter

"Blue Origin will build NASA's next Mars orbiter."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/blue-origin-wins-usd700-million-contract-to-build-nasas-next-mars-orbiter

Mercury-bound spacecraft

"Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet."

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-pair-spacecraft-closer-mercury-decade.html

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory

"The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, or Swift, is NASA’s multitool, and it may be re-entering Earth's atmosphere sooner than hoped after an attempt to boost the craft was unsuccessful."

https://www.discovermagazine.com/nasa-s-attempt-to-boost-the-swift-observatory-falls-short-but-there-s-still-much-to-learn-from-the-mission-49572?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4