Space

SPACE PULSE Friday, September 12, 2026 — Daily Space & Astronomy Briefing ⚡ TL;DR ESA's FLEX photosynthesis mapper and Sentinel-3C Earth observer lift off together on Vega-C in just three days, making it the most watched launch of the week. The overall cadence is busy: elevated solar

SPACE PULSE Thursday, September 11, 2026 — 22:00 UTC Edition ⚡ TL;DR JWST has directly imaged a candidate fifth planet in the iconic HR 8799 system, potentially the innermost world ever found there, while Chandra has unveiled a brand-new class of mysterious X-ray objects in other galaxies that

SPACE PULSE Wednesday, September 10, 2026 — Daily Space & Astronomy Briefing ⚡ TL;DR Artemis II is confirmed complete, with crew veterans Glover and Wiseman already transitioning to emeritus roles at JSC, marking a genuine post-moonshot milestone for NASA. [1] A busy week blends geomagnetic storm watches, Curiosity hitting 5,

SPACE PULSE Tuesday, September 9, 2026 — Daily Space & Astronomy Briefing ⚡ TL;DR Hubble and Webb together probed the farthest reaches of our solar system, finding Trans-Neptunian Objects that carry surprising records of their ancient past. [1] A geomagnetic storm watch escalated to G2 (Moderate) for September 9 as

SPACE PULSE Monday, 7 September 2026 | 22:00 UTC ⚡ TL;DR BepiColombo has shed its Mercury Transfer Module and is now in final approach to Mercury orbit, marking a decade-long mission's most critical phase yet. [1] Alongside that milestone, a minor geomagnetic storm is active right now

SPACE PULSE Saturday, September 6, 2026 | Edition 74 ⚡ TL;DR BepiColombo has begun its critical Mercury arrival sequence after eight years in transit, while NASA's Roman Space Telescope is freshly in orbit and already generating excitement. [1] [2] Today is active across the board: a minor solar proton