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Rocket launch against a dark sky, used as a representative photograph for an Electron mission report.

November 4, 2026

Rocket Lab’s ‘Sea God Surveys’ launch carries Japanese radar satellite

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has launched the “Sea God Surveys” mission from New Zealand, carrying a radar satellite for the Japanese company iQPS. Radar can image the ground through cloud and at

Large meteorite on sandy ground, illustrating the stony fragments sought after the Northeast Ohio fireball

Science·USA

Meteor Hit Cleveland Ohio: NASA Confirms 7-Ton Fireball Was a Rare Vesta Achondrite

A 7-ton, 45,000-mph asteroid broke apart over Medina County on March 17 — NASA confirmed it's a rare achondrite from Vesta. Here's what landed.

November 2, 2026

NASA-Funded Study: 4.1-Billion-Year Mars Meteorite Teghaza 001 Reveals Ancient Water

Science·Space

An 800-gram rock found in a Saharan salt flat has given planetary scientists their most direct evidence yet that water once flowed through Mars’

Rubin Observatory Identifies Dwarf Planet Candidate 2026 ED138 Beyond Pluto in Survey’s First Major Discovery

Science·Space·World

Something large and bright is orbiting the Sun well beyond Pluto’s orbit, and astronomers now believe it is big enough to qualify as a

Environment·Science

Study Examines Phosphate Enrichment and Snow Algae Patterns on the West Antarctic Peninsula

A verified look at what research says — and does not say — about wildlife nutrient inputs and snow algae on the West Antarctic Peninsula.

Rahul Somvanshi

October 22, 2026

Representative Image: An industrial port facility with large storage tanks, pipelines, and processing units, related to liquefied natural gas (LNG) or petrochemical storage. Photo Source: Σ64 (CC BY 3.0)

Nature·Science·World

A 6-Metre Tide, a Mud-Walking Fish, and Japan’s Last Great Coastal Wildlife Secret: Ariake Sea Finally Gets Its Close-Up on Film

In Saga Prefecture on Japan’s Kyushu island, the tide pulls back twice daily to expose a vast, shimmering mud plain stretching to the horizon—and the creatures that call it home are unlike

Rahul Somvanshi

October 21, 2026

Two American Pit Bull Terriers standing side by side on the ground.

Nature·Science

Dogs Can ‘Hear’ Shapes, a University of Parma Study on 70 Dogs Confirms—and That Has Implications for Every Dog Owner and Trainer

Pick any two words: “bouba” and “kiki.” Now pick a rounded, cloud-like shape and a spiky, jagged one. Nearly every human tested in 97 years of cognitive psychology research since Wolfgang Köhler’s

Rahul Somvanshi

October 21, 2026

Falcon 9 rocket ascending from a launch pad with a bright plume against a dark sky.

Science·Space·Technology

Bandwagon-5 Is Up: SpaceX’s Disc-Shaped Starfall Capsule Takes Its Second Demo Flight With Varda’s Pharma Factory Onboard

SpaceX’s second attempt at launching the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission succeeded Tuesday morning after Monday’s weather scrub, carrying 32 payloads to orbit — including the second demonstration flight of SpaceX’s own Starfall return

Sonali Tiwary

October 20, 2026

Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Astronomy·Space·Technology

SpaceX Scrubs Monday Launch: Bandwagon-5’s 32 Payloads and Space Jellyfish Now Target Tuesday 6:30 a.m.

SpaceX scrubbed Monday’s primary launch attempt for its Bandwagon-5 mission due to unfavorable weather in the booster recovery zone; the mission now targets Tuesday, October 20, at 6:30 a.m. EDT from Cape

Sonali Tiwary

October 20, 2026

Illustration image related to: NOAAs 2026 Winter Outlook Favors Wetter Conditions for California as Swain Estim

Environment·Science·USA

NOAA’s 2026 Winter Outlook Favors Wetter Conditions for California as Swain Estimates 80–90% Odds on the Strongest El Niño on Record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its updated winter outlook on October 15 showing elevated odds of wetter-than-average conditions across the southern United States — including California — during December through

Rahul Somvanshi

October 19, 2026

H3 rocket lifting off for a prior launch

Science·Space

JAXA MMX Phobos mission launch set for October 2026

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced on 18 October 2026 that the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft is scheduled to lift off aboard H3 Flight No. 10 on 20 October 2026 at

Karmactive Team

October 19, 2026

Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation ranger and underwater archaeology researchers in Western Australia

Australia·Science

Murujuga Underwater Sites Document a 9,000-Year-Old Cultural Landscape

Archaeologists have documented underwater cultural sites in Murujuga Sea Country, in the Dampier Archipelago off Western Australia, according to a study published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews and a Flinders University

Karmactive Team

October 18, 2026

Blue ice calving front of Thwaites Glacier meeting the Southern Ocean, photographed from a NASA research aircraft

Environment·Science·World

Thwaites Glacier: warm seawater intrusion speeds glacier melt

Satellite radar data show warm, high-pressure seawater pushing kilometers under Thwaites Glacier's grounding line, intensifying melt and sea-level rise risk.

Rahul Somvanshi

October 18, 2026

News·Russia·Science·World

M6.9 Earthquake Strikes 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia on October 16, 2026

The United States Geological Survey recorded a reviewed magnitude-6.9 earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on October 16, 2026, at 03:35:31 UTC. The agency placed the event 76 kilometres northeast of Ozernovskiy, Russia.

Sonali Tiwary

October 17, 2026

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