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JAXA launched the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft aboard H3 Launch Vehicle flight No10 at 044103 JST on October 20, 2026 from the Tanegashima Space Center

Ten grams from Phobos may reveal how Mars got its moons

October 29, 2026

A sample weighing at least 10 g from Mars’ moon Phobos could contain enough individual…

DRC 2026 Ebola Outbreak map

Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak passes 10 000 confirmed cases in DRC

October 27, 2026

The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reached 10 060…

3d visualization of the arctic polar vortex on October 26, 2026

Arctic stratospheric polar vortex forecast to weaken sharply in early November

October 26, 2026

NASA Ozone Watch’s current Arctic wind product forecasts the 60°N zonal-mean wind at 10 hPa…

comet 3IATLAS by gemini south gmos august 27 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS lost meters of its surface, giving scientists a depth scale for its chemistry

October 25, 2026

New calculations based on reported production rates indicate that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS lost the equivalent…

ASI’s LICIACube satellite acquired this image just after its closest approach to the Dimorphos asteroid, after the Double Asteroid Redirect Test, or DART mission, made impact on Sep 26, 2022

3D simulations reveal how a nuclear burst could break apart a threatening asteroid

October 22, 2026

Three-dimensional simulations developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory show how X-rays from a nuclear standoff…

saharan dust satellite image 0810 utc march 3 2026

Satellite estimates put African dust falling on the Amazon at about 28 million tonnes a year, while a model checked against measurements at Cayenne gives 8 to 10 million, and most of that settling happens from February to May.

November 4, 2026

An estimated 8 to 10 million tonnes of African dust settle over the Amazon basin each year, carrying phosphorus to nutrient-poor forest soils, according…

Epicenter of M6.2 earthquake in Vanuatu on October 29, 2026

M6.2 earthquake hits Vanuatu

November 3, 2026

A deep M6.2 earthquake registered by the USGS struck 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 21:46:44 UTC on October 29, 2026. The agency…

Satellite image of Baidoa, Somalia on September 25, 2026

Nearly 26 000 displaced people in Baidoa, Somalia, projected to face catastrophic hunger

November 3, 2026

Nearly 26 000 internally displaced people in Baidoa are likely to face Catastrophe-level acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 5) during October–December 2026, according to…

Tornado near Hankinson, North Dakota on August 21, 2025. Credit: Eric Klindt

NWS confirms EF0 tornado near Spring Grove after tree damage along VA-10, Virginia, United States

November 3, 2026

An EF0 tornado tracked approximately 4.3 km (2.7 miles) across part of Surry County, Virginia, from 16:41 to 16:46 EDT (20:41–20:46 UTC) on September…

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