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MMX launched: JAXA confirms separation from the rocket
JAXA has reported the first flight-stage outcome for the Phobos mission; this notice does not establish completed sampling or return to Earth.
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Cygnus leaves the station: Heat-shield experiment awaits 12 October
Cygnus XL departed the International Space Station on 9 October carrying KREPE-3 research capsules. Its atmospheric return is intended to provide measurements for experimental protective materials; the reviewed records do not yet establish results.
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Webb measures the distance of a radio burst detected in 2024
An 8 October research announcement identifies FRB 20240304B's host galaxy and distance. The young galaxy offers clues to the burst's origin.
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NGC 7129: How to read a space image
Webb’s NGC 7129 view shows young stars shaping their surroundings at different stages. Our guide follows the central star, a gas cavity and protostars, separating the observation from its display colours.
Life
Draconids 2026: dates, observing and photography
Modest Draconid expectations, observing methods and photography: a guide using primary records.
Life
HS 0209+0832: A second-generation planet candidate around a white dwarf
The chemistry of white dwarf HS 0209+0832 points towards a planet candidate associated with the star's later evolution. Published on 5 October, the study combines measurements and a proposed formation history, rather than presenting a directly observed, confirmed planet.
World
2026 Medicine Nobel: Light, cells and optogenetics research
The joint award to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel recognises tools for studying cell activity with light. Separate today's decision from the research milestones of 2002–2007.
Life
IAC 2026 Antalya: space missions, Public Day and congress week in Belek
The 77th International Astronautical Congress is scheduled for 5–9 October, with research sessions, institutional exhibitions and a day for the public. ESA’s mission examples and the 9 October programme give the visit a clearer focus.
Education
EMBO spring 2027: the 22 January cutoff and eligibility checks
TÜBİTAK's 1 October notice alongside EMBO's current conditions: the doctorate timeline, first-author output, international mobility and why eligibility does not guarantee selection.
Education
Teachers’ Day: sixty-year framework revisited
Can a celebratory message measure the value placed on a profession? This report asks more concrete questions about teaching.