Tuesday, September 23, 2025

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It's Tuesday space fans!

And we will be continuing our updates from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas as our Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik and staff writer Josh Dinner are there to get exclusive coverage of NASA's updates on the upcoming Artemis 2 mission. You can watch the livestream directly from our website. 

Other headlines for today include the United States doing a first-ever repositioning of one of its spacecraft to inspect a UK satellite, issues with oceanic exoplanets and a look ahead at comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) flying by in October. 

As it's Trivia Tuesday, our quiz of the week is on aliens from TV and film. From Xenomorphs to Yoda, these creatures haunted our nightmares and were inspired by real-life biology. 

We have all that and more for your daily read. 
Thanks for exploring with us.

Keep looking up, 
Kenna 
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NASA tracks tsunami triggered by Russian earthquake
NASA tracks tsunami triggered by Russian earthquake
NASA's experimental detection system tracked the event in real-time by monitoring the atmosphere above.
 
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US satellite checks UK craft 22,000 miles off Earth
US satellite checks UK craft 22,000 miles off Earth
"We are now, with our allies, conducting advanced orbital operations to protect and defend our shared national and military interests in space."
 
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Space quiz! What does a "Hycean planet" refer to?
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VoteThe planet has both hydrogen and an ocean
VoteThe planet has both hydrogen and oxygen in its atmosphere
VoteThe planet has helium and oxygen in its atmosphere
VoteThe planet is completely fictional
 
 
 
 
Skywatching
 
What you need to know about annular solar eclipse 2026
What you need to know about annular solar eclipse 2026
The next annular solar eclipse will occur on Feb. 17, 2026.
 
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Could new comet be visible to naked eye in October?
Could new comet be visible to naked eye in October?
This new comet is now moving into position to be glimpsed from the areas north of the equator.
 
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Spaceflight
 
NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space
NASA astronaut candidate has already been to space
Anna Menon flew to orbit last year on SpaceX's pioneering Polaris Dawn mission.
 
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Rocket Lab CEO eyes Venus and Mars missions
Rocket Lab CEO eyes Venus and Mars missions
'If you want to build a little rocket to get off a little planet, [Rocket Lab is] probably a good place to start,'
 
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Science & Astronomy
 
The search for oceanic exoplanets hits a snag
The search for oceanic exoplanets hits a snag
"Water on planets is much more limited than previously believed."
 
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How do particle colliders work?
How do particle colliders work?
As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets.
 
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Trivia Tuesday: Quiz of the week
 
TV & film's greatest visitors quiz: Xenomorphs to Yoda
TV & film's greatest visitors quiz: Xenomorphs to Yoda
Aliens have crash-landed, crept, and charmed their way into our screens for decades--some terrifying, some wise, and some just plain weird.
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Today in Space
 
On this day! Sept. 23 1962: 'The Jetsons' premiered
On this day! Sept. 23 1962: 'The Jetsons' premiered
On Sept. 23, 1962, "The Jetsons" first debuted on ABC.
 
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Image of day: NOAA satellite captures partial eclipse
Image of day: NOAA satellite captures partial eclipse
September's partial solar eclipse was not just caught by eager skywatchers on Earth but also by satellites orbiting high above.
 
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