Moon

 There is a rare Halloween full moon this year.

It's also a Blue Moon-- the second full moon in the same calendar month.

Sample Return

 OSIRIS-Rex has successfully packed its asteroid samples for return to Earth.

That is scheduled to begin next spring.

COVID

 Researchers have developed an equation for predicting the ljkely spread of COVID that is modeled on the famed Drake equation for estimating the number of alien civilizations.

Both equations feature factors that have currently unknown values.

Janeway

 A statue of Starfleet Captain Katheyn Janeway has been erected in Bloomington, Indiana.

According to STAR TREK. Janeway will be born in Bloomington in 2335.

Io

 Scientists, in a new study, say volcanoes are likely responsible for the sulphur dioxide in the wispy atmosphere of Jupiter's moon, Io.

Given Io's volcanic nature, that might not be shocking.

Moon Water

 NASA has announced there seems to be substantially more water on the Moon than previously thought.

That's very good news for future lunar settlement.

Opinion

 The Pentagon spends as much money in two weeks as NASA spends in a year.

Extending the human economy beyond Earth orbit, expanding our science and technology bases, and creating life opportunities for billions of humans now struggling in poverty, therefore, cannot be done by government slone.

Detecting Life

 Scientists have found 1,004 stars that could harbor intelligent life which could, in turn, detect life on Earth.

It could lead to new SETI strategies.

Moon

 NASA plans to make an "exciting" announcement regarding some new science results involving the Moon next Monday.

Stand by.

OSIRIS-Rex

 NASA's OSIRIS-Rex probe successfully sampled the asteroid Bennu yesterday.

The sample will be brought to Earth for study.

ISS

ISS is twenty years old this month.

It is one of the greatest examples of peacetime international cooperation in history.                        

China

 China is planning an aggressive exploration of the lunar south polar region over the next decade.

NASA and ESA are also planning major projects in that area.

Musk

 Elon Musk says SpaceX might launch an uncrewed Starship to Mars as soon as 2024.

The company is also planning to send a private, manned Starship around the Moon in 2023.

ISS

 NASA is moving ahead with commercializing ISS.

The agency is trying to foster the development od a space industry.

Stern

 Alan Stern, leader of the New Horizons mission, will fly on a Virgin Galactic suborbital flight.

He will test a low light camera for NASA,

Perspective

 Unitedhealth reported quarterly revenue today of over $65 billion.

That's more than three times NASA's annual budget.

Super-habitable Worlds

 Scientists have found 24 worlds that may be even more hospitable to life than Earth is.

None of the 24 are closer than 100 light years distant.

UFO/UAP

 Scientists are beginning to call for serious study of the UFO/UAP issue.

They seek hard data to examine.

Project Aquarius

 MUFON has undertaken a project to bring all UFO information worldwide into one computer database.

It's called Project Aquarius.

UAE

 The UAE plans to launch a rover to the Moon in 2024.

The nation currently has a probe on the way to Mars.

Starliner

 Chris Ferguson has stepped down from command of the first Starliner mission next year, citing personal reasons.

Butch Wilmore will take over.

Fusion

 Seven new studies say a viable fusion reactor could be operating as soon as 2025.

Nuclear fusion would not only produce enormous amounts of energy, but it would be pollution free.

 

Mars

 Mars is at its closest approach to Earth until September 2035 today.

By then, humans might be there.

WASP 189b

 WASP 189b is a sizzling hot hot Jupiter orbiting a sizzling hot blue star.

It's the first exoplanet studied in detail by ESA's CHEOPS spacrcraft.

ICON

 ICON, an Austin, Texas, company that uses 3D printing technology to build homes on Earth, is looking to expand into space.

The company is planning to build bases on the Moon and Mars.

MUFON

 MUFON received 404 UFO reports worldwide in September.

Of those. 313 came from the USA.

China

 China is developing a huge new rocket that could send astronauts to the Moon.

China has not yet set a manned lunar landing as a goal.