Galaxies

 Using advanced artificial intelligence software, scientists have found thousands of gravitational lenses.

The discovery could revolutionize our understanding  of galaxies.

Beads

 Scientists have found tiny glass beards in lunar samples that can be correlated to major meteor impacts on Earth.

It suggests that many of the big rocks that have hit Earth were part of groups.

Ian

 The launch of Artemis 1 has been delayed again, this time due to Hurricane Ian.

The  delay will be at least a month.

DART

 DART successfully smashed into an asteroid last night.

NASA is now analyzing the results.

DART

 NASA's DART spacecraft will slam into an asteroid tonight.

It's a step towards real planetary defense.

Launch Delay

 The launch of Artemis 1 has been delayed again.

Thia time it's due to a possible major storm.

China

 China wants to send one probe to Uranus and one to Jupiter on the same rocket.

That would be quite a trick.

Artemis

 Artemis 1 passed a fueling test yesterday.

It could still fly next week.

JWST

 A camera on JWST has suffered a glitch.

Engineers are working on it.

Mars

 China's Mars mission has returned raw data suggesting Mars did in fact once have a huge water ocean.

Scientists say the ocean could have existed as late as a billion years ago.

UFO

 The US Navy has admitted. in response to a FOIA request, that it has more UFO videos.

It refuses to release them. however, citing "harm to national security."

UFOs

 Astronomers im Kyov are reporrting UFOs are "everywhere."

Durimg World War II, pilots on both sides in Europe reported seeing "foo fighters."

Russia

 Russia says private satellites could be "legitimate targets" in wartime.

It says the US and its allies use private satellites to gather intelligence.

Exoplanets

 Astronomers have identified a new class of exoplanet-- half rock, half water.

Such worlds could support life.

Supernova

 Astronomers say they have found a way to predict when a giant star will explode.

The process involves the amount of matter surrounding the star.

Delay

 Artemis 1 will launch September 27 at the earliest.

The further delay is to fix a fuel leak.

Setback

 Blue Origin's New Shepard booster broke down shortly after launch this morning.

The emergency system worked, however.  The uncrewed capsule was thrown clear of the booster and landed safely.

Anti-sat

 Vice President Harris has announced the US will offer an UN resolution that would ban destructive tests of anti-satellite technology in space.

Besides changing military strategy, such a ban would ease the space debris problem.

Artemis

 NASA has set September 23 as the next launch date for Artemis 1.

That, of course, is only a target.

Law

Before the natural resources beyond Earth can be brought into the human economy, a legal framework must exist.

So far, it doesn't, but negotiations are underway.

Artemis

 NASA will try to fix the leak on the Artemis 1 rocket without removing ir from the launchpad.

In so doing, it hopes to preserve the possibility of a September launch.

Galaxies

 A new study suggests violent mergers of galaxies may stop star formation in the resulting galaxy.

The merger can blow cold gas out of the system, thus robbing the galaxy of the stuff of star formation.

Artemis

NASA says it may be weeks before Artemis 1 launches.

There is a fuel valve leak issue.

Drake

 Frank Drake, who conducted the first modern search for alien radio signals and developed the famed Drake Equation, has died.

He was 92.

Spectators

 NASA is expecting 400,000  spectators for the Artemis 1  launch  tomorrow.

Just like old times.

Water

 A new  study finds there is water on the lunar surface even outside of permanently shadowed areas.

The finding will help scientists work out lunar history.