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.