Astronomers have reconstructed a fairly complete scenario for planet formation

"Over the past decades, astronomers have reconstructed a fairly complete scenario for planet formation, from minute dust motes clumping together to the emergence of rocky spheres thousands of kilometers across like our Earth, or larger gas giants like Jupiter. Key elements of that scenario are anchored in simulations and measurements, but direct observations (“can’t we just watch how planets form?”) have been notoriously absent."

https://www.mpg.de/26990768/astronomers-produce-the-first-complete-picture-of-gas-planet-formation-in-action

Core Generated Magnetic Field

"Unlike Earth, the moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field. On our planet, the movement of liquid iron in the outer core generates a global magnetic field."

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-side-moon-clues-magnetic-field.html#google_vignette

Jezero Crater

"When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-discovery-reveals-complex-water-systems-on-early-mars/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Little Red Dots

"Since their discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers."

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-explores-family-tree-of-newly-discovered-distant-objects/

Space Force Orbit

"Northrop Grumman has won a U.S. Space Force deal to develop a new reconnaissance satellite for geosynchronous orbit."

https://interestingengineering.com/space/us-ghost-r-spy-satellite-prototyp

Hubble Space Telescope

"Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret."

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hubble-sync-galaxy.html#google_vignette

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

"NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has orbited the Moon for 17 years, mapping its surface with unprecedented precision."

https://www.iflscience.com/the-moon-has-a-massive-new-crater-over-200-meters-wide-thats-larger-than-the-colosseum-84676?utm_source=newsletters.iflscience.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=twis-the-us-admits-it-placed-weapons-in-space&_bhlid=37d8b697a5d3246305212fd16a37f58527f95616