01Wormholes and the limits of space travel
How a hypothetical wormhole works, how it differs from a black hole, and what a new 2026 paper found. Geometry, energy, observations, and Interstellar.
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02Inside a neutron star
What keeps a neutron star stable, why pulsars produce visible pulses, and how astronomers measure their radii. An October 30, 2026 NICER preprint and an IXPE result.
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03KM3NeT's record neutrino
What KM3NeT detected, why the neutrino's energy is estimated at 220 PeV, what IceCube checked in 2026 and how OMEN aims to refine the source direction.
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04The 2026 Taurids and their fireballs
The Southern and Northern Taurids peak on November 4–5 and 11–12, 2026. Local viewing times for Moscow, Novosibirsk, and Vladivostok, plus the radiant, fireballs, and Comet Encke.
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05SPHEREx and its infrared all-sky map
How SPHEREx surveys the sky in 102 infrared bands, where it found interstellar ice, and what data are available in the IRSA archive.
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06What Juno detected near the edge of Jupiter’s magnetosphere
What Juno measured at Jupiter’s bow shock, where three harmonics came from, and why the front may have rebuilt itself roughly every eight seconds.
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07How Parker survives close to the Sun
How Parker Solar Probe flies through the corona at almost 700,000 km/h while protecting its instruments. Discoveries, heat shielding and mission plans.
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08Could space debris close the road to orbit?
Where space debris comes from, how Kessler syndrome works and why stopping launches alone is insufficient. Findings from ESA’s 2026 environment report.
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09When and how the ISS era could end
What the 2031–2032 ISS disposal timeframe means, why a SpaceX vehicle is needed and why simply preserving the station in a higher orbit is difficult.
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10The sky on your birthday
Recreate the sky using your birth date, time and place, explore the Moon and constellations, and connect an astronomical map with personal reflection.
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11Lucy: Trojans and the history of planets
Where Lucy is in November 2026 and when close Trojan asteroid flybys begin. Why L4 and L5 matter for Jupiter’s history and what NASA’s mission will measure.
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12Hubble’s future: raising its orbit or ending the mission
NASA is exploring commercial servicing for Hubble. What its October 2026 request means, why the orbit is decaying, and how predicted reentry differs from the telescope’s scientific lifetime.
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13Geomagnetic storms and the TRACERS mission
How the solar wind transfers energy to Earth, what two TRACERS satellites measured in 207 cusp encounters, and why storms affect navigation, satellite orbits and power grids.
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14TRAPPIST-1: searching for atmospheres
What is known about the atmospheres of TRAPPIST-1 b, c, d and e by October 2026. Webb phase curves, stellar contamination and why an allowed nitrogen atmosphere is not a discovery.
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15Leonids: November’s meteor shower without a storm promise
When to watch the Leonids in November 2026: the IMO forecast, times for Moscow and other regions, moonset and weak dust trails. Why not everyone will see 15 meteors per hour.
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16Roman: a panoramic camera and the search for planets
Roman launched on August 30, 2026, and entered final science commissioning in October. What WFI and the coronagraph can do, why repeated surveys matter, and when to expect science images.
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17BepiColombo: eight years to Mercury
When BepiColombo will enter Mercury orbit, why its journey took eight years and why it needs MPO and Mio. What the mission will test about polar ice, the core and the solar wind.
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18Psyche: the story behind the enormous price
Where the $10 quintillion claim came from, how much metal Psyche may contain and why its core remains a hypothesis. NASA’s latest October 2026 flight update.
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19The Fermi paradox and the search for civilizations
Why have we not found extraterrestrial intelligence? What SETI tests, what radio silence means, and how the dark forest and Great Filter compare with the new LaserSETI stations announced in October 2026.
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20Early galaxies: Webb and the Big Bang
Which galaxy holds the distance record in 2026, how MoM-z14 and JADES were confirmed, and why unexpected early galaxies do not overturn the Big Bang.
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21The Hubble Tension and the Cosmic Expansion Dispute
Why does the Hubble constant come out near 67 or 73 km/s/Mpc? Distance ladders, the cosmic microwave background, lenses, standard sirens and new results in 2026.
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22MMX: a mission for Phobos samples
Japan’s MMX launched on 20 October 2026. What the mission will investigate at Phobos, why it carries the Idefix rover, how samples will be collected and what the 2031 return target means.
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23Rogue planets: worlds without a host star
How wandering planets are found without light from a host star. A 2026 mass measurement, the growing world Cha 1107-7626, microlensing, and Roman’s current status.
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24Bennu: sugars and chemistry before life
Which sugars, amino acids and nucleobases were found in Bennu samples, how contamination was checked, what 2026 studies added, and why these discoveries are not detected DNA or life.
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25Why Send a Drone to Titan?
Explore Titan’s methane lakes, organic chemistry and the Dragonfly mission: what NASA tested in October 2026, where the rotorcraft will go and what it can investigate.
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26Dark energy: a new turn for DESI
What dark energy is, how it differs from dark matter, and why new DESI results in 2026 establish neither eternal acceleration nor an imminent cosmic collapse.
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27Enceladus: discoveries from a hidden ocean
What Cassini detected at Enceladus and what studies in 2025–2026 changed: organics, phosphates, ice sorting and Earth microbes in the laboratory, without claiming life has been discovered.
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28How to hear colliding black holes
How gravitational waves are detected and what a black-hole merger’s sound means. GWTC-5, the records of GW250114 and GW231123, tests of Einstein and their limits.
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29Hera: investigating the aftermath of DART
Hera is approaching Didymos and Dimorphos in 2026. What DART changed, why the asteroid’s mass matters, and why one successful test cannot guarantee protection from every threat.
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30Life in Venus's clouds: what is being tested?
Has life on Venus been confirmed? Why phosphine remains disputed, what JCMT work was published in 2026, and why laboratory experiments are not discoveries of organisms.
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31FRBs: a millisecond from another galaxy
What fast radio bursts are, why some repeat, and what a Milky Way magnetar revealed. The new Webb result from October 2026 and the questions that remain open.
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32The 2027 eclipse: six minutes of totality
Where to see the 2 August 2027 solar eclipse, what Russia will see, and why the maximum of 6 minutes 23 seconds does not apply to every city.
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33Voyager 1: almost a light-day from home
Where Voyager 1 is in October 2026, which two instruments remain on, and why crossing the heliopause does not mean leaving the entire Solar System.
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34Dark matter: searching for the invisible
What dark matter is, how it differs from dark energy and black holes, what Euclid measures, and why an unusual LZ event in 2026 is not yet a discovery.
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35Betelgeuse: waiting for a supernova
When will Betelgeuse explode, would it threaten Earth, and what did the 2026 evidence for its companion change? Facts, forecasts and observing Orion’s red star.
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36K2-18 b: life or chemistry?
Has life been found on K2-18 b? What James Webb measured, why DMS and DMDS are disputed, and how research published in 2026 changed the picture.
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37Geminids: December’s major meteor shower
The 2026 Geminids peak on December 14. When to watch in Russia, where to look, how moonlight matters and why 150 meteors per hour is not a personal guarantee.
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38Artemis: the new plan for returning to the Moon
NASA’s plans as of October 24, 2026: why Artemis III stays near Earth, when a lunar landing is planned, and how SpaceX and Blue Origin participate.
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39Starship: from orbit to the Moon
What Starship Flight 14 achieved, why orbital refuelling matters and how the lunar landing plan changed. SpaceX’s progress and the challenges before Mars.
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403I/ATLAS: the science after the sensation
What we know about comet 3I/ATLAS in 2026: its trajectory, composition and radio searches. The facts behind its size and claims of an alien spacecraft.
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41Apophis: the safe 2029 flyby
Apophis passes Earth on April 13, 2029. Find out how close it will come, how large it is, where it may be visible and what NASA says about impact risk.
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42How to see the northern lights
Understand the northern lights forecast: the Kp index, NOAA maps, clouds and solar wind. Learn where to look in Russia and why a phone can see more than your eyes.
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43The November and December 2026 supermoons
The next supermoons are on November 24 and December 24, 2026. Check UTC and Moscow times, learn what changes and get practical tips for viewing and phone photography.
Read the story44At the edge of light
How a black hole works, what the event horizon means, and why the disk around it glows. We explain EHT observations and the difference between telescope images and illustrations.
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45Identify the constellation in your photo
How to identify a constellation from a photo using Astrometry.net, check star labels, and find a region of the sky with your phone. Learn how uploading a photo differs from using a compass-based sky map.
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46Where to find dark skies
How to use a night sky light pollution map: choose a layer, read the Bortle and SQM scales, compare locations, and check the Moon, weather, and horizon before traveling.
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47Where we are in the galaxy
Where the Solar System lies in the Milky Way, how our galaxy moves, and what the Great Attractor is. Our cosmic address and motion explained at understandable scales.
Read the story48A week that brings space closer
World Space Week takes place on October 4–10. Discover the 2026 theme, the event's history, what the rocket revolution means, and ways to take part at home and at school.
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49The tenth planet: searching beyond Neptune
Does the Solar System have a tenth planet? We examine the Planet Y hypothesis, how it differs from Planet Nine, new research from 2026, and methods of searching.
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50Planets in order from the Sun
Eight planets from Mercury to Neptune: their order, distances, year lengths, and Pluto's status. Explore planets and moons in an interactive 3D model.
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51Our nearest star
Why the Sun shines, how the photosphere differs from the corona, and how the solar wind relates to space weather. What Parker Solar Probe is investigating.
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52Memories in lunar dust
How the Moon may have formed, why we see one side, and where water was found. What Apollo samples reveal and how lunar seas differ from Earth's.
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53When Mars was different
What evidence points to water on ancient Mars and what Perseverance studies in Jezero Crater. Why traces of a lake do not yet prove that life existed.
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54An ocean under an alien sky
Why a salty ocean is thought to lie beneath Europa's icy crust, how Jupiter's tides work, and what the Europa Clipper mission aims to discover by 2030.
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55A world of billions of ice particles
The composition and structure of Saturn's rings, the Cassini Division, and ring rain. Why age estimates change and why there is no precise date for the rings' disappearance.
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56Exoplanets explained simply
What an exoplanet is and how it differs from a planet. How other worlds form, how long they exist, how we find them, and where life might be possible.
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57How the Milky Way is structured
What the Milky Way is and how our galaxy's disk, bar, and halo are arranged. Why it appears as a band across the sky and what real photographs show.
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58Light that changes worlds
How stars are born and why their mass determines their lifetimes. Red giants, white dwarfs, supernovae, and Webb's role in studying stellar nurseries.
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