NASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-adds-new-science-investigations-for-moon-base/ Editor’s note: This release was updated on Oct. 2, 2026, to correct the full names of the DISCO and GIMLI payloads. NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar outpost, Moon Base.

NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-provides-crash-course-on-planet-shattering-collisions/ In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the Moon, where NASA’s Artemis program is returning humans, preparing for Mars, and shaping the future of space exploration.

NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars

https://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasa-discovery-reveals-complex-water-systems-on-early-mars/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202638 When NASA’s Perseverance rover reached the inner edge of Mars’ Jezero Crater in September 2023, mission scientists were surprised by what they found. Called the “Margin Unit,” the geologic area stretches along the shoreline of an ancient Martian lake, so they expected sedimentary rocks, which would have formed as layers of sand piled on top of each other over millennia. Instead, the rover team found igneous rock, which can form deep underground from magma or from volcanic activity at the surface. Igneous rocks are excellent record-keepers, particularly because mineral crystals within them preserve details about the precise moment they formed. In this case, they preserved an astonishingly complex record of water activity on early Mars. In fact, these rocks showed signs of having interacted with water on at least three separate occasions, with each encounter further altering their chemistry and appearance.

Low Earth orbit is focused on more than exploration

https://orbitaledgeaccelerator.com/ It’s also a rapidly emerging startup ecosystem. The Orbital Edge Accelerator is a one-of-a-kind accelerator empowering bold founders to pioneer the next generation of space-driven innovation.

Eight Emerging Startups Selected for ISS National Lab’s Orbital Edge Accelerator Program

https://orbitaledgeaccelerator.com/eight-startups-selected-2026-orbital-edge-accelerator-program/ KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), August 12, 2026 –The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced the eight early-stage startups selected for the two tracks of the 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator program. Now in its second year, this one-of-a-kind accelerator will provide the selected startups with access to low Earth orbit for research and technology development and $500,000 to $750,000 in private capital funding per startup.

Cracking your knuckles has consequences, but not the ones you think

https://www.dictionaryscoop.com/article/Cracking-your-knuckles-has-consequences-but-not-the-ones-you-think?x_title=2&utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=blog-20260928 You’ve heard it before: Don’t swim after eating. You’ll lose most of your body heat through your head. Swallow a piece of gum, and it’ll stay in your body for years. Many of these common beliefs that parents or teachers have told you repeatedly over the decades are simply not true. Here are 10 everyday myths that science has set straight, and the real stories behind them.

We made a list of the 10 best replies in the history of Mankind. Agree?

https://www.dictionaryscoop.com/article/We-made-a-list-of-the-10-best-replies-in-the-history-of-Mankind-Agree?x_title=1&utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=blog-20260928 History is full of memorable questions, but every so often, someone answers in a way that outlives the question itself. Whether spoken on a mountain, a battlefield, in a prison, or in the halls of government, these replies became famous because they condensed courage, wit, conviction, or wisdom into just a few unforgettable words. Discover 10 real exchanges in which a simple answer became part of history because of the beautiful way in which it was expressed.