International Space Station Crew Expands to 11 Ahead of Command Change and Crew-12 Departure
A SpaceX Dragon flight brings four crew members to the International Space Station as Crew-12 prepares to return to Earth.
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NASA X-59 Completes Record Six Flights in One Week and Reaches Mach 1.53
NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft conducted six flights in a single week in late September 2026, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.53.
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Musicians and Folk Poets Face State Pressure Across Kyrgyzstan, Togo and Russia
Musicians and traditional performers in Kyrgyzstan, Togo, and Russia face official interference, criminal detentions, and exile.
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Astrophotographer Bing Xin Images All 313 Objects in the Sharpless Catalog
Astrophotographer Bing Xin has completed photographic captures of all 313 nebulas listed in the Sharpless Catalog.
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Science
NASA Tests Unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint on Wing Model in Transonic Tunnel
NASA researchers have completed a wind tunnel test using unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint on a moving wing model to measure aerodynamic forces at Langley Research Center.
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World
Women Lead Growing Share of Ukrainian Businesses Amid Wartime Economic Restructuring
Women accounted for nearly 60 percent of new sole proprietorships in Ukraine in early 2026 as small businesses adapt to severe wartime disruptions.
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Calypso Icon The Mighty Sparrow Dies in New York at 91
Calypso musician Slinger Francisco, known professionally as The Mighty Sparrow, has died in New York at age 91 following a brief illness.
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Technology
Standby Power Explained: What Vampire Draw Costs and How to Reduce It
Devices left plugged in continue to draw electricity to maintain network connections, remote receivers, and internal clocks, adding noticeable costs to household utility bills.
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Science
Four Nations Join Artemis Accords, Bringing Total Membership to 76
Albania, Croatia, Côte d’Ivoire, and San Marino have signed the Artemis Accords, expanding the international coalition to 76 nations.
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Science
NASA and SpaceX Prepare for Crew-13 Launch to Space Station
NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station on October 1 from Florida, sending an international crew of four into orbit.
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Science
NASA-Led Study Maps Nearly 2,000 Hidden Valleys Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
A study published in Geophysical Research Letters has mapped 1,943 subglacial valleys beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet, identifying hundreds of previously uncharted formations.
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World
Japanese Youth Adopt Open-Mic Rallies and Pop Aesthetics for Peace Protests
Marking the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II, young Japanese activists organised informal rallies and park discussions to protest military base relocations and proposed constitutional revisions.
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