Soyuz MS-22 Returns to Earth
Ending ISS expedition 67, the crew of Soyuz MS-21 packed up their spacecraft, undocked, and landed in Kazakhstan on 28 September.
Found: Debris of First Stars
A team has identified a supernova remnant that is chemically consistent with forming when a 150-300 solar mass, first generation star exploded.
Confirmed: 68 New Gravitational Lenses
Using neural networks, scientists have confirmed the discovery of 68 gravitational lenses from a subset of 77 taken from a pool of 5,000 possibilities.
What’s Up: Week of 9/26/22
What’s Up: International Observe the Moon night occurs near first quarter on October 1; Jupiter will have three double moon transits during October.
Hubble Still Brings Beautiful Science Images of Young Star
Hubble released a new image of the young star IRAS 05506+2414 in the direction of constellation of Taurus, revealing dust flowing out in fans.
56,000 Galaxies Tell Astronomy to Check its Math
A new paper puts together data from a variety of sources on almost 56,000 galaxies which calls into question the accepted expansion rate of the universe.
SLS Rolls Back to VAB
After a weekend of back and forth, NASA finally made the decision to roll the Space Launch System rocket back into the VAB in the face of Hurricane Ian.
Last West Coast Delta 4 Heavy Launches Classified Payload
The final west coast ULA Delta 4 Heavy launch took off from Vandenberg SFB on September 24, carrying the classified NROL-91 satellite.
NASA Launches… Balloons?
Earlier in September, NASA Wallops oversaw the launch, operations, and return of six atmospheric balloons from New Mexico, carrying a variety of instruments.
DART Mission Successfully Boops Dimorphos
On Monday, September 26, in front of a global audience, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully hit the tiny, 160-meter asteroid Dimorphos.
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