Innovation and Discovery

NASA’s Oct. 5 APOD features a seven-day image of the Sombrero Galaxy, revealing faint structures that point to a history of mergers.

NASA engineer Richard Spolzino describes how documenting lunar data gaps is informing instrument choices and data priorities for the agency’s Moon plans.

NASA says Crew-12 is scheduled to return from the ISS in early October after a mission involving research on health, materials and spaceflight.

NASA’s Oct. 3, 2026 APOD features a Curiosity rover selfie made from 61 images on Mars in 2018 and notes a later 1-kilometer climb.

NASA’s October 2 APOD features all 313 objects in the Sharpless catalog, assembled from about 800 hours of astrophotography by Bing Xin.

A source-based look at 10 listed workstation configurations, their memory, GPUs, portability tradeoffs and open questions for AI work in 2027.

A new offer builder for fractional SaaS leaders is being tested to improve client acquisition and retention, based on expert-approved workflows.

A new monitoring approach tracks food safety concerns, including uninspected meat recalls, to help food brands respond faster to emerging risks.

Researchers led by Claude have identified a novel enzyme system featuring CRISPR-like repeats, marking a potential breakthrough in genetic engineering research.

NASA confirms the Mars Sample Return mission has been canceled, ending a decade-long effort. The development impacts future Mars exploration plans.