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- 1PSI-led team selected for NASA PRISM lunar cave studyβPSI-led team selected for NASA PRISM program to explore potential lunar cave
A team led by the Planetary Science Institute has been selected under NASA's PRISM program to study a potential cave on the Moon. The project will use remote sensing data to characterize the subsurface feature, work that could inform future crewed lunar exploration. NASA's PRISM program supports science analysis that helps prepare for missions to the lunar surface.
- 2NASA's Picture of the Day shows Curiosity selfie at Vera Rubin Ridgeβ# APOD : 2026 October 3 β # Selfie at # VeraRubinRidge - # NASA # Science # Astronomy # Picture of the Day https:// scie
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 2026 features a 'Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge', an image from the Curiosity rover on Mars. The image shows the rover on the Martian ridge it has been exploring as part of its ongoing science mission. Space enthusiasts are sharing the daily feature across social platforms.
- 3Chang'e-6 lunar soil reveals surprising magnetic recordβChangβe-6 lunar soil contains a surprising magnetic time capsule
Soil collected by China's Chang'e-6 mission from the far side of the Moon is offering scientists an unexpected magnetic time capsule. Researchers studying the samples say they contain magnetic information that could shed new light on the Moon's ancient magnetic field and its geological history, a rare opportunity since no mission had previously returned material from the lunar far side.
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The question of whether artificial gravity could ever be created aboard a spacecraft is being explored in science coverage. Physicists note that rotation is the most widely studied approach β spinning a spacecraft or station so centrifugal effects mimic gravity β while alternatives like linear acceleration or electromagnetic systems face major engineering and energy hurdles. For now, astronauts on long missions rely on microgravity countermeasures such as daily exercise.
- 5NASA approves PRIMA, its first Probe Explorer missionβNASA's new PRIMA 'Probe Explorer' mission is truly the 1st of its kind. Here's what it will do
NASA has unveiled PRIMA, described as the first mission under its new Probe Explorer class. The mission is designed to carry out a first-of-its-kind astrophysics survey, with NASA highlighting that it opens a new category of mid-sized, principal-investigator-led space science missions. Details of the mission's specific science goals and launch timeline have drawn attention among space exploration followers.
- 6NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Heads Home After Station MissionβHeading Home: NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 has wrapped up its science mission aboard the International Space Station and is heading back to Earth. The crew spent its time aboard the orbiting laboratory carrying out research experiments before departing, with NASA announcing the conclusion of the mission. The return closes out another rotation dedicated to station science.