NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on Aug. 30 and is now undergoing commissioning, including a critical engine burn and coronagraph power‑on.
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A team of researchers sent ultracold rubidium atoms into free fall and measured the tiny quantum phase shift predicted by Einstein’s equivalence principle, marking the first direct observation of the effect.
A new connectome of the male fruit fly brain and ventral nerve cord charts 166,000 neurons, allowing direct comparison with the female map and opening avenues for studying sex‑specific behavior.
ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo mission will separate its two orbiters in September, aiming to deliver detailed observations of Mercury’s surface and environment by 2027.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot completed a six‑hour‑plus EVA, swapping a docking retroreflector and a high‑definition camera while handling a suit mobility issue.
Scientists at the Sanford Underground Research Facility recorded a single, unexplained particle interaction deep underground, a result that could represent the first hint of dark matter.
NASA’s next‑generation Nancy Grace Roman telescope lifted off from Florida, promising panoramic surveys that could uncover up to 100,000 new exoplanets and deepen our understanding of dark energy.
The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit, plans to launch a small probe toward Alpha Centauri by 2029, targeting an 80,000‑year journey to spark new interest in interstellar travel.
A day‑by‑day rundown of September’s best celestial sights, from Andromeda and Venus to a blinking nebula and striking lunar events.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA's Sophie Adenot will perform the sixth all‑female spacewalk from the ISS on Sept. 1, replacing a navigation retroreflector and conducting several maintenance tasks.