https://starlust.org/nasa-space-xs-crew-12-astronauts-to-return-from-iss-how-to-watch-return-trip-and-splashdown-livestream/ 2026-10-06T06:48:27.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-06T06:48:27.000Z NASA-SpaceX's Crew-12 astronauts to return from ISS: How to watch return trip and splashdown livestream https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/819225/uploads/b2612c20-c13b-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg NASA-SpaceX's Crew-12 astronauts to return from ISS: How to watch return trip and splashdown livestream NASA's Crew-12 astronauts are coming back to Earth on October 8 after more than seven months in space. https://starlust.org/draconid-and-orionid-meteor-showers-in-october-2026-peak-timings-and-viewing-tips/ 2026-10-06T05:45:02.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-06T05:45:02.000Z Don't miss Draconid and Orionid meteor showers this October: Here are peak timings and viewing tips https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/819218/uploads/46750600-c143-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg Don't miss Draconid and Orionid meteor showers this October: Here are peak timings and viewing tips The Orionids may be tougher to spot than the Draconids, as moonlight may interfere with the visibility of the former. https://starlust.org/octobers-full-moon-2026-peak-date-city-wise-timings-and-viewing-tips-for-hunters-moon/ 2026-10-06T03:19:53.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-06T03:19:53.000Z October's Full Moon 2026: Peak date, city-wise timings and viewing tips for Hunter's Moon https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818699/uploads/2ea4b050-bc95-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg October's Full Moon 2026: Peak date, city-wise timings and viewing tips for Hunter's Moon When the Hunter's Moon rises on the eastern horizon after sunset, it will take on a yellow-orange hue. https://starlust.org/did-scientists-just-find-a-new-way-to-detect-neutron-star-mergers-study-provides-fresh-clue/ 2026-10-05T11:38:15.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-05T11:38:15.000Z Did scientists just find a new way to detect neutron star mergers? Study provides fresh clue https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/819110/uploads/b1ea9110-c081-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg Did scientists just find a new way to detect neutron star mergers? Study provides fresh clue A lingering afterglow from a gamma-ray burst may have revealed a new sign of neutron star mergers. https://starlust.org/nas-as-jessica-meir-hands-iss-command-to-cosmonaut-pyotr-dubrov-ahead-of-crew-12-return/ 2026-10-05T10:38:13.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-05T10:38:13.000Z NASA’s Jessica Meir hands ISS command to cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov ahead of Crew-12 return https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/819127/uploads/89152cd0-c0a1-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg NASA’s Jessica Meir hands ISS command to cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov ahead of Crew-12 return ISS commander Jessica Meir says mission extension "bittersweet", hands role to Russian cosmonaut ahead of return. https://starlust.org/blue-origin-unveils-giant-power-tower-to-generate-solar-energy-for-nas-as-moon-base/ 2026-10-05T06:29:22.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-05T06:29:22.000Z Blue Origin unveils giant ‘Power Tower’ to generate solar energy for NASA's Moon Base https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/819108/uploads/b2497390-c079-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg Blue Origin unveils giant ‘Power Tower’ to generate solar energy for NASA's Moon Base Harvesting solar power on the Moon is tricky. Take a look at how Blue Origin is planning to address that challenge to support NASA's Moon Base operations in the lunar South Pole. https://starlust.org/69th-anniversary-of-the-sputnik-1-launch-how-the-worlds-first-satellite-ushered-in-the-space-age/ 2026-10-05T05:01:33.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-05T05:01:33.000Z 69th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch: How the world’s first satellite ushered in the space age https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/819114/uploads/4959a2b0-c06f-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg 69th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch: How the world’s first satellite ushered in the space age While the launch of Sputnik 1 represented a tremendous achievement for all of humanity, the U.S. reacted with fear. Find out why. https://starlust.org/inside-sunbird-pulsar-fusions-nuclear-spacecraft-that-can-cut-travel-time-to-mars-in-half/ 2026-10-04T17:45:00.000Z Starlust en 2026-10-04T17:45:00.000Z Inside Sunbird: Pulsar Fusion's nuclear spacecraft that can cut travel time to Mars in half https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/818500/uploads/36f0c560-bb2c-11f1-ba3b-05f54fce9422_1200_630.jpeg Inside Sunbird: Pulsar Fusion's nuclear spacecraft that can cut travel time to Mars in half A U.K.-based startup, Pulsar Fusion, is currently developing an innovative spacecraft called "Sunbird," designed to travel at speeds of 329,000 mph (500,000 kph), making it humanity’s fastest self-propelled object ever made.