https://starlust.org/final-moments-of-comet-c-2026-a-1-maps-captured-by-nasa-as-it-disintegrates-near-the-sun/ 2026-04-17T10:34:55.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-17T10:34:55.000Z Final moments of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) captured by NASA as it disintegrates near the Sun https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799742/uploads/ea7674c0-3a37-11f1-b9c4-f792f0b5f8c6_1200_630.jpeg Final moments of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) captured by NASA as it disintegrates near the Sun SOHO, STEREO, and PUNCH show different perspectives of the Kreutz sungrazing comet’s dramatic end. https://starlust.org/the-unknown-is-scarier-than-the-known-artemis-ii-crew-on-how-their-input-will-help-future-missions/ 2026-04-17T08:01:11.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-17T08:01:11.000Z 'The unknown is scarier than the known': Artemis II crew on how their input will help future missions https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799684/uploads/eb7ae0b0-3a1c-11f1-a923-19ba288ebafa_1200_630.jpeg 'The unknown is scarier than the known': Artemis II crew on how their input will help future missions As they interacted with the media, the crew members of the Artemis II mission also talked about how they were supported on the mission by mental health professionals. https://starlust.org/artemis-ii-in-retrospect-commander-reid-wiseman-talks-space-toilet-issue-orion-heat-shield-and-more/ 2026-04-17T06:12:38.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-17T06:12:38.000Z Artemis II in retrospect: Commander Reid Wiseman talks space toilet issue, Orion heat shield and more https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799697/uploads/cf1a8090-3a19-11f1-b9af-9f8674ba382c_1200_630.jpeg Artemis II in retrospect: Commander Reid Wiseman talks space toilet issue, Orion heat shield and more “If you had given us the keys to the lander, we would have taken it down and landed on the Moon.” https://starlust.org/are-slow-solar-winds-really-that-slow-es-as-proba-3-makes-surprising-revelation/ 2026-04-17T04:30:58.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-17T04:25:08.000Z Are slow solar winds really that slow? ESA's Proba-3 makes surprising revelation https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799444/uploads/37bb2680-38a4-11f1-bbf1-73cac5b2549e_1200_630.jpeg Are slow solar winds really that slow? ESA's Proba-3 makes surprising revelation “In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we saw slow solar wind gusts moving three to four times faster than expected.” https://starlust.org/hidden-waves-in-mars-ionosphere-reveal-secrets-of-the-planets-magnetic-field/ 2026-04-17T03:03:19.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-17T02:47:57.000Z Hidden waves in Mars' ionosphere reveal secrets of the planet’s magnetic field https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799256/uploads/00c5e230-38c4-11f1-a3d3-cdb7379cba61_1200_630.jpeg Hidden waves in Mars' ionosphere reveal secrets of the planet’s magnetic field Hidden waves on Mars are reshaping its ionosphere and revealing its magnetic secrets  https://starlust.org/the-lyrid-meteor-shower-will-peak-later-this-month-heres-all-you-need-to-know/ 2026-04-16T14:38:53.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T14:00:00.000Z The Lyrid meteor shower will peak later this month: Here's all you need to know https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799124/uploads/12275460-37e2-11f1-8783-d500a28090b6_1200_630.jpeg The Lyrid meteor shower will peak later this month: Here's all you need to know During the peak, the Moon will be 27% illuminated. https://starlust.org/voyager-becomes-third-company-to-be-selected-by-nasa-for-private-astronaut-mission-to-iss/ 2026-04-16T13:30:44.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T13:30:44.000Z Voyager becomes third company to be selected by NASA for private astronaut mission to ISS https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799566/uploads/f80fe3a0-396f-11f1-8c6c-a11f4fe2557d_1200_630.jpeg Voyager becomes third company to be selected by NASA for private astronaut mission to ISS The Denver-based company will select its own astronauts for what will be the seventh private mission to the ISS. https://starlust.org/3-i-atlas-was-spewing-70-olympic-swimming-pools-worth-of-water-daily-when-es-as-juice-observed-it/ 2026-04-16T12:56:36.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T12:56:36.000Z 3I/ATLAS was spewing 70 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water daily when ESA's Juice observed it https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799605/uploads/851da500-3977-11f1-92c9-3d556587da21_1200_630.jpeg 3I/ATLAS was spewing 70 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water daily when ESA's Juice observed it “When we realised that Juice would be close to the comet around its closest approach to the Sun, we realised what a unique opportunity this was to collect a once-in-a-lifetime dataset.” https://starlust.org/alien-life-may-be-hiding-in-planetary-patterns-new-study-suggests/ 2026-04-16T11:46:01.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T11:46:01.000Z Alien life may be hiding in planetary patterns, new study suggests https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799590/uploads/77876520-3968-11f1-b364-c7f38076a874_1200_630.jpeg Alien life may be hiding in planetary patterns, new study suggests Scientists propose a new method to find alien life by studying planetary patterns, moving beyond traditional biosignature searches. https://starlust.org/a-new-simulation-shows-what-happens-when-a-supermassive-black-hole-tears-a-star-apart/ 2026-04-16T09:24:06.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T09:21:31.000Z A new simulation shows what happens when a supermassive black hole tears a star apart https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799559/uploads/a1663b90-3973-11f1-8c6c-a11f4fe2557d_1200_630.jpeg A new simulation shows what happens when a supermassive black hole tears a star apart What happens when a star flies too close to a black hole? https://starlust.org/space-xs-starship-super-heavy-v-3-fires-all-33-engines-for-the-first-time-flight-12-now-closer-than-ever/ 2026-04-16T08:26:59.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T08:26:59.000Z SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy V3 fires all 33 engines for the first time—Flight 12 now closer than ever https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799546/uploads/c4ca1590-3949-11f1-94aa-7d74c12f775b_1200_630.jpeg SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy V3 fires all 33 engines for the first time—Flight 12 now closer than ever Flight 12 could take place as early as May. https://starlust.org/nas-as-spher-ex-observes-ice-on-dust-particles-in-a-turbulent-star-forming-region-of-the-milky-way/ 2026-04-16T07:06:19.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T07:06:19.000Z NASA's SPHEREx observes ice on dust particles in a turbulent star-forming region of the Milky Way https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799533/uploads/b9d6cf40-3947-11f1-94aa-7d74c12f775b_1200_630.jpeg NASA's SPHEREx observes ice on dust particles in a turbulent star-forming region of the Milky Way The dust particles in question are no larger than the smoke particles released when a candle is lit. https://starlust.org/the-mars-sized-object-that-created-our-moon-may-have-been-more-iron-rich-than-suspected-study-finds/ 2026-04-16T06:52:03.000Z Starlust en 2026-04-16T06:52:03.000Z The Mars-sized object that created our Moon may have been more iron-rich than suspected, study finds https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/799311/uploads/bbbb6d10-37ef-11f1-9e05-7b67ccc09443_1200_630.jpeg The Mars-sized object that created our Moon may have been more iron-rich than suspected, study finds About 4.5 billion years ago, a Mars-sized object, named Theia, slammed into a proto-Earth to create the Moon.