https://starlust.org/nasa-releases-first-test-image-from-nancy-grace-roman-telescopes-300-megapixel-infrared-camera/ 2026-09-16T10:19:49.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-16T10:19:49.000Z NASA releases first test image from Nancy Grace Roman Telescope’s 300-megapixel infrared camera https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817246/uploads/5c8fcc40-b194-11f1-b989-dbb2592dfcf6_1200_630.jpeg NASA releases first test image from Nancy Grace Roman Telescope’s 300-megapixel infrared camera Nancy Grace Roman Telescope's 300-megapixel camera captures first light from stars; NASA releases test image. See it here. https://starlust.org/aurora-alert-northern-lights-could-be-visible-wednesday-night-in-montana-alaska-and-more-u-s-states/ 2026-09-16T09:22:33.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-16T09:22:33.000Z Aurora alert: Northern lights could be visible Wednesday night in Montana, Alaska and more U.S. states https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817221/uploads/9c9655d0-b189-11f1-a0dd-f30028e534a3_1200_630.jpeg Aurora alert: Northern lights could be visible Wednesday night in Montana, Alaska and more U.S. states Catch auroras tonight in northern US states and Canada as a coronal mass ejection and high speed solar winds glance Earth. https://starlust.org/vega-c-rocket-launches-two-esa-satellitesone-of-them-can-measure-photosynthesis-from-space/ 2026-09-16T09:06:42.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-16T09:06:42.000Z Vega C rocket launches two ESA satellites—one of them can measure photosynthesis from space https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817213/uploads/5e783620-b1a6-11f1-82e6-837f5e0ca5a6_1200_630.jpeg Vega C rocket launches two ESA satellites—one of them can measure photosynthesis from space The launch was hailed as "the culmination of years of scientific innovation, engineering excellence and international cooperation." https://starlust.org/a-centaur-with-saturn-like-rings-nas-as-webb-finds-chariklos-rings-are-changing-in-opposite-ways/ 2026-09-16T06:40:36.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-16T06:40:36.000Z A Centaur with Saturn-like rings: NASA's Webb finds Chariklo's rings are changing in opposite ways https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817003/uploads/2db79960-b02d-11f1-9c54-4b28def44744_1200_630.jpeg A Centaur with Saturn-like rings: NASA's Webb finds Chariklo's rings are changing in opposite ways Chariklo, the largest known Centaur, has a radius of just 125 km, but has two rings around it. Now, JWST observations have shown that its rings are changing in opposite ways. https://starlust.org/who-is-adrianos-golemis-the-soon-to-be-first-greek-astronaut-to-fly-to-the-international-space-station/ 2026-09-16T06:20:13.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-16T06:20:13.000Z Who is Adrianos Golemis, the soon-to-be first Greek astronaut to fly to the International Space Station? https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817225/uploads/c1164e60-b184-11f1-a0dd-f30028e534a3_1200_630.jpeg Who is Adrianos Golemis, the soon-to-be first Greek astronaut to fly to the International Space Station? Golemis is expected to fly to the ISS as part of Vast's first private astronaut mission to the orbital outpost. https://starlust.org/starship-flight-14-space-x-will-launch-the-mega-rocket-to-orbit-for-the-first-time-deploy-v-3-satellites/ 2026-09-16T03:55:47.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-16T03:55:47.000Z Starship Flight 14: SpaceX will launch the mega rocket to orbit for the first time, deploy V3 satellites https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817209/uploads/34155f40-b172-11f1-baf9-b599b4dda37e_1200_630.jpeg Starship Flight 14: SpaceX will launch the mega rocket to orbit for the first time, deploy V3 satellites Pending regulatory approval, Starship is scheduled to lift off from Starbase, Texas, within a 75-minute launch window, which opens at 8:15 a.m. EDT on September 22. https://starlust.org/space-x-gears-up-to-launch-its-second-classified-space-force-mission-heres-how-to-watch-it-live/ 2026-09-15T19:47:02.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T19:47:02.000Z SpaceX gears up to launch its second classified Space Force mission; Here's how to watch it live https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817195/uploads/8be67880-b13b-11f1-bb46-c1feaac80959_1200_630.jpeg SpaceX gears up to launch its second classified Space Force mission; Here's how to watch it live Just days after its first classified payload of the week, SpaceX is gearing up for a second launch from Vandenberg. https://starlust.org/space-x-ceo-elon-musk-confirms-flight-15-will-be-caught-flight-14-to-launch-on-september-22-2026/ 2026-09-15T12:24:15.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T12:24:15.000Z SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms Flight 15 will be caught; Flight 14 to launch on September 22, 2026 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817121/uploads/249a0f50-b0ed-11f1-af84-cf591682abb5_1200_630.jpeg SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms Flight 15 will be caught; Flight 14 to launch on September 22, 2026 SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 will now launch on September 22, and will be the last flight before Elon Musk's aerospace firm attempts a catch maneuver during Flight 15. https://starlust.org/actively-feeding-black-holes-can-facilitate-star-formation-instead-of-preventing-it-finds-new-study/ 2026-09-15T11:47:01.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T11:47:01.000Z Actively feeding black holes can facilitate star formation instead of preventing it, finds new study https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817090/uploads/0ae0f6b0-b0c4-11f1-a8f9-fd112fe1d164_1200_630.jpeg Actively feeding black holes can facilitate star formation instead of preventing it, finds new study Black holes do more than just eat material. https://starlust.org/what-is-the-planetary-k-index-how-is-it-related-to-auroras-and-geomagnetic-storms/ 2026-09-15T10:22:49.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T10:22:49.000Z What is the planetary K-index? How is it related to auroras and geomagnetic storms? https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/816460/uploads/12576b40-acf5-11f1-a373-a9fb30e6edb7_1200_630.jpeg What is the planetary K-index? How is it related to auroras and geomagnetic storms? Find out all about the planetary K-index. https://starlust.org/mercury-may-be-far-hotter-inside-than-we-thought-and-bepi-colombo-could-help-us-find-out/ 2026-09-15T09:47:32.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T09:47:32.000Z Mercury may be far hotter inside than we thought and BepiColombo could help us find out https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817085/uploads/2660c230-b0c4-11f1-a8f9-fd112fe1d164_1200_630.jpeg Mercury may be far hotter inside than we thought and BepiColombo could help us find out New research suggests Mercury have a hotter interior than previously thought, and the BepiColombo mission could soon help verify that. https://starlust.org/nas-as-nancy-grace-roman-telescope-can-now-easily-run-for-22-years-instead-of-10-heres-how/ 2026-09-15T07:32:17.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T07:32:17.000Z NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope can now easily run for 22 years instead of 10. Here's how https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817096/uploads/55ca47a0-b0c2-11f1-a8f9-fd112fe1d164_1200_630.jpeg NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope can now easily run for 22 years instead of 10. Here's how The telescope was designed for a 10-year mission, including a five-year extension on top of a five-year primary mission. https://starlust.org/northern-u-s-could-get-to-see-the-aurora-on-september-15-16-says-noa-as-space-weather-prediction-center/ 2026-09-15T05:26:27.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T05:26:27.000Z Northern U.S. could get to see the aurora on September 15-16, says NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817001/uploads/028b9460-b020-11f1-aa0f-affeb7975c1a_1200_630.jpeg Northern U.S. could get to see the aurora on September 15-16, says NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center Find out all about the latest aurora forecast for the U.S. https://starlust.org/white-house-forms-new-council-to-find-answers-to-the-ufo-mystery/ 2026-09-15T00:12:30.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-15T00:12:30.000Z White House forms new council to find answers to the UFO mystery https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817071/uploads/6450ea50-b076-11f1-b9c2-f7e2981ae145_1200_630.jpeg White House forms new council to find answers to the UFO mystery The new council will study unexplained aerial phenomena and examine what may be behind the sightings. https://starlust.org/scientists-just-found-a-bizarre-new-form-of-ice-that-could-explain-whats-inside-uranus-and-neptune/ 2026-09-14T21:22:32.000Z Starlust en 2026-09-14T21:22:32.000Z Scientists just found a bizarre new form of ice that could explain what’s inside Uranus and Neptune https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/817070/uploads/7e6bd600-b073-11f1-a27a-fb8ac15ead57_1200_630.jpeg Scientists just found a bizarre new form of ice that could explain what’s inside Uranus and Neptune A new hexagonal ice phase found in lab tests may explain Neptune and Uranus's odd magnetic fields. Here’s how.