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SkyNightly Sep 25, 2026 (SPX)

JWST Finds Ammonia and Puzzling Chill in Giant Exoplanet's Atmosphere

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected water, methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a giant exoplanet orbiting a small, cool star, a discovery that complicates existing theories...

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SkyNightly Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
ETH Zurich Study Points to Strong Ancient Magnetic Field on the Moon

Unlike the Earth, the Moon no longer has a core-generated magnetic field today. On our planet, the movement of liquid iron in the ...

SkyNightly Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
New Trajectory Design Cuts Fuel Costs for Retrograde Geosynchronous Satellites

The retrograde geosynchronous orbit, known as RGSO, offers unique advantages for space surveillance and space situational awarenes...

SkyNightly Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
Duke Quantum Simulator Recreates Matter Formation from the Early Universe

A research team led by faculty at the Duke Quantum Center has observed string-breaking dynamics related to particle-antiparticle f...

PolicyDaily Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
At UN, Saudi FM warns world failing to protect Gulf shipping

Saudi Arabia warned UN members Saturday that attempts to block Middle East waterways are a threat to global energy security and de...

Network Briefing - Cross-Domain Headlines
DarwinDaily Powerful storm pummels US Northeast Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants
IndoDaily Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild Pakistan PM calls Houthi Mecca attacks 'red line' at UN What's behind the Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan?
RoboDaily TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta TikTok to pay Alabama $100 mn under pre-trial settlement US, China to set up 'communication channel' for AI incidents
SinoDaily US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds China says it 'respects' Trump's 'super intelligence' switch from AI Key takeaways from Trump-Xi talks in the US
DisasterDay Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster Hurricane Polo to make landfall in Mexico after all Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister
PolicyDaily Iraq seeks exemption from US ban on Iran airlines Saudi coalition says intercepted Houthi drones headed for Riyadh Oman calls for self-restraint, dialog in Mideast conflict
AfricaDaily US miner KoBold bets on AI to gain edge in DR Congo mineral hunt Cash for nature protection: hotelier's offer to Principe islanders Torrential rains flood towns in western Libya
OilGasDaily Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to hold talks after Houthi attacks CORRECTED: US-seized tankers of Iranian oil are in Atlantic: tracker Oil prices fall after Trump hails 'good' talks with Iran
RussoDaily Zelensky says Trump made 'final decision' to give Ukraine Patriot licence Azmoun makes Iran return months after World Cup snub NATO chief says alliance 'ready' for Russia hybrid attacks
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SkyNightly IRON AND ICE Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
ETH Zurich Solves Mystery of Asteroid Bennu's Origin

The asteroid Bennu orbits the Sun once every 1.2 years and passes within about 300,000 kilometres of Earth every six years. NASA took advantage of one such approach to collect mate...

SkyNightly SPACE TRAVEL Sep 23, 2026 (SPX)
NYU Study Reveals Gravity's Subtle Effects on the Human Genome

The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990, preceded by decades of breakthroughs in genetics, and eventually produced a full sequence of the human genome. Yet the physical rules...

SkyNightly OUTERPLANETS Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
Juno Mission Reveals Jupiter Bow Shock Uses Harmonic Plasma Waves and Shocklets to Tame Solar Wind

A University of Iowa-led research team has reported the most detailed observations to date of Jupiter's bow shock, finding that the gas giant employs a far more complex wave struct...

SkyNightly SOLAR Sep 22, 2026 (SPX)
Standard Cameras Modified to Measure Solar Cell Quantum Efficiency

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart, Research Center Juelich, and Solarzentrum Stuttgart have demonstrated that commercially available cameras, with minor hardware modificat...

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

Iran offered a plan to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said Friday, but within hours reports indicated that US President Donald Trump rejected the proposal.

PolicyDaily MILITARY Sep 26, 2026 (AFP)
Trump rejects Iran proposal for deal to reopen Hormuz

US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week.

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Study Pinpoints When Early Earth Became Ready for Life's Chemistry
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LHC Search Rules Out Quantum Black Holes Up to 12 TeV With New Machine Learning Method
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Trump renames AI 'super intelligence' as leaders jostle over dangers
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China's Einstein Probe Maps a 42-Light-Year Cosmic Ray Trail From a Pulsar
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Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub
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Bulgaria's battery boom pays off as drought hits power plants
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Several Niger soldiers killed in fighting near Mali: ministry
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Silicon Solar Cells Could Cut Satellite Power Costs by Up to 90 Percent
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Trump says he backs US diesel export ban
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Flexible Composite Shields Fusion Reactors From Radiation While Sealing Tritium
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Kazakhstan puts final toll from naval drills accident at 14
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Norwegians more sceptical of Chinese EVs, but still buying more: survey
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Mediator Qatar says held talks with Iran on conditions for 'dialogue'
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Macron says US diesel ban would be 'bad' decision
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Rapper-turned-PM faces first big test after Nepal disaster
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DarwinDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
World ignoring UN request for El Nino disaster fund: FAO

The UN has received just one-fifth of the $202 million requested to prepare for food crises caused by El Nino ...

DarwinDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
India's 'Tree Father' plants for a greener future

With Delhi's choking haze hanging overhead, Peepal Baba presses a young tree into the earth, continuing a near...

DarwinDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
WTO to weigh Russia complaint over EU carbon border levy

The World Trade Organization will appoint experts to examine a complaint from Moscow over the European Union's...

DarwinDaily Sep 25, 2026 (AFP)
Hurricane Nolo watch issued for Hawaii's Big Island

Hurricane Nolo strengthened Thursday, with heavy rainfall threatening "catastrophic" flooding on Hawaii's Big ...