APOD: 2026 October 12 – Jupiter and the Moons
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October 2026
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on…
8 fierce animals show just how metal nature is
Nature. It’s beautiful. It’s awe-inspiring. And it’s really scary. The new book Nature is Metal: It’s A Life-Eats-Life World features full-color photographs and vivid descriptions of the physical features, survival…
‘One of the ocean’s best-kept secrets’ spotted near Massachusetts
As the summer drew to a close, aerial surveyors with the New England Aquarium saw more than 2,000 animals across 15 different marine species in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts…
Can carnivorous plants eat people?
Anyone who’s seen the 1986 musical comedy, Little Shop of Horrors, is familiar with Audrey II. Audrey II looks like a towering, blood-eating Venus flytrap plant, even mimicking the jaw-like,…
APOD: 2026 October 11 – Ice Fishing for Cosmic Neutrinos
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NASA to Conduct Flyover, Engage NFL Fans at MetLife Stadium
NASA’s Freedom 250 F-5 team, including NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, performs a flyover during the national anthem at an NFL game between the Cleveland Browns and the Carolina Panthers at…
Rare ‘pumpkin spice’ baby sea turtle spotted in Florida
While fall officially began only a few weeks ago, many of us have come to expect pumpkins and Halloween decorations in stores as early as August. And this year, an…
APOD: 2026 October 10 – Lunar Farside
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A teen used AI to plan a hiking route. It trapped him on a cliff.
A teenage hiker in Canada recently became another cautionary tale about the perils of overtrusting artificial intelligence. After relying on an AI-generated route to ascend Crown Mountain in British Columbia,…