The Cosmic Dispatch | 2026-10-18
● COSMOKNOWLEDGE The Cosmic Dispatch2026-10-18 · Your dose of the universe This week's videoWhat Happens When a Gravitational Wave Hits Earth?
The big discoveryNASA's Hubble Spies Spiral’s EdgeThe NASA Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba. This observation is part of an ongoing survey examining 260 satellite galaxies around 22 Milky Way-like host galaxies within a radius of approximately 32 million light-years from Earth. Low-mass galaxies like these provide a way to test the predictions of cosmological models on small scales, which currently struggle to match observations. The gathered data could help researchers better understand and characterize the properties of low-mass galaxies in Milky Way-like systems, allowing them to refine these cosmological models. Source: NASA · Reported 2026-10-16. One mind-bending factMars moon lander set to launch on 19 OctoberThe Martian Moons Exploration mission is set to launch to study Mars's moons Phobos and Deimos. Because gravity on Phobos is extremely low, its accompanying rover, Idefix, will only weigh the equivalent of 15 grams on the moon's surface. See it for yourselfHow does a planet bend the geometry around it?Explore the spacetime lab. Travel from the Sun to Neptune, inspect the gravitational wells and compare gravity, escape speed and gravitational clock rates. Switch to the spatial-curvature view for an isolated-world close-up. Go deeper with our YouTube membersWatch our full researcher interviews with a Type 2 Civilization membership, alongside exclusive videos and updates. All memberships include early access, loyalty badges and member shout-outs. Explore membership perks on YouTube Stay curious. Think cosmic. Discovery and fact prepared with AI from original science reports. |
