A rare 'Dumbo' octopus, with ear-like fins similar to the 1940s Disney cartoon character in the film 'Dumbo', was caught on camera. The octopus was filmed by a remotely-operated Ocean Exploration Trust vehicle. The octopus hovered in front of the camera 2,665 metres deep on an unnamed seamount in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the North Pacific Ocean. readmore...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson congratulated the team of the OSIRIS-REx mission that successfully returned an asteroid sample to Earth on Sunday. "It will give scientists an extraordinary glimpse into the beginnings of our solar system," Nelson said. A capsule containing the sample landed at the Utah Test and Training Range after a 3.86-billion-mile journey. readmore...

ISRO Chairman S Somanath said if Vikram lander and Pragyan rover wake up, the space agency can repeat some experiments to get new data. "If we do one more 'hop', we can get a new dataset from another location, which is good," Somanath stated. The lander successfully underwent a hop experiment on the Moon earlier this month. readmore...

A video shared by NASA on X showed the moment OSIRIS-REx sample capsule landed at the Utah Test and Training Range after a 3.86-billion-mile journey. The capsule has the US' first pristine asteroid sample. "This marks the US' first sample return mission of its kind and will open a time capsule to the beginnings of our solar system," NASA said. readmore...

A capsule carrying NASA's first asteroid sample collected in space has returned to Earth. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swung by Earth, releasing a capsule containing an estimated 250 grams of asteroid rocks and soil toward a landing zone in Utah desert. The sample is expected to help scientists answer questions about the origins of our solar system, according to NASA. readmore...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx dropped samples of potentially-hazardous asteroid 'Bennu' to Earth today. The asteroid, around 500 metres wide, is said to be "a time capsule from the early solar system" and some of its minerals could be older than the solar system. Bennu is likely rich in organic molecules and might also have water trapped in its minerals. readmore...

Chandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover couldn't leave clear imprints of India's National Emblem and the ISRO logo on the Moon's surface despite having them embossed in its rear wheels, ISRO Chairman S Somanath confirmed to TOI. "The lunar soil is not acting dusty, but is lumpy," Somanath said. "Something is binding the soil, we need to study what's binding it," he added. readmore...

A rocket carrying a US Space Force satellite left a temporary red glow in the sky after the launch, indicating that it likely punched a hole in Earth's ionosphere, Spaceweather.com reported. The rocket was launched by Firefly Aerospace from California on September 14. The launch took place within 24 hours of receiving a launch notice from the US Space Force. readmore...

ISRO Chairman S Somanath has said that they don't know when the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover will wake up. "It could be tomorrow, or it could also be on the final day of the lunar day. But we are trying," he said. ISRO made attempts to establish contact with the lander on September 22 but didn't receive any signals. readmore...

Elon Musk-led SpaceX launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on Saturday night (EDT). A Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the satellites, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a landing few minutes after liftoff. It landed on SpaceX's 'Just Read the Instructions' droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. readmore...