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1. 28.09.2026 Universe Today

   Hubble examined the spiral galaxy NGC 4693 in the Virgo cluster and found traces of its unusual past.

2. 28.09.2026 NASA

   NASA is preparing the crewed mission SpaceX Crew-13: four crew members will fly to the ISS for research and maintenance of the station.

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3. 28.09.2026 3DNews original

   On September 28, SpaceX's Starship in its 14th test successfully reached orbit for the first time, although some engines operated intermittently.

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4. 28.09.2026 Universe Today

   A microreactor at 1000 °C is proposed for lunar bases: the lunar night lasts about two weeks, and temperatures drop to −223 °C.

5. 28.09.2026 arXiv astro-ph

   Based on multi-band observations, Hubble constructed a unified model of gravitational lenses for eight doubly imaged quasars.

6. 28.09.2026 Spaceflight Now

   The first orbital flight of Starship from Starbase is set to deploy 26 Starlink version 3 satellites.

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7. 26.09.2026 TASS original

   The Crew-13 crew, including Teteriatnikov, arrived at the launch site in Florida; the Falcon 9 launch with Crew Dragon is scheduled for October 1.

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8. 25.09.2026 NASA

   Hubble's image from September 18 shows the seemingly calm spiral NGC 4698, within which a chaotic secret is hidden.