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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Satellite view of Hurricane Simon, a tight white spiral with a small eye, just off the green coast of Mexico — Hurricane Simon churns off Mexico's Pacific coast in this image acquired with VIIRS on the Suomi NPP satellite on Oct. 11, 2026. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright) · Source ↗

In this edition

Hurricane Simon lingered off Mexico, NASA tested batteries built for the lunar night, Social Security set a 3.6 percent raise for 2027, and Chandra explained the Treble Clef. In this edition: earth, Hurricane Simon Stalls off Mexico; space, The Galaxy Clusters Behind the 'Treble Clef'; technology, Batteries Built for the Lunar Night. Every fact comes straight from primary sources, listed below.

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Earth · Oct 14, 2026

Hurricane Simon Stalls off Mexico

Hurricane Simon drifted slowly southwest of Cabo Corrientes on Oct. 14, the National Hurricane Center said, while NASA's Earth Observatory published satellite images of the storm at its peak near Mexico's coast.

Space · Oct 14, 2026

The Galaxy Clusters Behind the 'Treble Clef'

Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory found that a radio structure nicknamed the 'Treble Clef' sits in two merging galaxy clusters, NASA said Oct. 14.

Technology · Oct 14, 2026

Batteries Built for the Lunar Night

NASA researchers are developing solid-state batteries that could survive the extreme cold of the Moon's South Pole, the agency said Oct. 14.

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Image and footage credits

Lead image: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)
NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)
Lead image: X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF-IRA/A. Botteon et al.; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk · Chandra image use policy (no copyright asserted for Chandra content; use per NASA guidelines)
X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF-IRA/A. Botteon et al.; Infrared: UKIDSS-GPS; Radio: ASTRON/LOFAR; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk · Includes third-party data (UKIDSS-GPS, ASTRON/LOFAR) that may be copyrighted; linked, not rehosted
Lead image: NASA/Ryan Hill · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)
NASA/Ryan Hill · NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines (NASA content generally not subject to U.S. copyright)