Space science
Copernicus publishes new satellite-data catalogue access details
The October notice lists expanded search fields and higher burst limits. Its printed date for replacing the old service predates publication.
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Human spaceflight
Station log documents Menon’s Earth-observation hardware transfer
NASA’s October 14 account covers a move from Destiny to Columbus. It gives no observing result or explanation for the relocation.
Weather data
EUMETSAT plans weather-data sharing through global network
An October 15 notice schedules Metop-SGA1 radio-occultation and microwave observations for distribution through WIS2 from October 21, with separate subscription topics for the two products.
Earth observation
Copernicus plans November upgrade for Sentinel-5P atmospheric products
The October 13 notice warns of a near-real-time data gap during deployment and details cloud-screening and nitrogen-dioxide product changes.
Space medicine
Station log records Anil Menon’s October eye checks
NASA’s October 13 entry describes medical imaging to study microgravity’s effects on the eye. It reports activity, with no clinical findings.
Weather satellites
EUMETSAT declares Meteosat infrared sounder data operational
The operator’s October 13 notice records the transition from pre-operational observations and supplies filename examples bearing the operational marker.
Earth observation
ESA publishes Sentinel-3C’s first images and radar measurements
The 8 October release shows early observations from the Copernicus satellite; ESA expects another five months of commissioning before service.
Auroras
Anil Menon posts green aurora video from space station
The astronaut’s dated X post shows the atmospheric display. His caption links it to solar activity, without a storm-strength measurement.
Atmospheric science
EUMETSAT releases preliminary Metop data for atmospheric research
The October 7 release notice sets out access to global infrared measurements through EUMETCast and the Data Store, while warning that commissioning continues and delivery may stop without notice.
Space astronomy
AstroSat measures gamma-ray burst across two detector bands
The October 8 circular separates CZTI’s detector measurements for the October 7 burst; its Compton-event analysis remains preliminary.
Re-entry research
NASA documents Anil Menon’s heat-shield capsule preparations
An October 7 photograph records the Indian-origin astronaut holding a capsule aboard Cygnus. NASA’s subsequent report describes planned re-entry measurements, with no performance results established.
Fast radio bursts
Science publishes Manisha Caleb’s study of farthest radio burst
Webb observations reveal a young, star-forming host galaxy, but the study does not establish what generated the signal detected in 2024.