Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026

Published on September 18, 2026
Star-forming region IC 348 (NIRCam image)

Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026

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A galaxy spinning out of sync

September 18, 2026
Image: Though the spiral galaxy in this new image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over one thousand galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large cluster of galaxies bound together by gravity.As a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky

SpaceX’s Starship will orbit Earth for first time during next flight

September 18, 2026
Starship's next test flight will be its first orbital mission. The craft will also release working Starlink V3 satellites for the first time, making the flight the first commercially useful Starship mission