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Friday, October 16, 20262 pieces
Launches & RocketsSpaceX Falcon 9 launches ISS resupply mission from Cape CanaveralLuisa Marconi · 2h
Thursday, October 15, 20267 pieces
Missions & ExplorationTwo asteroids will make close Earth approaches 12 December 2026Caleb Mbeki · 10h
Missions & ExplorationNASA selects GIMLI mission to investigate lunar Marius Hills pitCaleb Mbeki · 16h
Launches & RocketsSpaceX imposed unannounced Starlink limits disrupting Ukraine missions, official saysLuisa Marconi · 19h
Tuesday, October 13, 20264 pieces
Launches & RocketsArtemis II crew observed five micrometeorite impact flashes on the MoonTheo Anand · 3d
Launches & RocketsGaia-based study finds uneven solar mass loss will disrupt planetary orbitsLuisa Marconi · 3d
Monday, October 12, 202630 pieces
Missions & ExplorationJames Webb observes shifting water clouds on brown dwarf WISE 0855Luisa Marconi · 3d
Missions & ExplorationNASA Langley team maps lunar mission knowledge gaps ahead of base deploymentCaleb Mbeki · 3d
Launches & RocketsNASA requests contractor designs for 2030 lunar south pole nuclear reactorLuisa Marconi · 3d
Missions & ExplorationNASA's McKay confirms engineered bacterium not intended for Mars terraformingCaleb Mbeki · 3d
Missions & ExplorationNew study dates Oklahoma's Ames impact crater to 370 million years agoCaleb Mbeki · 3d
Missions & ExplorationHubble detects growing ten-sided wave at Saturn's south poleLuisa Marconi · 3d
The Sky & TelescopesFrancis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for neutrino astronomyArjun Nair · 3d
Launches & RocketsSouth Korea's Nuri rocket deploys all 15 payload satellites to 575km orbitLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsSouth Korea sets Nuri rocket launch time for 12:25pm local from Naro Space CenterTheo Anand · 3d
Missions & ExplorationSETI Institute proposes lunar soil search for extraterrestrial intelligenceCaleb Mbeki · 3d
Missions & ExplorationJames Webb captures new infrared images of the NGC 7129 nebulaLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsNASA publishes rare complete aurora ring image from SMILE satelliteTheo Anand · 3d
Launches & RocketsCrew-12 astronauts return to Earth after eight month ISS missionLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsNASA and SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts splash down after 237 days in orbitLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsWorld Space Week 2026 reveals theme, Webb artwork and ISS Pikachu missionLuisa Marconi · 3d
Missions & ExplorationESA Hera mission to perform braking manoeuvre ahead of Didymos asteroid rendezvousCaleb Mbeki · 3d
Launches & RocketsTeledyne signs NASA agreement to advance lunar surface power technologyLuisa Marconi · 3d
The Sky & TelescopesResearch finds solar mass loss will accelerate disintegration of the Solar SystemArjun Nair · 3d
Launches & RocketsSpaceX to attempt Falcon 9 military satellite launch Saturday after Monday abortLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsESA sets three priorities for post-ISS era, lunar presence, MarsLuisa Marconi · 3d
Launches & RocketsSpaceX obtains spectrum for 15,000-satellite mobile connectivity planLuisa Marconi · 4d
Sunday, October 11, 20262 pieces
Missions & ExplorationAstronomers capture most detailed image yet of the Pa 30 nebulaLuisa Marconi · 4d
Saturday, October 10, 20265 pieces
Missions & ExplorationNew planetary surface findings cover Venus geology, historic lunar archiveCaleb Mbeki · 5d
Launches & RocketsSophie Adenot becomes first French woman to complete three ISS spacewalksLuisa Marconi · 5d
Launches & RocketsSpaceX files for 32.4 mile natural gas pipeline to fuel Starship launches at Cape CanaveralLuisa Marconi · 5d
Friday, October 9, 20262 pieces
Thursday, October 8, 20267 pieces
Missions & ExplorationSupernova remnant Pa 30 named NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day for 7 October 2026Caleb Mbeki · 7d
Launches & RocketsRoyal Swedish Academy official refers to this year's prize as space ghost messengersLuisa Marconi · 7d
Missions & ExplorationNASA obligated $188.9M across three aerospace contractors on 1 October 2026Luisa Marconi · 8d
Missions & ExplorationKorea Astronomy Institute releases 2025 Chuseok full moon timings for SeoulLuisa Marconi · 8d
Missions & ExplorationNASA obligated $141.1M across four space vendors on 2 October 2026Luisa Marconi · 8d
Missions & ExplorationInternational astronomy team publishes 2026 observations of supernova remnant Pa 30Caleb Mbeki · 8d
Wednesday, October 7, 20267 pieces
Missions & ExplorationNational Academy astrobiology direction meeting opens 6 October 2026Caleb Mbeki · 8d
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseFive DNA/RNA nucleobases recovered from returned Ryugu and Bennu asteroid samplesCaleb Mbeki · 8d
Missions & ExplorationNASA selects GIMLI mission to investigate lunar Marius Hill lava tubeCaleb Mbeki · 8d
Missions & ExplorationAstronomers confirm planetary discovery via reanalysed ground telescope dataLuisa Marconi · 9d
Missions & ExplorationOctober 2026 full moon timing confirmed by US Naval ObservatoryLuisa Marconi · 9d
Missions & ExplorationTwo dwarf star consumption studies published in Nature AstronomyCaleb Mbeki · 9d
Tuesday, October 6, 20266 pieces
Missions & ExplorationISS astronaut photographs Saririaky anorthosite massif in MadagascarLuisa Marconi · 9d
Missions & ExplorationNearly 500,000 pounds of human material remains unregulated on the MoonLuisa Marconi · 9d
The Sky & TelescopesThree students win gold at 2026 International Astronomy and Astrophysics OlympiadArjun Nair · 10d
Launches & RocketsWorld Space Week begins on the anniversary of the Sputnik launchLuisa Marconi · 10d
Monday, October 5, 202611 pieces
Launches & RocketsGoogle launches prototype AI satellite aboard SpaceX Transporter-18Luisa Marconi · 10d
Launches & RocketsFour launch providers have not met industry required launch scale and cadenceLuisa Marconi · 10d
Launches & RocketsRussian Space Forces confirm new weapons adoption and military satellite launchesLuisa Marconi · 10d
Missions & ExplorationMoon at Third Quarter phase as NASA publishes October 2026 lunar observing detailsLuisa Marconi · 10d
Launches & RocketsNASA proceeds with Prima far-infrared space telescope, capped at $1.2 billionLuisa Marconi · 10d
The Sky & TelescopesGlobal health observatories report gaps in chemical safety and climate-linked skin disease dataTheo Anand · 11d
Sunday, October 4, 20268 pieces
Missions & ExplorationTwo 12th grade students advance to national stage of NASA asteroid searchLuisa Marconi · 11d
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseChicxulub crater samples continue to refine dinosaur extinction timelineCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Missions & ExplorationNASA administrator calls for revised planetary protection policies for Mars missionsCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Missions & ExplorationWebb observes young star systems with Moon-forming style impactsLuisa Marconi · 11d
Missions & ExplorationTohoku University team traces atmospheric haze to meteorite dustCaleb Mbeki · 11d
Missions & ExplorationWebb identifies mineral signatures of colliding planetary embryosLuisa Marconi · 11d
Missions & ExplorationNew exoplanet, white dwarf and lunar cave findings released this weekLuisa Marconi · 11d
Saturday, October 3, 20261 piece
Friday, October 2, 20268 pieces
Missions & ExplorationKorea Astronomy Institute times Chuseok moonrise and peak for SeoulLuisa Marconi · 13d
Missions & ExplorationAstronomers set upper limit on planets in 70 Oph AB binary systemLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsStarcloud and Firefly Aerospace agree lunar orbit AI computing payload dealLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsCrew-13 mission set for October 1 launch with record fast dockingLuisa Marconi · 2w
The Sky & TelescopesPopayán volcanic observatory downgrades alert as activity declinesArjun Nair · 2w
Launches & RocketsJessica Watkins set to become first NASA astronaut on two SpaceX Dragon launchesLuisa Marconi · 2w
Thursday, October 1, 202613 pieces
Launches & RocketsSpaceX Crew-13 will attempt fastest US flight to ISS on Thursday launchLuisa Marconi · 2w
Missions & ExplorationNew studies find differing Mars-Earth formation, simpler Enceladus ocean samplingLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX Dragon scheduled to dock at ISS 1 October with four international crewLuisa Marconi · 2w
Missions & ExplorationStarliner 2024 mishap left two astronauts stranded on ISS for nine monthsLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsChang'e-6 samples yield first natural lunar detection of γ-Fe iron phaseLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX Falcon 9 for Crew-13 vertical on pad ahead of record fast station flightLuisa Marconi · 2w
The Sky & TelescopesInternational team detects direct radio emissions from exoplanet Beta Pictoris bArjun Nair · 2w
Missions & ExplorationTwo space science papers examine lunar regolith fungi and undetected X-ray sourcesLuisa Marconi · 2w
Missions & ExplorationNASA issues directive to modernize planetary protection frameworkCaleb Mbeki · 2w
Tuesday, September 29, 202622 pieces
Missions & ExplorationNASA records eight awards on Sept 20, largest $74.3M to Bay Area instituteCaleb Mbeki · 2w
The Sky & TelescopesAstronomers report extreme optical brightness in radio galaxy NGC 1275Arjun Nair · 2w
Missions & ExplorationAstronomy experts issue viewing tips for September Moon-Saturn conjunctionLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsGoogle satellite launch delayed to October 1 due to missing licenseLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX stacks Starship for test flight, multiple missions scheduled through OctoberLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsStudy places viable origin of life conditions on early Earth at 4.33 billion years agoTheo Anand · 2w
Missions & ExplorationNASA budget authority holds at $44B at close of 2026 fiscal yearLuisa Marconi · 2w
Missions & ExplorationStudy finds lunar water insufficient for million-person citiesLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsBuenos Aires high school students set for October 23 homemade rocket launchLuisa Marconi · 2w
Monday, September 28, 202611 pieces
Launches & RocketsOSIRIS-REx Bennu samples contain amino acids, show shared cosmic originTheo Anand · 2w
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseTwo separate findings bracket the asteroid impact that ended the dinosaur ageCaleb Mbeki · 2w
The Sky & TelescopesAstronomers detect first confirmed radio emission from exoplanet Beta Pictoris bArjun Nair · 2w
Launches & RocketsTusk warns Russia plans hybrid drone and rocket attacks on Ukraine supporting statesLuisa Marconi · 2w
Launches & RocketsCrew-13 astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of Thursday launchLuisa Marconi · 2w
Missions & ExplorationSaturn will appear near the full Harvest Moon through Monday 2026Luisa Marconi · 2w
Sunday, September 27, 20262 pieces
Missions & ExplorationAstrophysicists propose Webb's little red dots are early supermassive black holesLuisa Marconi · 2w
The Sky & TelescopesVLT detects bow shock outflow around white dwarf 730 light-years awayArjun Nair · 2w
Saturday, September 26, 20261 piece
Thursday, September 24, 20266 pieces
Missions & ExplorationPlanet Elias 2-24 b confirmed after decade of disk observationsLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsNASA to launch SR-1 Freedom to Mars in late 2028, first fission-powered spacecraftLuisa Marconi · 3w
Missions & ExplorationNASA's Space Algae-1 grows 40 generations of UV-mutagenised algae on ISSLuisa Marconi · 3w
Wednesday, September 23, 202611 pieces
Missions & ExplorationHypothetical Venus moons would all collapse into the planet, models findCaleb Mbeki · 3w
Missions & ExplorationNIT Srinagar opens India's first campus observatory among NITsCaleb Mbeki · 3w
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseUS council says asteroid impact energy tops out at 150 megatonsCaleb Mbeki · 3w
Launches & RocketsSpectrum rocket reaches Earth orbit from European soil for the first timeTheo Anand · 3w
Missions & ExplorationJWST observes first stellar occultation by a small Solar System bodyLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsExolaunch to integrate payloads for SpaceX Starfall Earth-return missionLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsJapan plans AI robot competition on the International Space StationLuisa Marconi · 3w
Tuesday, September 22, 20263 pieces
Missions & ExplorationStudies question feasibility of large-scale Moon water extractionLuisa Marconi · 3w
Monday, September 21, 20266 pieces
Missions & ExplorationUS Air Force secretary admits to space control weapons in orbitLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsNASA discovers crater McGetchin, largest recent impact crater on MoonLuisa Marconi · 3w
Missions & ExplorationBuilding-size impact carved 141-foot crater on the Moon, NASA saysLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsAsteroid mining could cut platinum carbon footprint by 99.6%, study estimatesTheo Anand · 3w
Sunday, September 20, 202612 pieces
Launches & RocketsChina launches GalaxySpace radar satellites on 668th Long March missionLuisa Marconi · 3w
Missions & ExplorationNASA says Roman telescope's fuel could stretch to 22 years of scienceCaleb Mbeki · 3w
Launches & RocketsSpace Cargo Unlimited books 2028 Starship flight for orbital factoryLuisa Marconi · 3w
Missions & ExplorationNASA finds largest fresh crater in the solar system on the MoonLuisa Marconi · 3w
Launches & RocketsKim Jong Un tours factories building HIMARS-like rocket launchersLuisa Marconi · 3w
Missions & ExplorationBennu surface 50 times weaker than ground coffee, sample analysis showsLuisa Marconi · 3w
Saturday, September 19, 20263 pieces
The Sky & TelescopesResearchers find krypton-88 capture rate below theoretical predictionsArjun Nair · 3w
Launches & RocketsNASA awards SpaceX $946M for three more space station crew flightsLuisa Marconi · 3w
Friday, September 18, 20262 pieces
Missions & ExplorationGen. Caine says US military must be ready to fight from seabed to cislunar spaceLuisa Marconi · 4w
Wednesday, September 16, 20261 piece
Tuesday, September 15, 20262 pieces
Launches & RocketsVega C set to launch Sentinel-3C and FLEX satellites from KourouLuisa Marconi · 4w
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseMercury may have shrunk 30% more than thought, study saysCaleb Mbeki · 4w
Monday, September 14, 202613 pieces
Missions & ExplorationNASA says lunar cycle lasts 29.5 days, lists eight moon phasesLuisa Marconi · 4w
The Sky & TelescopesSun may have swallowed a super-Earth early in its history, study proposesTheo Anand · 4w
Launches & RocketsNASA and IBM launch open-source AI model to find lunar water iceLuisa Marconi · 4w
Missions & ExplorationMOONS spectrograph makes first observations at Very Large TelescopeLuisa Marconi · 4w
Missions & ExplorationResearchers discover 84 hypersoft X-ray sources in Chandra archiveCaleb Mbeki · 4w
Launches & RocketsNASA commits to open Artemis data sharing with global science communityLuisa Marconi · 4w
Launches & RocketsPesquet to fly third ISS mission in 2027 aboard Vast-sponsored DragonLuisa Marconi · 4w
Missions & ExplorationRoman Space Telescope set for early 2026 observations, NASA saysCaleb Mbeki · 4w
Launches & RocketsLoft Orbital and Marlan Space plan $1bn AI satellite constellation expansionLuisa Marconi · 4w
Sunday, September 13, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsRocket Lab releases lighter space solar cell for satellite powerLuisa Marconi · 4w
Missions & ExplorationWebb telescope finds 27 new objects beyond Neptune in deepest survey yetLuisa Marconi · 4w
Launches & RocketsT-Mobile CFO says Starlink satellite cellular service is no competitive threatLuisa Marconi · 4w
Saturday, September 12, 20268 pieces
Missions & ExplorationHubble captures decagon-shaped cloud pattern at Saturn's south poleCaleb Mbeki · 4w
Launches & RocketsNASA expands Blue Marble Space study of prolonged spaceflight physiologyLuisa Marconi · 4w
Launches & RocketsNASA names Wiseman and Glover emeritus astronauts after Artemis IILuisa Marconi · 4w
Launches & RocketsTwo NASA astronauts retire from spaceflight, transition to emeritus rolesLuisa Marconi · 4w
Launches & RocketsArtemis II commander Wiseman, pilot Glover enter NASA astronaut emeritus programLuisa Marconi · 4w
Tuesday, September 8, 202610 pieces
Launches & RocketsIsar Aerospace makes history with first European orbital launch from continental EuropeLuisa Marconi · 5w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX launches Falcon 9 with 27 Starlink satellites from CaliforniaLuisa Marconi · 5w
Launches & RocketsIsar Aerospace launches Spectrum rocket with six payloads from NorwayLuisa Marconi · 5w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX targets Flight 14 launch by May 15 for new Starlink satellitesLuisa Marconi · 5w
Monday, September 7, 202613 pieces
Launches & RocketsNew framework predicts asteroid impact sites from orbital data aloneTheo Anand · 5w
Launches & RocketsSpaceX VP says all future Florida Starlink missions will fly on StarshipTheo Anand · 5w
Launches & RocketsHyundai executives pledge steel for SpaceX rockets and Atlas robotsLuisa Marconi · 5w
Asteroids & Planetary DefenseAsteroid CERNQ52 enters Earth atmosphere over Indian OceanCaleb Mbeki · 5w
Sunday, September 6, 20269 pieces
Launches & RocketsISRO confirms EOS-05 imaging satellite in stable geosynchronous orbitLuisa Marconi · 5w
Saturday, September 5, 20262 pieces
Friday, September 4, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsChinese spaceplane releases satellite that loops around another craftLuisa Marconi · 5w
Thursday, September 3, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsEutelsat OneWeb seeks Indian security approval for satellite constellationTheo Anand · 6w
Wednesday, September 2, 20265 pieces
Launches & RocketsSolar storm in November 2025 threw off global navigation by 33 feetLuisa Marconi · 6w
Launches & RocketsNASA astronauts complete six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to upgrade International Space StationLuisa Marconi · 6w
Tuesday, September 1, 20261 piece
Monday, August 31, 20262 pieces
Sunday, August 30, 20261 piece
Saturday, August 29, 20262 pieces
Launches & RocketsNASA Administrator Isaacman outlines lunar base and nuclear power plansLuisa Marconi · 6w
Friday, August 28, 20261 piece
Thursday, August 27, 20262 pieces
Wednesday, August 26, 20264 pieces
Tuesday, August 25, 20266 pieces
Launches & RocketsNASA targets December 2028 launch for nuclear-powered Space Reactor-1 FreedomLuisa Marconi · 7w
Monday, August 24, 20263 pieces
Launches & RocketsUkraine seeks Starlink access over Russian territory amid missile attacksLuisa Marconi · 7w
Sunday, August 23, 20267 pieces
Friday, August 21, 20265 pieces