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NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium (opens in new tab)
Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Moon, sustainable lunar infrastructure, advanced space propulsion, and the evolving space workforce. Panels […]
NASA ·
Spiral’s Edge (opens in new tab)
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey looking at 260 satellite galaxies around 22 Milky Way-like host galaxies within a radius of […]
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Moon’s South Pole Not the Only Compelling Location for Human Exploration (opens in new tab)
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies four locations on the Moon separate from the South Pole where human exploration could yield valuable scientific […]
SpacePolicyOnline.com ·
Rethinking networks in space with Aalyria’s Brian Barritt (opens in new tab)
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with the CEO of Aalyria Brian Barritt about how networks are evolving, what scaling the company means and the role of software interoperability […] The post Rethinking networks in space with Aalyria’s Brian Barritt appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceNews ·
ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test (opens in new tab)
The European Space Agency (ESA) has provided new details about the failed Space Rider drop test, confirming that the vehicle’s parafoil detached during deployment, sending the full-scale test model back to terra firma more rapidly than planned. Speaking at an ESA media briefing on 22 October, Géraldine Naja, the agency’s Director of Space Transportation, provided […] The post ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test appeared first on European Spaceflight.
European Spaceflight ·
350th ESA Council: Media information session (opens in new tab)
Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair at delegate level Juan Carlos Cortés outline the key decisions and main outcomes of the 350th Council meeting held at ESA Headquarters in Paris on 21—22 October 2026.
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Resilience takes centre stage at the NAVISP Industry Days (opens in new tab)
Resilience, maritime and drone applications, and alternative navigation technologies were on the menu of the sixth edition of the European Space Agency's (ESA) NAVISP Industry Days, which brought together over 350 participants in Rome, Italy for two days of discussions, networking and collaboration.
ESA ·
MMX Lifts Off on Mission to Explore Moons of Mars (opens in new tab)
The five-year mission will return samples from Mars’ moon Phobos and answer long-standing questions about the moon’s origin.
Space Scout ·
Help a lost lunar rover find its way in new ESA competition (opens in new tab)
A small rover is alone on the Moon, with no signal and no idea of its position. All it has is a panoramic camera and an aerial map of the Moon’s surface. The lunar night is fast approaching… can you help the rover find its way before it’s too late?
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ESA Open Days 2026 (opens in new tab)
ESA Open Days 2026 welcomed over 23 000 visitors across its six establishments, giving the public the opportunity to discover more about Europe’s space activities, meet the people behind the missions and explore how ESA is shaping the future of space.
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ESA Council approves appointment of two new directors (opens in new tab)
The European Space Agency Council has approved the appointment of two new directors: Andrzej Banasiak as Director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership, and Nicolaus Hanowski as Director of Space Operations.
ESA ·
Stars brewing in a nebulous cauldron (opens in new tab)
From the ESA Blogs.
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Moon crane to take a load off lunar landers (opens in new tab)
From the ESA Blogs.
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APOD: 2026 October 22 – The First Green Star, WD J1330+6435 (opens in new tab)
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 22 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The First […]
NASA ·
Fires Char New Guinea (opens in new tab)
Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.
NASA ·
Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community (opens in new tab)
NASA Science wants to deliver science faster, so we’re changing how we compete and select missions. On Monday, October 26, we will host a virtual NASA Science Town Hall.
NASA ·
NASA Conducts RS-25 Engine Test in Support of Future Artemis Missions (opens in new tab)
NASA tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21 on the Fred Haise Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Test teams fired the developmental engine for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. During […]
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China readies first commercial resupply craft, first booster reflight, and next landing attempt (opens in new tab)
As its launch cadence continues to grow, China is stepping further towards reusable rockets as… The post China readies first commercial resupply craft, first booster reflight, and next landing attempt appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASASpaceflight ·
NASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, Exploration (opens in new tab)
Interstellar probes. Lunar drones. Helicopters on Mars. When a group of Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began conducting rocket-propulsion tests in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct. 31, 1936, they had no idea that their work marked the inception of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Ninety years later, the lab, now managed by Caltech for NASA, isn’t […]
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SpaceX will attempt to reach weekly Starship launches by early 2027 (opens in new tab)
"We have had significant constructive engagement with the FAA."
Arstechnica ·