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- NASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn NASA · 6 Oct 2026 A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been waiting to see up close...
- ESA at IAC 2026 – Day 2 ESA · 6 Oct 2026 International cooperation remained at the heart of ESA’s participation in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye, as ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher held a series of high-level meet...
- The EU Extends SALTO Deadline Again as Themis Hop Test Slips European Spaceflight · 6 Oct 2026 The European Commission has extended the deadline for the SALTO reusable launcher project to the end of 2026, giving the programme another three months to complete the first hop test of Europe’s Themis reusable rocket de...
- NASA’s Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets NASA · 6 Oct 2026 A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resi...
- Webb captures commotion from nebula’s stellar jets ESA · 6 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missions NASASpaceflight · 6 Oct 2026 NASA has stacked the center segments of both Artemis III solid rocket boosters on Mobile…
- How to record rocket emissions ESA · 6 Oct 2026 A research aircraft chased a sub-orbital rocket launch in Sweden to see how space agencies can better monitor and understand emissions in our atmosphere.
- Watch Sophie Adenot return to Earth ESA · 6 Oct 2026 On 7 October 2026, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates will undock from the International Space Station at around 12:05 GMT/14:05 CEST to begin their journey back to Earth.
- European rover trains for Mars in the desert ESA · 6 Oct 2026 For eight days, a Mars rover prototype travelled 220 metres across a barren landscape, following commands from a science team some 1200 kilometres away.
- APOD: 2026 October 6 – A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE NASA · 6 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 6 – A… 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 photogra...
- The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay NASA · 6 Oct 2026 Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab NASA · 6 Oct 2026 Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APX...
- A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars? NASA · 6 Oct 2026 Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance ha...
- NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live NASA · 5 Oct 2026 NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. An Oct. 7 undock...
- Launch Preview: Flights from South Korea, China, USA planned for this week NASASpaceflight · 5 Oct 2026 On the heels of an impactful few days of launches from SpaceX, this week shapes…
- Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2026 Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering […]
- ESA at IAC 2026 – Day 1 ESA · 5 Oct 2026 Stronger European capabilities and deeper international cooperation were at the heart of ESA’s first day at the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye. From exploration to the contribution of...
- NASA Astronaut Christina Koch at Eagles vs. Rams NASA · 5 Oct 2026 NASA astronaut and mission specialist of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Christina Koch, leads the fans in singing the Eagles Fight Song from the field at an NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles...
- NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety NASA · 5 Oct 2026 NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds. The...
- Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case NASA · 5 Oct 2026 New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of “dead” white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.
- Contacting NASA’s Langley Research Center NASA · 5 Oct 2026 By Mail: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23681-2199 By Phone: Operator: (757) 864-1000 Public & Media Inquiries: larc-dl-public-inquiries@mail.nasa.gov Partnerships:larc-...
- Second HyImpulse Suborbital SR75 Flight Slips to 2027 European Spaceflight · 5 Oct 2026 German launch startup HyImpulse has pushed the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket into spring 2027. On 1 October, HyImpulse announced that it had secured a launch operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Auth...
- Agile Space Industries Strengthens Board and Corporate Development to Support Continued Growth SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2026 DURANGO, Colo., Oct. 5, 2026 — Agile Space Industries today announced that Jonathan Baliff has joined its Board of Directors, bringing extensive experience in aerospace, finance, and corporate leadership. His […]
- Presentations at Industry Space Days ESA · 5 Oct 2026 Presentations at Industry Space Days
- Vacuuming the ventilation grids in Columbus ESA · 5 Oct 2026 This video was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:
- APOD: 2026 October 5 – M104: The Sombrero Galaxy’s Tidal Streams NASA · 5 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 5 – M104:… 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 phot...
- Moon-Like Madagascar NASA · 5 Oct 2026 A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.
- ESA, CAS release first images from SMILE; officially begin science operations NASASpaceflight · 4 Oct 2026 Following its launch in May and a multi-month commissioning period, the joint European Space Agency…
- Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek NASA · 4 Oct 2026 Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Before we landed, the area of Gale crater that we planned to explore was divided up int...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2026 The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is sch...
- What’s Happening in Space Policy October 4-10, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 4 Oct 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 4-10, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
- Mapping the Gaps in NASA’s Return to the Moon, featuring Richard Spolzino NASA · 4 Oct 2026 “I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the thing he’s chasing. Not a title, not a specific mission, not even NASA itself, just the abili...
- APOD: 2026 October 4 – Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey NASA · 4 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 4 –… 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...
- ESA to pursue crew transport and space stations as European launchers come online NASASpaceflight · 3 Oct 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) recently started investigating options for a European-led space station. The…
- APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge NASA · 3 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 3 –… 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...
- NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia NASA · 2 Oct 2026 As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams game in Philade...
- Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission NASA · 2 Oct 2026 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut An...
- NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat NASA · 2 Oct 2026 The engineering development unit for NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) probe is photographed prior to a major thermal evaluation. The DAVINCI team put the yoga ba...
- US military ends long-running program to spot nuclear missile launches Ars Technica · 2 Oct 2026 A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.
- NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires NASA · 2 Oct 2026 The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what’s known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenom...