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- Webb reveals stunning panorama of star formation ESA · 15 Sep 2026 This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope released to the public so far. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwa...
- This is by far the most peaceful Atlantic hurricane season we've ever seen Ars Technica · 15 Sep 2026 But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
- Avio Launches Second Successful Vega C Flight of 2026 European Spaceflight · 15 Sep 2026 Italian launch services provider Avio has successfully completed its second Vega-C flight of 2026, deploying the European Commission’s third Sentinel-3 Earth observation satellite and ESA’s FLEX mission. The Vega-C rocke...
- FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch highlights ESA · 15 Sep 2026 ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in Europe...
- Iceye’s global presence expands to address sovereign demand SpaceNews · 15 Sep 2026 Since raising more than $1 billion in a Series F funding round, Iceye has moved rapidly to address growing demand for sovereign space capabilities. In quick succession, the Finnish synthetic […]
- Relive the launch of FLEX and Sentinel-3C ESA · 15 Sep 2026 Watch the full replay of the launch of ESA’s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite. Both were launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French G...
- APOD: 2026 September 15 – A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus NASA · 15 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 15 – 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 photo...
- Avio launches pair of climate monitoring European spacecraft to study plants, oceans and atmospheric changes Spaceflight Now · 15 Sep 2026 The mission, with the shorthand VV30, is the second launch of a Vega-C rocket managed solely by Avio without Arianespace. Liftoff from Ensemble de Lancement Vega at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana happened at 10:21 p...
- FLEX and Sentinel-3C launched ESA · 15 Sep 2026 The European Space Agency’s FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in E...
- State Department Launches Space Catalyst Partnership SpacePolicyOnline.com · 15 Sep 2026 During Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s trip to Peru last week, the State Department announced a new Space Catalyst Partnership with Artemis Accords countries to expand commercial and civil space
- Live coverage: Avio to launch spacecraft to monitor plant health and ocean conditions Spaceflight Now · 14 Sep 2026 The mission, with the shorthand VV30, is the second launch of a Vega-C rocket managed solely by Avio without Arianespace. Liftoff from Ensemble de Lancement Vega at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is scheduled for 10...
- Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft Ars Technica · 14 Sep 2026 "NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria."
- Meink: U.S. Has Orbiting Space Control Weapons SpacePolicyOnline.com · 14 Sep 2026 Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed today that the United States has orbiting space control weapons. Speaking at the AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, MD this
- Webinar 9/23: NASA CSDA Program Update 2026 NASA · 14 Sep 2026 This webinar will provide an overview of the CSDA program’s goals and activities, including the new Cal/Val initiative, and more.
- New Crops, Health Research Proposals to Help NASA Advance Exploration NASA · 14 Sep 2026 NASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food off-planet, while another six advance the understanding of how unique conditions associa...
- Ship 42 wraps chopsticks tests, Flight 14 moves to NET Sept. 22 NASASpaceflight · 14 Sep 2026 SpaceX has completed multi-day catch-related testing with unflown Ship 42 at Pad 2, then rolled…
- Sept. 21: What Comes Next for On-Orbit Servicing? SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2026 Join us for conversations about the tech, policies and business models required to build a functioning in-orbit logistics ecosystem
- NASA Welcomes Djibouti as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory NASA · 14 Sep 2026 The Republic of Djibouti became the 72nd nation and eighth African country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The Artemis Accords are the first set of practical princ...
- NASA Kicks Off Inspiration Tour with Steelers vs. Falcons Game NASA · 14 Sep 2026 Fans pose for a photo with an astronaut in the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASA’s...
- Commercial Rockets Bring New Life to Stennis Space Scout · 14 Sep 2026 Sixty years since its first test firings began, NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is welcoming Blue Origin and Relativity Space to its facilities.
- Space’s growing billion-dollar club SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2026 Download our new mapping of every space company valued at $1 billion or more.
- Summer Training: Catching Up With NASA’s Astronaut Candidates NASA · 14 Sep 2026 Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft? So did NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class. The 10 candidates have been working their way through a comprehensive and rigorous training...
- Questions? Ask our Hera Space Companion! ESA · 14 Sep 2026 Meet a key member of our Hera asteroid mission team: the Hera Space Companion, not just an AI chatbot but a dynamic mission-linked communication platform, designed to make the European Space Agency’s first planetary defe...
- ESA’s FLEX mission reveals the secret glow of plants ESA · 14 Sep 2026 Plants may look still and silent, but every leaf is constantly responding to its environment.
- FLEX and Sentinel-3C ready for liftoff on Vega-C ESA · 14 Sep 2026 Two Earth observation satellites – ESA’s Fluorescence Explorer (FLEX) satellite, and the third satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission – are encapsulated inside the nose cone of a Vega-C launcher and are awaiting...
- APOD: 2026 September 14 – Where Your Elements Came From NASA · 14 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 14 –… 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 photogr...
- An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada NASA · 14 Sep 2026 Reds, yellows, and oranges are already sweeping across tundra landscapes in Nunavut.
- Vega C set to launch the ESA Sentinel-3C and FLEX missions from Kourou NASASpaceflight · 13 Sep 2026 Avio S.p.A., the Italian prime contractor, launch service provider, and launch operator for the Vega…
- What’s Happening in Space Policy September 13-19, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 13 Sep 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 13-19, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in session
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch final 3 O3b mPOWER satellites for SES Spaceflight Now · 13 Sep 2026 The launch marks the 400th orbital flight from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff is scheduled during an 87-minute window that opens at 2:49 p.m. EDT (1849 UTC).
- Sirius Space Fires Complete STAR-1 Rocket Engine for the First Time European Spaceflight · 13 Sep 2026 French launch startup Sirius Space Services has successfully test-fired a complete prototype of its STAR-1 rocket engine for the first time. The company announced the milestone on 12 September, stating that it had conduc...
- APOD: 2026 September 13 – Comet NEOWISE Rising over the Adriatic Sea NASA · 13 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 13 –… 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 photogr...
- Europe’s commercial launch sector picking up the pace NASASpaceflight · 12 Sep 2026 The European space sector is enjoying a run of advances in September, highlighted by Isar…
- First HyPrSpace Baguette One Launch Slips to 2027 European Spaceflight · 12 Sep 2026 French launch startup HyPrSpace announced on 11 September that it has pushed the inaugural flight of its Baguette One suborbital rocket to 2027. In June 2025, HyPrSpace announced that it would launch the inaugural flight...
- Help Refine Data from Space Telescopes with Artifact InSPECtor NASA · 11 Sep 2026 How do scientists studying space with data from a telescope hundreds of thousands of miles away know that what they are seeing is real? A new NASA project, Artifact InSPECtor, invites you to find out – and by doing so, t...
- NASA’s Chandra Spots Galactic Gem NASA · 11 Sep 2026 Two galaxies merge at a furious rate in this Aug. 25, 2026, image of the II Zw 096 system. This and several other images of both visually and scientifically interesting galaxies were released by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Obse...
- NASA moving at warp speed to set up US Space Academy Ars Technica · 11 Sep 2026 NASA asks US states to show them the money.
- ESA Space Environment Report 2026 ESA · 11 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Discuss Station Mission, Upcoming Return NASA · 11 Sep 2026 Media are invited to hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 2:45 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaw...
- NASA Boosts Open Science, Data Sharing with Artemis Accords NASA · 11 Sep 2026 The science from every Moon rock sample, lunar dataset, and discovery produced through NASA’s Artemis program will be shared by the agency with the global scientific community. That commitment is upheld by all 71 countri...