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- MTG-I2 reaches its final orbit ESA · 9 Sep 2026 Europe’s Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 (MTG-I2) satellite has reached its designated orbit at 36 000 km from Earth and is ready to begin its commissioning phase, preparing it to provide years of service to improve w...
- Anak Krakatau Rumbles Again NASA · 9 Sep 2026 A powerful eruption from the Indonesian volcano lofted ash into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and degrading air quality.
- From the Corps to the Cosmos, featuring Jaden Caradine NASA · 8 Sep 2026 Jaden Caradine knew he wanted to be an engineer at eight years old. He just took a winding road to get there. Before he enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, before he discovered the field that would become h...
- NASA Calls for Proposals to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies NASA · 8 Sep 2026 NASA is seeking proposals to advance the technology and infrastructure needed to explore the Moon and establish a Moon Base in the lunar South Pole region. Announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the solicitation targets capabili...
- Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud NASA · 8 Sep 2026 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a photogenic nebula, N44, in the Large Magellanic Cloud in this Sept. 3, 2026, image. N44 is dominated by two features: a vast central void and a shell of dense, dusty gas. The cent...
- The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million in Series C Funding European Spaceflight · 8 Sep 2026 European space logistics startup The Exploration Company has raised $450 million (€387 million) in a Series C funding round to support the development of its Nyx capsule and Storm rocket engine. Announced on 8 September,...
- NASA Technique for Manipulating Satellite Photos Now Reveals Ancient Images NASA · 8 Sep 2026 Algorithm NASA first applied to satellite imagery is now used to peer into antiquity
- 1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day NASA · 8 Sep 2026 More than 1,000 visitors explored NASA sea level science firsthand during World Ocean Day at the University of Georgia Aquarium on Skidaway Island on June 6, 2026.
- NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past NASA · 8 Sep 2026 For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our solar system, Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs). Some of these are the s...
- Stoke Space sets debut launch target, reveals plans for larger rocket Ars Technica · 8 Sep 2026 The space economy will grow exactly as fast as we can launch rockets.
- HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October European Spaceflight · 8 Sep 2026 Maritime and aviation notices indicate that HyImpulse could attempt the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland as early as 5 October. On 2 September, Norwegian air navigation serv...
- Anak Krakatau eruption by Sentinel-3 ESA · 8 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- APOD: 2026 September 8 – Hubble: Decagon Around Saturn’s South Pole NASA · 8 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 8 –… 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 Otherworldly Geology of Vasquez Rocks NASA · 8 Sep 2026 Layers of sedimentary rock that jut from the Soledad Basin at surprising angles have long enthralled television and film producers, including the team behind Star Trek.
- Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world NASASpaceflight · 7 Sep 2026 Five orbital launches are expected this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to launch from…
- Artemis III SLS stacking advances as Orion results confirm trajectory fix NASASpaceflight · 7 Sep 2026 Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have pushed Artemis III Space Launch System hardware another…
- Isar Aerospace Soars to Orbit On Historic Second Launch Space Scout · 7 Sep 2026 Isar Aerospace's second flight was a major improvement, becoming the first successful satellite launch from continental Europe.
- ESA's Celeste demonstrates 5G positioning signals from low Earth orbit ESA · 7 Sep 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully demonstrated the transmission and reception of 5G positioning signals from the Celeste IOD-2 satellite in low Earth orbit, marking a key step toward integrating the worlds...
- BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival with MTM separation success ESA · 7 Sep 2026 On 3 September 2026 at 15:49 CEST, the European Space Agency's BepiColombo Mission Control Team at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) received the signal they had been waiting for – BepiColombo’s Mercury Transfe...
- Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe ESA · 7 Sep 2026 German company Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit with their Spectrum launcher, lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway at 21:12 BST/22:12 CEST on 5 September 2026.
- Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe ESA · 7 Sep 2026 German company Isar Aerospace successfully reached orbit with their Spectrum launcher, lifting off from Andøya Spaceport in Norway at 21:12 BST/22:12 CEST on 5 September 2026.
- Europe's space future in focus at the International Space Summit ESA · 7 Sep 2026 The International Space Summit, taking place in Paris, France, on 9 and 10 September, will bring together world leaders, ministers, industry representatives and astronauts at a pivotal moment for the future of space. ESA...
- APOD: 2026 September 7 – The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars NASA · 7 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 7 – 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 phot...
- A Bright Spot at Mount Michael NASA · 7 Sep 2026 With austral winter nearing its end, clouds cleared for a satellite view of volcanic activity in the remote South Atlantic.
- What’s Happening in Space Policy September 6-12, 2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 6 Sep 2026 Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of September 6-12, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess
- Starbase Infrastructure Advances Toward Flight 14 NASASpaceflight · 6 Sep 2026 SpaceX is still building out assembly, test, and launch infrastructure at Starbase while Flight 14…
- Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights NASASpaceflight · 6 Sep 2026 Along Missile Row at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Stoke Space and Relativity Space are…
- Isar Aerospace Completes First Successful Spectrum Flight European Spaceflight · 6 Sep 2026 German launch services provider Isar Aerospace has completed the first successful launch of its Spectrum rocket, deploying five CubeSats into low Earth orbit. The mission marked the first time a privately funded European...
- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 80th Starlink mission of 2026 Spaceflight Now · 5 Sep 2026 SpaceX decided to shift all Starlink missions flying on Falcon 9 rockets to the West Coast as it pushes towards the debut of its Starship-Super Heavy in Florida. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-24 mission from Vandenberg Spac...
- Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe ESA · 5 Sep 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Isar Aerospace attempts launch of Spectrum rocket after months of delays NASASpaceflight · 5 Sep 2026 The European private space launch provider Isar Aerospace, headquartered in Ottobrunn, Germany, is set to…
- APOD: 2026 September 5 – Chasing the Moon’s Shadow NASA · 5 Sep 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 5 –… 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...
- Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2026 Blue Origin is expanding its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral footprint on multiple fronts,…
- NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training NASA · 4 Sep 2026 The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will perform training on the Moffett Federal Airfield beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Friday, Sept. 11. The training will involve the u...
- NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community NASA · 4 Sep 2026 NASA will host a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, titled “The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision Community.” This webinar is open to the public...
- Blue Origin Nets NASA Mars Orbiter Contract Space Scout · 4 Sep 2026 Blue Origin will design and launch the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter by the end of 2028.
- Why did US space companies pull out of a French space meeting? It’s complicated. Ars Technica · 4 Sep 2026 "Let me be clear: America is not only welcome—we want you there."
- Lunar Occultation of Venus NASA · 4 Sep 2026 On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon moves directly in front of another cele...
- Media briefing ahead of FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch ESA · 4 Sep 2026 On 4 September 2026, media representatives joined an online briefing ahead of the launch of ESA’s FLEX and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites.
- Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt European Spaceflight · 4 Sep 2026 German launch services provider Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September attempt to conduct the second flight of its Spectrum rocket. The company called off the attempt several hours after launch-rel...