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- 'Metroid Prime' needs some 'Resident Evil'-style remakes to rediscover its sci-fi shooter mojo Space.com · 1 Nov 2026 Nintendo's sci-fi shooter franchise is in dire straits, but we've got the solution to Samus's problems.
- Canadian MDA Space Secures €64 Million IRIS2 Antenna Agreement European Spaceflight · 1 Nov 2026 Canadian space technology company MDA Space has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to begin work on digital antennas for the first 66 satellites of the European Union’s IRIS2 secure connectivity constellation....
- APOD: 2026 November 1 – Colors of the Moon NASA · 1 Nov 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 1 –… 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 photograp...
- Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority NASASpaceflight · 1 Nov 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has spoken on the planned architecture and contingencies for the Artemis…
- Martian Polar Crater Ice Shifts with Seasonal Frost Universe Today · 1 Nov 2026 The planet Mars shares many landforms and weather patterns with the Earth, including changing seasons, volcanoes, canyons, dust storms and dust devils, and water ice. But one feature that Earth and Mars share among the e...
- Ceres' Water Ice Can Mask Massive Surface Salt Deposits Universe Today · 31 Oct 2026 The dwarf planet Ceres is arguably one of the most overlooked and underappreciated planetary objects in the entire solar system. This could be because while Ceres has the same dwarf planet designation as Pluto, Ceres is...
- Space Outposts Beyond the Moon May Rely on Planetary AI Universe Today · 31 Oct 2026 NASA plans to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028 for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972. But the famed agency has no intention of stopping there, as they plan to establish a permanent human presence on th...
- APOD: 2026 October 31 – Night on a Spooky Planet NASA · 31 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… 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 photograp...
- Watch Sophie Adenot’s second spacewalk live ESA · 31 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Third spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot ESA · 31 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death Ars Technica · 31 Oct 2026 The space agency solicited ideas for reboosting Hubble four years ago, but they didn't go anywhere.
- Live coverage: SpaceX to close out October with Halloween eve Falcon 9 launch Spaceflight Now · 30 Oct 2026 The Starlink 15-18 mission will add another 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 9:02 p.m. PDT (12:02 a.m. EDT / 0402...
- SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15 NASASpaceflight · 30 Oct 2026 In eight days, SpaceX completed all engine testing for Flight 15, some cryo-proof and catch…
- NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants NASA · 30 Oct 2026 America’s newest aerospace expo and air show – MAX POWER – is fast approaching, and NASA has announced key events beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and running through Sunday, Nov. 8, hosted on and near the agency’s Kennedy Spac...
- ESI supplying solar array components to missile defense programs SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2026 Oct. 30, 2026 – ESI Motion Inc. is proud to announce that it is supplying the Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE) to Lockheed Martin for its work on the Space […]
- Government Spending on Civil Space Topped $42 Billion in FY2026 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 30 Oct 2026 Government spending on civil space activities is more than just NASA. A new Aerospace Corporation report details the $42.6 billion allocated for civil space in FY2026 and compares it to
- Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated Arstechnica · 30 Oct 2026 There's no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites, either.
- NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head NASA · 30 Oct 2026 Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely sc...
- Turkey aims for first Moon-orbiting mission in 2027 Spaceflight Now · 30 Oct 2026 This is the first of a pair of Turkish flights to the Moon. The first will be an orbiter with several scientific instruments and the second will be a lander.
- What happened this month at the European Space Agency? (October 2026) ESA · 30 Oct 2026 October was a month of discoveries and milestones. ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover team trained in Spain’s desert, preparing for Mars. Our Smile mission captured the full ring of northern lights around Earth, while Mars Ex...
- NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope NASA · 30 Oct 2026 NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.
- Week in images: 26-30 October 2026 ESA · 30 Oct 2026 Week in images: 26-30 October 2026
- Adrianos Golemis ESA · 30 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- Ground Qualification Testing Begins for Callisto Reusable Rocket Demonstrator European Spaceflight · 30 Oct 2026 The French space agency CNES has announced the start of ground qualification testing for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator at the Guiana Space Centre. A full-scale mockup of the vehicle has been erected at the sp...
- Rocket Report: Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire Ars Technica · 30 Oct 2026 It's been a good week for ULA, with big NASA contract, Vulcan nearing return-to-flight.
- November’s Night Sky Notes: Light-Day Away NASA · 30 Oct 2026 Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planetary alignment of the four largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune....
- Earth from Space: Champi’s eerie eye ESA · 30 Oct 2026 From the ESA Blogs.
- APOD: 2026 October 30 – Haunting the Cepheus Flare NASA · 30 Oct 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 30 –… 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 photograp...
- Vega Island Frozen in Fright NASA · 30 Oct 2026 The sight of an icy skull-like visage on the Antarctic island could make one’s blood run cold.
- Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001 NASA · 30 Oct 2026 Description This global map of Mars shows 13 locations that match the mineralogy and chemistry of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth. While scientists can never know for sure wher...
- As it happened: spacewalkers install new solar array Spaceflight Now · 29 Oct 2026 NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk are performing a spacewalk to install the 7th of 8 ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) to upgrade the orbiting outpost's power system.
- Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001 NASA · 29 Oct 2026 Description This slice of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth, was used to determine the age of the rock. Reflected light images like these serve as a scientist’s road map, helping...
- Spacewalking astronauts unfurl upgraded solar array to boost space station power Spaceflight Now · 29 Oct 2026 NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk successfully installed and unfurled the seventh of eight new solar panels designed to power the outpost through its retirement in 2030.
- Halloween Aboard the International Space Station NASA · 29 Oct 2026 Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individuall...
- Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection NASASpaceflight · 29 Oct 2026 With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has…
- NASA-funded Study Details One of Oldest Mars Meteorites Ever Found NASA · 29 Oct 2026 When a rose-colored meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2022, no one knew how old it was or where it came from. Not until NASA-funded scientists age-dated its minerals did they realize the nearly 2-pound (800-gra...
- NASA Names Troy Asher Armstrong Flight Research Center Director NASA · 29 Oct 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Troy Asher director of the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Asher, a veteran test pilot and aerospace engineer with decades of experience in fl...
- NIH–NASA QuSAFE Challenge NASA · 29 Oct 2026 The Quantum-Enabled Predictive Preclinical NAMs for Toxicity and Safety (QuSAFE) Challenge, a collaboration between the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NASA, advances quantum-enabled sensing for in vitro NAMs, su...
- Send Your Name to Titan Aboard NASA’s Dragonfly Mission NASA · 29 Oct 2026 You may never soar under the clouds or over the organic sands of Saturn’s moon Titan, but your name can. NASA is inviting the public to send their names aboard the agency’s Dragonfly rotorcraft and be part of the first s...
- NASA’s ISAM State of Play: The Industry Standard for Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing NASA · 29 Oct 2026 When companies began approaching NASA’s Langley Research Center, asking to be included in the In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) State of Play for access to competitive intelligence, the team knew the...