Hera Fires Its Thrusters to Close In on the Didymos Asteroids
Two years into its journey, ESA's Hera spacecraft is preparing a 93-minute braking burn on October 15 to match the orbital velocity of the D…
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Themis Completes Second Wet Dress Rehearsal in Swedish Arctic
Europe's reusable launch vehicle ambitions moved a step closer to reality as Themis completed a second wet dress rehearsal at Sweden's Esran…
SDA satellites, South Korea, China: a packed week in orbit
A Falcon 9 carrying 21 military data-relay satellites lifted off from Vandenberg this week, marking the fourth flight for the SDA's warfight…
Webb Peers Into a Stellar Nursery's Turbulent Heart
Hidden behind thick curtains of interstellar dust, the stellar nursery NGC 7129 has finally been brought into sharp focus by the James Webb …
Christina Koch Takes Artemis II to the NFL Gridiron
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch led Philadelphia Eagles fans in their fight song on the field at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct…
October 2026: Saturn, Orionids, and M104's Hidden Tidal Streams
Saturn reaches opposition, the Orionid meteor shower peaks, and a remarkable new image of the Sombrero Galaxy exposes faint tidal streams tr…
October 2026 Skywatching: Saturn, Meteors, and the Pleiades
Saturn reaches opposition, the Orionid meteor shower peaks, and the Moon glides past the Pleiades this October 2026. NASA's monthly skywatch…
SpaceX caps a busy October with crew and defense launches
Within days of each other, SpaceX launched a four-person crew to the International Space Station and prepared to deploy 21 data-transport sa…
October 2026 Sky Guide: Rainbows, Rings and Shooting Stars
October 2026 packs a full schedule for skywatchers: Saturn sits at its closest and brightest, the Orionid meteor shower returns courtesy of …
October 2026: Saturn, Shooting Stars and a Martian Selfie
Saturn at opposition, the annual Orionid meteor shower, and a striking self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity rover perched on Vera Rubin Ridge —…
Crew-13 Docks at ISS in Record Time as Crew-12 Heads Home
On October 1, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying four astronauts to the ISS in what became the quickest Dragon …
NASA Lays the Digital Groundwork for Long-Term Lunar Operations
NASA has awarded two separate contracts targeting the backbone of future space operations: a 5G communications system for the lunar surface …
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