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ESA x TPCI - Pikachu in the Cupola

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September 21, 2026
ESA and The Pokémon Company International reveal Europe-wide exhibition and astronaut Pikachu experience
ESA
September 18, 2026

ESA and The Pokémon Company International reveal Europe-wide exhibition and astronaut Pikachu experience

The European Space Agency (ESA) and The Pokémon Company International (TPCI) have launched an official collaboration to celebrate World Space Week 2026 from 4–10 October 2026.

China progresses plans for Mars sample return, asteroid flyby and more launch sites
NASASpaceflight
September 18, 2026

China progresses plans for Mars sample return, asteroid flyby and more launch sites

As China integrates crewed and robotic missions to further its lunar exploration program, it is…

NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
NASA
September 18, 2026

NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony

The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 73rd country signatory. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson will host Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Ferit Hoxha and Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to the […]

NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
NASA
September 18, 2026

NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’

Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares. The research is part of NASA’s exploration of the extreme universe to better understand how the […]

Paris, France
ESA
September 18, 2026

Paris, France

Paris, the capital of the French Republic, stretches across this photograph captured by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during her long-duration εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station.

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NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
NASA
September 18, 2026

NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station

To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.

COSI Telescope Comes Together
NASA
September 18, 2026

COSI Telescope Comes Together

UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the flex circuits, which carry signals from the detectors to the readout electronics. COSI […]

Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
SpaceNews
September 18, 2026

Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs

IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader in satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, […]

NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
NASA
September 18, 2026

NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy

Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over a thousand galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large cluster of galaxies bound together by […]

Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026
ESA
September 18, 2026

Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026

Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026

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Rocket Report: ULA flies into uncertain future; Falcon 9 family hits 700 launches
Arstechnica
September 18, 2026

Rocket Report: ULA flies into uncertain future; Falcon 9 family hits 700 launches

“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."