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NASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon
In an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in 2028. Agency leadership provided updates on the previously announced acceleration plans for the Artemis program, advancing toward the agency’s Artemis III test flight in 2027 and Artemis IV Moon […]
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western Indonesia
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory plummeted back into Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday over western Indonesia, ending nearly 22 years in orbit for the gamma-ray burst hunter after a failed attempt to rescue it.
Trace Gas Orbiter discovers potential evidence of volcanic activity on Mars via atmospheric observations
Using data from the joint European and Russian ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars, an…
NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications
NASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity for existing spacecraft without requiring modifications to their onboard systems. Through this work, NASA will aim to acquire end-to-end solutions that include space, ground, launch, operations, and integration […]
“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next Year
Democratic victories in yesterday’s midterm elections are being touted not as a “Blue wave,” but a “Blue tsunami” as votes are counted throughout the country. The final tally is not […]
NASA Navigation Experiment Shows Promise for Planetary Landings
NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) guidance, navigation, and control payload completed simulated lunar descent and landing maneuvers Aug. 27. The flight took place […]
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“Blue Tsunami” Puts Democrats in Control of House and Senate Next Year
Democratic victories in yesterday’s midterm elections are being touted not as a “Blue wave,” but a “Blue tsunami” as votes are counted throughout the country. The final tally is not […]
NASA Space Grant Students Fuel Agency’s Inspiration Tour
NASA’s Inspiration Tour spread the excitement of space exploration and aeronautical innovation by connecting the public, industry, and academia with the people, technologies, and organizations that drive American leadership in space. At nearly every stop across the country, NASA Space Grant has brought students into the heart of the action. In Iowa, NASA Administrator Jared […]
Hubble Reveals Cosmic Mystery
This photo released on Nov. 2, 2026, showcases NGC 4449, a dwarf irregular. Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies — small galaxies containing a few thousand to hundreds of millions of stars — including NGC 4449 and found that much of the oxygen they expected to see is missing. Read […]
NASA, NOAA Track 2026 Antarctic Ozone Hole
Weather provided ideal conditions for enhanced ozone depletion
PLD Space Completes MIURA 5 Flight Termination System Test
Spanish launch services provider PLD Space has completed an explosive test of the flight termination system for its MIURA 5 rocket ahead of the vehicle’s inaugural flight, which is now expected in the first half of 2027. On 30 October, PLD Space announced it had successfully completed the test to validate the performance of its […]
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Time to wake up MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite
Following a short period in storage after arriving at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the MetOp Second Generation-B1 satellite has been transferred to a cleanroom and removed from its transport container. The team is now preparing to reactivate this ‘sleeping beauty, and begin the final checks and preparations ahead of its launch, planned towards the end of the year.