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NASA

• NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking
  September 3, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 96 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 12:15 p.m. EDT (9:15 p.m. Baikonur time), Wednesday, Sept. 9, on a […]
• Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog
  September 3, 2026
  Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 After Curiosity’s 14 years on the surface, Mars continues to surprise. Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past — broad, shallow pits (like the one in the image above) dotted […]
• Igniting Roman’s Journey
  September 3, 2026 by Gary Daines
  Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman pairs a large […]
• NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene
  September 3, 2026
  This Hubble Space Telescope image features a sprawling cosmic vista called N44.
• APOD: 2026 September 3 – The Eclipse and the Stork
  September 3, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 3 – 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 photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Eclipse […]

SpaceNews

• Galaxia Takes Next Step in Earth Observation with purchase of Simera Sense Hyperspectral Imager
  September 3, 2026
• Agile Space Industries Celebrates Durango Headquarters Expansion with Ribbon Cutting
  September 2, 2026
• Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Associate Members
  August 31, 2026
• Speed to Field Starts Below the Prime
  August 31, 2026
• The electronics ‘under the hood’ of space networking
  August 27, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Just like a fruit fly, a new algorithm never forgets old scents
  by Federica Sgorbissa
• Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
  by John Timmer
• Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
  by Stephen Clark