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NASA

• RS-25 Engine Tests at NASA Stennis
  October 23, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21, 2026. The hot fire test lasted for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with a 111% power level. For each […]
• NASA, Virginia Launch Power Partnership for Energy Security
  October 23, 2026 by Holly Rink
  NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia.  NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning purposes. Under a new […]
• APOD: 2026 October 23 – Andromeda in Southern Spring
  October 23, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 23 –… 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. Andromeda in Southern […]
• El Niño Then and Now
  October 23, 2026
  A 35-year satellite altimetry record lets scientists hold this year’s El Niño up against its strongest predecessors.
• NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
  October 22, 2026 by Lee Mohon
  Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Moon, sustainable lunar infrastructure, advanced space propulsion, and the evolving space workforce. Panels […]

SpaceNews

• Nov. 5: Satellite Mission Management at the Edge
  October 23, 2026
• Rethinking networks in space with Aalyria’s Brian Barritt
  October 22, 2026
• TechnoMile Recognized as a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Award Winner
  October 21, 2026
• Global Satcom Services Revenues to Reach $145 Billion by 2035
  October 21, 2026
• Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller
  October 21, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Inside the Pentagon, the pressure is on to find a home for a new spaceport
  by Stephen Clark
• Crows can evaluate visual info twice as fast as mammals
  by Jacek Krywko
• Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer
  by John Timmer
• Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven
  by John Timmer