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NASA

• NASA Welcomes Croatia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
  September 23, 2026 by Elizabeth Shaw
  The Republic of Croatia became the 74th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Wednesday during a ceremony in the capital city of Zagreb with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “It is my privilege to welcome the Republic of Croatia as the latest signatory of the Artemis Accords,” said NASA Deputy Matt Anderson […]
• NASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class
  September 23, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. “The PRIMA mission is […]
• NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Research Flights Over Colorado
  September 23, 2026 by Gianine Figliozzi
  Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy more than a dozen sensors to measure ozone, methane, ammonia, particulates, and other pollutants rising from agricultural lands and animal farms and the interaction with the Earth’s atmosphere. The mission is jointly led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; Colorado […]
• NASA’s Hubble Telescope Reaches Milestone, Looks for Elusive Supernova
  September 23, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of massive galaxy cluster MACS J0417 (left of center) on Sept. 19, 2026. This galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bending and magnifying light from objects far behind it. Supernova Athena, discovered by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2025, is predicted to reappear between now and […]
• Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent
  September 23, 2026
  Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an estimated 1.78 million square miles (4.6 million square kilometers), tying 2008, 2010, and 2025 for the 10th-lowest minimum in the satellite record. […]

SpaceNews

• Ethereal Space Awarded NOAA SBEM Task Order 1
  September 23, 2026
• Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Members
  September 21, 2026
• Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
  September 18, 2026
• Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation
  September 17, 2026
• Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges
  September 17, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains
  by John Timmer
• Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
  by Yook Ji Hun
• Effort begins to fill the void left by terminated US climate report
  by Scott K. Johnson
• Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
  by John Timmer
• T. rex teeth indicate it ran as warm as an elephant
  by Jacek Krywko