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• APOD: 2026 October 15 – The Milky Way over Manhattan
  October 15, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 15 – 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 Milky […]
• Fires Arrive in the Amazon Rainforest
  October 15, 2026
  During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon.
• NASA to Host News Conference Previewing US Spacewalks 100, 101
  October 14, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream the event through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA participants […]
• NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
  October 14, 2026 by Gerelle Q. Dodson
  Editor’s Note: This article was updated Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, to reflect a change to the event start time. Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 16, […]
• NASA’s Chandra Breaks Down ‘Treble Clef’s’ Galaxy Cluster Collision
  October 14, 2026
  Astronomers have used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they have nicknamed the “Treble Clef” because its distinct shape strongly resembles the musical symbol. The researchers discovered the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive black hole, followed by a collision […]

SpaceNews

• Agile Space Industries Expands to Seattle Area with New Bellevue Office
  October 15, 2026
• How mini-constellations could more quickly bring new tech to Europe, and to orbit
  October 14, 2026
• Jena-Optronik is proud to partner with MDA Space for its first ASTRO HP mission.
  October 12, 2026
• What will it take to build a moon base?
  October 8, 2026
• Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards
  October 7, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Things are finally looking up for NASA's first missions to Venus in a generation
  by Stephen Clark
• Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins
  by John Timmer
• They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went even worse than you think.
  by Karl Mathiesen, WIRED.com
• High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers pump venom
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• One with the world? A new look at brains transformed by psychedelics.
  by Jacek Krywko