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NASA

• NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations
  October 9, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead the way in low Earth orbit. On Friday, the agency released its final Request for Proposals inviting industry to submit plans for the next generation of commercial space stations. “In alignment with the President’s National […]
• NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
  October 9, 2026 by Tara Friesen
  NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from the International Space Station, it carried a fleet of 12 small, experimental capsules designed to […]
• Cosmic House of Mirrors
  October 9, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  Galaxies warp and multiply as if in a house of mirrors in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Sept. 29, 2026. The brilliant golden galaxies seen here are part of a galaxy cluster called MACS J0454.1-0300. The orange galaxies bunched together on one side of the image, however, are not actually […]
• APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
  October 9, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 9… 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. Stickney Crater Explanation: Stickney […]
• Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
  October 9, 2026
  Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.

SpaceNews

• What will it take to build a moon base?
  October 8, 2026
• Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards
  October 7, 2026
• Deposition Sciences, Inc. Expands Sunshade® Tape Offering with New 12″ × 30″ Format
  October 6, 2026
• Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations
  October 5, 2026
• Agile Space Industries Strengthens Board and Corporate Development to Support Continued Growth
  October 5, 2026

ArsTechnica

• AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• An experimental tour-de-force: Entanglement between glass bead and light
  by Chris Lee
• Chemistry Nobel goes to reactions like those that gave life a hand
  by John Timmer
• If you're looking, here's a "good deal" for NASA and the European Space Agency
  by Stephen Clark