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NASA

• Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
  October 21, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D […]
• NASA’s CASALS Instrument Bridges Gaps in 3D Maps of Earth’s Surface
  October 21, 2026
  From orbit, today’s space-based laser instruments measure Earth’s forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps that include millions of acres of land scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine learning with an ultra-compact lidar instrument to adaptively ‘sweep’ large swaths of Earth’s surface. This […]
• APOD: 2026 October 21 – New Ghosts Revealed in Cassiopeia
  October 21, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 21 – New… 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. OriginalAnnotated New […]
• Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland
  October 21, 2026
  The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.
• NASA to Conduct Low-Altitude Flights Over Texas Farmland
  October 20, 2026 by Gianine Figliozzi
  Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Oct. 15, 2026, and has been updated to correct the location of the flights. A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Amarillo, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissions from […]

SpaceNews

• 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
• Solstar provides Wi-Fi connectivity for NASA proximity operations demonstration
  October 21, 2026
• Summer of Quantum: Building momentum for space-based QKD
  October 21, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven
  by John Timmer
• Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
  by Stephen Clark
• Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
  by Stephen Clark
• Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?
  by Scott K. Johnson
• Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test
  by Jeremy Hsu