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NASA

• New Eruption in the Bismarck Sea
  May 21, 2026
  Satellite imagery shows a surge of new volcanic activity in the ocean near Papua New Guinea.
• NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition
  May 20, 2026 by Bailey G. Light
  The South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to address a critical element of U.S. aviation: aircraft maintenance. This year’s competition, RepAir: Advancing Aircraft Maintenance, asked teams of postsecondary students to develop innovative systems and practices that could  advance commercial aircraft […]
• La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar
  May 20, 2026 by Gerelle Q. Dodson
  Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa el martes 26 de mayo a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora del este) para compartir los planes para la Base Lunar y destacar los avances hacia una presencia sostenida en la superficie lunar. La sesión informativa para los medios tendrá lugar […]
• NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge
  May 20, 2026 by Bailey G. Light
  The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge — the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a competition to advance persistent infrastructure for in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing. NASA Flight Opportunities invites applicants to propose a payload that can be manipulated by a robotic arm in low Earth orbit. Up to three winners will each receive up […]
• Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby
  May 20, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. During the flyby, it took this image and others. This representative color image, captured by Psyche’s multispectral imager instrument, features the double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands. This flyby […]

SpaceNews

• LatConnect 60 announces accelerated growth investment round to build AUKUS-aligned Highest Resolution SWIR Satellite constellation
  May 21, 2026
• Space Force eyes 2027 demonstrations of in-space refueling and satellite servicing
  May 20, 2026
• SpaceX files for IPO
  May 20, 2026
• U.S. ‘more prepared’ for next WRC
  May 20, 2026
• Orbital Data Centers: Power and Thermal Management for Scalable Architectures
  May 20, 2026

ArsTechnica

• NASA's Psyche spacecraft returns unfamiliar views of a familiar world
  by Stephen Clark
• Chickens without eggs? De-extinction company creates artificial egg.
  by John Timmer
• "I'll buy 10 of those"—NASA science chief yearns for mass-produced satellites
  by Stephen Clark
• Two AI-based science assistants succeed with drug-retargeting tasks
  by John Timmer
• Australian Aboriginals cared for a dingo's grave for decades
  by Kiona N. Smith