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• APOD: 2026 October 20 – An Anticrepuscular Rainbow Fan
  October 20, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 20 – An… 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. An Anticrepuscular […]
• The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle
  October 20, 2026
  Human activities have become intertwined with how water is distributed across the continents. A new study brings their effects into sharper focus.
• Curiosity Blog, Sols 5036-5042: Watching the Clouds Go By
  October 20, 2026
  Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 Happy New Mars Year! We mark the start of a new year on Mars at the beginning of the northern hemisphere spring, or the vernal equinox. We then keep track of the seasons by counting degrees of solar longitude […]
• NASA Improves Shock, Vibration Analysis
  October 19, 2026 by Elyna Niles-Carnes
  Rockets vibrate, shake, and flex intensely as they climb into space, and spacecraft packed with delicate scientific instruments must survive those forces. Before any rocket leaves the ground, NASA engineers work to predict how those stresses will affect every part of a spacecraft. To do that, engineers in the Dynamic Environments Group with NASA’s Launch […]
• Software
  October 19, 2026 by L. Danielle Koch
  Research teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center are involved in developing theory and software to predict the noise from aircraft engines. This software helps engineers to design and analyze new and improved aircraft propulsion systems. Copies of our software can be requested from NASA’s Software Catalog. JeNo Development of jet noise prediction codes is multifaceted. […]

SpaceNews

• AnySignal to Deliver Space-to-Earth Communications for Three Reflect Orbital Missions
  October 20, 2026
• UARX Space troubleshoots anomalies on maiden OTV Flight
  October 19, 2026
• Oct. 29: Applying AI/SI to the GEOINT Mission
  October 15, 2026
• How NASA is thinking about a moon base
  October 15, 2026
• Agile Space Industries Expands to Seattle Area with New Bellevue Office
  October 15, 2026

ArsTechnica

• 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
• A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield
  by Stephen Clark