News IN Space

NASA

• NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops
  September 30, 2026
  NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin coordinated, preparatory work toward an Earth-based demonstrator to learn how to grow crops on the Moon.
• Star Trails
  September 30, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Banda Sea on Sept. 20, 2026. Image credit: NASA/Anil Menon
• APOD: 2026 September 30 – Arp 78: Peculiar Galaxy in Aries
  September 30, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 30 –… 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. Arp 78: Peculiar […]
• Powerful Storms Continue to Prowl the Pacific
  September 30, 2026
  Hurricanes Polo and Nolo sent destructive effects ashore amid an active season in the northeastern and central Pacific.
• NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
  September 29, 2026 by Bailey Light
  NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar exploration: reliable communications. As NASA prepares for long-term human presence on the Moon through the Artemis and Moon Base programs, communications systems will be just as important as spacecraft and […]

SpaceNews

• NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier
  September 30, 2026
• Quantum Space Executes Launch Processing Agreement with All Points Logistics for Prime Mission
  September 30, 2026
• Commercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035
  September 29, 2026
• Terran Orbital Names Jamin Brown Chief Operating Officer
  September 29, 2026
• If AI cannot be trusted in a classroom, why should it be trusted in orbit?
  September 29, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
  by John Timmer
• What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies
  by Jacek Krywko
• New device captures carbon dioxide by pumping it across a battery
  by Scott K. Johnson
• Scientists solve 1840s space weather mystery
  by Jennifer Ouellette