News IN Space

NASA

• Godspeed, Artemis II!
  March 31, 2026 by Monika Luabeya
  NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided the foundation to explore further, preparing us to return humans to the Moon this week. Stay […]
• Landsat Reveals Reservoir Changes and Bathymetry
  March 31, 2026
  In two recent studies, researchers used Landsat data to fill key gaps in our knowledge of reservoir structure and dynamics.
• Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
  March 31, 2026
  Dry, warm, and windy conditions across the U.S. Great Plains led to extreme fire activity in March 2026.
• Sendoff for Artemis II Crew
  March 30, 2026 by Monika Luabeya
  From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo before the Artemis II crew proceed to a media event on March 27, 2026. Douglas and Gibbons are the backup crew members […]
• Seeing Blue During Schirmacher’s Summer Melt Season
  March 30, 2026
  A network of meltwater lakes and drainage channels made an Antarctic ice shelf known for its blue ice areas even bluer.

SpaceNews

• Europe’s space sector faces power shift as funding grows
  March 31, 2026
• Artemis 2 countdown underway
  March 31, 2026
• Second Starlink satellite suffers anomaly, generating debris
  March 30, 2026
• Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal
  March 30, 2026
• Varda flies navigation payload, heat shield tests on sixth reentry mission
  March 30, 2026

ArsTechnica

• What's the best cabin layout for aircraft evacuation?
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week
  by Stephen Clark
• What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?
  by Sarah Scoles, Undark Magazine
• Explanation for why we don't see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails
  by Jacek Krywko