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NASA

• APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge
  October 3, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 3 –… 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. Selfie at Vera […]
• NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia
  October 2, 2026 by Jessica Taveau
  As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams game in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 4. A self-proclaimed Philadelphia sports fan, Koch is an explorer and engineer who spent a total of 338 days in […]
• Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
  October 2, 2026 by Chris Getteau
  NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will head home from the International Space Station after supporting research that benefits life on Earth and prepares humans for missions […]
• NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
  October 2, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  The engineering development unit for NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) probe is photographed prior to a major thermal evaluation. The DAVINCI team put the yoga ball-sized vessel into a ceramic-lined chamber with heat-scorched walls and ratcheted up the temperature to 869 F, or 465 C, over the course […]
• La NASA abre solicitudes para próxima promoción de directores de vuelo
  October 2, 2026 by María José Viñas
  Lee esta nota de prensa en inglés aquí. La NASA busca líderes para uno de los puestos más prestigiosos de la Tierra en el ámbito de los vuelos espaciales tripulados: director de vuelo en el control de misión del Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia, en Houston. Esta función es fundamental para reforzar el liderazgo […]

SpaceNews

• World Space Week 2026 Celebrates the “Rocket Revolution” 
  October 1, 2026
• Rethinking risk with electronics for space
  October 1, 2026
• LMT Group and Novaspace partner to develop strategy for 5G/6G satellite communications hub in Latvia
  October 1, 2026
• China launches Guowang, Yaogan-40 satellites, sets up busy Q4 manifest
  October 1, 2026
• Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit
  October 1, 2026

ArsTechnica

• The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton
  by Ildar Farkhatdinov, The Conversation
• The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship with energy
  by John Timmer
• Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract
  by Stephen Clark
• Venus' mysterious haze is actually cosmic dust
  by Elizabeth Rayne