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APOD: 2026 October 17 – 3D 67P

APOD: 2026 October 17… 3D 67P Explanation: Put […]

NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, returns to lead the center where he began his career more than four decades ago. “Marshall contributions to NASA’s missions are historic and it’s […]

Artemis II Heat Shield After Splashdown

Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the […]

I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen

As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems program, helped shape the systems and ground operations that will one day send humans back to […]

Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate

The launch infrastructure improvements also include a substantial manufacturing expansion at Rocket Park and the addition of new landing barges.

UK to Award £25M Space Surveillance Radar Contract in July 2027

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is expected to award a £25 million contract for a ground-based space surveillance radar in July 2027. The call, published in late September, follows several changes to the government’s procurement plans for the installation. According to the call, the contract will cover the development and manufacture of a high-power radar […]

NASA’s Hubble Spies Spiral’s Edge

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.

Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

The infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.

Small lunar missions, big ambitions

Europe is preparing for a future in which astronauts, robots and scientific instruments work on and around the Moon. While major missions often capture the headlines, smaller missions can move faster, test new ideas and provide essential support to larger missions.

Earth from Space: West Antarctica

From the ESA Blogs.

APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station

Isaias Dims the Gulf Coast

High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.