Kosmiske Nyheder & Opdagelser

SAN DIEGO, CA, 10. november 2026 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., en teknologivirksomhed inden for forsvar, national sikkerhed og globale markeder, annoncerede i dag en langsigtet aftale med Seagate […]

Det tyske opsendelsesfirma Isar Aerospace kunne forsøge den tredje flyvning af sin Spectrum-raket fra Andøya Spaceport i Norge allerede den 26. november, ifølge en luftfartsmeddelelse offentliggjort den 28. oktober. Meddelelsen, offentliggjort af den norske luftfartstjenesteudbyder Avinor, skitserer et opsendelsesvindue for flyvningen, der åbner den 26. november 2026 […].

Low clouds trace the branching valleys of the Appalachian Plateau and the Cumberland River, then burn off by afternoon.

Det tyske rumfartscenter (DLR) forbereder sig på at købe 80 Red Kite-fastbrændselsraketmotorer fra det tyske forsvarsfirma Bayern-Chemie for at støtte fremtidige missioner med sonderaketter. Ifølge en udbudsmeddelelse offentliggjort den 2. november planlægger DLR at anskaffe 80 ITAR-frie fastbrændselsraketmotorer til agenturets Mobile Rocket Base (MORABA)-team, som udfører sonderaketoperationer.

Opsendt for næsten 50 år siden i 1977, vil NASAs Voyager 1 onsdag den 18. november have rejst én lysdag fra Jorden, hvilket er mere end 16 milliarder miles (25,9 milliarder kilometer). Voyager 1 er det fjerneste menneskeskabte objekt, og ethvert lys fra Jorden ville tage 24 timer at nå rumfartøjet. NASA vil fremhæve [...]

NASA vil byde Expedition 74-besætningen velkommen hjem ved et offentligt arrangement i Space Center Houston efter deres tilbagevenden fra en langvarig mission ombord på Den Internationale Rumstation. NASA-astronauterne Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway og Chris Williams; ESA (Den Europæiske Rumorganisation) astronaut Sophie Adenot; og Roscosmos-kosmonauterne Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov og Sergei Mikaev vil dele missionen […]

The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew arranged photos around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat on Aug. 31, 2026. The crew recently exited their habitat on Saturday, Oct. 31, after 378 days of isolation in a facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Health […]

NASA oplyste, at Vasts indsendelse nogle steder erstattede 'the PAM Provider' med Axiom.

LISA-observatoriet (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna), som nu er under udvikling, vil opfange gravitationsbølger, de bittesmå krusninger i rumtid forårsaget af kredsende masser. Nu viser to studier ledet af NASA-astrofysikere i nye detaljer, hvordan LISA kunne afsløre en ny og unik population af exoplaneter – verdener uden for vores solsystem – i hele vores galakse.

Two NASA smallsats are headed toward Mars after completing flybys of Earth nearly a year after their launch. The post ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after Earth flybys appeared first on SpaceNews.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 10 –… 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. Saturn Behind the […]

Skrevet af Susanne P. Schwenzer, professor i planetarisk mineralogi ved The Open University, Storbritannien. Jordisk planlægningsdato: Fredag, den 23. oktober 2026. Som faste læsere af denne blog vil vide, vendte vi tilbage til det område, hvor vi fandt skiveformede indeslutninger i klipperne, som vi fortolkede som potentielle krystaller. Hvis de faktisk er krystaller, og […]

By Remington Free, Operations Systems Engineer, NASA-JPL Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 30, 2026 Today’s plan covered 3 sols, 5060, 5061, and 5062, as we take a few recharging sols before getting back to our normal drilling activities. As you may know if you have been following the blog closely, we are in the middle […]

NASA kom med en ny opdatering om månebaseprojektet i weekenden i forbindelse med MAX POWER flyshowet ved Kennedy Space Center. Milliarder af dollars blev tildelt eller vil snart blive det [...]

The ozone hole ranked seventh largest by area in 48 years of monitoring, but it was not as deep as other large holes on record.

German launch company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has confirmed that it is now targeting 2027 for the inaugural flight of its RFA ONE rocket from a Scottish launch facility. The revised target for the rocket’s inaugural flight was announced in a post published on the company’s LinkedIn page on 3 November. The post detailed a […] The post RFA Confirms Inaugural RFA ONE Launch Has Slipped to 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

On Nov. 6, 2026, Purpose Entertainment hosted the Artemis Celebration Gala at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida. Held on the eve of NASA’s MAX POWER event, the gala celebrated the explorers, innovators, and visionaries advancing the next era of human spaceflight. The event honored the successful completion of the agency’s […]

Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association today released Connecting the World: Unlocking the Potential of Satellite Connectivity, a new report examining how satellite technology can expand internet access, […] The post CCIA Report Highlights Satellite Connectivity’s Potential to Expand Internet Access and Drive Economic Growth appeared first on SpaceNews.

After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation.  Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, James Spicer, and Matthew Montgomery entered the roughly 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat at […]

"Grok analyzing the same video is 99.9 percent perfect."

Read this release in English here.El domingo 8 de noviembre de 2026, la NASA anunció la convocatoria del reto estudiantil Base Lunar, dotado con un millón de dólares, durante un acto de MAX POWER celebrado en el Complejo de Visitantes del Centro Espacial Kennedy, en Florida. En el marco de una edad de oro de […]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 9 –… 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. Rigel and the […]

Hall-effekt-tryksystemer med mellemeffekt (3-7 kW) er blevet identificeret af statslige og industrielle interessenter som afgørende kapabiliteter for satellit-, forsvars- og udforskningsmissioner. På grund af behovet for denne kapabilitet lancerer NASA nu 'Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket (AMPERE) Challenge'. NASA AMPERE Challenge inviterer amerikanske kommercielle virksomheder til at udvikle og demonstrere Hall-effekt-systemer med mellemeffekt [...]

Ved hjælp af NASAs Chandra røntgenobservatorium har astronomer opdaget, hvad der udløser gentagne udbrud fra en gigantisk, ustabil stjerne. En ny undersøgelse, offentliggjort mandag i den seneste udgave af The Astrophysical Journal, beskriver opdagelsen af et tidligere skjult ledsagerobjekt, der fortsat trækker materiale væk fra den massive stjerne hver 113. dag, mens de kredser om […]

NASA søger efter de opdagelsesrejsende, der vil hjælpe med at skrive det næste kapitel inden for bemandet rumfart. Ansøgningsfristen er nu åben for agenturets næste hold astronauter, som vil tiltræde NASA på et tidspunkt, hvor USA vender tilbage til [...]

Skrevet af Tasha Coelho, Mastcam-Z studentmedarbejder ved Arizona State University, 1. november 2026. Perseverance's seneste slibning “Pumbe” ligner i slående grad en tidligere slibning, “Badger Peak”. Det er ingen tilfældighed. Som tidligere rapporteret havde den sten en hårdhed, der var for høj til at tage en kerneprøve fra. Holdet følte dog stærkt, at det var besværet værd [...]

Skrevet af Roger C. Wiens, SuperCams hovedefterforsker for NASAs Perseverance-rover ved Purdue University, 4. november 2026. Udforskningen på Mars afslører det uventede. Perseverance er udstyret med et fantastisk sæt instrumenter til at studere stenregistret fra denne gamle planet. Både PIXL og SuperCam har store evner til at detektere alle slags […].

Syv raketter fra fire lande er planlagt til at blive opsendt denne uge. Starship er planlagt til at…

The UK Government has secured a stake of more than 25% in SaxaVord Spaceport following the completion of a £60 million public-private investment agreement in late October. According to a filing submitted to Companies House on 6 November, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) became a “person” with significant control of Shetland Space […] The post UK Government Investment Secures More Than 25% Stake in SaxaVord appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward Mars. With these successful maneuvers complete, the twin spacecraft are on target to reach the Red Planet in September 2027. “This is […]

Thousands gathered over several days in early November to experience MAX POWER – NASA’s first exhibition of America’s superiority in space, aeronautics, and technology on and around the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The multi-day, family-friendly event honored the nation’s 250th anniversary and served as a culmination of the agency’s Inspiration Tour. Among the […]

APOD Videnskab APOD APOD: 8. november 2026 –… Dagens APOD Arkiv Indsendelser Indeks Søg Kalender RSS Uddannelse Om Diskuter APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Stor Ildkuglemeteor […]

As part of a wide-ranging update, NASA has booked PROMISE a ride to the lunar… The post NASA’s Moon Base plan gains a PROMISE appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

On Sunday, NASA announced the opening of its $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge during a MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. As part of a Golden Age of Science, the competition invites student teams at U.S. high schools and post-secondary schools to contribute designs for the Moon Base. “We’re […]

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.coms liste over rumfartspolitiske begivenheder for ugen 8.-14. november 2026 og enhver indsigt, vi kan tilbyde om dem. Repræsentanternes Hus og Senatet er samlet […]

NASA annoncerede lørdag en række tildelinger og missionsopdateringer for at udvide agenturets kapaciteter inden for månebase-udforskning, -videnskab og -infrastruktur. Investeringerne vil fremme kommercielle robotleverancer, en nukleardrevet rover ved navn PROMISE, opsendelses- og baneoverførselstjenester samt overfladeinfrastruktur, idet agenturet arbejder med amerikansk industri for at etablere en vedvarende tilstedeværelse på […].

NASA leder efter de udforskere, der skal hjælpe med at skrive det næste kapitel i menneskelig rumfart. Ansøgninger er nu åbne for agenturets næste hold af astronauter, som vil blive en del af NASA, når Amerika vender tilbage til Månen, bygger Månebasen og lægger grundlaget for de første bemandede missioner til Mars. Den næste generation […]

For første gang i to år åbner NASA op for ansøgninger til sin næste astronaut...

APOD Videnskab APOD APOD: 7. november 2026 –… Dagens APOD Arkiv Indsendelser Indeks Søg Kalender RSS Uddannelse Om Diskuter APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. De Gerlache-Kocher-massivet [...]

The company behind the Bluebird direct-to-cell satellite constellation said the addition of its own heavy-lift rocket is the final piece of its plans for vertical integration.

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French astronomer, Charles Messier, who cataloged M30 and other diffuse objects that might be mistaken for comets in the early telescopes of Messier’s time. M30 lies about […]

Blacklift-raketten er springbrættet til betydeligt at udvide vores samlede adresserbare marked.

Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch… The post Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Stoke Space har fået tildelt adgangsret af Space Launch Delta 45 til ejendom…

Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 UTC). The mission is thought to be carrying satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield platform.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 6 – A… 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. A Farewell […]

Den italienske raketproducent Avio har nedskaleret planer om at udvikle to flydende-brændstof raketdemonstratorer, der var tiltænkt at validere teknologier for et fremtidigt genanvendeligt opsendelseskøretøj. I sin halvårsregnskabsrapport, offentliggjort den 10. september, oplyste Avio, at de havde aftalt at revidere omfanget og finansieringen af deres Space Transportation System (STS) program, som oprindeligt havde til formål […]

Supercomputing 2026. Mød NASA i udstillingshallen (Stand #4038) til præsentationer af NASA-eksperter. Hele Tech Demo-tidsplanen er nedenfor. TIRSDAG DEN 17. NOVEMBER 10:00 Type-sikre skabeloner i Fortran 2028 – Tom Clune 10:30 Type-sikre skabeloner i Fortran 2028 – Tom Clune 11:00 Type-sikre skabeloner i Fortran 2028 – Tom Clune 13:00 Blanding, matchning og flere versioner, åh nej! – Brad Richardson 13:30 Blanding, matchning og flere [...]

The San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.

Programmet for Den Internationale Rumstation afsluttede en kritisk strømopgradering, der havde været undervejs i…

"This is going to be a game-changer."

Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to capture rare in-flight […] The post Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive appeared first on SpaceNews.

CesiumAstro Inc., a global leader in space and defense communications systems and satellites, today announced the closing of $730 million in Series D financing, valuing the company at more than […] The post CesiumAstro Secures $730 Million in Janus Henderson-Led Series D at a Valuation Above $4.5 Billion; Unveils Synchronicity Satellite Constellation Following Fully Successful Element-1 Mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

Spacewalking astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the last of eight new solar arrays outside the International Space Station Thursday, working through an unexpected power snag to complete a five-year upgrade designed to keep the orbiting laboratory running through its retirement in 2030.

City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and the New York metropolitan region. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above Earth when this […]

Meddelelsen blev fremsat under et arrangement kun for inviterede forud for weekendens NASA-støttede Max Power flyopvisning ved Kennedy Space Center.

Blue Origins administrerende direktør Dave Limp har præsenteret et tredje trin til New Glenn og…

Under torsdagens rumvandring vil astronauterne installere det ottende og sidste International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array, eller IROSA.

Den schweiziske rum-startup Stellar Alpina har afsløret planer om at udvikle en månelander drevet af virksomhedens roterende detonationsraketmotor. I en meddelelse den 2. november afslørede virksomheden sin planlagte Morpho månelander og et orbitalt overførselsfartøj kaldet Monarch. Ifølge virksomheden agter den i første omgang at fokusere på Monarch og bruge rumfartøjet […].

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 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. Comet PanSTARRs and […]

Hera, the European Space Agency’s first mission for planetary defence, arrives at its target body during November, with the goal of gathering precious data on the kinetic impact method of asteroid deflection – while also solving various scientific enigmas.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has addressed the ongoing debate about the Hubble Space Telescope’s long-term… The post Avoiding an uncontrolled reentry; boost Hubble and keep the science – Isaacman appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The tumbling crisis: why dead satellites threaten orbit Every year, hundreds of satellites reach end-of-life, most are deorbited, but some fail abruptly. Yet, even when properly decommissioned, some dead satellites […] The post DETUMBLER: Airbus’ Passive Spin Stabilization Solution appeared first on SpaceNews.

As of Monday, the U.S. Space Force predicted Swift would re-enter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 3:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 4, somewhere within about 21 degrees north or south of the equator — a band that is mostly ocean.

Studerende over hele landet vil få mulighed for at komme i direkte kontakt med Den Internationale Rumstation under et live, interaktivt opkald under flyvning med NASA-astronaut Anil Menon og Mark Rober, skaber af STEM-indhold og grundlægger af ClassCrunchLabs Foundation. Arrangementet, der er arrangeret af NASAs kontor for STEM Engagement, fejrer National STEM Day ved at bringe videnskab fra den virkelige verden, [...]

For mere information, kontakt Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download PDF her. Chipmodstande er meget udbredte i NASA-projekter, men tilfælde af revnedannelse i aluminiumoxid-substratet under miljøtest er sjældne. To tilfælde af revnedannelse i tykfilm-chipmodstande blev observeret under termisk cykling efter vibration, hvor brud opstod langs den korte akse på grund af […]

CSA-astronaut (Canadian Space Agency) Joshua Kutryk er afbilledet under rumvandringen den 29. oktober 2026. Den Internationale Rumstation svævede 267 miles over det sydlige Atlanterhav på tidspunktet for dette fotografi. Kutryk og NASA-astronaut Anil Menon installerede et nyt udfoldeligt solpanel på rumstationen og udførte noget foregribende arbejde […].

Er det vand i dit rumfartøj, eller er du bare glad for at se delta-V'et.

Det tjekkiske firma Spacemanic og den belgiske optiske leder Simera Sense går sammen om at levere en ny dual-use satellitløsning, der kan konkurrere med større og tungere satellitter. Simera Sense xScape200 [...]

China is sharing more information about how it plans to land taikonauts on the Moon by 2030. Development of the Long March-10 rocket, Mengzhou crew spacecraft, and Lanyue lunar lander […]

Super Typhoon In-fa developed an unusually large eye, and the remnants of Typhoon Champi transitioned into an extratropical storm that targeted Alaska.

Eight launches are expected this week, from launch sites in the United States, China, New… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch USSF missions, China to launch internet satellites appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The European Space Agency has announced plans to support industry-led flight demonstrations of reusable rocket first stages and boosters as part of a new phase of its Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) initiative. On 27 October, ESA published a call for its BEST!2 Flight Demonstrations initiative, which is intended to “accelerate the development and […] The post ESA to Support Industry-Led Reusable Booster Flight Demonstrations appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Amid the warm hues of fall foliage, Pine Creek Gorge forms a deep scar in the Allegheny Plateau.

Den firemands store Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)-besætning poserer udenfor for første gang i mere end et år efter afslutningen på deres simulerede Mars-rejse den 31. oktober 2026. Besætningsmedlemmerne Matthew Montgomery (venstre), James Spicer (midten venstre), Ross Elder (midten højre) og Ellen Ellis (højre) tilbragte mere end et år […].

Meteor Showers, a Spacecraft Milestone, and a Supermoon Catch Taurid and Leonid meteors, spot Mars near Jupiter, celebrate Voyager 1’s light-day milestone, and watch November’s supermoon. Skywatching Highlights Transcript A month of meteor showers … a close pairing of Mars and Jupiter … and a supermoon! That’s What’s Up for November. November offers a buffet […]

Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in November to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 25, […]

The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.

NASA’s Hubble studied 37 nearby dwarf galaxies and found that much of the oxygen they expected to see is missing.

Despite it being a complex operation, ERMIS-3, an 8U CubeSat developed by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, has established a link with an optical ground station marking an important step in validating optical communications on small satellites. The demonstration, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) and achieved using optical terminals developed by Lithuanian company Astrolight, happened only weeks after the satellite’s commissioning.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 2 – A… 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. A Long […]

The space industry launched more rockets into orbit last year than ever before, yet satellite operators are confronting an unexpected problem: There still aren’t enough rides to go around. And […] The post How to Expand Reliable, Flexible Access to Space appeared first on SpaceNews.

For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download the PDF version An instrumented hammer test does not require an idealized single half-sine waveform. When the complete force and response are measured accurately, crest ripples and separated contacts remain known inputs. Force shape changes excitation, but does not inherently invalidate the record. […]

For femogtres år siden slog en dristig vision rødder i Houston: et NASA-center dedikeret til bemandet rumfart. Siden grundlæggelsen har NASAs Johnson Space Center hjulpet med at lede nationens program for bemandet rumfart og støttet missioner fra Project Mercury og frem til Artemis. I dag fungerer Johnson som NASAs kompetencecenter for bemandet rumfart, og dets medarbejdere hjælper [...]

NASA-administrator Jared Isaacman har udtalt sig om den planlagte arkitektur og beredskabsplaner for Artemis…

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.com's liste over rumfartspolitiske begivenheder for ugen plus en dag fra 1.-8. november 2026 samt enhver indsigt vi kan tilbyde om dem. Repræsentanternes Hus og Senatet [...]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 1 –… 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. Colors of the […]

Canadian space technology company MDA Space has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to begin work on digital antennas for the first 66 satellites of the European Union’s IRIS2 secure connectivity constellation. The agreement comes as Canada and the EU have announced plans to explore Canadian participation in the programme. In a 30 October […] The post Canadian MDA Space Secures €64 Million IRIS2 Antenna Agreement appeared first on European Spaceflight.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 31 –… 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. Night on a […]

På otte dage gennemførte SpaceX alle motortests til flyvning 15, herunder nogle kryo-tests og fange...

Starlink 15-18-missionen vil tilføje yderligere 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized-satellitter til SpaceX's megakonstellation. Opsendelsen fra affyringsrampe 4E på Vandenberg Space Force Base er planlagt til kl. 21:02 PDT (00:02 EDT / 0402 UTC).

There's no evidence that Starship will launch traditional satellites, either.

The sight of an icy skull-like visage on the Antarctic island could make one’s blood run cold.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 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. Haunting the Cepheus […]

Description This global map of Mars shows 13 locations that match the mineralogy and chemistry of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth. While scientists can never know for sure where a Martian meteorite originated, Teghaza 001 includes clues that link it to highlands in the southern hemisphere of […]

From the ESA Blogs.

Twin Travelers In 1977, NASA launched twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, taking advantage of a once-every-175-year planetary alignment of the four largest planets in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Using six gravity assists between them, this Grand Tour gave us up-close views of the gas and ice giants, including several moons. […]

The French space agency CNES has announced the start of ground qualification testing for the Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator at the Guiana Space Centre. A full-scale mockup of the vehicle has been erected at the space centre’s former Diamant launch facility, which is being redeveloped to support the programme. In a 29 October announcement, CNES […] The post Ground Qualification Testing Begins for Callisto Reusable Rocket Demonstrator appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Week in images: 26-30 October 2026

NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.

This is the first of a pair of Turkish flights to the Moon. The first will be an orbiter with several scientific instruments and the second will be a lander.

October was a month of discoveries and milestones. ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover team trained in Spain’s desert, preparing for Mars. Our Smile mission captured the full ring of northern lights around Earth, while Mars Express uncovered new clues about a giant Martian cloud. ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth after 237 days in space, and Hera captured its first images of the asteroids it will study to help protect our planet. Meanwhile, ESA welcomed thousands of visitors for Open Days and teamed up with Pokémon to bring space science to new audiences.

Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely sculpted over time by the intense ultraviolet radiation and winds from massive stars in the Carina Nebula. As this stellar feedback […]

Statens udgifter til civile rumfartsaktiviteter er mere end blot NASA. En ny rapport fra Aerospace Corporation beskriver de 42,6 milliarder dollars, der er bevilget til civil rumfart i FY2026, og sammenligner det med […]

30. oktober 2026 – ESI Motion Inc. annoncerer med stolthed, at virksomheden leverer Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE) til Lockheed Martin til deres arbejde med Space […]

Amerikas nyeste luftfartsudstilling og flyshow – MAX POWER – nærmer sig hastigt, og NASA har annonceret nøglebegivenheder, der begynder fredag den 6. november og løber til og med søndag den 8. november, afholdt på og nær agenturets Kennedy Space Center i Florida. Gennem flere parkoplevelser ved MAX POWER vil NASA og en række eksterne samarbejdspartnere [...]

Udfordringen "Quantum-Enabled Predictive Preclinical NAMs for Toxicity and Safety" (QuSAFE), et samarbejde mellem National Institutes of Health (NIH) og NASA, fremmer kvanteforbedret sensing til in vitro NAM'er, såsom organoider og mikrofysiologiske systemer (MPS), for at forbedre lægemiddelsikkerheden og samtidig reducere dyreforsøg. In vitro NAM'er, såsom organoider og mikrofysiologiske systemer (MPS), kan [...]

The first named storm of the North Indian Ocean’s cyclone season made landfall along the coast of Andhra Pradesh.

APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen. Oplev kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Hornene [...]

Japanese space technology company Astroscale has officially announced that its UK-based subsidiary has been awarded a £15 million (€17.9 million) Ministry of Defence contract for Project LEDA. While few details about the initiative were shared, an MoD official said it would “form part of the permanent pathway for UK’s understanding of orbital warfare.” Although the […] The post UK MOD Awards £15 Million Orbital Warfare Project to Astroscale appeared first on European Spaceflight.

"NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."

Jared Spiers had an interest in contributing to NASA’s mission long before becoming a civil servant for the agency. Growing up close to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and hearing about his father’s work there, he gained a firsthand connection to the nation’s space program. Before graduating high school, he knew […]

The NASA/ESA Hubble and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescopes recently stared at an eerie star-forming scene within the Carina Nebula, a massive gas and dust cloud located approximately 7500 light-years away from Earth. The two telescopes offer complementary views of the shadowy form, nicknamed the Cat’s Head Nebula, which reflects the 'magical'' process of star formation. Hubble’s visible-light view shows the cat as a dark, elongated dust pillar and hints of young forming stars, while Webb’s infrared-light imagery unveils many stars and other hidden details.

Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene. It lies within the vast Carina Nebula, a diffuse star-forming region located about 7,500 light-years away from Earth. The small, select area both telescopes observed is nicknamed the Cat’s Head Nebula […]

En imponerende stangspiralgalakse er i fokus på dette billede fra den 22. oktober 2026, men gravitationslinsen nederst til højre er det virkelige mål. Denne observation er et af mange billeder af gravitationslinser taget af NASAs Hubble-rumteleskop som forberedelse til videnskab med det nye Nancy Grace Roman-rumteleskop. Astronomer vil bruge disse [...]

Da virksomheder begyndte at henvende sig til NASAs Langley Research Center og bad om at blive inkluderet i In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) Statusrapporten for at få adgang til konkurrencedygtig information, vidste teamet, at de havde nået et vendepunkt. “Vi har haft nogle unavngivne virksomheder, der har spurgt, om vi har proprietær information,” siger Dale Arney, senior teamleder […]

Du kommer måske aldrig til at svæve under skyerne eller over de organiske sandbanker på Saturns måne Titan, men det kan dit navn. NASA inviterer offentligheden til at sende deres navne med om bord på rumagenturets Dragonfly-rotorcraft og blive en del af den første videnskabelige mission, der skal flyve og udforske overfladen af en anden verden. For at få dit [...]

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Troy Asher director of the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Asher, a veteran test pilot and aerospace engineer with decades of experience in flight research and operations, has served as the center’s acting director since March. “Troy has spent his career pushing the boundaries of flight, […]

When a rose-colored meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2022, no one knew how old it was or where it came from. Not until NASA-funded scientists age-dated its minerals did they realize the nearly 2-pound (800-gram) rock was a piece of Mars that formed more than 4.1 billion years ago, making it one […]

With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has… The post Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individually or as an entire crew, they dress up in sometimes spooky, sometimes scary, but always creative costumes, often designed from materials available aboard the […]

NASA-astronaut Anil Menon og astronaut Joshua Kutryk fra Canadian Space Agency installerede og udfoldede succesfuldt det syvende af otte nye solcellepaneler, der er designet til at drive forposten frem til dens udfasning i 2030.

Beskrivelse Denne skive af Teghaza 001, en af de ældste martianske meteoritter, der nogensinde er fundet på Jorden, blev brugt til at bestemme stenens alder. Billeder med reflekteret lys som disse fungerer som et videnskabsmands vejviser og hjælper dem med at finde interessante mineraler til analyse med forskellige instrumenter. Figur A er det samme billede med [...]

Du kommer måske aldrig til at svæve gennem himlen under skyerne eller over det organiske sand på Saturns måne Titan, men dit navn kan! NASA inviterer offentligheden til at sende deres navn med om bord på agenturets Dragonfly-rotorfartøj.

NASA-astronaut Anil Menon og den canadiske rumfartsstyrelse (CSA) astronaut Joshua Kutryk udfører en rumvandring for at installere den 7. af 8 ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) for at opgradere den kredsende forposts strømsystem.

I denne episode taler Mike Gruss med Laura Crabtree, CEO for Epsilon3, som også er en tidligere astronauttræner fra SpaceX. De taler om måder, hvorpå rumselskaber kan organisere sig […].

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain begins his new role at NASA’s center of excellence for robotics and deep space exploration and at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA, on […]

– To demonstrationsmissioner planlagt om bord på SpaceX Falcon 9, én i henholdsvis 2027 og 2028 – Satoro vil levere en "Satellite-as-a-service"-løsning; Flexell Space vil levere solceller og testmoduler [...]

In this Webb image released on Oct. 22, 2026, we see a turbulent cauldron of star formation filled with dense clumps of gas. This region is named N159 and is located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way galaxy. This region has a lower metallicity […]

So far, 2026 has seen a flood of successes for volunteers who do NASA science, exemplifying NASA’s commitment to gold-standard science—transparent, reproducible and intrinsically collaborative. The Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announced that their project volunteers have now discovered most of the known brown dwarfs, celestial objects that are similar to planets. The Zooniverse platform, […]

Five years ago, Gavin Gardner was a Michigan State University engineering student researching next-generation drone technology as part of a NASA grant. Garder expected the research to be demanding – but he was surprised that navigating the financial side of the work presented an even greater challenge. Although Gardner was used to leading fellow students […]

NASA’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is integrated alongside the twin solid rocket boosters on Oct. 28 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building’s High Bay 3 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.   Technicians lifted the 212-foot rocket stage from the facility’s High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed […]

Det er næsten et år siden, der sidst var rumturisme-flyvninger.

NASA is two spacewalks away from completing a major, years-long upgrade to the International Space Station that will power the orbiting lab through to its planned decommissioning in 2030.

In the world of spaceflight, launch infrastructure is critical for rocket launches. For agencies and… The post Comparing KSC, Starbase construction timelines to understand the development of Starbase, Louisiana appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

A national monument since the 1920s, Chiricahua is America’s newest national park.

The anticipated launch will be the first for the heavy-lift rocket since a mid-flight nozzle failure on a solid rocket booster. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space.   “Vietnam is joining at an important point in the development of its own space program,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson in recorded remarks […]

On 27 October 2026, Indra Space celebrated the signature of two contracts with the European Space Agency, European Commission and EU Agency for the Space Programme to develop new ground stations for the second generation of Galileo, Europe’s satellite navigation system.

The anticipated launch will be the first for the heavy-lift rocket since a mid-flight nozzle failure on a solid rocket booster. The rocket will carry 40 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit.

Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 Following the Basque Lakes drill campaign, Curiosity has returned to a spot just a few meters away from the “Chiu Chiu” block to conduct our next drill campaign. “Chiu Chiu” itself wasn’t a good candidate for […]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 28 – The… 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. To view […]

The companies said the experimental spacecraft, launched Oct. 1, could lead to a Ukrainian-controlled satellite network The post Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network appeared first on SpaceNews.

Liftoff of the Starlink 15-16 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E is currently scheduled for 10:46 p.m. PDT (1:46 a.m. EDT / 0546 UTC).

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 27 –… 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. Noctilucent Clouds over […]

When Rice University student Malvika Bhardwaj asked her mentor Daniel Cohen, a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, whether he had time to keep teaching interns with his busy workload, he answered, “You decide what’s important.”  In honor of National Mentoring Day on Oct. 27, Bhardwaj reflects on how Cohen’s […]

Den Europæiske Rumorganisation (ESA) har udvidet eksisterende kontrakter for at bygge yderligere fire Galileo Anden Generation (G2)-satellitter, hvilket sikrer konstellationens langsigtede kontinuitet og understøtter udrulningen af nye tjenester. Med denne anskaffelse vokser Galileo Anden Generationsflåden til 16 satellitter.

Craft Prospect samarbejder med Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (Fraunhofer CAP) og Vector Photonics om et nyt projekt, der udforsker potentialet i næstegenerations laserteknologi til højtydende optisk kommunikation […]

On September 28, NASA and Boeing provided an update on the Starliner spacecraft’s Return to Flight, progress made since the

This is the first known instance of a satellite conducting a close rendezvous with a non-consenting target, and likely represents a serious violation of international law.

The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft for planetary defence has resolved its two target asteroids separately for the very first time, revealing the binary nature of the Didymos system, currently some 197 million km away from Earth.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) INVICTUS hypersonic aircraft programme has cleared its first major requirements review and moved into the next phase of development, with a second review expected in October 2027. Stephan Carroll, INVICTUS chief engineer at Frazer-Nash, confirmed on LinkedIn on 23 October that the programme had successfully completed its first System Requirements […] The post ESA’s INVICTUS Hypersonic Programme Clears First Major Review appeared first on European Spaceflight.

A small red star is pulling gas from a brown dwarf as the pair circles every 87 minutes, packed into an orbit that could fit inside the Sun. Material strikes the star’s surface and lights up a hot spot, marking a meal that could continue for billions of years. The system, ZTF J0440+2325, lies a […] The post A small star is eating a brown dwarf so slowly that the meal could last billions of years, and the two orbit each other every 87 minutes inside a space that would fit within the Sun appeared first on Space Daily.

En tekniker inspicerer den store solskærm på NASAs Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor-mission på dette billede, der blev offentliggjort den 26. oktober 2026. Solskærmskonstruktionen, som er 6 meter (20 fod) høj og måler 2,4 meter (8 fod) bred ved basen, vil holde det infrarøde rumteleskop køligt, mens det leder efter jordnære asteroider og […]

The Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.

The four volunteers who lived and worked in a simulated NASA Mars mission for more than a year will exit their habitat on Saturday, Oct. 31, after 378 days of isolation in a facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Health and performance data collected from the simulation can help NASA develop methods […]

Four rockets are set to launch this week from the United States and India. SpaceX… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 and GSLV rockets scheduled to launch appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

APOD Science APOD 2026 October 26 – M42: The… 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. M42: The […]

The Australian government has submitted a counteroffer to the European Space Agency (ESA) to secure a flight to the International Space Station for Australian astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg. Support for the mission is not universal in Australia, with one government official calling the spending “reckless.” Australian Minister for Science Tim Ayres confirmed on 23 October that […] The post Australia Counters ESA’s Offer for Mission to ISS for Bennell-Pegg appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Falcon 9’s retirement could leave the market up for grabs, as SpaceX finds themselves still in the process of developing and marketing Starship as a worthy successor.

SAN FRANCISCO —October 26, 2026—Today, Astranis announced it has upgraded its 4th launch to a dedicated mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to launch in 2028, allowing it […] The post Astranis Upgrades Falcon 9 Launch Contract to Dedicated Mission for Entire Block 4 Production Run of Satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding expanding cooperation in Earth observation, geospatial analytics, and advanced data technologies, supporting USDA’s data modernization plan for United States agriculture. “NASA develops some of the most advanced sensing, computing, and analytical capabilities in the world, and we should put those tools […]

With its solar arrays integrated and key qualification reviews under way, Europe’s new ice-monitoring satellite, CRISTAL, is moving from assembly into the demanding testing phase that will demonstrate its readiness for the rigours of launch and life in orbit.

NASA test pilot Mike Lippert poses for a photo ahead of his first time flying the agency’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft on Oct. 21, 2026. The X-59 has flown numerous times since its inaugural flight in November 2025; its first supersonic flight was on June 5, 2026. Lippert took off from NASA’s Armstrong Flight […]

Members of the media are invited to tour a new lunar landing simulator at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30.

The NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Program at the University of Texas Center for Space Research places high school students on small, mission-focused research teams mentored by NASA, academic, and industry experts. During summer 2026, the SEES Mission Architecture Tool for Research, Integration, and eXploration (MATRIX) team […]

– Paris-based FLEXELL SPACE FRANCE SAS creates a local business hub in Europe– New entity to support ongoing contract and volume-production discussions with European customers, from technical reviews to supply […] The post Flexell Space Establishes French Subsidiary to Strengthen European Presence appeared first on SpaceNews.

Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is inspected by a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in late July.  Built by Applied Aerospace in Stockton, California, the sunshade structure was outfitted with its solar cells by SolAero Technologies in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in January. Environmental […]

Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2026.  The sunshade structure stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base. Its two flat […]

Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried aboard the rover, including some that are small enough to penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream. The findings will be published Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Proceedings of […]

Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University Oct. 19, 2026 Once upon a time, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover investigated the southern border of “Idubi,” an outcrop composed primarily of an igneous mineral geologists call olivine. The rover’s “eyes” captured a very exciting geologic feature during its traverse — a contact between distinct rock […]

Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. While it is a wind-swept dusty vista today, billions of years ago it was home to a river channel that fed fresh water into […]

Mens SpaceX forbereder sig på at flyve Flyvning 15 i november, med en succesfuld statisk fyringstest…

APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen. Oplev kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Mørkt stof [...]

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week plus a day of October 25-November 1, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and […]

NASA udgav fredag sin oktober Artemis-opdatering, der dækker den kortsigtede status for rummet…

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 24 –… 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. Rosetta’s Selfie Explanation: […]

Slut dig til os for at udforske, hvordan nye teknologier og kommercielle muligheder transformerer satellitoperationer

Fra ESA's blogs.

"We believe Canada should be able to reach orbit on its own terms."

NASA officials projected confidence today in their plans to launch the Artemis III earth-orbital test flight in mid-2027 and land American astronauts on the Moon in 2028.  Whether SpaceX’s Starship […]

Vi har mandatet, vi har ressourcerne og støtten fra vores interessenter.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Director of Space Transportation, Géraldine Naja, said on 22 October that she was uncertain whether the agency would be able to complete the first flight of its Themis reusable rocket demonstrator before the end of the year. Speaking at a media briefing following ESA’s 350th Council meeting in Paris, Naja […] The post ESA Director “Not Sure” Themis Will Make Its First Flight in 2026 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 October 23 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss  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. Andromeda in Southern Spring Explanation: Looking toward the north from Mullion, New South Wales, Australia, the Andromeda […]

En 35-årig registrering af satellitaltimetri giver forskere mulighed for at sammenligne årets El Niño med dens stærkeste forgængere.

NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia.  NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning purposes. Under a new […]

Hold ved NASAs Stennis Space Center nær Bay St. Louis, Mississippi testede RS-25-motor nr. 10001 den 21. oktober 2026. Den varme affyringstest varede i næsten otte et halvt minut (500 sekunder), samme tid som RS-25-motorer affyres under opsendelsen af NASAs SLS (Space Launch System) raket, med et effektniveau på 111 %. For hver […]

Før astronauter vender tilbage til månens overflade, vil NASA først udføre en af de mest ambitiøse og komplekse testmissioner i agenturets historie. Artemis III, der opsendes i 2027, vil sende NASA-astronauterne Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas og ESA-astronauten (European Space Agency) Luca Parmitano ombord på Orion-rumfartøjet i lavt jordkredsløb […]

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift-observatorium har afsluttet sin videnskabelige mission, nu hvor rumfartøjet kredser mindre end 275 kilometer (171 miles) over Jordens overflade. Den øgede atmosfæriske modstand i denne højde forhindrer satellittens teleskoper i stabilt at fokusere på deres astronomiske mål. Swift udførte sin sidste observation den 20. oktober. Det forventes at [...]

Mens NASA sender mennesker tilbage til Månens overflade og etablerer en langsigtet tilstedeværelse på vores nærmeste himmellegeme, har agenturet og de kommercielle udbydere af landingssystemer til mennesker, Blue Origin og SpaceX, strømlinet designet og ændret begge operationskoncepter for dets fremtidige bemandede landere. Siden NASA indgik de oprindelige kontrakter med Blue Origin og SpaceX [...]

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel will soon open a formal recommendation that NASA re-examine plans for the Artemis IV mission.  Currently that will be a landing at the Moon’s South […]

From the ESA Blogs.

Ugens billeder: 19.-23. oktober 2026

NASA Science wants to deliver science faster, so we’re changing how we compete and select missions. On Monday, October 26, we will host a virtual NASA Science Town Hall.

Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Moon, sustainable lunar infrastructure, advanced space propulsion, and the evolving space workforce. Panels […]

Emissions on both sides of the island are unusually high as human-set fires spread in a landscape parched by drought.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 22 – The… 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. The First […]

From the ESA Blogs.

From the ESA Blogs.

The European Space Agency Council has approved the appointment of two new directors: Andrzej Banasiak as Director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership, and Nicolaus Hanowski as Director of Space Operations.

ESA Open Days 2026 welcomed over 23 000 visitors across its six establishments, giving the public the opportunity to discover more about Europe’s space activities, meet the people behind the missions and explore how ESA is shaping the future of space.

A small rover is alone on the Moon, with no signal and no idea of its position. All it has is a panoramic camera and an aerial map of the Moon’s surface. The lunar night is fast approaching… can you help the rover find its way before it’s too late?

The five-year mission will return samples from Mars’ moon Phobos and answer long-standing questions about the moon’s origin.

Resiliens, maritime og droneapplikationer samt alternative navigationsteknologier stod på menuen ved den sjette udgave af Den Europæiske Rumorganisations (ESA) NAVISP Industridage, som samlede over 350 deltagere i Rom, Italien, til to dages diskussioner, netværksdannelse og samarbejde.

Se genudsendelsen af medieinformationssessionen, hvor ESAs generaldirektør Josef Aschbacher og ESA-rådsformanden på delegatniveau Juan Carlos Cortés skitserer de vigtigste beslutninger og hovedresultater fra det 350. rådsmøde, der blev afholdt i ESAs hovedkvarter i Paris den 21.-22. oktober 2026.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has provided new details about the failed Space Rider drop test, confirming that the vehicle’s parafoil detached during deployment, sending the full-scale test model back to terra firma more rapidly than planned. Speaking at an ESA media briefing on 22 October, Géraldine Naja, the agency’s Director of Space Transportation, provided […] The post ESA Provides New Details on Failed Space Rider Drop Test appeared first on European Spaceflight.

I denne episode taler SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss med Aalyrias administrerende direktør, Brian Barritt, om hvordan netværk udvikler sig, hvad det vil sige at skalere virksomheden, og softwareinteroperabilitetens rolle […]

Expedition 75 aboard the International Space Station gained four new crew members at the beginning… The post ISS receives new cargo from Dragon as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

"We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander."

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies four locations on the Moon separate from the South Pole where human exploration could yield valuable scientific […]

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey looking at 260 satellite galaxies around 22 Milky Way-like host galaxies within a radius of […]

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — October 21, 2026 — Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the company an Other Transaction […] The post Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller appeared first on SpaceNews.

The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 21 – New… 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. OriginalAnnotated New […]

Galileo is a system in perfect synchronisation: satellites orbiting above, atomic clocks setting the tempo, and ground stations listening and refining below. Each plays its part. Together, they create the precision behind the signal that guides us all. See how it all comes together in Finding Our Way: Inside the Galileo Project.

It started with a bold idea: Europe should find its own way. Finding Our Way: Inside the Galileo Project tells the story of the vision, perseverance and people behind Galileo, Europe’s global navigation satellite system, and the decades-long journey that turned an idea into the signal that guides us all. 

At its heart, Galileo is a story about people: engineers, operators and programme leaders working across Europe, united by a shared mission to strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty while delivering a secure, resilient signal that supports safety, innovation and economic growth across the globe. Finding Our Way: Inside the Galileo Project celebrates the unseen work behind the signal that guides us forward.

Glasgow, UK | 21 October 2026 – The pace of development in quantum technologies continues to accelerate, and over the past few months, space engineering company Craft Prospect has been […] The post Summer of Quantum: Building momentum for space-based QKD appeared first on SpaceNews.

SAN FRANCISCO – Wi-Fi technology from Solstar Space connected NASA’s R5-S10 cubesat with Momentus’ Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle during proximity operations and relayed data to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Solstar […] The post Solstar provides Wi-Fi connectivity for NASA proximity operations demonstration appeared first on SpaceNews.

From orbit, today’s space-based laser instruments measure Earth’s forests and terrain one narrow line at a time. Between those lines are enormous gaps that include millions of acres of land scientists never directly measure. NASA’s CASALS instrument will blend machine learning with an ultra-compact lidar instrument to adaptively ‘sweep’ large swaths of Earth’s surface. This […]

Airbus Nederland har leveret den første letvægts Vulcain agtersektion til Ariane 6 som en del af raketens Block 2-opgraderinger. Den samlede vægtreduktion ser dog ud til at være mere beskeden end oprindeligt forventet. I et LinkedIn-opslag den 21. oktober annoncerede Airbus Nederlands præsident Rob Postma, at den opgraderede struktur, med betegnelsen Flight Model 16 (FM16), ...

TechnoMile, the leading AI solution that unifies growth, contracts, compliance, and security workflows, has been named a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Awards winner, recognizing the company among the leading B2B […] The post TechnoMile Recognized as a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Award Winner appeared first on SpaceNews.

Skrevet af Vandi Verma, chefingeniør for robotoperationer ved NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 12. oktober 2026 Siden den seneste blogopdatering har Perseverance opnået en stor milepæl på Mars. På Sol 2006 (11. oktober 2026) nåede dens kilometertæller 45,22 kilometer (28,10 miles), hvilket satte en ny rekord for den længste distance kørt på et andet himmellegeme […]

Som del af agenturets Inspirationstour vil NASA udføre en overflyvning ved University of Alabama mod Texas A&M fodboldkampen i Tuscaloosa, Alabama, lørdag den 24. oktober. NASA-administrator Jared Isaacman vil flyve et af tre F-5 kampfly under overflyvningen, hvilket fremhæver NASAs bidrag til luftfart og agenturets fortsatte engagement i [...]

Vi har haft betydelig konstruktiv dialog med FAA.

Interstellar probes. Lunar drones. Helicopters on Mars. When a group of Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began conducting rocket-propulsion tests in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct. 31, 1936, they had no idea that their work marked the inception of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Ninety years later, the lab, now managed by Caltech for NASA, isn’t […]

Efterhånden som Kinas opsendelsesfrekvens fortsætter med at vokse, tager landet yderligere skridt mod genanvendelige raketter, da...

NASA testede RS-25-motor nr. 10001 den 21. oktober på Fred Haise-teststanden ved NASA’s Stennis Space Center nær Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Testholdene affyrede udviklingsmotoren i næsten otte og et halvt minut (500 sekunder), samme tid som RS-25-motorer affyrer under opsendelsen af NASA's SLS (Space Launch System)-raket. Under [...]

Paris, France | October 2026 – Global satellite services revenues are forecast to grow 44% to reach $145 billion by 2035, according to the 33rd edition of Novaspace’s Satellite Connectivity […] The post Global Satcom Services Revenues to Reach $145 Billion by 2035 appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA-astronaut og flyveingeniør for Ekspedition 75 Jessica Watkins arbejder inde i Kibo-laboratoriemodulets Life Science Glovebox den 9. oktober 2026, hvor hun sikkert blander levende celleprøver med en bioblæk og derefter fylder en speciel patron med celle-blæk-blandingen. De avancerede forskningsoperationer var en del af InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing-undersøgelsen, som udforsker 3D [...]

Opsendelsen fra Californien kommer timer efter, at selskabet annoncerede sit andet kvartalsregnskab som et børsnoteret selskab. Opsendelsen fra affyringsrampe 4E ved Vandenberg Space Force Base er planlagt til kl. 16:10 PDT (19:10 EDT / 2310 UTC).

Den japanske rumfartsorganisation opsendte her til eftermiddag EDT succesfuldt missionen Martian Moons eXploration (MMX). MMX vil ikke lande på Mars, men vil i stedet udforske dens to måner, Phobos og [...]

Skrevet af Alex Innanen, atmosfæreforsker ved York University Jordens planlægningsdato: Fredag den 9. oktober 2026 Godt nyt Mars-år! Vi markerer starten på et nyt år på Mars ved begyndelsen af foråret på den nordlige halvkugle, eller forårsjævndøgn. Vi holder derefter styr på årstiderne ved at tælle grader af solens længdegrad [...]

ESA’s Lunar Link telecommunications element has completed its final major integration and testing campaign at Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France. 

French lawmakers have proposed allocating a symbolic €1 for Dassault Aviation’s VORTEX spaceplane programme in an effort to compel the government to clarify its financial commitments to the project. In a 16 October amendment to France’s proposed 2027 budget, 71 MPs from the La France Insoumise party proposed creating a dedicated budget line for VORTEX […] The post French MPs propose symbolic €1 budget line for VORTEX spaceplane appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Menneskelige aktiviteter er blevet flettet sammen med, hvordan vand fordeles på tværs af kontinenterne. En ny undersøgelse sætter skarpt fokus på deres effekter.

Twelve Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites will join the current fleet in the coming years. They will deliver unprecedented positioning, navigation and timing capabilities thanks to an array of new features, including a new signal generation module, the ‘brain' of the spacecraft. 

From the ESA Blogs.

The Republic of Uzbekistan became the 77th signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Samarkand on Monday, committing to the practical principles that guide safe, transparent, and responsible civil space exploration. “Uzbekistan joins the Artemis Accords at a pivotal moment,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson. “President Trump has directed NASA to build […]

Et billede fra NASA's James Webb Rumteleskop, udgivet den 6. oktober 2026, afslører en smeltedigel af kosmisk skabelse. Webb har afsløret talrige stjerner, der tidligere var skjult af støvskyer i en stjernefødestue kendt som NGC 7129, som befinder sig omkring 3.300 lysår fra Jorden. Lær mere om denne region – og tag på en rundvisning i den i […]

LOS ANGELES — October 20, 2026 AnySignal, a leading provider of software-defined radios and space-based networking, today announced an agreement with Reflect Orbital to deliver space-to-earth communications for Reflect Orbital’s inaugural […] The post AnySignal to Deliver Space-to-Earth Communications for Three Reflect Orbital Missions appeared first on SpaceNews.

En fuldskala faldtest af Den Europæiske Rumorganisations (ESA) rumfly Space Rider sluttede brat, efter at testmodellens parafoil ikke foldede sig ud som forventet. Dette markerer anden gang i år, at en Space Rider-faldtest er blevet afbrudt af en anomali, efter et afbrudt forsøg i maj. Hændelsen indtraf under fartøjets [...]

As NASA works to build the Moon Base, crewed and robotic lunar rovers will play a crucial role during early development through technology demonstrations, astronaut transport, terrain mapping, scientific investigations, and resource prospecting. Data from these early missions will inform future mobility systems and infrastructure needed for astronauts to live and work on the Moon. […]

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 […]

"I do think there's a lot of merit to combining the companies."

NASA-forskere udvikler fremtiden for flyvning på Mars og lægger grunden til helikoptere med evnen til at flyve højere og længere, mens de udfører videnskab på den Røde Planet. Ved hjælp af højpræcise computersimulationer og vindtunneltests genopfinder ingeniører rotorbladene, der kunne bære den næste generation af Mars-flyvere.

Ni raketter forventes opsendt denne uge fra Californien, Florida, New Zealand, Japan og…

Bestemt for Mars og videre, vil NASAs Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) Freedom være menneskehedens første fissionsdrevne rumfartøj, der skal rejse uden for Jordens kredsløb. Annonceret under NASAs “Ignition”-begivenhed vil denne mission demonstrere nuklear elektrisk fremdrift i det dybe rum, og arbejdet er i gang med dens nøgleelement: det nukleare strømmodul. For at fremskynde udviklingen af rumfartøjet, har NASA [...]

Ars Technica is here to help with a guide to the medium-lift space race.

To measure airflow and sound, research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center use special instrumentation like particle image velocimetry, hot wire anemometry, Raman spectroscopy, microphones in phased arrays or continuously rotating rakes. The global aviation noise reduction community relies on data from NASA GRC experiments to validate theory and noise prediction software. Rotating Rake […]

The four crew members in NASA’s simulated Mars mission have spent the past year living and working in isolation in a confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center perform experiments in world-class facilities such as the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 x15 LSWT), the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL), the Small Hot Jet Acoustic Rig (SHJAR), the Nozzle Acoustic Test Rig (NATR), the DGEN AeroPropulsion Research Turbofan (DART), and the Acoustical Testing Laboratory (ATL). […]

Forskerhold ved NASAs Glenn Research Center er involveret i at udvikle teori og software til at forudsige støjen fra flymotorer. Denne software hjælper ingeniører med at designe og analysere nye og forbedrede flyfremdriftssystemer. Kopier af vores software kan bestilles fra NASAs Softwarekatalog. JeNo Udviklingen af forudsigelseskoder for jetstøj er mangefacetteret. [...]

Raketter vibrerer, ryster og bøjer sig intenst, når de stiger op i rummet, og rumfartøjer fyldt med delikate videnskabelige instrumenter skal overleve disse kræfter. Før en raket forlader jorden, arbejder NASA-ingeniører på at forudsige, hvordan disse belastninger vil påvirke hver del af et rumfartøj. For at gøre det, arbejder ingeniører i Dynamic Environments Group hos NASAs Launch [...]

This will be the second launch of SpaceX’s uncrewed reentry capsule, Starfall. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a one-hour window that opens at 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 UTC).

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 18-24, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess, […]

Following on from the successful Transporter 18 mission at the beginning of the month, SpaceX’s… The post Falcon 9 set to launch Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

SpaceX is advancing toward its next two Starship missions as the company looks to close… The post SpaceX working through Starship Flight 15 and 16 milestones appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 18 –… 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. Sonified: Eagle Nebula […]

APOD Videnskab APOD APOD: 17. oktober 2026… Dagens APOD Arkiv Indsendelser Indeks Søg Kalender RSS Uddannelse Om Diskuter. APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen. Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. 3D 67P Forklaring: Sæt [...]

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

Rocket Lab has delayed its Neutron launch vehicle once again after carbon fibre manufacturing problems… The post Carbon Fibre Troubles Force Rocket Lab to Delay Neutron Debut to No Earlier Than 2027 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Højopløselige billeder af natlys viser, hvor orkanen slog strømmen ud langs Florida Panhandle, og hvor hurtigt lysene vendte tilbage.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… 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. To view this […]

Fra ESA's blogs.

Dette billede fra NASAs Hubble-rumteleskop viser den kantstillede, mellemliggende spiralgalakse NGC 1827, som ligger cirka 37 millioner lysår væk i stjernebilledet Columba, Duen.

Det britiske rumagentur (UKSA) forventes at tildele en kontrakt på 25 mio. pund for en jordbaseret rumovervågningsradar i juli 2027. Udbuddet, offentliggjort i slutningen af september, følger flere ændringer i regeringens indkøbsplaner for anlægget. Ifølge udbuddet vil kontrakten dække udvikling og fremstilling af en højtydende radar [...]

Mens det superkølede drivmiddel strømmede ind i kernetrinnet, og NASAs SLS-raket (Space Launch System) brølede til live, så Allison Mjoen og hendes familie med ærefrygt og stolthed. Mjoen, NASAs driftschef for agenturets Exploration Ground Systems-program, var med til at forme systemerne og de jordbaserede operationer, der en dag vil sende mennesker tilbage til [...]

Kort efter at NASA's Artemis II-mission landede i havet den 10. april 2026, tog dykkere fra den amerikanske flåde undervandsbilleder af Orion-rumfartøjets varmeskjold. I månederne efter målte agenturet, om det termiske beskyttelsessystem effektivt havde beskyttet besætningen og Orion-systemerne, da rumfartøjet trådte ind i Jordens atmosfære igen. Denne grundige analyse bekræftede, at [...]

Forbedringerne af opsendelsesinfrastrukturen omfatter også en betydelig produktionsudvidelse ved Rocket Park og tilføjelsen af nye landingspramme.

NASA-administrator Jared Isaacman har udpeget Stephen Cash som direktør for agenturets Marshall Space Flight Center i Huntsville, Alabama, med virkning fra mandag den 19. oktober. Cash, en erfaren NASA-ingeniør og rumfartsdirektør, vender tilbage for at lede centret, hvor han begyndte sin karriere for mere end fire årtier siden. "Marshalls bidrag til NASA's missioner er historiske, og det er [...]"

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is getting ready to launch its Martian Moons eXploration mission early next week. The spacecraft will collect samples of Phobos, one of the moons […]

Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, at 4:57 p.m. PDT (7:57 p.m. EDT / 2357 UTC).

Den 14. oktober underskrev Den Europæiske Rumorganisation (ESA) ved NAVISP Industry Days i Rom, Italien, nye kontrakter med tre europæiske virksomheder, der vil støtte udviklingen af innovative teknologier til robust jernbanetransport og luftfart.

Kom med til en samtale om, hvordan maskinlæring transformerer GEOINT-missionen på tværs af forskellige markeder

Join us for a conversation on how machine learning is transforming the GEOINT mission across different markets The post Oct. 29: Applying AI/SI to the GEOINT Mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

During El Niño, a cascade of fires across the tropics begins in equatorial Asia and continues in the central and eastern Amazon.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 15 – The… 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. The Milky […]

From the ESA Blogs.

From the ESA Blogs.

From the ESA Blogs.

From the ESA Blogs.

Arianespace has announced that the next Ariane 6 launch will take place no earlier than 23 November, marking the rocket’s return to flight after ground testing reportedly revealed an issue with one of its turbopumps. The flight will carry 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard an Ariane 64, the rocket’s four-booster configuration. It will be the […] The post Arianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix appeared first on European Spaceflight.

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 15, 2026 — Agile Space Industries, a leading provider of in-space chemical propulsion solutions, has expanded into the Seattle metropolitan area with the opening of a new […] The post Agile Space Industries Expands to Seattle Area with New Bellevue Office appeared first on SpaceNews.

A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst from a supermassive black hole, followed by a collision of two galaxy clusters. Read more about this discovery. […]

NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected.   In particular, NASA measured whether the thermal protection […]

NASA spiller en vigtig rolle i JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration)-mission for at fremme vores forståelse af Mars' måner og bygge videre på agenturets lange historie med at udforske den røde planet. Missionen har til formål at karakterisere og bestemme oprindelsen af Mars' måner Phobos og Deimos og levere en prøve [...].

NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep space. Through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Space Technology Artemis Research (M‑STAR) initiative, selected institutions will each receive up to $1 million […]

Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the agency’s free and open data. The annual challenge, often called a hackathon, is an intensive, […]

Fra Den Internationale Rumstations unikke placering 250 miles over Jorden er Solen en afgørende energikilde. Solenergi understøtter stationens livsstøttesystemer, daglige aktiviteter og hundredvis af forskningsundersøgelser, der forbedrer livet på Jorden og forbereder mennesker på udforskning af det dybe rum. I løbet af de sidste fem år har NASA udvidet stationens [...]

A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that emerges roughly every two to seven years marked by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific. NASA scientists are keeping […]

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps to […] The post How NASA is thinking about a moon base appeared first on SpaceNews.

A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissions from animal feeding operations. Agricultural emissions represent an important and understudied part of Earth’s land and atmosphere systems. The FarmFlux mission will deploy […]

With both solid rocket boosters fully stacked and all four RS-25 engines now installed on… The post Artemis III SLS teams prepare short stack for pad tanking test appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

On 28 September, ESA’s Juice mission reached another important Jupiter-bound milestone with its penultimate gravity assist manoeuvre: a flyby of Earth. This encounter, however, was not only an essential step on the road to Jupiter, but an opportunity to rehearse the observations and operations that will define Juice’s exploration of the Jovian system.  

The Dragon spacecraft will bring around 6,300 lbs of supplies, equipment, and human health experiments to the Expedition 75/76 crew.

When the European thermal-imagery company constellr began working with Space Inventor on its next generation of satellites, some of the most important details of the spacecraft had yet to be […] The post How mini-constellations could more quickly bring new tech to Europe, and to orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Spanish government has approved a request from satellite operator Hisdesat to bring forward €65.8 million of a €1 billion loan for the PAZ 2 spy satellite programme to cover payments due earlier than originally anticipated. Published in Spain’s official gazette on 3 September, the adjustment increases the funding scheduled for 2026 from €179.8 million […] The post Spain Approves Early Release of €65.8 Million in PAZ 2 Spy Satellite Funding appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA will provide an update on its plans to return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon by 2028 at 2 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live Participants in the briefing include: The update will include details about NASA’s Artemis III […]

Hvis du nogensinde har oplevet din bil starte trægt, eller slet ikke, på en særligt isnende vintermorgen, ved du, at standardbatterier ikke bryder sig om ekstrem kulde. Derfor arbejder NASA-forskere på at udvikle et batteri, der kan fungere i den brutale kulde ved Månens sydpol, hvor nattemperaturerne falder til minus […]

Sunlight illuminates the exhaust plumes of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft on Oct. 13, 2026. This visual phenomenon is known as a “jellyfish”; it happens near sunrise or sunset when the exhaust plume from the rocket becomes brightly illuminated, creating a glowing shape resembling a jellyfish. The mission lifted off […]

Astronomer har brugt NASAs Chandra røntgenobservatorium til at afdække årsagen til en bemærkelsesværdig formation af radiobølger, som de har døbt "G-nøglen", fordi dens tydelige form stærkt ligner det musikalske symbol. Forskerne opdagede, at G-nøglen sandsynligvis er forårsaget af et udbrud fra et supermassivt sort hul, efterfulgt af en kollision […]

Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 16, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. This event is hosted by Sally Ride Elementary School […]

NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks to complete solar array installation and power augmentation of the International Space Station during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream the event through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA participants […]

The Starship second stage of SpaceX’s Integrated Flight Test-13 is back at Starbase, TX after surprisingly surviving splashdown in the Indian Ocean in July. To date, it is the only […]

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 13 –… 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. OriginalAnnotated Desert Stairway […]

Den norske regering har fremlagt detaljerede planer for at finansiere en anden orbital opsendelsesrampe på Andøya Spaceport, et initiativ som landets erhvervsminister først annoncerede den 30. september. I sit foreslåede statsbudget, offentliggjort den 7. oktober, afsatte regeringen 323,3 millioner NOK (30 millioner euro) til projektet i 2027. 223,5 millioner NOK […]

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has returned to Europe following her 237-day εpsilon mission aboard the International Space Station. A press conference with Sophie and Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander took place on 13 October 2026 at 11:00 CEST in Cologne, Germany.

NASAs SpaceX 35. kommercielle forsyningstur lettede kl. 6:33 EDT tirsdag ombord på en Falcon 9-raket fra Space Launch Complex 40 ved Cape Canaveral Space Force Station i Florida, med over 6.300 pund forsyninger og udstyr om bord, på vej mod Den Internationale Rumstation. Efter den succesfulde opsendelse vil SpaceX Dragon-rumfartøjet [...]

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 6:33 a.m. EDT (1033 UTC) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Cargo Dragon spacecraft will arrive at the space station following a two-day flight.

This week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Missionen Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) er planlagt til at blive opsendt i rummet med en H3-raket fra Tanegashima Rumcenter kl. 04:41 JST den 20. oktober 2026 (20:41 BST / 21:41 CEST den 19. oktober 2026). MMX bliver den første mission til at indsamle en prøve fra Mars' måne Phobos og bringe den tilbage til Jorden.

A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting […]

The sunrise launch on Oct. 13 was the 35th SpaceX flight under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract with NASA.

For mere information, kontakt Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download PDF-versionen. NASAs 'Chemical Equilibrium with Applications' (CEA)-kode er et grundlæggende værktøj til analyse af fremdriftssystemer. Den leverer beregninger for ligevægtskemi, raketydelse, stød og detonation, som anvendes af NASA og det bredere rumfartssamfund. NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Aktivitet […]

If the thought of extraterrestrial objects crashing into Earth weren’t creepy enough, behold Australia’s Spider Crater.

Efter 237 dage og over 3.700 kredsløb om Jorden ombord på Den Internationale Rumstation er Sophie Adenot tilbage på Jorden!

The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.

Dagens astronomibillede (APOD) – Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, ledsaget af en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Jupiter og [...]

MDA Space, a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, space exploration and infrastructure, will utilize Jena-Optronik’s ASTRO HP star sensor on a LEO mission. This milestone underscores […] The post Jena-Optronik is proud to partner with MDA Space for its first ASTRO HP mission. appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, advancing research that benefits life on Earth and future exploration. This research supports astronaut health during long-duration missions through […]

Liftoff off of the Starlink 15-25 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East is scheduled for 5:28 p.m. PDT (8:28 p.m. EDT / 0028 UTC).

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) NovaMoon mission will improve positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services on the Moon. It will help rovers, landers and astronauts navigate on the Moon like cars, planes and pedestrians navigate on Earth. 

Fra ESA-bloggene.

Before Rosalind Franklin can explore Mars, it has to get off its lander.

Før Rosalind Franklin kan udforske Mars, skal den køre af sin lander.

Before the Rosalind Franklin rover can explore Mars, it must first get off its lander.

The International Space Station, fresh off a crew handover and the return of Crew-12 to… The post CRS-35 set to launch to ISS with final iROSA arrays, experiments, and other items appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Her er SpacePolicyOnline.coms liste over rumfartspolitiske begivenheder for ugen 11.-17. oktober 2026 samt enhver indsigt, vi kan tilbyde om dem. Repræsentanternes Hus og Senatet holder pause, [...]

Teams using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope — both jointly… The post Webb and Hubble observe stellar nurseries, galaxies, and gravitational lensing in new images appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Dagens APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) præsenterer et billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers hver dag, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Temaet for 11. oktober 2026 er "Isfiskeri for kosmiske neutrinoer".

Fire måneder efter at Blue Origins New Glenn-raket eksploderede på affyringsrampen, har virksomheden...

Dette er et indlæg fra APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) for den 10. oktober 2026, der præsenterer 'Månens Bagside'. APOD viser dagligt billeder eller fotografier af vores fascinerende univers, ledsaget af en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Forklaringen til billedet af 'Månens Bagside' begynder med 'Tidally [...]'.

ESA-astronaut Sophie Adenot er vendt tilbage til Europa og er landet i Köln, Tyskland, efter sin tilbagevenden til Jorden med Crew-12. Hun tilbragte 237 dage, næsten otte måneder, om bord på Den Internationale Rumstation under sin εpsilon-mission.

Som en del af styrelsens 'Inspiration Tour'-overflyvning vil NASA-administrator Jared Isaacman flyve et af tre F-5 kampfly for at indlede kampen mellem New York Jets og Cleveland Browns i East Rutherford, New Jersey, søndag den 11. oktober. NASA-teammedlemmer vil møde fans i styrelsens 'Experience Zone', placeret ved […].

On 9 October, astronauts on the International Space Station begin supporting the final decommissioning of ESA's Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL), one of the longest-serving scientific facilities inside Europe's Columbus laboratory.

Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 9… 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. Stickney Crater Explanation: Stickney […]

From the ESA Blogs.

"I can say we’re weeks away from launching on Vulcan."

Week in images: 05-09 October 2026

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) is exploring the development of a dedicated orbital platform capable of generating artificial gravity to support scientific research and technology development. ASI announced the initiative on 8 October and expects to open a consultation with the scientific and technological community later this month to gather research requirements, ideas and potential […] The post Italy Explores Building an Artificial Gravity Research Platform in Orbit appeared first on European Spaceflight.

NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. When Northrop Grumman 24th cargo resupply mission for NASA undocked from the International Space Station, it carried a fleet of 12 small, experimental capsules designed to […]

NASA fremmer amerikansk lederskab i rummet ved at tage det næste skridt mod en fremtid, hvor kommercielle rumstationer fører an i lavt kredsløb om Jorden. Fredag udsendte agenturet sin endelige anmodning om forslag (Request for Proposals), der inviterer industrien til at indsende planer for den næste generation af kommercielle rumstationer. "I overensstemmelse med præsidentens nationale […]

Vi har gjort det klart, at NASA aldrig vil opgive sin tilstedeværelse i lav jordbane.

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California carrying satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation is scheduled for 12:39 a.m. PDT (3:39 EDT / 0739 UTC).

Galaxies warp and multiply as if in a house of mirrors in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Sept. 29, 2026. The brilliant golden galaxies seen here are part of a galaxy cluster called MACS J0454.1-0300. The orange galaxies bunched together on one side of the image, however, are not actually […]

Ship 42 for Flight 15 has headed back out to Massey’s for more cryo-proof testing… The post Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

NASA’s Crew-12 mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California this morning, bringing the 237-day mission to an end. Their replacements on Crew-13 arrived a week […]

After more than seven months aboard the International Space Station, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission safely splashed down Thursday in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles. The crew members will discuss their science mission during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. […]

In this episode, a panel of industry experts discuss what’s needed to build a moon base. During a live event at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center, leaders Astrolab, Firefly […] The post What will it take to build a moon base? appeared first on SpaceNews.

The Exploration Company has announced it will test a lunar hopper demonstrator called ONEIROS in the United Arab Emirates in 2027. ONEIROS is a privately funded initiative focused on validating technologies that could eventually support lower-cost access to the lunar surface. The company plans to build a one-tonne demonstrator that will use a throttleable methane-fuelled […] The post The Exploration Company to Test Lunar Hopper Demonstrator in 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed the host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) seen to date. Their […]

NASAs SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) rumteleskop kaster lys over brune dværge, himmellegemer der udvisker grænsen mellem stjerner og exoplaneter. Nye fund, offentliggjort i The Astrophysical Journal, viser at disse mørke og skyede verdener har kemisk rige atmosfærer ikke ulig de gigantiske […]

Rumfartøjet SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom ses øjeblikke før det plasker ned i Stillehavet ud for Californiens kyst på dette fotografi fra den 8. oktober 2026. Ombord var NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 medlemmer, NASA-astronauterne Jessica Meir og Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot og Roscosmos-kosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. De fire tilbragte [...]

Som den gyldne æra af dyb-rumsudforskning begynder, fremmer NASA og det amerikanske Energiministerium udviklingen af sikre, pålidelige, næste-generations nukleare teknologier til rummet. Sammen vil agenturerne sætte skub i civil rumudforskning, muliggøre dristige videnskabelige opdagelser og styrke amerikansk lederskab inden for nuklear rumkraft og fremdrift. 'Vi går ind i 'Nuklear NASA-æraen',' [...]

Drought and an ailing aquifer were major topics of conversation when NASA scientists visited with farmers in the Texas High Plains.

APOD Videnskab: 8. oktober 2026 – ... Dagens APOD. Arkiv. Indsendelser. Indeks. Søg. Kalender. RSS. Uddannelse. Om. Diskuter. APOD – Dagens Astronomibillede: Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Saturn [...]

In 2025, to celebrate thirty years of satellite navigation in Europe, the European Space Agency (ESA) commissioned a documentary to capture the history of Galileo, Europe’s satellite navigation system. Finding Our Way: Inside the Galileo Project will premiere on YouTube on 15 October 2026 at 18:30 CEST. Here, we sit down with Design & Data’s Johannes Walden, who directed the documentary.

For thousands of years, the night sky has inspired humanity, guided explorers and helped scientists unlock the mysteries of the Universe. As the number of satellites in orbit grows, their reflected light and radio frequency interference become a challenge for both professional astronomy and simple stargazing.

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a ‘switchback’ in the solar wind’s magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter has traced its origin back to the Sun’s surface and revealed more about solar magnetism – the unruly instigator of dangerous solar storms.

Just two weeks after it was launched, the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite returned its first images and measurements from two of its key instruments – a major milestone that confirms the satellite is working well and on the road to monitoring the health of Earth’s oceans, land, cryosphere and atmosphere.

"If this was easy, everybody else would be doing it."

NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) mission, a space observatory designed to detect ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. L3Harris Technologies will design, assemble, and integrate the new telescope for NASA. Called the Engineering Test Unit, this contribution represents […]

Et nyt NASA-støttet rumfartøj vil komme tæt på satellitter, der ikke længere er i drift, og demonstrere teknologier, der kunne understøtte fremtidige reparationer i rummet og reducere rumskrot. Missionen Small Spacecraft Propulsion and Inspection Capability (SSPICY) blev opsendt den 1. oktober fra Vandenberg Space Force Base i Californien. Missionen er en teknologidemonstration, hvor et [...]

NASA is launching two new science and technology initiatives to deepen scientific understanding and accelerate the innovation that will shape America’s future in space. The initiatives are announced in conjunction with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) “Golden Age Summit” in Washington on Thursday with top U.S. agency leaders. The programs […]

Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19 EDT (Tuesday, Oct. 20 JST). […]

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot returned to Earth with Crew-12 after her nearly eight-month εpsilon mission to the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of California, USA, at 15:34 GMT/17:34 CEST on 8 October 2026. 

Forskere, der bruger Den Europæiske Rumorganisations (ESA's) Mars Express, har i kombination med en topmoderne meteorologisk model af den Røde Planet fundet ud af, at der muligvis ligger en meget eksotisk fysik bag Mars' mest nysgerrige sky.

Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 7 –… 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. Supernova Remnant Pa […]

Fra ESA's blogs.

Den Europæiske Rumorganisations hold bag Hera-missionen for planetarisk forsvar forbereder sig på at tænde en ild på himlen. Tidligt om morgenen den 15. oktober vil det lille rumfartøj på størrelse med en bil affyre sine Orbit Control Thrusters i retning mod sit målastroidsystem i alt 93 minutter uafbrudt. Denne bremsemanøvre vil bringe det tæt på at matche banhastigheden for Didymos-dobbeltasteroiderne.

The European Space Agency’s Hera planetary defence mission team is preparing to light a fire in the sky. On the early morning of 15 October the small-car-sized spacecraft will burn its Orbit Control Thrusters in the direction of its target asteroid system for a total of 93 minutes continuously. This braking manoeuvre will bring it near to matching the orbital velocity of the Didymos binary asteroids.

The European Space Agency announced that ArianeGroup and Swedish Space Corporation completed a second wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable rocket demonstrator at Esrange in Sweden. ESA announced the completion of the latest rehearsal on 7 October, saying that the test had taken place on 29 September. As with the first wet dress rehearsal, […] The post ArianeGroup Completes Second Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Meet Hera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two CubeSats – Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary – Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos, a double asteroid system that is typical of the thousands that pose an impact risk to planet Earth.

Launched two years ago today, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission for planetary defence has been hurtling away from Earth ever since. The small-car-sized spacecraft is now preparing for its single most challenging activity since lift-off: the sustained braking manoeuvres to slow it down to approach its target asteroids.

Fremtiden for europæisk udforskning og de kommende beslutninger var i centrum på ESAs tredje dag ved IAC 2026. ESAs generaldirektør Josef Aschbacher deltog sammen med repræsentanter fra ESAs medlemsstater for at drøfte Europas ambitioner i lavt jordkredsløb, omkring Månen og videre ud. Dagen bød også på, at ESAs direktør for rumtransport, Géraldine Naja, modtog 2026 WIA-Europe Outstanding Achievement Award som anerkendelse for hendes bidrag til den europæiske rumsektor.

En visualisering af en mørk Måne, der formørker Solen, er markeret med håndskrevne notater på dette skærmbillede fra den 6. april 2026 fra et Artemis II-besætningsmedlems tablet. NASA-astronauterne Reid Wiseman (i blåt) og Victor “Ike” Glover (i grønt) og CSA (Canadas rumfartsagentur) Jeremy Hansen (i rødt) observerede nedslagglimt og deres placeringer, som […]

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yardang layer formed. Figure A is a crop zooming in on the distant yardangs. Since 2014, Curiosity […]

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the crater’s rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Just nine days prior, on Aug. 26 (Sol 4,996), Curiosity set a mission milestone by reaching 1 kilometer […]

Description This artist’s concept depicts the proposed design for NASA’s PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA), which was selected by the agency in September 2026. The PRIMA observatory is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program. By observing far-infrared light, PRIMA will enable scientists to study cosmic […]

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13 to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, to the space station. This is the 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital complex for NASA. NASA also will […]

Meet the 43 leaders and accomplishments that exemplified excellence across the industry over the last 12 months The post Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards appeared first on SpaceNews.

International cooperation remained at the heart of ESA’s participation in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye, as ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher held a series of high-level meetings with partners from around the world. The exchanges reflected ESA’s commitment to strengthening existing partnerships while broadening cooperation with both established and emerging space actors.

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is seeking Phase 1 proposals for the design and construction of the Aerospace Power Systems Laboratory. The principal purpose of this procurement is to deliver a laboratory facility to support the testing and development of power systems, with associated site work, infrastructure, and systems. The laboratory will provide modern […]

As an astronaut traverses the lunar South Pole, tribocharging from walking on the lunar surface and plasma charging from the ambient plasma generate electric charge on the spacesuit. This problem is severely compounded when entering lunar shadows and Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs). In these dark zones, the spacesuit can buildup a substantial negative potential due […]

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart Friday, Oct. 9, as part of the company’s Commercial Resupply Services-24 mission, or Northrop Grumman CRS-24. Watch NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure beginning at 12:30 […]

Santa Rosa, CA — October 2026 — Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI), a leader in advanced thin film coatings, proudly announces the introduction of a new 12″ × 30″ format for […] The post Deposition Sciences, Inc. Expands Sunshade® Tape Offering with New 12″ × 30″ Format appeared first on SpaceNews.

A newly released panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the mission’s scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, showing striking blue hues in the foreground as bright morning light illuminates […]

Diligent sleuthing by astronomers uncovered a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet. This artist’s concept released on Oct. 5, 2026, depicts that possible explanation. The white dwarf is the “dead” core of a star that burned through all of its nuclear fuel and lost its outer […]

The European Commission has extended the deadline for the SALTO reusable launcher project to the end of 2026, giving the programme another three months to complete the first hop test of Europe’s Themis reusable rocket demonstrator. According to the European Commission’s project database, the reuSable strAtegic space Launcher Technologies & Operations (SALTO) initiative is now […] The post The EU Extends SALTO Deadline Again as Themis Hop Test Slips appeared first on European Spaceflight.

For eight days, a Mars rover prototype travelled 220 metres across a barren landscape, following commands from a science team some 1200 kilometres away.

A research aircraft chased a sub-orbital rocket launch in Sweden to see how space agencies can better monitor and understand emissions in our atmosphere.

To date, this Atlantic tropics year has been exceptionally quiet.

After eight months aboard the International Space Station, NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission is scheduled… The post Crew-12 set to depart the ISS after eighth months in orbit appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance has stumbled upon a vast field of light-toned rocks peppering the Martian surface.  Light-colored rocks are a strange sight on Mars, […]

On 7 October 2026, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and her Crew-12 crewmates will undock from the International Space Station at around 12:05 GMT/14:05 CEST to begin their journey back to Earth.  

Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APXS, images from MAHLI and MARDI, and systematic measurements from REMS, RAD, and DAN. It is only when we stop to drill that we […]

A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth. Stars, the engines of elemental creation, have life cycles that begin […]

From the ESA Blogs.

NASA has stacked the center segments of both Artemis III solid rocket boosters on Mobile… The post NASA progress with SLS vehicles for upcoming Artemis missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 6 – A… 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. ESA, CAS, […]

Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.

"The administrator's directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future."

Stronger European capabilities and deeper international cooperation were at the heart of ESA’s first day at the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Antalya, Türkiye. From exploration to the contribution of space to society, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher underlined the importance of Europe becoming a stronger and more capable partner in a rapidly changing space environment.

Præsentationer ved Industry Space Days

DURANGO, Colo., den 5. oktober 2026 — Agile Space Industries annoncerede i dag, at Jonathan Baliff er indtrådt i dens bestyrelse, medbringende omfattende erfaring inden for rumfart, finans og virksomhedsledelse. Hans […]

German launch startup HyImpulse has pushed the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket into spring 2027. On 1 October, HyImpulse announced that it had secured a launch operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to operate its SR75 rocket from SaxaVord in Scotland. With the announcement, the company said the rocket’s first […] The post Second HyImpulse Suborbital SR75 Flight Slips to 2027 appeared first on European Spaceflight.

Med post: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23681-2199 Pr. telefon: Omstilling: (757) 864-1000 Offentlige og medierelaterede forespørgsler: larc-dl-public-inquiries@mail.nasa.gov Partnerskaber: larc-partnerships@mail.nasa.gov Uddannelsesmæssige forespørgsler: Langley Office of Education (757) 864-6300 Se også: NASAs læringsressourcer Besøgscenter: Virginia Air & Space Science Center Telefon: (757) 727-0900

Ny analyse af arkiverede Hubble-data peger på muligheden for, at 'døde' hvide dværgstjerner huser andengenerationsplanetsystemer.

NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds.   The problem, known as “supercooled large droplet icing,” occurs when aircraft fly through clouds containing unusually large drops of water that are […]

NASA-astronaut og missionsspecialist på agenturets Artemis II-mission, Christina Koch, leder fansene i at synge Eagles Fight Song fra banen ved en NFL-kamp mellem Philadelphia Eagles og Los Angeles Rams på Lincoln Financial Field søndag den 4. oktober 2026 i Philadelphia. NASAs engagement ved NFL-kampe er [...]

Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering […] The post Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations appeared first on SpaceNews.

On the heels of an impactful few days of launches from SpaceX, this week shapes… The post Launch Preview: Flights from South Korea, China, USA planned for this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev […]

A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 5. oktober 2026 – M104:… Dagens APOD Arkiv Indsendelser Indeks Søg Kalender RSS Uddannelse Om Diskutér APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et andet billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. M104: Den […]

This video was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 4 –… 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. Supernumerary Rainbows over […]

Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Before we landed, the area of Gale crater that we planned to explore was divided up into rectangular parcels with designated names. The names were chosen after small towns associated with significant geological features. Our selected […]

“Jeg vil gerne kunne se på en raketopsendelse og sige: ‘Jeg har rørt ved en del af dette.’” Sådan beskriver Richard Spolzino det, han jagter. Ikke en titel, ikke en specifik mission, ikke engang NASA selv, kun evnen til at pege på noget virkeligt og vide, at hans arbejde gjorde det muligt. Hos [...]

Following its launch in May and a multi-month commissioning period, the joint European Space Agency… The post ESA, CAS release first images from SMILE; officially begin science operations appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 1:17 a.m. PDT (4:17 a.m. EDT / 0817 UTC).

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 4-10, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […]

Den Europæiske Rumorganisation (ESA) er for nylig begyndt at undersøge mulighederne for en europæisk-ledet rumstation. Den…

APOD Videnskab APOD APOD: 3. oktober 2026 –… Dagens APOD Arkiv Indsendelser Indeks Søg Kalender RSS Uddannelse Om Diskuter APOD Astronomisk Billede af Dagen Opdag kosmos! Hver dag præsenteres et nyt billede eller fotografi af vores fascinerende univers, sammen med en kort forklaring skrevet af en professionel astronom. Selfie ved Vera […]

NASA is seeking leaders for one of the most esteemed positions on Earth for human spaceflight: flight director in mission control at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. This role is critical to advancing American leadership in space exploration, as NASA paves the way for a sustained human presence on the Moon. Applications for […]

NASA’s 13th operational Crew Dragon mission arrived at the International Space Station today about 8 hours after launch. That’s the fastest trip on a SpaceX Dragon thanks to an opportune […]

Join Us for Movie Night with NASA NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration and scientific discovery. NASA+ documentaries allow you to come along for the ride. It’s free. It’s on demand. And no subscription is required. Grab some popcorn and come along for the journey. Other Worlds: Europa Cosmic Dawn Planetary […]

NASA should strive for clarity as to its exact intentions as it seeks to establish positive norms for lunar surface usage.

For ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, her first steps into space were only the beginning.

From the ESA Blogs.

Som en del af NASA's igangværende Inspiration Tour vil NASA-astronaut Christina Koch fremhæve Amerikas styrker inden for rumforskning og luftfartsinnovation ved kampen mellem Philadelphia Eagles og Los Angeles Rams i Philadelphia søndag den 4. oktober. Koch, en selvudnævnt sportsfan fra Philadelphia, er en opdagelsesrejsende og ingeniør, der tilbragte i alt 338 dage i […]

NASAs SpaceX Crew-12-mission er ved at slutte, med besætningen planlagt til at vende tilbage i begyndelsen af oktober. NASA-astronauterne Jessica Meir og Jack Hathaway, ESA (Den Europæiske Rumorganisation)-astronauten Sophie Adenot og Roscosmos-kosmonauten Andrey Fedyaev vil vende hjem fra Den Internationale Rumstation efter at have støttet forskning, der gavner livet på Jorden og forbereder mennesker på missioner […].

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 […]

Et nyere program har været operationelt siden 2011, og næste generation kunne opsendes inden for 12 måneder.

NASA søger ledere til en af Jordens mest prestigefyldte stillinger inden for bemandet rumfart: flyveleder i agenturets mission control center, Johnson Space Center, i Houston. Denne funktion er afgørende for at styrke ledelsen [...]

Wildhorse-græsbranden i det østlige Idaho udbrød med en massiv røgsøjle. Ingen havde forventet det, men naturbranden havde sendt det, der kendes som en pyrocumulonimbus-sky, eller pyroCb, op i atmosfæren. Det var et flygtigt vejrfænomen, som forskere på NASA's INSPYRE-kampagne (INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment) brugte uger på at jage denne sommer over [...]

Groundbreaking tests at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, are paving the way for new wind tunnel capabilities for designing the aircraft technologies of the future.  In a first-of-its-kind test in NASA Langley’s Transonic Dynamics Tunnel, researchers used unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint to study how air flows around a standard wind tunnel model known […]

Portuguese space technology group Omnidea has acquired most of Orbex’s intellectual property and UK assets after the rocket builder collapsed into administration in February. Omnidea plans to develop an evolution of Orbex’s small launch vehicle called PrimeNEO. Omnidea completed the acquisition of Orbex’s UK manufacturing assets, intellectual property and brand on 30 September. The company […] The post Portugal’s Omnidea Acquires Orbex Assets, Plans PrimeNEO Rocket appeared first on European Spaceflight.