Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is scheduled for 5 October 2026 UTC · SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Live countdown, status, and how to watch.

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 […]

The ISS's seven-window bay, drawn around the live Earth: real position, real terminator, and the next orbital sunrise counted down. Sixteen a day.

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently started investigating options for a European-led space station. The… The post ESA to pursue crew transport and space stations as European launchers come online appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

The modeling work hints that two-star systems, long assumed hostile to stable planets, may still host worlds capable of supporting liquid water.

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 3 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Selfie at Vera […]

The firing room for Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A: the big board, the consoles, the countdown.

As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams game in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 4. A self-proclaimed Philadelphia sports fan, Koch is an explorer and engineer who spent a total of 338 days in […]

New analysis of thousands of disk galaxies suggests gas funneled by bars and spiral arms, not violent collisions, can drive black hole growth.

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 […]

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is ending, with the crew scheduled to return in early October. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev will head home from the International Space Station after supporting research that benefits life on Earth and prepares humans for missions […]

A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.

The Wildhorse grass fire in eastern Idaho erupted with a massive pulse of smoke. No one had expected it, but the wildfire had launched what’s known as a pyrocumulonimbus cloud, or pyroCb. It was an elusive weather phenomenon that scientists on NASA’s INSPYRE (INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment) campaign spent weeks this summer hunting across […]

Lee esta nota de prensa en inglés aquí. La NASA busca líderes para uno de los puestos más prestigiosos de la Tierra en el ámbito de los vuelos espaciales tripulados: director de vuelo en el control de misión del Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia, en Houston. Esta función es fundamental para reforzar el liderazgo […]

Studies from Artemis II and Mars simulations show how missing day-night cues can chip away at astronauts' sleep and performance, raising safety concerns for future missions.

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 […]

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

Understanding how liquids behave at one-sixth Earth gravity could shape how future lunar bases irrigate crops.

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 […]

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 Spa

Week in images: 28 Sep - 2 Oct 2026

The compact binary's unusually low mass and shrinking orbit give astronomers a rare new tool to test general relativity and probe how dense matter behaves.

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

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

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The European Space Agency (ESA) will participate in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which opens on Monday 5 October and runs until Friday 9 October in Antalya, Türkiye. More than 6 000 participants are expected at the Nest Congress and Exhibition Centre, under the theme ‘The World Needs More Space’.

On 28 September 2026, ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) successfully completed a gravity assist flyby of Earth. Flight controllers guided the spacecraft close to our home planet to increase its velocity by 3.5 km/s and deflect its trajectory by an angle of 20°.

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Falcon Heavy | NROL-97 launched 2 October 2026 UTC · SpaceX · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. The flight record and mission details.

What does it take to image hundreds of nebulas? Today’s image contains the entire Sharpless Catalog of H II Regions, totaling 313 objects. Zoom in and explore!

After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.

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 […]

Falcon Heavy | NROL-97 is scheduled for 2 October 2026 UTC · SpaceX · Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Live countdown, status, and how to watch.

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 […]

The tallest volcano in the solar system, measured summit to plain.

The 1.8-meter observatory will study galaxy and black hole evolution, planet formation, and cosmic dust, filling a gap between Webb and radio telescopes.

The 14th Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to blast off on a clandestine mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at 11:53 p.m. EDT (0353 UTC).

A new catalog of 21 rare dusty disks shows how impacts between planet-sized bodies, similar to the one thought to have formed our moon, play out around young stars.

Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT.

NASA selected 16 companies to provide Enterprise Logistics Support Services under new agreements that will standardize requirements, improve reporting, and streamline the management of costs and resources. The $1.4 billion blanket purchase agreements will support equipment and property management, transportation, disposal, product support, flight hardware support operations, equipment maintenance and repair, export control, move operations, […]

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is poised atop Launch Complex 39A once again, this time to launch… The post Falcon Heavy set to launch classified NROL-97 to high-energy orbit appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) launched 1 October 2026 UTC · SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. The flight record and mission details.

The nanometer-level coatings on new beamsplitters aim to boost gravitational wave detector sensitivity for fainter, more distant cosmic signals.

The mission carries 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC).

NASA’s Crew-13 mission is on its way to the International Space Station, ready to support the next chapter of long-duration research aboard the orbiting laboratory.

A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, and the Moon visits the Seven Sisters. That’s […]

In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a […]

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) is scheduled for 1 October 2026 UTC · SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Live countdown, status, and how to watch.

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Transporter 18 (Dedicated SSO Rideshare) is scheduled for 1 October 2026 UTC · SpaceX · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Live countdown, status, and how to watch.

The Canada Rocket Company gets serious about medium-lift launch.