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A University of Missouri astronomer is leading a team of 130 researchers from 62 institutions—including NASA, the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University and Harvard University—on an ambitious mission to capture an unprecedented view of the early universe.

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. 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 about 32 million light-years from Earth. Hubble has already observed 111 of these satellite galaxies. The remaining galaxies will take an additional 149 Hubble orbits, one orbit for each galaxy, to observe.

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.

As Hurricane Simon unleashed destructive winds and flooding along Mexico’s coast, NASA satellites captured an extraordinary sight: massive atmospheric waves rippling high above the storm. The rare images reveal how powerful hurricanes can disturb the upper atmosphere, creating patterns that are usually invisible from space.

NASA-backed mission aims to land on Mars moon, bring samples home  USA TodayMars moon lander set to launch on 19 October  European Space AgencyHow did Mars get its moons? Japan's MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle  Phys.orgScientists hope to solve Mars’ moon mystery with historic sample mission  NewsNationAn artist’s concept of JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft at Mars.  The Lufkin Daily News

NASA Images Reveal 10,000 Young Faults on the Moon. That’s a Problem  Gizmodo

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.

If you've ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That's why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function in the brutal cold of the moon's south pole, where nighttime temperatures plunge to minus 328 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 200 degrees Celsius).

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover breaks interplanetary driving record — and it's far from done  Space28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record  The New York TimesNASA JPL's Perseverance rover breaks off-world driving distance record  NBC Los AngelesComparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances  NASA Science (.gov)Perseverance Mars rover sets new driving record on surface of another world  CBS News

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 roar of launch. Results show that Voyager Technologies' Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1) spacecraft is ready to survive the rigors of space exploration.

In just one more month, the European Space Agency’s Hera mission will make history. Moving at 12 kilometers per second versus Earth, the mission is about to rendezvous with the binary Dimorphos-Didymos asteroid pair. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission slammed into Dimorphos in 2022, and now Hera will provide a follow up view of the mission’s resulting handiwork. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a thought-provoking look at the perspectives of Hera, and what an astronaut might see from the surface of the asteroids as the mission speeds by.

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.

NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars  Reuters28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record  The New York TimesNASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)NASA's Perseverance sets new Mars driving record at 28.10 miles  Interesting EngineeringJPL's Perseverance Rover Sets Mars Distance Record  The Patriot KEIB AM 1150

28 Miles and Counting: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record  The New York TimesNASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)NASA's Perseverance rover breaks record for off-planet driving on Mars  ReutersNASA's Perseverance sets new Mars driving record at 28.10 miles  Interesting EngineeringJPL’s Perseverance Rover Breaks Off-World Driving Distance Record  Pasadena Now

Perseverance Sets a Driving Record Nine out of every ten drives NASA’s Perseverance rover makes on Mars follow

NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is

NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.

NASA issues final RFP for commercial space station procurement  SpaceNewsNASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations  NASA (.gov)NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations  Ars TechnicaNASA is decommissioning the ISS. It’s asking businesses to take its place in space  Houston Public MediaNASA Launches Quest for Commercial Space Facilities Succeeding International Space Station  Inside Outer Space

NASA is taking an unusual approach to testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the moon and Mars: taking out the trash.

Diligent sleuthing by astronomers has broken open a cold case in the data archive of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In a study published Monday in Nature Astronomy, researchers report uncovering a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet.

NASA’s Call for Commercial Space Stations NASA now puts a price on the trip: about $325 million for

NASA spots a giant patch of Moon-like rock on Earth  Science Daily

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a remarkable formation in Madagascar that looks surprisingly similar to the Moon’s bright highlands. Made of anorthosite, a rock abundant on the lunar surface, the formation dates back at least 600 million years and bears the scars of ancient continental collisions.

Australia's normally dry, rust-colored outback has erupted into a spectacular carpet of wildflowers after unusually heavy rains, potentially producing its most impressive bloom in nearly 20 years. NASA satellite images capture the stunning transformation, which has even brought rare flowers to the grounds of a remote deep-space observatory.

NASA dumped over 800GB of Artemis II data online  The VergeThe Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is Out!  Universe TodayNASA Releases Artemis II Lunar Science Data, Images  NASA (.gov)Hackaday Links: October 11, 2026  Hackaday'Swamp-like colors' on the moon: New 130-page NASA science report reveals strange sights from Artemis II mission  Live Science

Astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission saw surprising "jaundiced yellow" and "swampy green" colors on the moon during their close lunar flyby, a new report reveals.

A strange chemical signature in old Hubble observations may point to a planet that formed after its star had already died. Astronomers found unusually high levels of niobium around the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, suggesting some of the star’s expelled material may have assembled into a new gas giant. TESS data also hints at a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting just 3.7 million miles from the star.

Rice University researchers Avantika Gori and Guha Balakrishnan are developing an open-source tool using NASA’s artificial intelligence weather

NASA issues long-awaited call to industry for private space stations  Ars TechnicaNASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations  NASA (.gov)NASA seeks commercial space station proposals (SPCX:NASDAQ)  Seeking AlphaNASA announces competition for private orbital stations — Ars Technica  UA.NEWSConcerns Loom Amid Space Station Successor Program Delay  Aviation Week

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.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 astronauts have returned to Earth after 237 days in space, traveling more than 100 million miles and completing over 3,792 orbits while conducting research to prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars. The mission also made history with record-setting spacewalk achievements and experiments that could transform medicine both in space and on Earth.

James Webb Space Telescope helps detect the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever seen — and scientists are surprised by its source  SpaceAstronomers detect mysterious burst of energy from a galaxy far, far away  The GuardianIt took 10 billion years for this signal from the early universe to reach us  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting CorporationWebb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst, Suggesting Origin  NASA Science (.gov)Astronomers pinpoint the most distant fast radio burst ever detected  Phys.org

4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space  NPRNASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live  NASA (.gov)Four astronauts return to Earth from ISS after medical relief mission  The GuardianFour astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space  NBC NewsSpaceX Crew Capsule Splashes Down in Pacific After Space Journey  Bloomberg.com

The first crewed lunar mission in more than a half-century brought back more than 800 gigabytes of data on colorful craters, flashing meteoroids, and much more

NASA is preparing for humanity’s first Moon base with three investigations that will hunt for underground shelters, uncover hidden ice, and track dangerous conditions on the lunar surface. The findings could reveal how astronauts can survive and thrive on the Moon while laying the groundwork for future journeys to Mars.

NASA photo of Mars dawn reveals cliffs in unprecedented detail  USA TodayNASA rover takes striking image of dawn's early light on Mars  ReutersNASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone  NASA Science (.gov)NASA's Curiosity Rover Captures A Crisp Martian Dawn From The Side Of Mount Sharp  IFLScienceCuriosity rover captures unprecedented view of Mars cliffs  KTLA

American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led development of the computer system used by NASA's Apollo lunar program, has died at 90, her former employer said Wednesday.

NASA SpaceX Crew-12 flight latest news: Landing day nears for Dragon astronauts  SpaceNASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live  NASA (.gov)Space station crew heads home as replacements settle in for 6-month tour of duty  CBS NewsSpaceX Crew-12 targets return to Earth after ISS mission  NewsNationWatch Sophie Adenot return to Earth  European Space Agency (ESA)

NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute-led proposal to investigate whether a potentially large underground cave extends beyond the opening of a lunar pit.

Earth’s center of mass is constantly on the move, shifting by a few millimeters as enormous amounts of water, ice, and even air migrate around the planet with the seasons. NASA scientists have developed a more precise way to track these tiny swings using laser-ranging satellites, GPS data, and measurements of how water and ice deform Earth’s crust.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving astronomers a glimpse of the kinds of violent collisions that may have shaped our own solar system, including the giant impact thought to have created the Moon. By studying 21 rare “extreme debris disks” around young stars, researchers found that their dust can reveal the scale and intensity of planetary collisions.

Worlds collide! James Webb Space Telescope investigates what happens when planets crash together  SpaceNASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions  NASA Science (.gov)NASA’s Webb finds signs of Mars-sized worlds smashing together  ScienceDailyJWST reveals secrets of extreme debris disks | Tap to know more | Inshorts  InshortsHow Violent Was That Planet Crash? Astronomers Check The Dust  Mashable India

NASA rover takes striking image of dawn's early light on Mars  ReutersNASA’s Curiosity Rover Catches Stunning Martian Dawn  NASA (.gov)Curiosity rover captures unprecedented view of Mars cliffs  KTLACuriosity Rover Celebrates Its 5,000th Day on Mars With Panorama of Sandy Ridge  PetaPixelCuriosity Marks Five Thousand Martian Days With a Postcard From Chocolatal  TechEBlog -

APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge  NASA Science (.gov)NASA's Curiosity rover catches stunning Martian dawn  Phys.orgCuriosity Rover Celebrates Its 5,000th Day on Mars With Panorama of Sandy Ridge  PetaPixelCuriosity rover captures unprecedented view of Mars cliffs  KTLACuriosity Marks Five Thousand Martian Days With a Postcard From Chocolatal  TechEBlog -

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 crags known as yardangs on the horizon.

SpaceX just locked up a NASA record no other U.S. spacecraft can touch  TeslaratiSpaceX Successfully Nails Three Launches in a Row  Yahoo FinanceSpaceX's Crew-13 astronaut launch in infrared | Space photo of the day for Oct. 5, 2026  SpaceJessica Watkins, ’10, commands NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission  Stanford ReportNASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station  NASA (.gov)

Team selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave  Phys.orgNASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base  NASA (.gov)NASA projects lunar shelters: new instruments to explore the Lunar Base  Noticias AmbientalesThis mysterious hole on the Moon may open into a giant cave  ScienceDailyNASA shifts Artemis from Gateway toward lunar-base plan  findarticles.com

NASA SpaceX flight sets speed record in latest ISS launch  The Weather ChannelNASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage  NASA (.gov)SpaceX Crew-13 astronauts dock at ISS less than 8 hours after launch in fastest American flight ever  SpaceHouston, we have a golden dragon: Crew-13's 'Lucky' zero-g indicator  collectSPACE.comSpaceX launches 13th long-duration astronaut crew to International Space Station  Reuters

ESA’s Juice spacecraft raced past Earth on September 28, using our planet’s gravity to dramatically reshape its path toward Jupiter without burning much fuel. The flyby changed its direction by 20 degrees and increased its speed by 3.5 km/s, while also giving scientists a rare chance to test its instruments on Earth and the Moon.

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope has demonstrated remarkable pointing stability and given its powerful planet-imaging coronagraph its first look at the cosmos. The telescope can already stay locked on a target with precision comparable to aiming a laser at a dime from about 150 miles away. Its coronagraph also captured stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, confirming that the instrument can produce focused images.

NASA has selected a Planetary Science Institute–led proposal to investigate whether a potentially large underground cave extends beyond the opening of a lunar pit. Such a cave may one day provide a safe haven for astronauts to escape the radiation and extreme temperature swings present at the lunar surface.

NASA Plans To Build A Permanent Base On The Moon  DOGO NewsNASA Adds New Science Investigations for Moon Base  nasa.govTeam selected for NASA program to explore potential lunar cave  Phys.orgSpace weekly recap, September 26 - October 2, 2026: Key stories you may have missed  starlust.orgNASA Unveils 3 New Experiments to Prepare for Permanent Moon Base  Aerospace Global News

NASA Has Been So Thoroughly Screwed by Boeing's Disastrous Starliner That It's Now Throwing Its Entire Access to Space Into Question  FuturismBoeing's Starliner won't launch astronauts until 2028 (and may need a new rocket), NASA says  SpaceNASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission  CNNNASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans  NASA (.gov)NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year  Spaceflight Now

What’s Up: October 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA  NASA Science (.gov)October’s Night Sky Will Bring 3 Meteor Showers, Peak Saturn, Northern Lights, and a Final Milky Way Show  Travel + LeisureSaturn Flaunts its Rings at Opposition the Night of October 3–4  Sky & TelescopeThis week is the best time to see Saturn all year — yes, even with the naked eye  Live ScienceNew Mexico Star Gazing: Astronomical events to look out for in October  KRQE

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within the agency’s longstanding Explorers Program.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit around Earth on Sept. 19th and marked this milestone with observations that could help refine astronomers' measurements of cosmic expansion (aka. the Hubble Constant).

NASA squeezed Treasury, vibe coded, and broke the mold in bid to save Swift  Ars TechnicaNASA space telescope to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed rescue attempt  CNNNASA Highlights Lessons Learned From Swift Boost Mission  NASA Science (.gov)Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope  AP NewsNASA’s Swift Powers On Third Instrument, Restarts Automated Slewing  NASA Science (.gov)

SpaceX Crew-13 NASA launch live updates: Countdown underway, astronauts ready for liftoff  SpaceCrew-13's 4 astronauts to launch from Florida's Space Coast on mission to International Space Station  WESHNASA's SpaceX Crew-13 astronaut bringing 100-year-old heirloom on space station trip  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosLive coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station  spaceflightnow.comA Look at Today’s Launch Milestones  NASA (.gov)

NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 astronaut bringing 100-year-old heirloom on space station trip  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosCrew-13's 4 astronauts to launch from Florida's Space Coast on mission to International Space Station  wesh.comNASA Sets Crew-13 Launch, Docking Coverage  NASA (.gov)SpaceX Crew-13 NASA launch live updates: Countdown underway, astronauts ready for liftoff  space.comNASA’s Crew-13 set for liftoff on long-duration space mission  FOX Weather

NASA’s Crew-13 set for liftoff on long-duration space mission  FOX WeatherWeather 55% Favorable for Thursday Crew-13 Mission Launch  nasa.govLaunch tripleheader! SpaceX to fly 3 rockets in 13 hours today  SpaceLive coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station  Spaceflight Now2 Florida rocket launches on the same day expected to bring sonic booms  Florida Today

SpaceX is ‘go’ to launch NASA’s Crew-13 astronaut mission to the ISS on Oct. 1  SpaceWhat time will SpaceX launch Crew-13 astronauts for NASA on Oct. 1? How to watch live (full timeline)  SpaceNASA, SpaceX Conclude Review, Crew-13 ‘Go’ for Launch  nasa.govNASA’s Crew-13 could go from Florida to the ISS in under 9 hours  sciencedaily.comLive coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station  Spaceflight Now

What time will SpaceX launch Crew-13 astronauts for NASA on Oct. 1? How to watch live (full timeline)  SpaceNASA, SpaceX Conclude Review, Crew-13 ‘Go’ for Launch  NASA (.gov)NASA’s Crew-13 could go from Florida to the ISS in under 9 hours  ScienceDaily2 Florida rocket launches on the same day expected to bring sonic booms  Florida TodayBoom, boom, boom: 2 launches, 3 sonic booms and 1 Central Floridian to space  Orlando Sentinel

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover finds groundwater, lakes, and hot fluids in one place  ScienceDailyMars Has Its Charmes  NASA Science (.gov)Taylor Observatory shows ground water existed on Mars, life?  Lake County Record-Bee2026, October 8: News From NASA’s Perseverance from Mars  whenthecurveslineup.comWater systems on early Mars were complex and hot  EarthSky

Starship Engine and NASA’s Moon Plans NASA wants a working Starship lander in low Earth orbit as soon

NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year  Spaceflight NowNASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission  CNNBoeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation  Ars TechnicaBoeing's Starliner won't launch astronauts until 2028 (and may need a new rocket), NASA says  space.comNASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans  NASA (.gov)

Irrigation canals form a sort of circulatory system for global agriculture. Across the world, millions of kilometers of human-made canals carry water from lakes, rivers and reservoirs downhill to farmland. Canals are vitally important to human food production, yet many agricultural areas lack the means to monitor the ebb and flow of water through these waterways. This forces farmers and water managers to rely on scattered gauges, inspections and local reports to make decisions about water use.

The new push loosens U.S. regulations for sterilizing spacecraft bound for the Red Planet and calls for modernizing the science of “planetary protection”

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a surprisingly complicated history of water in Jezero Crater. Scientists expected the crater’s Margin Unit to contain lake sediments, but instead found ancient igneous rocks that were altered by water on at least three separate occasions.

NASA’s Curiosity rover marked 5,000 Martian days by capturing morning and afternoon views that were blended into a striking Mars “postcard.” The panorama shows Curiosity, its tracks, and the enormous landscape surrounding Mount Sharp and Gale Crater.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission is scheduled to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on October 1. The Dragon could reach the orbiting laboratory in just 7 hours and 50 minutes, making it the fastest U.S. spacecraft journey to the ISS in history.

NASA's Crew-13 mission readies on the launch pad photo of the day for Sept. 29, 2026  SpaceNASA, SpaceX Complete Crew-13 Dry Dress Rehearsal  NASA (.gov)Next crew bound for the space station arrive in Florida  Spaceflight NowCrew-13's 4 astronauts to launch from Florida's Space Coast on mission to International Space Station  wesh.comCrew-13 Mission  SpaceX

Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions. Developed at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the material could be created directly on the moon or Mars, allowing NASA to pack fewer supplies—saving weight and reducing launch costs.

Boeing’s Starliner Faces a Critical Test This Year as NASA Runs Out of Options  GizmodoNASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission  CNNNASA ramps up support to get Boeing’s astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco  ABC7 Los AngelesBoeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation  Ars TechnicaBoeing's Starliner won't launch astronauts until 2028 (and may need a new rocket), NASA says  space.com

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could impact NASA's moon mission objectives  ReutersSpaceX launches Starship into orbit for first time ever but cuts mission short  Fox BusinessWow! Watch SpaceX's Starship megarocket deploy satellites into orbit for 1st time ever (photos, video)  SpaceSpaceX’s Starship goes orbital, deploying first next-gen Starlinks  Ars TechnicaSpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaches Earth's orbit and explodes in the Pacific  Mashable

A commercial mission to boost NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ended without raising the spacecraft's orbit, but the agency and Katalyst Space gained experience that will benefit future in-space servicing programs.

NASA announced Monday that it is planning new missions using Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the first since a troubled test flight left two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station for months.

NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight after astronauts got stuck at space station in 2024  CBS NewsNASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission  CNNBoeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation  Ars TechnicaNASA, Boeing Share Update on Commercial Starliner Development Plans  NASA (.gov)Boeing's Starliner won't launch astronauts until 2028 (and may need a new rocket), NASA says  Space

NASA is throwing extra support and money behind Boeing's troubled astronaut capsule to get it fixed and flying again as soon as possible.

Look up at the night sky with the naked eye and it may seem like it rarely changes. Yet the universe is in constant flux. Stars drift through space, orbiting the center of the Milky Way as planets orbit them. They rotate, showing spots on their surfaces and sometimes producing violent outbursts that affect planetary atmospheres much like solar storms produce auroras on Earth.

NASA and SpaceX could launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on October 1, with the Dragon spacecraft reaching orbiting outpost less than nine hours after liftoff. Crew-13 will join Expedition 75 after teams complete a final round of intensive launch-readiness checks.

Boeing's Starliner won't launch astronauts until 2028 (and may need a new rocket), NASA says  SpaceNASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission  CNNBoeing “incredibly excited” to serve as nation’s only astronaut transportation  Ars TechnicaNASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development  NASA (.gov)Despite Setbacks, NASA Gives Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft a Boost  The New York Times

The Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) is an initiative supporting NASA’s efforts to explore innovative solutions for a variety

A previous mission left two astronauts stuck in space for months. Still, the space agency is investing $359 million to keep the craft flying.

NASA reveals new plan for Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft and commander of future mission  CNNNASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development  NASA (.gov)NASA ramps up support to get Boeing’s astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco  AP NewsWatch live: NASA, Boeing give update on future of Starliner  The HillCan Boeing Starliner finally deliver for NASA? Next launch may be in December  Florida Today

Starliner hasn’t flown since its failed 2024 mission left two astronauts onboard the International Space Station for 286 days

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to begin scanning our universe as it journeys through space. Live Science readers shared their thoughts about what they're most excited to see from the new space telescope.

Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is working to change that. Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently completed a series of environmental and physical tests on a new small satellite designed to make spaceflight safer and more efficient.

There’s a once-in-a-millennia astronomical opportunity coming up in about three years, and space agencies are rushing to make sure they’re ready for it. On Friday April 13th, 2029, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will fly within 32,000km of the Earth’s surface. The cruise liner sized piece of rock won’t hit us, but it should put on a great show, and, given the date it will pass by, is sure to cause panic amongst some parts of western civilization. One of the missions planned to watch this historic event (and hopefully alleviate some people’s fears) - ESA and JAXA’s Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) - has just passed a successful development milestone - turning on its computer for the first time.

When we think of asteroids, we often think of the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that contains the majority of the known asteroids in our solar system. However, our solar system hosts several other populations of asteroids and icy rocks, including the Jupiter Trojan asteroids that orbit in Jupiter’s orbit, and the icy bodies and comets of the Kuiper Belt. But there’s one population of asteroids that often gets overlooked called Centaurs, primarily because their orbits are not in a fixed location and instead whose orbits cross the orbits of the outer planets.

Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman are transitioning to emeritus status at NASA after their historic journey around the Moon earlier this year. The pair will continue advising and mentoring NASA teams as preparations accelerate for Artemis III and future lunar missions. Their experience with Orion and deep-space operations could prove especially valuable as NASA works toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface.

Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope  Phys.orgSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

NASA has announced that a new telescope concept called PRIMA is moving forward in consideration for a 2033 launch to look at the origins of planets and galaxies.

Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News

The robotic spacecraft that failed to rescue an aging NASA telescope plunged back to Earth on Friday less than three months after launching on the bold mission.

With PRIMA, NASA will try to build a billion-dollar space telescope in record time  Ars TechnicaNASA announces new space telescope ‘PRIMA’ to launch in 2033  Spaceflight NowNASA Selects Far-Infrared Telescope as First in New Mission Class  NASA (.gov)NASA Selects PRIMA Mission; Key Roles for Caltech, JPL, and IPAC  CaltechNASA selects far-infrared space telescope as first astrophysics probe mission  SpaceNews

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