October 2026: Saturn, Orionids, and M104's Hidden Tidal Streams
Saturn reaches opposition, the Orionid meteor shower peaks, and a remarkable new image of the Sombrero Galaxy exposes faint tidal streams tr…
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October 2026 Skywatching: Saturn, Meteors, and the Pleiades
Saturn reaches opposition, the Orionid meteor shower peaks, and the Moon glides past the Pleiades this October 2026. NASA's monthly skywatch…
SpaceX caps a busy October with crew and defense launches
Within days of each other, SpaceX launched a four-person crew to the International Space Station and prepared to deploy 21 data-transport sa…
October 2026 Sky Guide: Rainbows, Rings and Shooting Stars
October 2026 packs a full schedule for skywatchers: Saturn sits at its closest and brightest, the Orionid meteor shower returns courtesy of …
October 2026: Saturn, Shooting Stars and a Martian Selfie
Saturn at opposition, the annual Orionid meteor shower, and a striking self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity rover perched on Vera Rubin Ridge —…
Crew-13 Docks at ISS in Record Time as Crew-12 Heads Home
On October 1, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying four astronauts to the ISS in what became the quickest Dragon …
NASA Lays the Digital Groundwork for Long-Term Lunar Operations
NASA has awarded two separate contracts targeting the backbone of future space operations: a 5G communications system for the lunar surface …
Moon bases, solar winds, and space diplomacy converge
Three new science investigations for NASA's Moon Base program, a joint European-Chinese mission now studying Earth's response to solar wind,…
Boeing Starliner Charts Course for Regular ISS Crew Rotations
After years of setbacks and technical scrutiny, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is being repositioned as an active part of NASA's crew transpo…
Canadarm2 Malfunction Leaves NASA With Unanswered Questions
Canadarm2, the 17-meter robotic arm that handles critical operations aboard the ISS, has stopped responding as of late September 2026. NASA …
Starship Flight 14: SpaceX Makes Its First Real Orbital Push
After thirteen test flights that reshaped what the industry thought possible, SpaceX's Starship is finally pointed at orbit with a real payl…
SpaceX Juggles a Secret Military Launch and Crew-14 Announcement
From a clandestine military payload launching off California to a four-person international crew heading to the space station in 2027, Space…
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