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APOD: 2026 September 20 – Analemma over the Callanish Stones
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 20 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD …
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Spaceflight Now
Russian Progress cargo ship arrives at International Space Station
The Progress M-25 docked at the space-facing port of Russia’s Poisk module at 9:44 a.m. EDT (1344 UTC) after a …
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Spaceflight Now
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens at 6:47 p.m. PDT …
20 hours, 12 minutes ago · Read at source →
European Spaceflight
DLR’s Suborbital MAPHEUS-17 Mission to Launch as Early as 1 October
The German aerospace agency DLR’s MAPHEUS-17 suborbital research mission is slated to launch from Sweden’s Esrange Space Center as early …
1 day, 11 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
APOD: 2026 September 19 – A Zodiacal Night
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 19 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD …
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ESA
ESA and The Pokémon Company International reveal Europe-wide exhibition and astronaut Pikachu experience
The European Space Agency (ESA) and The Pokémon Company International (TPCI) have launched an official collaboration to celebrate World Space …
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NASASpaceflight
China progresses plans for Mars sample return, asteroid flyby and more launch sites
As China integrates crewed and robotic missions to further its lunar exploration program, it is… The post China progresses plans …
1 day, 18 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Invites Media to Albania Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
The Republic of Albania will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 12 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 21, …
1 day, 20 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’
Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, …
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ESA
Paris, France
Paris, the capital of the French Republic, stretches across this photograph captured by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during her long-duration …
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NASA
NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract …
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NASA
COSI Telescope Comes Together
UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a …
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SpaceNews
Terran Orbital Promotes Margherita Cardi to Vice President of European Operations & Head of Strategic Programs
IRVINE, Calif. and TORINO, Italy – Sept. 17, 2026 – Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin company and a global leader …
2 days, 1 hour ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic …
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ESA
Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026
Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026
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Arstechnica
Rocket Report: ULA flies into uncertain future; Falcon 9 family hits 700 launches
“I can tell you SpaceX has already gone captive."
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ESA
Earth from Space: Laguna Colorada
From the ESA Blogs.
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ESA
A galaxy spinning out of sync
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic …
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European Spaceflight
ESA Awards €20M in Contracts to Study Future IRIS2 Services
The European Space Agency has awarded 18 contracts worth a combined €20 million to study potential future evolutions of the …
2 days, 8 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 18 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD …
2 days, 12 hours ago · Read at source →
NASASpaceflight
Starship’s upcoming missions: Waiting on Orbit, Building toward the Cape
SpaceX is now targeting Starship Flight 14 no earlier than Monday, September 28, pending regulatory… The post Starship’s upcoming missions: …
2 days, 16 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron …
2 days, 19 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the …
2 days, 21 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Unveils Enterprise, the First Space Shuttle
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 17, 1976—Constitution Day of America’s bicentennial year—NASA unveiled its first space shuttle orbiter, OV-101, to …
3 days ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation
PARIS — South Korean company Satrec Initiative is working with parent company Hanwha Systems to provide high-resolution Earth imagery for …
3 days, 1 hour ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges
LEUVEN, BELGIUM and BILBAO, SPAIN – 17 September 2026—Simera Sense, a leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small …
3 days, 1 hour ago · Read at source →
Arstechnica
NASA to order more Starliner missions and help certify a new rocket to keep it flying
"They should fly their capsule. The government paid a lot of money for that."
3 days, 1 hour ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
Inside Europe’s push for space autonomy with Josef Aschbacher
In this episode of the podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Josef Aschbacher, the director-general of the European Space Agency, at …
3 days, 1 hour ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
Icarus Robotics tests Joy in Canada ahead of ISS flight
PARIS — Icarus Robotics, the New York startup developing dexterous mobile robots for space missions, conducted tests of its free-flying …
3 days, 3 hours ago · Read at source →
SpaceNews
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, Selects Focus Area Cohort Teams for Cohort 26.A
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, has selected the Focus Area Cohort Teams …
3 days, 3 hours ago · Read at source →
ESA
MTG-I2 timelapse : from arrival at Europe’s Spaceport to launch
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite was launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, this timelapse …
3 days, 6 hours ago · Read at source →
European Spaceflight
EnduroSat Raise Pushes European NewSpace Funding Above €1 Billion for September
Bulgarian satellite manufacturer EnduroSat has secured $205 million (€178 million) in new funding, pushing the total raised by European NewSpace …
3 days, 7 hours ago · Read at source →
ESA
ESA starts next phase of IRIS² evolution through Low-LEO activities
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed 18 consolidation contracts bringing together nearly 80 companies to study new secure and …
3 days, 8 hours ago · Read at source →
ESA
Three space companies win ESA awards for excellence and innovation
On 16 September at its Industry Space Days 2026 event at ESA–ESTEC in the Netherlands, the European Space Agency (ESA) …
3 days, 9 hours ago · Read at source →
ESA
Galileo's first civil authenticated position fix under spoofing conditions
For two hours on the afternoon of Wednesday 16 September, five operational Galileo satellites broadcasting over Europe transmitted a new …
3 days, 9 hours ago · Read at source →
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