Space & Aerospace news — Wednesday 30 September 2026

NASA News 23:37 UTC

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Ars Technica Space 21:54 UTC

About 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid smashed into Earth, kicking up tsunamis and dropping hot debris that annihilated non-avian dinosaurs and many other species. But not everything it left in its wake was destructive. This…

NASA News 21:19 UTC

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NASA News 21:11 UTC

Artist’s rendering depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA Editor’s note: This release was updated on Sept…

Ars Technica Space 21:06 UTC

Most implants like pacemakers and insulin pumps work in isolation. To help them coordinate with each other, a team of Georgia Tech researchers built a networking system that sends signals through body tissue instead of antennas and radio…

NASASpaceFlight 21:04 UTC

One veteran astronaut and three first-time flyers began a six-month mission to the International Space Station as part of the NASA and SpaceX Crew-13 mission. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, as well as Canadian Space…

NASA News 20:41 UTC

Credit: NASA NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated…

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NASA News 17:50 UTC

NASA/Anil Menon This long-duration image shows star trails above Earth and the blue lights of fishing boats and the yellow lights of Indonesian cities stretching below the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Banda…

Ars Technica Space 15:54 UTC

AI-based tools seem to be causing security threats on a nearly daily basis, in part because we've been slow to recognize potential threats. One area where we seem to be ahead of the game, however, is in biosecurity. As with most things…

NASASpaceFlight 15:17 UTC

SpaceX made significant strides in the Starship program during Flight 14. Booster 21, despite losing a few engines, still completed its entire flight. Ship 41 reached orbit despite losing a Raptor Vacuum engine on ascent, deployed 26…

Ars Technica Space 15:00 UTC

Old-fashioned striped barbershop poles turn in place on a vertical axis, but humans typically perceive the stripes moving upward rather than turning with the pole. It's a well-known visual illusion arising from processing biases in human…

SpaceNews 15:00 UTC

ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomous onboard precise […] The post NaviGate…

SpaceNews 13:00 UTC

ROCKVILLE, Md. and MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — September 30, 2026 — Quantum Space, LLC (the “Company” or “Quantum Space”), a company developing the next generation of advanced maneuverable spacecraft for […] The post Quantum Space Executes…

IEEE Aerospace 11:00 UTC

Since the discovery of the first remnants of a jet-powered Shahed drone near Kyiv in June 2025, these upgraded kamikaze UAVs have become a nightmare for Ukrainian civilians. Described by some analysts as the most significant Russian drone…

NASA News 04:05 UTC

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