Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Friday 02 October 2026
13 stories from 2 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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NASA Astronaut Christina Koch to Join NFL Fans in Philadelphia
NASA News
NASA astronaut Christina Koch is seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/John Kraus As part of NASA’s…
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Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission
NASA News
5 Min Read Heading Home: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Concludes Station Science Mission </div
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NASA’s DAVINCI Probe Can Stand the Heat
NASA News
An engineering model of NASA’s DAVINCI (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging) descent probe passed a key test that ran from Aug. 28 to Sept. 10, showing it can survive the extreme temperatures of…
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The 2008 economic crisis changed the US's relationship to energy
Ars Technica Space
One argument that often comes up about climate change is that fossil fuels are good because they powered economic growth that has left most people better off overall. And, to an extent, that has been true, but it's also an extremely…
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Research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Ars Technica Space
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So every month, we highlight a handful of the best stories that nearly slipped through the cracks. September’s list…
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La NASA abre solicitudes para próxima promoción de directores de vuelo
NASA News
El equipo de control de vuelo de Artemis II, en la Sala Blanca de Control de Vuelo del centro de control de misiones del Centro Espacial Johnson de la NASA, en Houston, el 10 de abril de 2026, durante el amerizaje y la recuperación de la…
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NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires
NASA News
6 Min Read NASA Campaign Explores Clouds Spawned by Wildfires 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…
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NASA Model Wing Lights Up During First Pressure Sensitive Paint Tests
NASA News
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Left: The Benchmark Supercritical Wing not illuminated in unsteady Pressure Sensitive Paint inside the Transonic Dynamics Tunnel at NASA’s Langley Research…
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NASA Opens Applications for Next Class of Flight Directors
NASA News
The Artemis II flight control team is pictured in the White Flight Control Room in mission control at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 10, 2026, for the splashdown and recovery of the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA/Robert…
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Rocket Report: SpaceX completes launch triple-header; Rocket Lab nets big contract
Ars Technica Space
Welcome to Edition 9.13 of the Rocket Report! This week, SpaceX celebrated the first orbital launch of its new Starship rocket. I'm not sure many people, at least those outside of SpaceX, expected it to take 14 flights of Starship before…
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APOD: 2026 October 2 – The Complete Sharpless Catalog: 313 Nebulas
NASA News
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 2 – The… Today’s APOD <a
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Rains Swamp the Gandak River
NASA News
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10 Things: Movie Night
NASA News
2 Min Read 10 Things: Movie Night Join Us for Movie Night with NASA NASA’s mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration and scientific discovery. <a href="https://www