Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Friday 09 October 2026
9 stories from 3 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Ars Technica Space
The Stone Age owes its name to tools that survived to our time. The material early humans worked with most, though, was probably wood because it is so much easier to process. Unfortunately, we know very little about Paleolithic woodwork…
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What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?
Ars Technica Space
In most cases, hotspot-driven volcanism is relatively sedate, with lava flowing down mountainsides slowly enough that people can walk out of its way. But in a number of locations—Mount Etna, Hawaii, Iceland—lava gets expelled in dramatic…
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AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
Ars Technica Space
Credit: Nguyen Nam Nhat. Last month we covered the winner of Nikon's Small World in Motion video: Ning Xu of Tsinghua University in China, whose video captured tiny cilia beating in the airways of a child with a rare respiratory disorder…
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NASA Seeks US Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations
NASA News
Credit: NASA NASA is advancing American leadership in space by taking the next step toward a future where commercial space stations lead the way in low Earth orbit. On Friday, the agency released its final Request for Proposals inviting…
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NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
NASA News
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A KREPE-3 capsule floats inside the Northrup Grumman Cygnus XL 24 cargo spacecraft on October 7. Inside the capsule is a 3-D printed heat shield designed by…
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Ship 40 Returns Home as Ship 42 gets more Cryo Proof Testing
NASASpaceFlight
Ship 42 for Flight 15 has headed back out to Massey’s for more cryo-proof testing as SpaceX speeds up overall vehicle production. And after 75 days at sea, Ship 40 from Flight 13 has returned home to Texas and is slated to return to the…
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Cosmic House of Mirrors
NASA News
ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Furtak, S. Fujimoto Galaxies warp and multiply as if in a house of mirrors in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Sept. 29, 2026. The brilliant golden galaxies seen here are part of a…
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APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
NASA News
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Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand
NASA News
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