Space & Aerospace news — Thursday 15 October 2026

SpaceNews 20:41 UTC

Join us for a conversation on how machine learning is transforming the GEOINT mission across different markets The post Oct. 29: Applying AI/SI to the GEOINT Mission appeared first on SpaceNews .

NASA News 19:58 UTC

NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on the agency’s long history of exploring the Red Planet. The…

Ars Technica Space 19:10 UTC

The Liberty Bell , with its famous crack, hasn't been rung in 180 years, but that hasn't stopped scientists from pondering what the bell might have sounded like when tolling. In honor of the nation's 250th anniversary, researchers at Penn…

Ars Technica Space 18:39 UTC

One reason plastics are used so often is that they’re chemically inert, meaning bags, food containers, and cups don't react with what we put in them. Yet they can still break down into microplastics, which turn up in drinking water, human…

NASA News 17:59 UTC

6 Min Read NASA Satellites Observe Historic 2026 El Niño This visualization compares three ocean data products, sea surface temperature anomaly, apparent visible wavelength, and sea surface height anomaly, over the same months in 2025 and…

NASA News 17:30 UTC

2 Min Read Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support…

Ars Technica Space 16:57 UTC

Rocket Lab announced Wednesday that its Neutron launch vehicle won't fly until 2027, citing an issue discovered during manufacturing of the rocket's carbon composite structures. The announcement was public confirmation of what nearly…

NASA News 16:42 UTC

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Oct. 15, 2026, and has been updated to correct the location of the flights. A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Amarillo…

NASA News 16:13 UTC

Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the…

NASA News 15:57 UTC

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SpaceNews 15:14 UTC

In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with NASA’s Shatel Bhakta, the principal systems engineer for Moon Base, about what’s needed between now and 2028 and the incremental steps to […] The post How NASA is thinking about a moon base…

Ars Technica Space 15:05 UTC

Coral-fringed tropical atolls are among the landforms most threatened by global warming, but many have a potential superpower: Healthy ecosystems may help them keep pace with rising seas. Atoll islands with native vegetation and thriving…

NASA News 14:57 UTC

A post‑mission comparison of the Orion spacecraft heat shields from Artemis I (left) and Artemis II (right) are shown after removal from their crew modules. Both heat shields are seen rotated for inspection inside the Operations and…

NASA News 14:19 UTC

X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF-IRA/A. Botteon et al.; Infrared: UKIDSS-GPS ; Radio: ASTRON/LOFAR; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra…

SpaceNews 12:00 UTC

BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 15, 2026 — Agile Space Industries, a leading provider of in-space chemical propulsion solutions, has expanded into the Seattle metropolitan area with the opening of a new […] The post Agile Space Industries Expands to…

NASA News 04:05 UTC

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NASA News 04:01 UTC

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