Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Monday 19 October 2026
15 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Russian spacecraft maneuvers in "extreme proximity" to satellite used by Ukraine
Ars Technica Space
A Russian military satellite maneuvered in "extreme proximity" of a commercial Earth-imaging satellite in recent days in the first known example an unsanctioned rendezvous in low-Earth orbit, according to orbital intelligence company…
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Batteries help reduce emissions, but how do we reduce their emissions?
Ars Technica Space
The first order of business for the energy transition is electrifying applications like vehicles and heating and making sure that the electricity that powers them is made using renewables. But once the dominant slices of the emissions pie…
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NASA Improves Shock, Vibration Analysis
NASA News
Stirling Allen, part of the Dynamic Environments Group with NASA’s Launch Services Program Office, showcases a commercial digital software at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The software performs finite element modeling to support…
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Startup taps underwater volcano as energy source in "proof point" test
Ars Technica Space
The world’s first demonstration of a subsea geothermal power plant has taken place near an active underwater volcano almost a mile below the ocean surface. It generated less than 10 seconds of net-positive electricity but showed the…
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Software
NASA News
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Research teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center are involved in developing theory and software to predict the noise from aircraft engines. This software helps…
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Experimental Facilities
NASA News
8 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center perform experiments in world-class facilities such as the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 x15 LSWT)…
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NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Marks One Year Inside Habitat
NASA News
Members of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew stands in their workspace after spending a year in their isolated and confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. (from left: James…
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Instrumentation
NASA News
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) To measure airflow and sound, research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center use special instrumentation like particle image velocimetry, hot wire…
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UARX Space troubleshoots anomalies on maiden OTV Flight
SpaceNews
Correction: Dawn’s Docking and Fluid Transfer Port is not a hosted payload. UARX is testing it for future refueling missions. SAN FRANCISCO –Spanish startup UARX Space is remedying anomalies identified […] The post UARX Space troubleshoots…
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Martian Dawn
NASA News
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity captures the dawn on Mars – as well as elongated ridges formed by wind erosion, or yardangs – in this close-up from a panorama released on Oct. 6, 2026. This is the most detailed view yet of distant…
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Japanese MMX mission set for launch to study Martian moons
NASASpaceFlight
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is flying a planetary probe to Mars’s moon Phobos, taking advantage of this year’s window to reach the Red Planet on an ideal trajectory, one that lasted until Nov. 9. The Martian Moons…
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A Chinese rocket deorbited over Minnesota and left this in a farmer's cornfield
Ars Technica Space
About a month ago, a Chinese rocket took off from a remote spaceport in the Gobi Desert, released 10 satellites into orbit, then reignited its engine and put itself on a trajectory to rain down debris over the American Midwest. The…
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PLD Space begins system-level testing of Miura 5 as first three vehicles take shape
NASASpaceFlight
PLD Space has entered a new phase ahead of the first demonstration flight of its Miura 5 orbital launcher. The company is beginning system-level test campaigns on a fully integrated second stage while completing subsystem validation…
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APOD: 2026 October 19 – Treble Clef: Unusual X-ray Hot Radio Source
NASA News
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Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains
NASA News
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