Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Tuesday 20 October 2026
12 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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NASA’s SR-1 Freedom Advances with Progress on Nuclear Power Module
NASA News
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Space Reactor-1 Freedom will be the first spacecraft ever to demonstrate fission power beyond Earth’s orbit, traveling to Mars to deliver a science payload…
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Quantum error correction goes well beyond breakeven
Ars Technica Space
Running complicated algorithms on quantum computing hardware is going to require the use of logical qubits, where collections of hardware qubits are linked together in ways that allow errors to be detected and corrected. In general, the…
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Launch Preview: H3, Falcon 9, Electron, and others to launch during busy week
NASASpaceFlight
Nine rockets are set to launch this week from California, Florida, New Zealand, Japan, and China. SpaceX is set to launch a trio of Falcon 9s this week, delivering two batches of satellites for their Starlink constellation and a rideshare…
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NASA Experimental Mars Helicopter Blade Designs Target Longer Flights
NASA News
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NASA Provides Progress Update on Moon Base Rovers
NASA News
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Artist’s rendering of astronauts working next to a lunar terrain vehicle on the lunar surface. NASA As NASA works to build the Moon Base, crewed and robotic…
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Webb Captures Stellar Jets
NASA News
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed many protostars and stars within the glowing gases of NGC 7129. Hot, atomic hydrogen gas is shown here in the golden region, while cooler, molecular hydrogen gas, shocked by embedded…
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NASA Welcomes Uzbekistan as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
NASA News
Credit: NASA The Republic of Uzbekistan became the 77th signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Samarkand on Monday, committing to the practical principles that guide safe, transparent, and responsible civil space…
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AnySignal to Deliver Space-to-Earth Communications for Three Reflect Orbital Missions
SpaceNews
LOS ANGELES — October 20, 2026 AnySignal, a leading provider of software-defined radios and space-based networking, today announced an agreement with Reflect Orbital to deliver space-to-earth communications for Reflect Orbital’s inaugural…
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Japan launches mission to bring home a piece of the Martian moon Phobos
Ars Technica Space
Japan launched a $578 million mission Monday on a five-year expedition to land on the largest moon of Mars and retrieve samples for return to Earth, a daring international project that could yield new insights into the formation of the…
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APOD: 2026 October 20 – An Anticrepuscular Rainbow Fan
NASA News
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The Human Fingerprint on Earth’s Water Cycle
NASA News
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5036-5042: Watching the Clouds Go By
NASA News
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