Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Thursday 22 October 2026
11 stories from 4 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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ISS receives new cargo from Dragon as Crew-12 hands over to Crew-13
NASASpaceFlight
Expedition 75 aboard the International Space Station gained four new crew members at the beginning of October before Crew-12 left the station. Meanwhile, the Cygnus XL resupply craft left the ISS, and a SpaceX Cargo Dragon delivered new…
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NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
NASA News
Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return…
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Spiral’s Edge
NASA News
NASA, ESA, Michael Jones (California Institute of Technology); Image Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral…
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Meet the 2026 winner of Nikon's Small World photomicrography contest
Ars Technica Space
A 25-year-old German experimental photographer has won the 2026 Nikon Small World photomicrography competition with a striking image of droplets of ink being deposited on paper by an inkjet printer. Ole Bielfeldt beat out 1,802 other…
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Russia claims its stalker satellite is "purely peaceful in character"
Ars Technica Space
Four years ago, a senior official in Russia's foreign ministry painted a bullseye on commercial satellite networks that assist Ukraine in its fight against invading Russian military forces. On Wednesday, several days after a Russian…
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Rethinking networks in space with Aalyria’s Brian Barritt
SpaceNews
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss talks with the CEO of Aalyria Brian Barritt about how networks are evolving, what scaling the company means and the role of software interoperability […] The post Rethinking networks in space with…
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NASA’s Hubble Charts Path for Roman with Gravitational Lenses
NASA News
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UN says we're going to blow past 1.5º warming, offers a "now what?" answer
Ars Technica Space
In 2015, all but two countries agreed to make an effort to keep global temperatures from reaching 1.5° C above pre-industrial readings. Since then, most of the world has largely treated what they signed on to as aspirational, and one of…
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APOD: 2026 October 22 – The First Green Star, WD J1330+6435
NASA News
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Fires Char New Guinea
NASA News
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Faster to Science: A Letter to the Science Community
NASA News
Dear NASA Science Community, NASA Science wants to deliver science faster, so we’re changing how we compete and select missions. On Monday, October 26, we will host a virtual NASA Science Town Hall, from NASA Headquarters, to explain our…