Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news — Tuesday 27 October 2026
9 stories from 3 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network
SpaceNews
The companies said the experimental spacecraft, launched Oct. 1, could lead to a Ukrainian-controlled satellite network The post Ukrainian startup, GomSpace test satellite for future communications network appeared first on SpaceNews .
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NASA Invites Media to Crew Completion of Yearlong Mars Simulation
NASA News
Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew members (from left) Ross Elder, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and James Spicer, pose for a photo on Oct. 8, 2025. Credit: NASA The four volunteers who lived and…
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Vibe genes? Natural(ish) language comes to protein, genome design software
Ars Technica Space
Protein design tools may be getting increasingly sophisticated , but you still need a sophisticated understanding of protein structure for them to work. This can include knowing enzyme mechanisms down to the positions of specific amino…
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NASA’s Neo Surveyor Sunshade
NASA News
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems A technician inspects the large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission in this image released on Oct. 26, 2026. The sunshade structure , which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and…
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Scientists recreate the 1,600-year-old recipe of Lycurgus Cup
Ars Technica Space
Dating back to around 400 CE and made of dichroic glass, the Lycurgus Cup is notable for exhibiting different colors depending on the light. (It gets its name from the scene depicted on its surface, of King Lycurgus of Thrace.) Light it…
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Craft Prospect kicks off PERSEUS project to advance optical communications for space
SpaceNews
Craft Prospect is working with Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics (Fraunhofer CAP) and Vector Photonics on a new project exploring the potential of next-generation laser technology for high-performance optical communications […] The…
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How a Johnson Mentor Shapes the Next Generation of NASA Talent
NASA News
3 Min Read How a Johnson Mentor Shapes the Next Generation of NASA Talent Daniel Cohen, Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, leads an outdoor orbital mechanics lesson for interns on Oct. 9, 2026…
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APOD: 2026 October 27 – Noctilucent Clouds over Sweden
NASA News
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A-81 Reaches South Georgia
NASA News
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