Stories in Science
A special Astronaut Pikachu plush travelled to the International Space Station as part of a collaboration between ESA and The Pokémon Company International, ESA reported on 21 September 2026.
The European Space Agency and The Pokémon Company International announced a collaboration on 18 September 2026, including a touring exhibition, merchandise and a Pokémon GO event tied to World Space Week, 4–10 October 2026.
NASA's Science Mission Directorate has selected nineteen proposals for 2026 that will create new ways for volunteers to take part in NASA science, split between the Citizen Science Seed Funding Program and the Science Activation Program.
NASA says the Artemis III SLS core stage was joined with twin solid rocket boosters inside the Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida, completing the rocket's short stack configuration ahead of testing.
Astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk started a spacewalk on October 29, 2026, to install and deploy a roll-out solar array on the station's 2A electrical power channel.
A NASA grant program gave Michigan State engineering student Gavin Gardner hands-on experience in engineering and business, lessons he credits in helping him co-found AG3 Labs, a military training drone company, in 2024.
Vietnam signed the Artemis Accords at Vietnam International Digital Week in Ha Long, becoming the 78th signatory, NASA says. Minister Vũ Hải Quân signed on the country's behalf.
A NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day image shows Venus nearly between the Sun and Earth, appearing as a glowing crescent whose tips are called horns.
The ESA–JAXA Ramses planetary defence probe has been switched on for the first time by prime contractor OHB Italia, a milestone its team says confirms integrated systems work together ahead of a spring 2028 launch.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk are set to install an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array on the 2A electrical power channel, NASA reported on October 29, 2026.
Arnab, the first named storm of the 2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, struck India's east coast on October 28 with sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour, according to NASA Earth Observatory reporting.
Jared Spiers, an electrical engineering technician at NASA's Stennis Space Center, became a civil servant in June 2026 under the agency's workforce directive to restore core technical competencies.
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