Stories in Science
A NASA Glenn overview describes rotating microphone rakes, phased microphone arrays and laser-based velocimetry used to measure engine noise and airflow, with data feeding validation of noise-prediction software.
NASA Glenn researchers are developing theory and software to predict aircraft engine noise, helping engineers design quieter propulsion systems. A page published on October 19, 2026, describes ten codes available through NASA's Software Catalog.
The European Space Agency's monthly roundup for August 2026 covered the launch of the MTG-I2 weather satellite aboard Ariane 6, Sophie Adenot's historic spacewalks, a live total solar eclipse broadcast from Spain, a Mars flyover and a discovery near the Milky Way's central black hole.
New Hubble observations, combined with Gaia data, identify a third population of globular clusters that points to a dwarf galaxy, named LKH, merging with the young Milky Way about 11.8 billion years ago.
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins worked with living cell samples and bioink in the Kibo laboratory's Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, as part of research into 3D bioprinting cartilage in microgravity.
The European Space Agency has signed the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, an initiative meant to widen and diversify Europe's commercial launch services.
NASA says analysis of underwater imagery and later measurements confirmed that the Orion heat shield on Artemis II protected the crew and spacecraft systems during reentry.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 20, 2026, features a partial rainbow-like fan photographed at sunset in Presenzano, Italy, where the Sun appears to be in the wrong place.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is marking 90 years since Caltech students began rocket tests in Pasadena, while outlining future missions including helicopters over Mars, drones at the lunar South Pole and an asteroid-hunting telescope.
Europe's MTG-I2 weather satellite lifted off on 27 August 2026 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana, the ninth flight of the heavy-lift launcher and its first to geostationary transfer orbit.
NASA's October 18, 2026 Astronomy Picture of the Day pairs a Hubble and Chandra view of the Eagle Nebula's pillars with a sonification that turns stars and dust into sound.
Europe's second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite has launched on Ariane 6 flight VA270 from French Guiana, completing the first family of MTG satellites, according to ESA.
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