The fifth metal sample printed on the International Space Station has returned to Earth and contains the first thrusters made in orbit, ESA says. German space agency DLR will test them on a vacuum bench.
A new NASA citizen-science project, Overlap Zoo, invites volunteers to confirm and describe overlapping galaxy pairs, whose backlit dust can be studied as dark silhouettes.
NASA says three new PRISM investigation suites will study lunar hazards, subsurface voids and hidden ice, with delivery planned through the CLPS initiative as part of its Moon Base program.
A long-duration photograph taken from the International Space Station shows star trails above Earth, with fishing-boat lights and Indonesian city lights visible below during an orbit 258 miles above the Banda Sea on Sept. 20, 2026.
An astronomy image published September 30, 2026 shows the spiral galaxy Arp 78, also known as NGC 772, about 100 million light-years away and roughly 200,000 light-years across.
With the International Space Station nearing the end of its operational life, ESA describes partnerships, astronaut training and cargo projects intended to sustain European activity in low Earth orbit.
NASA's 2027 Human Lander Challenge invites U.S. college teams to propose lunar communications solutions, with a notice of intent due Oct. 15 and proposals due March 4, 2027.
Ahead of NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft stood vertical at Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida in a Sept. 27, 2026, photo. Four crew members were scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Oct. 1.
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA astronaut Joshua Kutryk and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov rehearsed launch procedures on Sept. 29, 2026, ahead of a planned Oct. 1 flight to the space station.
NASA's 2026 Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities listing names researchers from U.S. universities and the projects they propose, from lunar construction and docking to thermal management and propulsion modeling.
A NASA Glenn team mixed a biodegradable plastic with simulated Moon and Mars dust, finding the resulting material stronger and easier to process. The work is funded through the center's 2026 Center Innovation Fund.
A backyard telescope in Krakow, Poland captured the Shrimp Nebula, one of the larger planetary nebulas by angular size, spanning about half the Moon's apparent diameter.
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