NASA's Hubble Space Telescope imaged the intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, as part of a survey of satellite galaxies around Milky Way-like hosts.
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 16, 2026 features a timelapse by Eric Holland of a Falcon 9 and Dragon launch seen from Indian Harbour Beach, Florida.
NASA is inviting participants of all ages and skill levels to register for the 2026 Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Nov. 14 and 15 focused on lunar exploration, deep space and astrophysics.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has gathered evidence suggesting that a radio-wave formation resembling a treble clef was likely produced by an outburst from a supermassive black hole followed by a collision between two galaxy clusters, the agency reported.
A SpaceX Dragon carrying more than 6,300 pounds of cargo, including the final pair of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays, is approaching the orbiting laboratory for an autonomous docking, NASA said on October 15, 2026.
The UK government announced plans on 15 October 2026 to fund a spacecraft with more than £60m to remove two defunct satellites from orbit by 2032, with a launch planned for 2029.
A SpaceX Dragon is heading to the International Space Station for a Thursday docking, while the Expedition 75 crew carried out eye exams, spacesuit maintenance and robotics experiments, NASA reported on October 14, 2026.
Astronomers say the treble clef-shaped radio formation is likely the result of an earlier supermassive black hole outburst followed by a collision between two galaxy clusters, according to a study published Wednesday.
NASA announced an Oct. 23 update at Kennedy Space Center on its Artemis III mission and progress toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028, according to an agency advisory published Oct. 14.
A NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day image shows Mars near the center of the Beehive cluster, framed by an auroral curtain over Lansjärv, Sweden, after a solar eruption reached Earth on October 10, 2026.
The European Space Agency's Mars Express has imaged Amazonis Mensa, a flat-topped mountain rising up to three kilometres above the surrounding plains, in terrain shaped over billions of years by lava, wind and impacts.
Two student-built CubeSats launched on 13 October 2026 toward the International Space Station as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, aiming to test amateur radio communications and give students hands-on mission experience.
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