Space News
SpaceX launching 2nd classified mission for US Space Force in less than a week tonight: Watch it live
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 12:00
SpaceX will launch its second classified mission for the U.S. Space Force in less than a week tonight (Sept. 15), and you can watch the action live.
NASA Ames Stars of the Month: September 2026
NASA Breaking news - 15 Sep 2026 23:46
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Steve Ormsby, Aphrodite Kostakis, Alejando Borlaff, Sarah Nickerson, Martina Caussi, Keiko Nomura, and Stephen Brocca...
If Venus Had An Ancient Moon, It Was Doomed
Universe Today - 15 Sep 2026 21:41
Earth has a big beautiful Moon, while Venus, its 'sister planet', doesn't. Why is that? Did it ever have one? If it did, new research shows it was never going to last very long.
New 'StarCraft' game announced, but it's a grim open-world shooter and it's not coming until 2030
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 20:00
Blizzard Entertainment is returning to StarCraft with an all-new game that's leaving the series' real-time strategy roots behind.
US Space Force says it operates weapons in orbit: 'Our aim is deterrence'
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 19:54
The U.S. Space Force is opening up about its operation of orbital weapons, "that can defend the joint force against space-enabled attacks."
NASA Invites Media to International Observe the Moon Night
NASA Breaking news - 15 Sep 2026 18:55
NASA will host an International Observe the Moon Night celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CST on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, the official visitor center for NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in H...
SpaceX's next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 18:33
SpaceX is targeting Sept. 22 for Starship's first-ever orbital launch, a landmark flight that will deploy 26 Starlink satellites and last about 10 hours.
From 10 to 22 years: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Mission Has Just Been Extended.
Universe Today - 15 Sep 2026 18:22
More good news for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The telescope's first mid-course correction was extremely efficient, using only 10% of the fuel allotted for it. This efficiency, coupled with other fa...
Microscopic alien technology may be hidden in moon dust, scientists say
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 18:00
Could we find alien technology embedded in moon dust?
'Captain EO' at 40: Michael Jackson's wild sci-fi movie that you could only watch at Disney theme parks
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 17:00
Remember when the King of Pop joined forces with Coppola, Lucas and Disney for an inspiring 3D space musical?
If Black Holes Have Hair, We Will See It in the Ringdown of Their Mergers
Universe Today - 15 Sep 2026 16:34
Researchers have found that if black holes have certain features, known as "hair," then we could prove it by observing the gravitational ringdown of merging black holes. Future studies could test the no-hair theo...
ALMA is Watching a Massive Binary Star System Form
Universe Today - 15 Sep 2026 16:16
Astronomers used 8 years of observations to create a 3D image of a very young, very massive binary star as it forms. The image shows that the disks in the system are all misaligned. Those misalignments, together with the...
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA
NASA Breaking news - 15 Sep 2026 16:15
In April, the world watched as four humans circled the Moon for the first time in over 50 years with NASAs Artemis II mission. On Saturday, Sept. 19, the public is invited to look up again with NASA events across the cou...
Webb reveals stunning panorama of star formation
ESA - 15 Sep 2026 16:00
This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope released to the public so far. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwa...
Making rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air: New breakthrough could make it happen
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 16:00
By making fuel on the Red Planet rather than bringing it from Earth, a Mars mission could save vital mass.
More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data
Space News - 15 Sep 2026 15:49
Space Force programs are tapping satellite data and AI to get intelligence to military commanders faster The post More satellites watch the battlefield, putting a premium on making sense of the data appeared first on Spa...
'The violence leaves a mark': How satellites are helping the world monitor war and atrocities
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 15:00
A satellite's view from above fills the gaps in our understanding of the grim realities of war and makes it harder for totalitarian regimes to hide their crimes. But challenges exist.
On this day in space! Sept. 15, 1968: Russian tortoises (& other critters) launch around the moon on Zond 5 spacecraft in wild first circumlunar flight
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 14:00
On Sept. 15, 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft carrying tortoises and more on a mission to loop around the moon and return to Earth. Here's why it mattered.
NASAs Webb Reveals Dynamic Panorama of Star Formation
NASA Breaking news - 15 Sep 2026 14:00
This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images released to date from NASAs James Webb Space Telescope. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less mass...
Curiosity rover spots odd 'footprints' on Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2026
SPACE.com - 15 Sep 2026 14:00
"Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past."
Travel
NASA Breaking news - 15 Sep 2026 13:38
The NSSC provides travel reimbursement services for all authorized Agency travel including: domestic, foreign, local, ETDY, and Change of Station (COS). References Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Traveler Extended TDY a...
CubeSat instrument extends solar storm warnings 10x
Phys.org - 15 Sep 2026 13:20
The sun is the reason life exists on our small, blue planet. It provides solar radiation that warms the planet and ignites intricate biochemical processes like photosynthesis, producing oxygen for life to breathe. Howeve...