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SpaceX successfully launches 6,300 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 21:00
SpaceX successfully launched more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13).
SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS today: Watch it live
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 21:00
SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 21:00
SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.
Hubble Spots a Suspected Second-Generation Planet
Universe Today - 12 Oct 2026 18:11
Diligent sleuthing by astronomers has broken open a cold case in the data archive of NASAs Hubble Space Telescope. In a study published Monday in Nature Astronomy, researchers report uncovering a surprising chemical clue...
The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 18:00
NASA is asking for ideas to stop static electricity from zapping astronauts or critical hardware during moon missions.
NASAs SpaceX CRS-35 Mission to Launch Health Research
NASA Breaking news - 12 Oct 2026 17:45
NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceXs 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral S...
The 'Halloween Fireballs' are coming. Here's what to expect from the Taurids this October
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 16:00
The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will produce occasional bright, slow-moving meteors worldwide during October and November, with moon-free peaks in 2026.
The 'Halloween Fireballs' are coming. Here's what to expect from the Taurids this year
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 16:00
The Southern and Northern Taurid meteor showers will produce occasional bright, slow-moving meteors worldwide during October and November, with moon-free peaks in 2026.
Primordial helium further confirms our understanding of the Big Bang
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 15:20
In the early moments of the big bang, two elements were forged: hydrogen and helium. Technically, the tiniest traces of light elements such as lithium were produced as well, but nothing of consequence. The early universe...
Welcome home, Sophie Adenot
ESA - 12 Oct 2026 15:00
Video: 00:02:54 After 237 days and over 3,700 orbits around Earth aboard the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is back on Earth!Following a handover to Crew-13, Sophie and her Crew-12 crewmates undocked on 7 Oct...
NASA demonstrates next-generation heat shield technologies
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 14:40
NASA is taking an unusual approach to testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the moon and Mars: taking out the trash.
On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 14:29
On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. Here's why it mattered.
How the impossible geometry of 'Tomb Raider III''s UFO level was made
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 14:00
Bigger on the inside? Where have we heard that before?
Alternative gravity theory offers possible explanation for dark energy changing over time
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 13:40
For many years, the simplest view of dark energy has been that it remains unchanged. Throughout cosmic history, the mysterious ingredient believed to drive the universe's accelerated expansion is thought to have beha...
The dying sun could tear the solar system apart sooner than thought
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 13:20
The fate of our solar system is written in the stars-well, one star to be precise: the sun. Estimates of what the end will look like once the sun sheds much of its mass and ultimately dies vary widely. New research publi...
Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica's role in exploring the cosmos
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 13:20
When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrop...
Jena-Optronik is proud to partner with MDA Space for its first ASTRO HP mission.
Space News - 12 Oct 2026 13:00
MDA Space, a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, space exploration and infrastructure, will utilize Jena-Optroniks ASTRO HP star sensor on a LEO mission. This milestone underscores []...
What caused a mysterious atmospheric explosion in Siberia in 1908?
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 12:00
Fire erupted in the morning skies over Siberia on June 30, 1908, as an atmospheric explosion occurred that remains unmatched by any similar event in modern history.
How Will Water Flow on the Moon?
Universe Today - 12 Oct 2026 11:50
Growing fresh food on the Moon is going to be crucial if astronauts there are ever going to eat anything other than freeze-dried rations. Since husbanding animals on the lunar surface isdifficult (to put it mildly), most...
ALMA catches a dying star mid-transformation, with a ring from its last outburst
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 11:00
Astronomers have used radio observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to catch a dying star in the middle of a dramatic transformation, and the data show a ring that records its final outb...
The Preliminary Lunar Science Report for Artemis II is out
Phys.org - 12 Oct 2026 10:20
On April 1, 2026, the crew of the Artemis II mission launched into space atop NASA's Space Launch System (SLS). Roughly 3 12 hours after launch, the rocket's upper stage separated from the Orion spacecraft (Integ...
UAE unveils lander for bold 7-asteroid mission set to launch in 2028 (photos)
SPACE.com - 12 Oct 2026 10:00
In March 2028, the UAE is set to launch an ambitious mission to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter that will culminate with a landing attempt on a mysteriously reddish space rock.