ISS astronaut will conduct Canada’s 1st spacewalk in 7 years on Oct. 29: Watch it live
The next International Space Station (ISS) spacewalk will have more maple-leaf flavor than usual, as a Canadian astronaut will become the first to go outside the orbiting complex in seven…
Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic’s 1st ‘Delta-class’ space plane
Virgin Galactic has officially unveiled the first space plane in its next-gen “Delta” line, and announced the results of the worldwide vote to choose its name. Spaceship Apeiron will be…
Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy
The SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is lifted from the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026.…
Betelgeuse Is Disturbed By Its Companion Star
Betelgeuse has a close-orbiting companion that disturbs the red supergiant into an egg-like shape. New observations show how the two stars interact and how this could help explain the varying…
Ancient Comets Carried Organic Compounds, But They Didn’t Survive Crashing Into Earth
Perhaps the biggest mystery we face is life on Earth started. One hypothesis says that comets, which are known to carry important chemicals in abiogenesis, delivered these compounds to Earth,…
China’s secretive space plane caught on camera in incredible new photo released by US military
A photograph of China’s reusable Shenlong space plane docked to another spacecraft, taken by Vantor’s WorldView 3 satellite from a distance of 56 miles (90 kilometers). (Image credit: Satellite image…
Flexell Space and Satoro Agree to Collaborate on In-Orbit Demonstration of Next-Generation Space Solar Cells
– Two demonstration missions planned aboard SpaceX Falcon 9, one each in 2027 and 2028 – Satoro to provide “Satellite-as-a-service” solution; Flexell Space to supply solar cells and test modules…
A-81 Reaches South Georgia
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory A-81 Reaches South Georgia Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
APOD: 2026 October 27 – Noctilucent Clouds over Sweden
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 27 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
Unveiling Starbirth Mysteries
In 1985, the physicist Heinz R. Pagels wrote, “Stars are like animals in the wild. We may see the youung, but never the actual birth, which is a veiled and…