ESA and the IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky signed a Memorandum of Intent. What it says, how satellites affect optical and radio astronomy, what has been tried, and what remains open.
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Cover Image: 25-Foot Space Simulator thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Voyager 1 is communicating normally again after two scheduled contact attempts on October 18 and 19, 2026 failed to detect any radio signal. The signal reappeared on October 20, and engineers have kept contact since. The cause
Voyager 1 Reconnects Ahead of Its One Light-Day Milestone Read More »
Registration for the NASA 4-D Executive Space Programme in Leicester is expected to close around 2 November. How to choose your option.
NASA 4-D Executive Space Programme: How to Choose Your Option Before Registration Closes Read More »
JAXA’s MMX spacecraft launched on 19 October 2026 to bring back a sample of Phobos. Here are the three leading theories on where Mars’s moons came from and what the sample could reveal.
JAXA MMX Mission Explained: Where Did Mars’s Moons Phobos and Deimos Come From? (Part 1) Read More »
Commander Reid Wiseman, credits NASA Reid Wiseman, the commander of Artemis II, will become deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and associate vice president of Caltech on November 30, 2026. Caltech and JPL announced the appointment on October 28, 2026. It moves a veteran of human spaceflight into the second most senior seat
Reid Wiseman Named NASA JPL Deputy Director: What It Means Read More »
Cover image credit: DIA, Maxar Published 28 October 2026 by The SpaceInfo Club China’s experimental reusable spacecraft has never been shown officially, yet we now know what it looks like. On 26 October 2026 the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published a sharp image of the vehicle in an unclassified assessment of threats in space.
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ESA’s Hera reaches the Didymos asteroids in November 2026. The timeline, what to watch in the first weeks and what will not be known on day one.
Hera Arrives at Didymos: Timeline, What to Watch and What We Won’t Know Yet Read More »
Cover Image: NASA’s Psyche approaching metal rich asteroid, Artist’s Impression. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Since September 28, 2026, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has been firing its thrusters almost without pause. It is a quiet change in the mission’s routine, but it explains a lot about how deep space travel works, and it hides a small engineering surprise. Key
Why Is NASA’s Psyche Thrusting Almost Nonstop With the Force of an AA Battery? Read More »
Cover Image Credit: ESA/P. Carril On 23 and 26 October 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed contract extensions for four additional Galileo Second Generation (G2) satellites. The Galileo G2 fleet now stands at 16 satellites. The new spacecraft are scheduled for delivery in 2031, with launch to follow soon after. What was signed,
Europe Orders Four More Galileo Second Generation Satellites Read More »
Each NASA 4-D figure traced to its source: 1,500 teams, 100,000 alumni, 13 Best Place to Work titles. What is documented, what is claimed.
NASA 4-D by the Numbers: What Is Documented and What Is a Company Claim Read More »
