Space.com
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- On this day in space! Oct. 28, 1971: Britain launches its 1st satellite Prospero into space on a Black Arrow rocket
by Hanneke Weitering on 28th October 2026 at 11:02 pmOn Oct. 28, 1971, the United Kingdom launched its first satellite. Here's why it mattered.
- 5 days beneath the waves: What it's like to live in an underwater 'space station'
by musilova@moonbasealliance.com (Michaela Musilova) on 28th October 2026 at 9:00 pmConfined inside a research station 22 feet (7 meters) underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew performed research and maintenance activities like future astronauts on Mars.
- ISS astronaut will conduct Canada's 1st spacewalk in 7 years on Oct. 29: Watch it live
by Elizabeth Howell on 28th October 2026 at 8:00 pmJoshua Kutryk will venture outside the International Space Station on Oct. 29, on the first spacewalk by a Canadian astronaut in more than seven years. Here's how to watch it live.
- Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic's 1st 'Delta-class' space plane
by jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) on 28th October 2026 at 7:28 pmVirgin Galactic has officially unveiled its first "Delta-class" space plane, and announced the results of the worldwide vote to choose its name.
- China's secretive space plane caught on camera in incredible new photo released by US military
by brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) on 28th October 2026 at 3:50 pmA U.S. military intelligence agency has released an incredible new photograph of China's secretive space plane, showing it docked to another spacecraft in orbit.
NASA.com
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- Caltech Names Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman as NASA JPL Deputy
by Ryan J. Smernoff on 29th October 2026 at 2:49 amArtemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain begins his new role at NASA’s center of excellence for robotics and deep space exploration and at Caltech, which manages JPL for NASA, on
- NASA Welcomes Vietnam as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
by Elizabeth Shaw on 28th October 2026 at 9:50 pmThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “Vietnam is joining at an important point in the development of its own space program,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson in recorded remarks
- Artemis III SLS Core Stage Joins Boosters at Kennedy
by Tiffany L. Fairley on 28th October 2026 at 6:59 pmNASA’s Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) core stage is integrated alongside the twin solid rocket boosters on Oct. 28 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building’s High Bay 3 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians lifted the 212-foot rocket stage from the facility’s High Bay 2 using a one-of-a kind lifting beam designed
Image of the Day
- Webb Sees Turbulent Star Nursery
on 28th October 2026 at 3:35 pmIn this Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope, we visit a turbulent cauldron of star formation to see what is brewing inside dense clumps of gas.
Space Station News
- Science on the Space Station with NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins
by HQ Web Team on 21st October 2026 at 3:05 pmNASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Jessica Watkins works inside the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox on Oct. 9, 2026, safely mixing living cell samples with a bioink and then filling a special cartridge with the cell‑ink mixture. The advanced research operations were part of the InSPA‑Auxilium Bioprinter‑Cell Printing investigation, which explores 3D
- I Am Artemis: Allison Mjoen
by Jason Costa on 16th October 2026 at 2:24 pmAs the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, helped shape the systems and ground operations that will one day send humans back to
- Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply
by Penelope Lauren Garcia-Galan on 15th October 2026 at 5:30 pmFrom the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life on Earth and prepare humans for deep space exploration. Over the past five years, NASA augmented the station’s
Astronomy Now
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- Have a Screamingly Good Halloween Week
by Bob King on 28th October 2026 at 3:47 pmFrom the Scream Nebula to bobbing for planets in daylight, Halloween offers an ample bag of treats. The post Have a Screamingly Good Halloween Week appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- Rubin Observatory Detects Record-Breaking Asteroidsby Emily Lakdawalla on 28th October 2026 at 12:00 pm
The Rubin Observatory has detected thousands of new asteroids, including several that spin a lot faster than expected for typical rubble piles. The post Rubin Observatory Detects Record-Breaking Asteroids appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Night Sky News from Astronomy Now
- Have a Screamingly Good Halloween Weekby Bob King on 28th October 2026 at 3:47 pm
From the Scream Nebula to bobbing for planets in daylight, Halloween offers an ample bag of treats. The post Have a Screamingly Good Halloween Week appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 23 – November 1by Alan MacRobert on 23rd October 2026 at 8:21 am
The Moon lights the way to Saturn 3,300 times farther behind it. Then the Moon befriends the Pleiades. The Ghost of Summer Suns arrives for Halloween. The Dipper lies low. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 23 – November 1 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.