Space.com
We have curated some stories from Space.com; click on the links below to read the full story.
- I spoke to the writers behind the trippy new sci-fi novel 'Detour': 'Things don't need to be 100% correct, but they do have to be believable'
by stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry) on 8th March 2026 at 2:00 pm"If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be thrilled."
- A Plan B for space? On the risks of concentrating national space power in private hands
by sbenitz1@jh.edu (Svetla Ben-Itzhak) on 8th March 2026 at 1:00 pmPrivate companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including launching and deploying satellites, transporting cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station, and even sending landers to the Moon.
- Where are all the aliens? Maybe space weather is scrambling their transmissions
on 8th March 2026 at 10:00 amWe may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.
- A jellyfish or a brain? Tell us what you see in this gorgeous deep-space nebula photo
on 7th March 2026 at 3:00 pmThe nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years from Earth.
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 200 — Our 200th Episode Listener Special!
by info@space.com (Space.com Staff) on 7th March 2026 at 2:45 pmOn Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik celebrate their 200th episode with their annual listener special!
NASA.com
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- ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated March 6)
by Jim Banke on 6th March 2026 at 10:00 pmTHIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON MARCH 6, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. Most opportunities to participate in research are officially announced through the Web-based NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launch
by Gerelle Q. Dodson on 6th March 2026 at 9:36 pmMedia accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in April to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24
- NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun
by Naomi Hartono on 6th March 2026 at 7:00 pmNew research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn’t just change the motion of Dimorphos around its larger companion, Didymos; the crash also shifted the orbit of both asteroids around the Sun. Linked together by gravity, Didymos and Dimorphos orbit each
Image of the Day
- Weekends on the Space Station
on 6th March 2026 at 3:24 pmWeekends on the International Space Station are for housecleaning and haircuts. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, using an electric razor attached to a vacuum that collects loose clippings to keep the station’s atmosphere clean in microgravity.
Space Station News
- NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Station Resupply Launchby Gerelle Q. Dodson on 6th March 2026 at 9:36 pm
Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in April to the orbital laboratory on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for NASA. The mission is known as NASA’s Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24
- Weekends on the Space Station
by Monika Luabeya on 6th March 2026 at 3:23 pmNASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway in this March 1, 2026, image. Meir uses an electric razor attached to a vacuum that collects loose clippings to keep the station’s atmosphere clean in microgravity. Crew on the International Space Station also use weekends to complete housekeeping tasks. Learn more
- NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman Cargo Spacecraft Departure
by Tiernan P. Doyle on 6th March 2026 at 3:13 pmAfter delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, the Cygnus XL spacecraft supporting Northrop Grumman’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission is scheduled to depart the orbiting laboratory Thursday, March 12. Watch NASA’s live coverage of undocking and departure
Astronomy Now
Below are some stories from Astronomy News from the Astronomy Now website
- Lunar Impact from Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out
by David L. Chandler on 6th March 2026 at 8:35 pmThe latest JWST images, along with archival images taken before the asteroid was even discovered, combine to refine its trajectory. The post Lunar Impact from Asteroid 2024 YR4 Ruled Out appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15by Alan MacRobert on 6th March 2026 at 9:44 am
Bright Jupiter highlights the Gemini stick-figure twins standing on either side of it. Down below, the Winter Triangle balances on its Sirius point. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Night Sky News from Astronomy Now
- This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15by Alan MacRobert on 6th March 2026 at 9:44 am
Bright Jupiter highlights the Gemini stick-figure twins standing on either side of it. Down below, the Winter Triangle balances on its Sirius point. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 6 – 15 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
- Dawn Delight: Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3rdby Bob King on 2nd March 2026 at 4:43 pm
March opens with a spectacular total lunar eclipse. Our guide will help you make the most of it. The post Dawn Delight: Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3rd appeared first on Sky & Telescope.