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'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission

October 23, 2026

TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS — NASA’s Artemis II astronauts were just minutes away from a critical engine burn that would send them toward the moon when an unexpected cabin leak warning threatened to change the course of their historic mission. “If it had happened five minutes later, we may not have been able to have that burn,” Artemis II pilot Victor Glover revealed during an…

"A great budget lens for astrophotography, the sharpness produced at f/1.8 and f/2.8 is exactly what you want." Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens review

October 22, 2026

As you know, prime lenses come in a wide range of sizes and focal lengths, and every once in a while, one comes along and seems to grab you by the scruff of your neck. One such lens is the Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE, which is an impressive and useful lens for astrophotography…

When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update)

October 22, 2026

NASA has revealed new details about its plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon, outlining a series of upcoming milestones for SpaceX and Blue Origin as both companies race to ready their lunar landers for the agency’s Artemis program. During an Oct. 5…

Russian satellite plays 'cat-and-mouse' with a commercial US spacecraft likely used by Ukraine. But why the risky close encounter?

October 22, 2026

A Russian satellite just took a very close look at an American spacecraft in low Earth orbit. A few days ago, the snooping satellite Kosmos 2612 rendezvoused with ICEYE-X36, a commercial craft that observes our planet using synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The close encounter, which occurred between Oct. 15 and Oct. 19, was reported by Marco Langbroek and other satellite trackers, with Langbroek…

Could a $200K bond for satellites paid before launch prevent a space junk disaster in orbit? Here's why some scientists think so

October 21, 2026

The space around Earth is turning into a junkyard. Researchers think a refundable deposit scheme could force satellite operators to clean up their act before a tipping point is reached. For years, space sustainability experts have warned that the growing number of…

SpaceX launches its 'Starfall' return capsule for 2nd time ever (video)

October 21, 2026

SpaceX just launched its mysterious “Starfall” return capsule for the second time ever. Starfall was one of 32 payloads on the company’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission, which launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 7:04 a.m. EDT (1104 GMT) today (Oct. 20) from…

NASA closes the book on epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission: 'I am immensely proud of what we did'

October 21, 2026

On Sept. 30, NASA formally concluded OSIRIS-REx, the historic first U.S. mission to pluck a pristine piece of an asteroid and deliver it safely back to Earth. The van-sized OSIRIS-REx spacecraft — whose name is short for Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer — visited and sampled Bennu, an ancient space rock holding pristine remnants from the…

'They're kind of goth': NASA spacecraft gives mysterious brown dwarfs a close-up

October 20, 2026

Using NASA’s SPHEREx spacecraft, astronomers have studied a host of “failed stars,” also known as brown dwarfs. These strange cosmic bodies straddle the line between planets and stars, possessing a mass between 13 and 80 times that of Jupiter (0.013 to 0.08…

Did a giant object collide with Earth to form the moon?

October 20, 2026

For as long as humans have watched the night sky, we have wondered about the moon, pondering everything from its alien appearance to its influence over phenomena on Earth such as ocean tides, climate stability, and even the natural rhythms of many organisms. Among the many…

Watch Japan launch a bold sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos today

October 20, 2026

Launch live streaming of Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)/H3 Launch Vehicle flight No.10(English) – YouTube Watch On Japan will launch an epic mission to Mars today (Oct. 19), and you can watch the action live. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission is scheduled to lift off atop an H3 rocket from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center today at 3:41 p.m. EDT (1941 GMT; 4:41 a.m. on…