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Latest reporting on NASA (topic): 29 stories, most recently on 17 October 2026. Source-linked and updated as new reports are published.

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  1. NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station

    NASA’s SpaceX 35th commercial resupply mission lifted off at 6:33 a.m. EDT Tuesday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 6,300 pounds of supplies and hardware, bound for the International Space Station.

    Science & Climate · NASA · News Releases ·

  2. Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos

    The Moon rises behind the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of…

    Science & Climate · The Conversation · Environment ·

  3. NASA spots a giant patch of Moon-like rock on Earth

    An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a remarkable formation in Madagascar that looks surprisingly similar to the Moon’s bright highlands. Made of anorthosite, a rock abundant on the lunar surface, the formation dates back at least 600 million years and bears the scars of…

    Science & Climate · ScienceDaily · Top Science ·

  4. ESA director general reveals €10bn plan to get to space without NASA

    The space industry, currently valued at €600 billion, is expected to grow by 10% a year, according to European Space Agency (ESA) director general Josef Aschbacher. He spoke to the Big Question about how Europe can benefit from this booming industry.

    Business & Economy · Euronews · Business ·