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NASA's Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet's surface. During the flyby, it took this image and others. This representative color image, captured by Psyche's multispectral imager instrument, features the double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding heavily cratered southern highlands. This flyby […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/psyche-spacecraft-completes-mars-flyby/

Source: NASA

Published on May 20, 2026, 5:51 p.m.

NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in AGU Earth and Space Science, researchers reported the tool was able to fuse data from multiple satellites and detect harmful algal blooms that occurred in western Florida and Southern California. Severe blooms […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/nasa-developed-ai-could-help-track-harmful-algae/

Source: NASA

Published on May 20, 2026, 5:39 p.m.

NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lunar surface. The media briefing will take place at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. Leadership will discuss program progress, including new industry partners and mission plans. Subject matter […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-to-provide-update-on-moon-base-strategy-missions/

Source: NASA

Published on May 20, 2026, 5:13 p.m.

NASA released the 2026 Civil Space Shortfall Ranking list on Wednesday, which integrates more than 400 responses from stakeholders including industry organizations, government agencies, and academia. Shortfalls refer to technology areas requiring further development to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs. The goal of this document is to rank the space community's most pervasive shortfalls to […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/technology/nasa-releases-technology-priorities-to-energize-space-industry/

Source: NASA

Published on May 20, 2026, 5:11 p.m.

The Starlink 10-31 mission will be the 58th Falcon 9 launch so far in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled during a window that opens at 5:26 a.m. EDT (0926 UTC).

Read the article: https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/05/20/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-29-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral-13/

Source: Spaceflight Now

Published on May 20, 2026, 3:42 p.m.

From the ESA Blogs.

Read the article: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Europe_s_Spaceport/Hyguane_towards_low-carbon_hydrogen_for_Europe_s_Spaceport

Source: ESA

Published on May 20, 2026, 3:04 p.m.

Listen to this audio excerpt from Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead: At the end of their mission around the Moon, NASA's Artemis II astronauts were recovered from their Orion spacecraft by a team of U.S. Navy divers and NASA personnel. This included Tim Goddard, NASA open water lead, who helped guide the complex open […]

Read the article: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis/i-am-artemis-tim-goddard/

Source: NASA

Published on May 20, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

As orbital data centers move from concept to reality, scalable power generation and efficient thermal management are emerging as critical enabling technologies. A new whitepaper from Redwire examines how power generation and distribution, along with […] The post Orbital Data Centers: Power and Thermal Management for Scalable Architectures appeared first on SpaceNews.

Read the article: https://spacenews.com/scalable-power-and-thermal-architectures-key-to-enabling-orbital-data-centers/

Source: SpaceNews

Published on May 20, 2026, 2:57 p.m.

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Read the article: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/russias-plan-to-advertise-on-rockets-and-spacecraft-takes-off/

Source: Arstechnica

Published on May 20, 2026, 2:28 p.m.