Day April 29, 2026

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket will launch 32 of Amazon’s broadband-beaming satellites early Thursday morning (April 30), and you can watch it live.

“We really think it’s our best season yet.”

ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026.…

3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A scale model of Boeing’s Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research concept undergoes testing in a 5-meter wind tunnel operated by the company QinetiQ in December 2025. QinetiQ NASA and…

A prescribed fire set on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, led to smoke billowing up into the sky throughout the area, including near the center’s Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Control Center. NASA/Leejay Lockhart Anyone…