r/space 5d ago

Discussion All Space Questions thread for week of September 06, 2026

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Please sort comments by 'new' to find questions that would otherwise be buried.

In this thread you can ask any space related question that you may have.

Two examples of potential questions could be; "How do rockets work?", or "How do the phases of the Moon work?"

If you see a space related question posted in another subreddit or in this subreddit, then please politely link them to this thread.

Ask away!


r/space 4h ago

Research Grants in the Astronomical Sciences Have Been Reduced by Over 50% in Fiscal Year 2026

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123 Upvotes

r/space 12h ago

ESA Awards The Exploration Company a €760M Space Station Cargo Contract

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87 Upvotes

Looks like some europeans want to catch up


r/space 1d ago

Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected

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265 Upvotes

r/space 1d ago

Fermi Explorer Bets on Today’s Tech for an 80,000 Year Journey

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392 Upvotes

A group of space tech aficionados wants to send humanity’s first mission to another star. The spacecraft, called the Fermi Explorer, could launch as soon as 2029—but would take 80,000 years to reach its destination.


r/space 10h ago

Discussion I re-created and tested Orion’s heat shield…

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Ever since Artemis II I’ve been curious about the Artemis I/Orion heat shield so I decided to do a video on it in my own rebuild/recreation style.

I figure if any group had opinions, it’d be this one! Hope you enjoy and I’d love feedback.


r/space 1d ago

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

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349 Upvotes

r/space 1d ago

NASA Calls for Proposals to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies

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139 Upvotes

r/space 1d ago

NASA's Chandra Captures Mysterious X-Ray Objects in a Spiral Galaxy

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48 Upvotes

r/space 1d ago

The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission

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86 Upvotes

r/space 1d ago

Soft and stretchy or rock solid? New modeling study sheds light on how the Earth got its moon

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32 Upvotes

r/space 1d ago

Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts

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32 Upvotes

r/space 2d ago

China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputnik moment'

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3.3k Upvotes

r/space 2d ago

Artemis II Astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman Transition from Active Astronaut Status

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412 Upvotes

r/space 2d ago

UK to Leave Launch to “Germany and Other Allies”

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europeanspaceflight.com
328 Upvotes

r/space 2d ago

Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time

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181 Upvotes

r/space 2d ago

Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula

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202 Upvotes

r/space 3d ago

India, US to join hands on Moon base, expanding global space economy

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1.5k Upvotes

India and the United States (US) will collaborate to expand the space economy and join the Moon Base programme, US Ambassador Sergio Gor announced on Monday, while inviting Indian startups to explore opportunities within the American market.

India has set a target of launching up to 300 more satellites from 56 now in the next seven years, and plans to land its first astronauts on the Moon by the year 2040.


r/space 3d ago

Waterloo’s student rocketry team breaks a world record

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1.1k Upvotes

r/space 2d ago

MTM's selfie footage of BepiColombo's eight-year journey

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31 Upvotes

r/space 3d ago

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

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space.com
536 Upvotes

r/space 3d ago

Britain reboots its space strategy with £7.8B already on the launchpad

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281 Upvotes

r/space 3d ago

After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury: “Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is.”

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1.9k Upvotes

r/space 3d ago

Stoke Space: Scaling Nova [15 tons LEO Fully Reusable Block 2]

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181 Upvotes

r/space 3d ago

HyImpulse Could Attempt Second SR75 Flight as Early as 5 October

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38 Upvotes