The Lunar Brief
One issue a day: what happened in lunar exploration and spaceflight, with links to the full story.
- November 4, 2026
Astronauts install new roll-out solar array on space station
1 stories - November 3, 2026
Cygnus XL docks at ISS; CHAPEA crew ends Mars simulation
2 stories - November 2, 2026
Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft docks at ISS for NASA CRS-25
1 stories - October 31, 2026
ETNA final review, Hubble RFI, Voyager light-day, Webb nebula
4 stories - October 30, 2026
Martian meteorite links to unsampled crust; NASA, Astroscale update
8 stories - October 29, 2026
Artemis III SLS core stage integrated as Vietnam signs Accords
7 stories - October 28, 2026
Cospito presents omnibus resolution at UNGA Fourth Committee
5 stories - October 27, 2026
MATRIX presents IM-3 propellant-gauging models
5 stories - October 26, 2026
Two Long March launches put satellite groups into orbit
2 stories - October 24, 2026
Artemis III redefined for low Earth orbit rendezvous
5 stories - October 23, 2026
Hubble lens imagery and ISRO session prep Roman and ESTIC
3 stories - October 22, 2026
NASA changes science selection; Firefly and ispace advance lunar work
8 stories - October 21, 2026
VIPER nears launch as Artemis signatory grows and Mars missions move
8 stories - October 20, 2026
NASA maps human impacts on terrestrial water storage declines
7 stories - October 19, 2026
Euclid space telescope finds a new comet
1 stories - October 17, 2026
NASA names Marshall director as JUICE, ISRO and Dragon move
8 stories - October 16, 2026
Artemis II crewed lunar flyby ends with return to Earth
8 stories - October 15, 2026
Artemis III update leads lunar battery and launch news
7 stories - October 14, 2026
Phobos launch dates, Griffin-1 tests, Perseverance distance record
5 stories - October 13, 2026
Crew-12 return, Mars rover tests, and ISS resupply plan advance
3 stories