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APOD: 2026 November 8 – Major Fireball Meteor

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 8 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating …

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NASA’s Moon Base plan gains a PROMISE
As part of a wide-ranging update, NASA has booked PROMISE a ride to the lunar… The post NASA’s Moon Base …
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NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects
NASA announced a suite of awards and mission updates on Saturday to expand the agency’s Moon Base exploration, science, and …
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NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps
NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight. Applications are now open …
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NASA announces search for new astronauts
For the first time in two years, NASA is opening applications for its next astronaut… The post NASA announces search …
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APOD: 2026 November 7 – De Gerlache-Kocher Massif
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 7 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD …
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Spaceflight Now
AST SpaceMobile unveils $1.3 billion engine deal with Firefly Aerospace to power new heavy-lift rocket
The company behind the Bluebird direct-to-cell satellite constellation said the addition of its own heavy-lift rocket is the final piece …
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Spaceflight Now
Falcon 9 to launch from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force
Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 4:48 p.m. PST (7:48 p.m. EST / 0048 …
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NASASpaceflight
Stoke Space evaluating expansion of Cape site for second Nova pad
Stoke Space has been granted Right of Entry by Space Launch Delta 45 to property… The post Stoke Space evaluating …
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Arstechnica
AST SpaceMobile is so desperate for launch they're building their own rocket
"The Blacklift rocket is the springboard to significantly expand our total addressable market."
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NASA
M30’s Sparkling Stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of …
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Supercomputing Tech Demo Schedule
Supercomputing 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #4038) for presentations by NASA experts. Full Tech Demo schedule below. …
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NASASpaceflight
Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light
Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch… The post Starship Flight 15, …
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European Spaceflight
Avio Scales Back Demonstrator Programme Amid Technical Challenges
Italian rocket manufacturer Avio has scaled back plans to develop two liquid-fuelled rocket demonstrators intended to validate technologies for a …
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NASA
APOD: 2026 November 6 – A Farewell to Swift
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Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks
The San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.
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ISS astronauts install final iROSA solar panel to augment aging ISS power systems
The International Space Station program completed a critical power upgrade that had been ongoing for… The post ISS astronauts install …
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Arstechnica
Blue Origin announces rocket upgrades aimed at lower costs, more performance
"This is going to be a game-changer."
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Spaceflight Now
Blue Origin reveals new kick stage, engines for its New Glenn rockets
The announcement was made during an invite-only event ahead of the weekend’s, NASA-backed Max Power airshow at the Kennedy Space …
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Spaceflight Now
As it happened: spacewalkers install space station’s eighth and final upgraded solar array
During Thursday’s spacewalk, the astronauts will install the eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array, or IROSA.
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Spaceflight Now
Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply
Spacewalking astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the last of eight new solar arrays outside the International Space Station …
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SpaceNews
CesiumAstro Secures $730 Million in Janus Henderson-Led Series D at a Valuation Above $4.5 Billion; Unveils Synchronicity Satellite Constellation Following Fully Successful Element-1 Mission
CesiumAstro Inc., a global leader in space and defense communications systems and satellites, today announced the closing of $730 million …
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NASASpaceflight
Blue Origin unveils New Glenn GS3 third stage and Northstar booster engine
Blue Origin chief executive Dave Limp has unveiled a third stage for New Glenn and… The post Blue Origin unveils …
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SpaceNews
Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive
Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a …
2 days, 23 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
Midwestern City Lights
City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before …
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NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Florida Students
Students in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while …
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SpaceNews
Building a ‘highway to the moon and back’ with Winnie Lai
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Winnie Lai, CEO of Auriga Space. They talk about how electromagnetic launch …
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European Spaceflight
OHB Awarded €554 Million Contract for Next-Gen Sentinel-3 Satellite
German satellite manufacturer OHB has secured a €554 million contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the first …
3 days, 3 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
Hubble Learns Galactic History From Stars
This Hubble image features the sparkling collection of stars named Messier 30 (M30), also called NGC 7099.
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APOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in Silhouette
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD …
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NASA
Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites
The third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea exposes an ancient piece of the ocean floor and hosts a clowder of …
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SpacePolicyOnline.com
Former NASA Chief Economist is New Head of Canadian Space Agency
Alexander MacDonald is the new President of the Canadian Space Agency. Canadian-born MacDonald was NASA’s Chief Economist until December 2024. …
3 days, 14 hours ago · Read at source →
SpaceDaily
Two giant black holes at the heart of one galaxy may circle each other every 121 to 146 days and could merge in as little as 100 years
A hidden jet in Markarian 501 hints at a black hole pair that could merge within a century, but the …
3 days, 14 hours ago · Read at source →
NASA
NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research
On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center …
3 days, 15 hours ago · Read at source →
SpacePolicyOnline.com
Farewell Swift
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reentered this morning, bringing the 22-year-old mission to an end. NASA contracted with Katalyst Space …
3 days, 16 hours ago · Read at source →
SpacePolicyOnline.com
Trump Issues “American Declaration of Freedom in Space”
President Trump issued a space proclamation yesterday. “The American Declaration of Freedom in Space” pledges that the United States will …
3 days, 18 hours ago · Read at source →
Arstechnica
Elon Musk moved SpaceX to red Texas. Now it's blue. What happens next?
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now."
3 days, 20 hours ago · Read at source →
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