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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 4 – The… 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…
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Image: NASA Before the Dawn in America’s Heartland
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With hardly a cloud in sight, astronauts had a sweeping view of nighttime lights in the U.S. Midwest.
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Image: SpaceNews Simera Sense and Spacemanic to Collaborate on a New Complete Dual-Use Mission Solution
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Czech company Spacemanic and Belgian optical leader Simera Sense are teaming up to deliver a new dual-use satellite solution that can compete with bigger and heavier satellites. Simera Sense xScape200 […] The post…
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Image: Arstechnica This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
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Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V.
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Image: NASA Astronaut and Earth
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CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk is pictured during the Oct. 29, 2026, spacewalk. The International Space Station was soaring 267 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean at the time of this photograph…
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Image: NASA TB 26-10 Printed Circuit Board Assembly Chip Resistor Body Cracking
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For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download PDF here Chip resistors are widely used in NASA projects, yet cases of alumina substrate cracking during…
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Image: European Spaceflight Swiss Startup Plans Lunar Lander Powered by Rotating Detonation Engine
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Swiss space startup Stellar Alpina has unveiled plans to develop a lunar lander powered by the company’s rotating detonation rocket engine. In a 2 November announcement, the company unveiled its planned Morpho lunar…
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Image: NASA NASA Astronaut, STEM Creator Connect with Students for STEM Day
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Students across the country will have the opportunity to connect directly with the International Space Station during a live, interactive in-flight call with NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Mark Rober STEM content creator…
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Image: Spaceflight Now NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to burn up this week after more than two decades in space
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As of Monday, the U.S. Space Force predicted Swift would re-enter Earth's atmosphere at approximately 3:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 4, somewhere within about 21 degrees north or south of the equator — a band that is…
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Image: ESA ESA investigates potential future European-led orbital outpost
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From the ESA Blogs.
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From the ESA Blogs.
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Image: SpaceNews DETUMBLER: Airbus’ Passive Spin Stabilization Solution
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The tumbling crisis: why dead satellites threaten orbit Every year, hundreds of satellites reach end-of-life, most are deorbited, but some fail abruptly. Yet, even when properly decommissioned, some dead satellites […]…
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Image: NASASpaceflight Avoiding an uncontrolled reentry; boost Hubble and keep the science – Isaacman
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has addressed the ongoing debate about the Hubble Space Telescope’s long-term… The post Avoiding an uncontrolled reentry; boost Hubble and keep the science – Isaacman appeared first on…
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Image: ESA 10 asteroid mysteries that Hera will explore
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Hera, the European Space Agency’s first mission for planetary defence, arrives at its target body during November, with the goal of gathering precious data on the kinetic impact method of asteroid deflection – while…
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Image: NASA APOD: 2026 November 3 – Comet PanSTARRs and Rainbow Meteor
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 3 –… 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…
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Image: NASA The Pacific’s Busy Storm Season
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Super Typhoon In-fa developed an unusually large eye, and the remnants of Typhoon Champi transitioned into an extratropical storm that targeted Alaska.
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Image: SpacePolicyOnline.com China Plans “Two Launches, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous” to Land Taikonauts on Moon
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China is sharing more information about how it plans to land taikonauts on the Moon by 2030. Development of the Long March-10 rocket, Mengzhou crew spacecraft, and Lanyue lunar lander […]
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Image: NASASpaceflight Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch USSF missions, China to launch internet satellites
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Eight launches are expected this week, from launch sites in the United States, China, New… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 to launch USSF missions, China to launch internet satellites appeared first on…
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Image: NASA Happy 65 Years: NASA’s Johnson Space Center Then and Now
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Sixty-five years ago, a bold vision took root in Houston: a NASA center dedicated to human spaceflight. Since its founding, NASA’s Johnson Space Center has helped lead the nation’s human spaceflight program, supporting…
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Image: NASA TB 26-09 Measured Hammer-Tap Inputs
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For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel.w.sills@nasa.gov. Download the PDF version An instrumented hammer test does not require an idealized single half-sine waveform. When the…
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Image: NASA NASA’s CHAPEA Crew “Returns” to Earth
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The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey on Oct. 31, 2026. Crew members Matthew…
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Image: NASA What’s Up: November 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
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Meteor Showers, a Spacecraft Milestone, and a Supermoon Catch Taurid and Leonid meteors, spot Mars near Jupiter, celebrate Voyager 1’s light-day milestone, and watch November’s supermoon. Skywatching Highlights…
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Image: NASA NASA Invites Media to Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Station Resupply Launch
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Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will launch in November to the…
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Image: Arstechnica China releases timeline for lunar landing on the Moon, targeting "before 2030"
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The plan does not include a mission similar to Apollo 8 or Artemis II.
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