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- The ELT Can Probe Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies and Their Dark Matter Mysteries Universe Today · 6 Nov 2026 Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies are strange because they're as large as the Milky Way, but have far fewer stars. It's as if they're puffed up for some reason. Determining what's going on with them could help confirm the Lambda-CD...
- I finally got my hands on the Unistellar Envision smart binoculars with augmented reality and I can’t wait to stargaze with them Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 The Unistellar Envision smart binoculars have an augmented reality (AR) overlay that provides smart functionality to 10x50 binoculars, enabling night sky and landmark identification.
- See the space race like you’ve never seen it before in PBS’s new living documentary, ‘We Chose to Go to the Moon’ Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 Hear Neil Armstrong's son and granddaughter sing a moving tribute to the legendary Apollo 11 astronaut
- AST SpaceMobile is so desperate for launch they're building their own rocket Ars Technica · 6 Nov 2026 "The Blacklift rocket is the springboard to significantly expand our total addressable market."
- You can see another galaxy with the naked eye — here's how to find it Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 The Andromeda galaxy is one of the most distant things you can see with the naked eye. The difficult part isn't finding it. It's believing that faint smudge really is another galaxy.
- Giant exoplanet emerges from the dark when the James Webb Space Telescope turns out the starlight Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 Astronomers have filtered out starlight from James Webb Space Telescope observations to see a giant exoplanet emerge in the darkness.
- NASA's Twin Spacecraft Will Execute Powered Slingshot Maneuvers on Their Way to Mars Universe Today · 6 Nov 2026 NASA's ESCAPADE mission features a pair of identical spacecraft on their way to Mars. They launched outside of the normal launch window, so they'll perform powered slingshot maneuvers to boost their speed. Once there, th...
- M30’s Sparkling Stars NASA · 6 Nov 2026 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French astronomer, Charles Messier, who catal...
- Supercomputing Tech Demo Schedule NASA · 6 Nov 2026 Supercomputing 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #4038) for presentations by NASA experts. Full Tech Demo schedule below. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 10:00 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune10:30 AMType-safe...
- Starship Flight 15, a dual catch attempt, awaits FAA green light NASASpaceflight · 6 Nov 2026 Booster 22 and Ship 42 are in final checkouts for a no-earlier-than 13 November launch…
- AST SpaceMobile To Build New Blacklift Rocket Payload · 6 Nov 2026 Amid a growing launch crunch, AST SpaceMobile ($ASTS) is building its own ride to space.
- Hera probe gets 1st good look at asteroid system clobbered by NASA's DART mission | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2026 Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft has gotten its first close-up look at the Didymos binary asteroid, the first space rock system "punched" by humanity.
- Earth's Gravity May Have Kept the Early Moon's Volcanic Heart Beating Universe Today · 6 Nov 2026 We typically think of the Moon as a static, floating object that has remained the same for basically its entire lifetime, with an occasional asteroid impact serving as an exception. That understanding is grounded in phys...
- How to watch 'Musk' online — stream the SpaceX billionaire biography from anywhere Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 How to watch "Musk", the new documentary about the World's richest man and CEO of X, SpaceX and Tesla. Cheapest options, where to watch in US, UK, Canada, Australia and beyond.
- Rocket Report: Artemis II literally tore through the atmosphere; New Glenn delay Ars Technica · 6 Nov 2026 Interstellar Technologies announces more government funding for the Japanese Zero rocket.
- Op-ed: Why Did Russia Bother with X36? Payload · 6 Nov 2026 Russia’s recent RPO likely allowed it to characterize ICEYE's radar in enough detail to build a ground-based jammer (or spoofer) to deploy in Ukraine next year.
- Northern lights could reach New York and Idaho this weekend as speedy solar wind races toward Earth Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 A colossal coronal hole on the sun is unleashing a stream of high-speed solar wind that could spark impressive auroras Nov. 6-8.
- Max Power: NASA hosting its 1st air show this weekend on Florida's Space Coast Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 NASA will host a first-of-its-kind air show and aerospace expo on Florida's Space Coast this weekend —an event that shares its name with one of Homer Simpson's aliases.
- 'Big Bang' Fix Puts Voyager Across the 'One Light-Day' Mark Universe Today · 6 Nov 2026 Flashback to 1977. Jimmy Carter was U.S. president, Star Wars was a box office hit, and the two Voyager spacecraft departed on an historic Grand Tour of the solar system. Now, teams at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory ar...
- 4-billion-year-old 'Rosetta Stone' found in Sahara Desert could unlock the secret history of water on Mars Space.com · 6 Nov 2026 A rock discovered in the Sahara Desert formed more than 4.1 billion years ago, making it one of the oldest Martian meteorites ever found. The ancient space rock offers a rare glimpse into the formation of Mars' early cru...
- Avio Scales Back Demonstrator Programme Amid Technical Challenges European Spaceflight · 6 Nov 2026 Italian rocket manufacturer Avio has scaled back plans to develop two liquid-fuelled rocket demonstrators intended to validate technologies for a future reusable launch vehicle. In its half-year financial report publishe...
- European Bodyguard Sats are Closer Thank You Think Payload · 6 Nov 2026 PAVE Space announced plans to launch a demo mission of its IBEX spacecraft—a highly maneuverable platform for commercial and defense payloads. But PAVE isn't the only startup building a security detail.
- APOD: 2026 November 6 – A Farewell to Swift NASA · 6 Nov 2026 APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 6 – A… 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 photogr...
- Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks NASA · 6 Nov 2026 The San Juan River has carved deep, improbably curvy meanders into the desert landscape.
- CesiumAstro Raises $730M, Reaches Valuation Above $4.5B Payload · 6 Nov 2026 CesiumAstro plans to build and deploy a new constellation—called Synchronicity—consisting of 737 satellites, deployed with the help of a recently closed $730M financing round.
- ISS astronauts install final iROSA solar panel to augment aging ISS power systems NASASpaceflight · 6 Nov 2026 The International Space Station program completed a critical power upgrade that had been ongoing for…
- Blue Origin announces rocket upgrades aimed at lower costs, more performance Ars Technica · 6 Nov 2026 "This is going to be a game-changer."
- Blue Origin reveals new kick stage, engines for its New Glenn rockets Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2026 The announcement was made during an invite-only event ahead of the weekend’s, NASA-backed Max Power airshow at the Kennedy Space Center.
- As it happened: spacewalkers install space station’s eighth and final upgraded solar array Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2026 During Thursday’s spacewalk, the astronauts will install the eighth and final International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array, or IROSA.
- Spacewalkers complete five-year effort to upgrade space station power supply Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2026 Spacewalking astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon unfurled the last of eight new solar arrays outside the International Space Station Thursday, working through an unexpected power snag to complete a five-year upgrade...
- 'We got it done!' Spacewalking astronauts finish installing next-gen ISS solar arrays Space.com · 5 Nov 2026 Spacewalkers Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk installed the final ISS Roll-Out Solar Array on Thursday (Nov. 5), wrapping up a multiyear effort to boost the station's power generation by 30%.
- Andy Weir says his new sci-fi audio drama 'Exoplanet' is a way to 'revive the old art of radio plays' (interview) Space.com · 5 Nov 2026 "Earlier on in my life, even before 'The Martian,' I wanted to bring back audio-only entertainment."
- 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 SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2026 CesiumAstro Inc., a global leader in space and defense communications systems and satellites, today announced the closing of $730 million in Series D financing, valuing the company at more than […]
- Blue Origin announces 3rd stage for its powerful New Glenn rocket —and a new engine Space.com · 5 Nov 2026 Blue Origin has developed a third stage for its New Glenn rocket, which it says will make the launcher even more flexible and capable. The company has also built a new engine, called Northstar.
- Blue Origin unveils New Glenn GS3 third stage and Northstar booster engine NASASpaceflight · 5 Nov 2026 Blue Origin chief executive Dave Limp has unveiled a third stage for New Glenn and…
- Asteroids' Oddball Shapes Make Deflecting Them Challenging Universe Today · 5 Nov 2026 In a pinch, we could use a stand-off nuclear blast to redirect a dangerous asteroid on short notice. There's no atmospheric shock wave in space, but the x-ray pulse could still deflect the space rock. But asteroids aren'...
- Earth has captured a new mini moon — but it won't stick around for long Space.com · 5 Nov 2026 Earth has caught itself a new mini-moon, and QQ8 is sticking around for Christmas.
- On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: NASA's Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter moon Amalthea only to find it's a 'pile of icy rubble less dense than water' Space.com · 5 Nov 2026 On Nov. 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft flew by a small moon called Amalthea and made a surprising find. Here's why it mattered.
- A Mighty Wind Blew Away Gas and Made Early Galaxies Brighter Universe Today · 5 Nov 2026 When astronomers looked at photos of the early universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, they found something odd: an overabundance of bright galaxies about 400 to 500 million years after the Big Bang. But these...
- Cork Takes the Heat So DRACO’s Data Can Survive SpaceNews · 5 Nov 2026 Mozelos, Portugal, September 2, 2026 – Amorim Cork Solutions is contributing its P50 cork-based thermal protection material to DRACO, a European Space Agency (ESA) mission designed to capture rare in-flight […]