Space & Aerospace
Space & Aerospace news today
23 stories from 4 sources in the last 48 hours, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.
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ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after Earth flybys
SpaceNews
Two NASA smallsats are headed toward Mars after completing flybys of Earth nearly a year after their launch. The post ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after Earth flybys appeared first on SpaceNews .
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APOD: 2026 November 10 – Saturn Behind the Moon
NASA News
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Autumn Mornings Bring Valley Fog
NASA News
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5056-5062: Charging Back Up!
NASA News
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5050-5055: It’s Nazca, Our 49th Drill Hole
NASA News
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Launch Preview: Starship, Vulcan, and Electron launches scheduled for busy week
NASASpaceFlight
Seven rockets from four countries are set to launch this week. Starship is set to attempt its most consequential mission yet, while Falcon 9 is set to launch a pair of classified payloads for the United States Space Force. The United…
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Rubies on Mars?
NASA News
Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mi
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Newest Sample, Oldest Rock?
NASA News
Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/mi
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La NASA busca a la próxima generación de astronautas
NASA News
La NASA anunció su promoción de candidatos a astronautas de 2025 el 22 de septiembre de 2025 en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia, en Houston. Crédito: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas Read this release in English here . La NASA busca a los…
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Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon
Ars Technica Space
The US military has published a Request for Information on a federal procurement website signaling interest in deploying a "proliferated cislunar constellation" consisting of an unspecified number of satellites performing an undisclosed…
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NASA’s Chandra Finds Source of Star’s Mysterious Outbursts
NASA News
A composite NASA Chandra X-ray and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) optical image of the galaxy NGC 4559 located about 30 million light-years from Earth. The Chandra data shows X-ray point sources represented in purple, and the SDSS data…
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NASA Advanced Mid-Power Electric Rocket Challenge
NASA News
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This Hall-effect thruster, shown being tested at Glenn Research Center, turns electricity and inert gas into force that could propel a spacecraft. Orbion Space…
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La NASA destina un millón de dólares al reto estudiantil Base Lunar
NASA News
Representación artística en la que se muestran astronautas, hábitats, rovers, sistemas de energía y operaciones de carga que permiten mantener actividades humanas continuadas en la Base Lunar, situada cerca del Polo Sur lunar. Crédito…
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Astronauts Across Generations Share the Stage
NASA News
From left: NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Russell “Rusty” Schweickart, Frank Rubio, and Bob Hines onstage at the Artemis Celebration Gala at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida, on Nov. 6…
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MAX POWER: NASA’s Inaugural Aerospace Expo Ignites America’s Future
NASA News
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman skydives into the agency’s MAX POWER expo and air show on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The agency’s inaugural MAX POWER is an aerospace festival celebrating the past…
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NASA’s ESCAPADE Completes Powered Earth Flybys, Now En Route to Mars
NASA News
NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward…
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CCIA Report Highlights Satellite Connectivity’s Potential to Expand Internet Access and Drive Economic Growth
SpaceNews
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association today released Connecting the World: Unlocking the Potential of Satellite Connectivity, a new report examining how satellite technology can expand internet access, […] The…
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New Democratic Congress will likely strip the gilding from Trump's Golden Dome
Ars Technica Space
Two of the top lawmakers backing the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield are among the wave of Republicans leaving Congress in the coming Democratic takeover, raising questions about the future of President Donald Trump's…
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CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars
NASA News
6 Min Read CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars The CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew egress from their simulated M
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APOD: 2026 November 9 – Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
NASA News
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Ozone Hole Reaches Its 2026 Maximum
NASA News
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NASA Announces $1 Million to Students for Moon Base Challenge
NASA News
Artist’s concept depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA On Sunday, NASA announced the opening of its $1…
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Physicists listened to electrical noise to crack a superconductor mystery
Ars Technica Space
Superconductors carry electricity without resistance, but most only work a few degrees above absolute zero. In the late 1980s, copper-based materials called cuprates were found to superconduct at higher temperatures—reachable with…