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- China Selects Pakistani Astronaut for Shenzhou‑24 Mission
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China’s Manned Space Agency has chosen a Pakistani astronaut as a payload specialist for its upcoming Shenzhou‑24 mission, making the unnamed individual…
- Governor‑elect Hinojosa Calls for Pause on SpaceX Land Transfer Near Boca Chica
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Governor‑elect Gina Hinojosa has asked the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to refrain from taking any action on a proposed transfer of about 1,300…
- Voyager 1 Nears One‑Light‑Day Mark Amid Power‑Saving Upgrade and Recent Communication Gap
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NASA’s Voyager 1 will be one light‑day from Earth on Nov 18 2026, a 48‑hour round‑trip. It’s still operational after a power‑saving upgrade.
- India Grants Satellite Communications Licences to Jio, OneWeb and Starlink
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India has granted satellite‑communications licences to Jio, OneWeb and Starlink. Two steps remain before launch: spectrum allocation and security compliance.
- Trump’s Space Declaration Sparks New Lunar Rules Debate, India Faces Strategic Choices
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During the U.S. midterm elections, President Donald Trump issued the "American Declaration of Freedom in Space," announcing that the United States would…
- University of Washington Builds Life‑Free Earth Model to Benchmark Exoplanet Atmospheres
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UW scientists model Earth without life over 5 billion years, reproducing 19 key observations, to benchmark rocky exoplanet atmospheres.
- Google and NASA Develop Autonomous Robotic Medical Assistant for Deep‑Space Missions
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Google and NASA are working together to create an autonomous robotic medical assistant that will help astronauts handle health emergencies and perform…
- ISRO’s GSLV‑F18 Success Highlights Slow Progress Amid NavIC Challenges
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrated the successful launch of the GSLV‑F18 mission and the healthy status of the NVS‑03 satellite…
- SpaceX Halts Canadian Falcon 9 Bookings After 2028, Raising Launch Concerns for Canadian Satellites
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SpaceX stops Canadian Falcon 9 bookings after 2028, sparking concerns for satellite firms and pushing Canada to seek domestic launch solutions.
- Voyager 1 to Cross One-Light-Day Distance from Sun on Nov. 18, 2026
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NASA’s Voyager 1 will cross the one‑light‑day mark from the Sun on Nov. 18, 2026, 49 years after launch, after crossing the heliopause in 2012 and 2018.
- ISRO to Launch NVS-03 Satellite with Indigenous Atomic Clock on GSLV‑F18
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ISRO will launch the NVS‑03 satellite on GSLV‑F18 at 11:51 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, adding a third indigenous atomic clock to NavIC.
- November Sky Highlights: Supermoon, Meteor Showers, and Planetary Alignments
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Three meteor showers, a supermoon, and planetary alignments light up November skies, featuring Mars-Jupiter lineups, Northern Taurids, and a bright full…
- Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Oct. 21‑22; Cloud Cover Varies by Region
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The Orionid meteor shower will reach its peak on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 21, into the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 22. The best viewing times are…
- India’s Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks on 22 October – Best Times and Tips for Viewers
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Peak on 21‑22 Oct. In India, best viewing pre‑dawn 22 Oct, 3:30‑5:15 AM Mumbai. Dark rural spots, wide sky, 10‑20 meteors per hour under moonless skies.
- Curiosity Captures Panorama of Gale Crater Floor After Reaching 1‑km Elevation Milestone
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On Sept. 5, 2026, Curiosity’s Mastcam captured a 95‑image panorama of Gale Crater’s floor, showing the rim, sand ridge, and trench after reaching 1 km…
- NASA Launches $150,000 Lunar Grounding Challenge to Prevent Astronaut Static Discharge
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NASA has announced a crowdsourced competition called the Lunar Grounding Challenge, offering up to $150,000 in prizes for innovative engineering…
- World Space Week Highlights Astronauts from Livingston and Spokane
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World Space Week celebrates space science, featuring astronauts Christina Koch from Livingston and Anne C. McClain from Spokane, amid the Rocket Revolution…
- World Space Week 2026 Highlights Rocket Launch Achievements
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SpaceX Crew‑12 members, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and European Space…
- Musk Urges Indian Government to Grant Starlink Clearances Amid Delays
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk calls on India to clear Starlink’s regulatory hurdles, citing delays and urging competition for underserved internet access.
- SPMVV Launches Space Observatory Named After Goddess Padmavati
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Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) inaugurated a space observatory on its campus on Thursday, naming it after Goddess Padmavati. The opening…
- Glasgow Leads Europe in Small Satellite Production Amid Rising Competition
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In 2005, Craig Clark, a young space engineer, returned to Glasgow after graduating a decade earlier and founded Clyde Space. The company specialized in CubeSats—small, modular…
- Francis Halzen Awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube Neutrino Observatory Work
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on 6 October 2026 that the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 will be awarded to Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin–Madison…
- MIT Pioneer Margaret Hamilton, 90, Dies After Leading Apollo 11 Software Team
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Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led the team that developed the software for NASA’s Apollo missions, died on 30 September at the age of 90. MIT confirmed her death…
- World Space Week Marks Decades of Space Exploration
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World Space Week, started in 1999 by the UN, runs Oct. 4‑10 each year, marking the 1957 satellite launch and the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
- World Space Week Highlights Growing Access to Space
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World Space Week 2024, themed Rocket Revolution, celebrates expanding access to space, new launch tech, lower costs, and global participation.
- Isro's EOS-05 Satellite Reaches Final Orbit for Continuous Earth Monitoring
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has successfully placed its Earth Observation Satellite EOS-05 into a geosynchronous orbit, enabling uninterrupted surveillance of…