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Meet the MIT students who built a system that turns lunar waste into useful materials for future Moon mis - The Times of India

On this day in space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches Saturn I rocket on 1st test flight from Florida to set stage for the mighty Saturn V moon rocket - Space

Mars rover tracks from a historic drive photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2026 - Space

1. Mars rover tracks from a historic drive photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2026  Space
2. Tracks Along the Longest Drive on Another World  NASA Science (.gov)
3. NASA's Perseverance Just Broke The Off-World Driving Record, While Mostly Steering Itself  ScienceAlert
4. NASA’s Perseverance Sets Off-World Record for Total Distance Driven  Kottke.org
5. NASA’s Perseverance Rover Breaks Mars Driving Record in 5 1/2 Years  ColombiaOne.com

In California's Night Sky, 'Blinding' Daylight - Newser

1. In California's Night Sky, 'Blinding' Daylight  Newser
2. Sunlight at night: US startup’s demonstration of lighting Earth from space draws criticism  The Guardian
3. A Satellite Company Tested “Sunlight As A Service” — Without Astronomers’ Knowledge  Sky & Telescope
4. An American startup wants to sell sunlight after dark. Who gets a say?  Phys.org
5. A rehearsal for space mirrors leaves California rescuers unconvinced  DarkSky International

SpaceX pauses Florida rocket launches for 6 weeks. Here's what to know - Florida Today

Hubble Will Give the Roman Space Telescope a Helping Hand - Universe Today

1. Hubble Will Give the Roman Space Telescope a Helping Hand  Universe Today
2. NASA's Hubble charts path for Roman with gravitational lenses  Phys.org
3. NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will use gravity as a magnifying glass to find distant planets  Stuff South Africa
4. Hubble Images a Galaxy Warped Into Arcs as NASA Preps for Roman Telescope  Around Prague
5. NASA’s Hubble Spots a Cosmic Illusion That Could Reveal the Universe’s Hidden Matter  The Daily Galaxy

Dead star and planetary bodies: astronomers spot unique disc of debris that foretells Solar System’s future - Eso.org

1. Dead star and planetary bodies: astronomers spot unique disc of debris that foretells Solar System’s future  Eso.org
2. A double debris disc around a white dwarf sculpted by two planetary bodies  Nature
3. Two debris rings around dead star hint at surviving planetary bodies  Nanowerk
4. Astrónomos descobrem disco de restos único em torno de estrela morta | ESO News  Eso.org

A 2,700-year-old solar eclipse has solved an ancient mystery – and told us something incredible about our planet - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

1. A 2,700-year-old solar eclipse has solved an ancient mystery – and told us something incredible about our planet  BBC Sky at Night Magazine
2. A 2,700-year-old solar eclipse just revealed something surprising about Earth  Science Daily
3. Refined Location of Ancient Qufu and Earth's Rotation Insights from a 709 BCE Solar Eclipse  Inkorr
4. A solar eclipse witnessed more than 2,700 years ago is helping scienti  News of Bahrain

NASA Plans To Launch Three Massive Rockets For The Artemis 3 Crewed Lunar Test Mission - Engadget

1. NASA Plans To Launch Three Massive Rockets For The Artemis 3 Crewed Lunar Test Mission  Engadget
2. NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions  NASA (.gov)
3. NASA lays out plan for Artemis 3 moon-lander test flight — but when will it launch?  Space
4. ‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers  CNN
5. NASA reveals new details about the 14-day Artemis III moon mission  Scientific American

Now 90 Years Young, Caltech JPL Looks Ahead to Another Nine Decades of Innovation and Exploration - Pasadena Now

Cowboy Space Details 'Big Iron' Launcher Plans - Aviation Week

1. Cowboy Space Details 'Big Iron' Launcher Plans  Aviation Week
2. Cowboy Space debuts new 'Big Iron' rocket  Axios
3. Cowboy Space unveils launch vehicle for deploying its orbital data center constellation  SpaceNews
4. Cowboy Space Reveals Big Iron Data Center Rocket  Payload Space
5. Cowboy Space Big Iron: 20,000 Satellites Planned [2026]  https://tech-insider.org/

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches early morning Starlink mission from California (video) - Space

1. SpaceX Falcon 9 launches early morning Starlink mission from California (video)  Space
2. West Coast Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites  Spaceflight Now
3. SpaceX planning Monday night launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base  KSBY News
4. SPCX Finds A Spot On BofA’s Top Stock Picks List As Falcon 9 Delivers 27 Starlink Satellites To Orbit  Yahoo Finance
5. SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Scheduled for Monday Night Starlink Launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base  edhat

NASA’s Oldest Martian Spacecraft Have Been Running for Decades. Here’s How - WIRED

What is Nasa’s Artemis III mission and will it go to the Moon? - BBC

ESA procures four new Galileo Second Generation satellites - European Space Agency

1. ESA procures four new Galileo Second Generation satellites  European Space Agency
2. Europe extends contracts for four additional Galileo Second Generation satellites  Tech Review Africa
3. Europe Adds Galileo Satellites With Airbus, Thales Alenia Space Deals  Aviation Week
4. Two additional Galileo Second Generation satellites awarded to Thales Alenia Space  Thales
5. Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Win ESA Contracts To Build Four Galileo Satellites  TradingView

UW-Stevens Point announces free November planetarium programs - Stevens Point Journal

Smithsonian scientists just recreated the first 2 billion years of the Universe - Science Daily

1. Smithsonian scientists just recreated the first 2 billion years of the Universe  Science Daily
2. Gaze at the Cosmic Dawn in Dizzying Detail  The New York Times
3. Watch the universe emerge from the dark ages, with Lumina  MIT News
4. Lumina simulation brings the early universe to life on a record-breaking scale  Phys.org
5. 6 stellar images of the early universe  Popular Science

Review: One of the greatest museum artifacts ever is at L.A.'s $450 million Air and Space center - Los Angeles Times

1. Review: One of the greatest museum artifacts ever is at L.A.'s $450 million Air and Space center  Los Angeles Times
2. One of the greatest museum artifacts ever is at L.A.'s $450 million Air and Space center  Yahoo
3. California Science Center opens early reservations for space shuttle Endeavour  LA Local
4. Endeavour’s Exhibition Open at Space Center  MyNewsLA.com
5. Reservations open for Endeavour’s new home  Beverly Press & Park Labrea News

Hunter's Moon 2026 looks spectacular in amazing images captured by photographers across the globe - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

1. Hunter's Moon 2026 looks spectacular in amazing images captured by photographers across the globe  BBC Sky at Night Magazine
2. October full 'Hunter's Moon' dazzles in spectacular photos from around the world  Space
3. Stunning photos capture October's Hunter's Moon around the world  BBC
4. October Hunter's Moon 2026: What it means for your zodiac sign  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
5. What the Full Moon in Taurus Means for You  Yoga Journal

US ambassador says Elon Musk’s $28 million Starlink offer for 5,000 South African schools remains stalled by ownership rules - Business Insider Africa

1. US ambassador says Elon Musk’s $28 million Starlink offer for 5,000 South African schools remains stalled by ownership rules  Business Insider Africa
2. ANC BEE policy stops 5,000 rural schools in South Africa from getting free internet connectivity from Elon Musk’s Starlink  newsday.co.za
3. Musk’s Internet gift to 2.4 million pupils gets caught in South Africa’s ownership web  African Insider
4. Elon Musk offered to pay for high-speed Internet for 2.4 million South African school students  MyBroadband
5. Govt chooses race policy over ordinary people on Starlink - AfriForum  Politicsweb

APOD: 2026 October 27 - Noctilucent Clouds over Sweden - NASA Science (.gov)

27 exoplanet targets for the world's first private space telescope - Phys.org

NASA's planet hunter TESS has turned 96 slices of the sky into one map, revealing 679 confirmed worlds and 5,165 candidates - Futura, le média qui explore le monde

Virgin Galactic delays commercial spaceflight restart to Q2 2027 (SPCE:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha

1. Virgin Galactic delays commercial spaceflight restart to Q2 2027 (SPCE:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha
2. First Virgin Galactic Delta Class Spaceplane Set For Ferry Flight  Aviation Week
3. Virgin Galactic's Next-Gen Spaceship Arrives at Spaceport Americ  GuruFocus
4. SPCE Stock Slips After-Hours As Branson’s Virgin Galactic Delays First Delta Flight To Early Q2 2027  Stocktwits
5. Virgin Galactic Moves Forward on Delta Class Suborbital Flights  Inside Outer Space

NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis - NASA Science (.gov)

1. NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis  NASA Science (.gov)
2. NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews from Mars Dust  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)
3. NASA's Perseverance Views Dust At Neretva Vallis  Mirage News

Pimco Scoops Up $4 Billion of Massive SpaceX AI Debt Package - Bloomberg.com

1. Pimco Scoops Up $4 Billion of Massive SpaceX AI Debt Package  Bloomberg.com
2. Elon Musk warns more than 200 AI cloud companies face ‘guppy-level death’ as the AI boom runs into a debt crisis  Yahoo Finance
3. Prediction: The Stock Market Could Crash in 2027, and Elon Musk Just Explained Why  The Motley Fool
4. SpaceX Strikes $40B GPU Leasing Deal with Private Credit Players  Morningstar
5. Musk Claims $40 Billion Chips Debt Closed, Yet Talks Ongoing  Bloomberg.com

Analog astronauts: How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions - Space

Habitable worlds: Better than Earth? Scientists wonder - EarthSky

Pentagon backs Stoke Space launch expansion with $150 million loan commitment - SpaceNews

1. Pentagon backs Stoke Space launch expansion with $150 million loan commitment  SpaceNews
2. Department of War's Office of Strategic Capital Signs $150 Million Conditional Loan Commit  U.S. Department of War (.gov)
3. Stoke Space looking for first launch in 2027  Columbia Basin Herald
4. DoD Makes $150 Million Conditional Loan To Rocket Developer Stoke Space  Defense Daily
5. Stoke Space lines up $150M Pentagon loan for a second launch pad in Florida  GeekWire

Eutelsat: Starlink/Starshield controversy in Ukraine could not happen with OneWeb; company wants to enter D2D market - Space Intel Report

1. Eutelsat: Starlink/Starshield controversy in Ukraine could not happen with OneWeb; company wants to enter D2D market  Space Intel Report
2. Why is Eutelsat stock rallying today?  Investing.com

On this day in space! Oct. 26, 2004: Cassini spacecraft takes 1st-ever closeup photos of Saturn moon Titan - Space

Musk’s Starlink explanation challenged by Texas GOP lawmaker - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

1. Musk’s Starlink explanation challenged by Texas GOP lawmaker  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
2. Photos show Ukraine's Starlink was throttled during Russian strike that killed 5 in park  CBS News
3. Musk says he was behind Starlink speed restriction after service in Ukraine is restored  AP News
4. U.S. Allies Race to Escape SpaceX’s Orbit  WSJ
5. Did Elon Musk Commit Some Light Treason?  The American Prospect

Space Force Wants Cislunar Kit Ready to Launch by 2029 - Air & Space Forces Magazine

1. Space Force Wants Cislunar Kit Ready to Launch by 2029  Air & Space Forces Magazine
2. Pentagon looking past Earth orbit for its next military frontier  SpaceNews
3. Space Force shifts into high gear on cislunar warfare, with RFIs coming soon  Breaking Defense

'There's no secret sauce. There's no shortcut.': SpaceX's telecom ambitions will take years and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, CEOs and analysts say - Yahoo Finance

1. 'There's no secret sauce. There's no shortcut.': SpaceX's telecom ambitions will take years and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, CEOs and analysts say  Yahoo Finance
2. SpaceX Stock: Elon Musk Just Gave Verizon, AT&T, Other Telecoms Some Great News  Barron's
3. Verizon CEO Open to Working With Elon Musk's Starlink, But There’s One Deal He Won’t Touch: ‘No Benefit Whatsoever’  Yahoo Finance
4. SpaceX in Talks to Access 80,000 Cell Sites for New Network  Bloomberg.com
5. US telecom operators wobble after report SpaceX in talks for cell sites  Reuters

NASA SEES Interns Tackle Real-World Challenges in Lunar Exploration - NASA Science (.gov)

Researchers create new database to track origins of water from space - Rice University

Lawsuit seeks to undo key SpaceX agreement over alleged secret meetings - WWLTV.com

1. Lawsuit seeks to undo key SpaceX agreement over alleged secret meetings  WWLTV.com
2. Vermilion Parish residents sue to unwind SpaceX tax deal  The Current – Lafayette’s Community Voice
3. Residents, citizens’ group file suit alleging illegal meetings on SpaceX  KATC.com
4. Lawsuit trying to void Vermilion Parish SpaceX deal due to alleged violations of Open Meetings Law  KLFY.com
5. Lawsuit seeks to void SpaceX tax deal, alleging violations of Louisiana open meetings law  NOLA.com

NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt - Space

1. NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt  Space
2. Swift operations end: 2004 spacecraft headed for fiery reentry  The Register
3. NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza  NASA Science (.gov)
4. NASA's Swift observatory ends 22-year mission to study the most powerful explosions since the Big Bang  Live Science
5. NASA’s Swift Mission Ends Ahead of Re-Entry  NASA Science (.gov)

Scientists Can Now Spot Hidden Sunspots on the Solar Far Side - Universe Today

Clouds on a lava planet challenge what astronomers expected - Phys.org

1. Clouds on a lava planet challenge what astronomers expected  Phys.org
2. James Webb discovers a scorching lava planet with a “giant sunscreen”  Science Daily
3. A lava planet that should be bare rock reflects 74% of its starlight, Webb finds  Martin Cid Magazine
4. Shiny lava planet challenges astronomers' expectations  EurekAlert!
5. Venus or volcanic Io? Lava planet TOI-561 b’s reflective mineral clouds puzzle astronomers  The Brighter Side of News

Laser-blasted plasma shows how instabilities could heat the sun's corona - Phys.org

1. Laser-blasted plasma shows how instabilities could heat the sun's corona  Phys.org
2. Scientists Simulated Solar Explosions in The Lab – And May Have Solved One of The Sun's Biggest Mysteries  ScienceAlert
3. Lab Simulation by Chinese Scientists Sheds Light on Magnetic Reconnection Heating the Sun’s Corona to Over a Million Degrees  Inkorr
4. China studies a possible mechanism for heating the solar corona — ScienceAlert  UA.NEWS
5. Tiny ‘solar flares’ recreated in the lab may explain corona mystery  New Scientist

Parker Solar Probe Spots Twisted Magnetic Braids Growing in the Solar Wind - Universe Today

1. Parker Solar Probe Spots Twisted Magnetic Braids Growing in the Solar Wind  Universe Today
2. Astronomers uncover a mysterious magnetic web above the Sun  Science Daily
3. Astronomers Detect Magnetic Threads Above the Sun  GK Today
4. A Balloon Telescope Finds Hidden Magnetic Threads Above the Sun's Calm Regions  Around Prague

Get into stargazing this autumn – a beginner’s guide - The Conversation

SpaceX ignites giant Super Heavy booster engines ahead of daring Starship launch (video) - Space

1. SpaceX ignites giant Super Heavy booster engines ahead of daring Starship launch (video)  Space
2. SpaceX fires all 33 engines on Super Heavy booster before bid to catch both Starship stages  Nacionale
3. SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, with eye on rapid cadence increase  Ars Technica
4. SpaceX tees up Starship tower catch attempt as Starlink adds subs  Light Reading

NASA’s X-59 Aircraft and Test Pilot - NASA (.gov)

1. NASA’s X-59 Aircraft and Test Pilot  NASA (.gov)
2. NASA’s Mike Lippert Takes Controls of X-59 for First Time  NASA (.gov)
3. NASA's X-59 Aircraft And Test Pilot  Mirage News
4. NASA Chief Touts X-59 Progress at NBAA-BACE  Aviation International News
5. Supersonic X-59 jet hits Mach 1.4 speed at 55,000 feet in milestone flight test  Interesting Engineering

Stellar collisions may have been common when the universe was young - Phys.org

1. Stellar collisions may have been common when the universe was young  Phys.org
2. Frequent Star Collisions Could Explain The Universe’s Mysterious Little Red Dots  IFLScience

Stunning Photos of Jupiter’s Moon Io Look Like Abstract Paintings in Space - My Modern Met

U.S. Military Grants SpaceX Access to Pentagon’s Most Secretive Satellite Tracking Data - Democracy Now!

1. U.S. Military Grants SpaceX Access to Pentagon’s Most Secretive Satellite Tracking Data  Democracy Now!
2. US military gives Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to sensitive tracking data  The Guardian
3. US military granted SpaceX access to sensitive data — The Guardian  UA.NEWS
4. Elon Musk's influence grows as SpaceX gains control over space traffic management  AOL.com
5. Elon Musk's SpaceX gets unprecedented access to US military data, raising security concerns  The News International

UCF Researcher Designing Hypersonic Jet Engine for Seamless Atmospheric and Space Travel - University of Central Florida

Glowing 'cauldron' of new stars photo of the day for Oct. 26, 2026 - Space

1. Glowing 'cauldron' of new stars photo of the day for Oct. 26, 2026  Space
2. Webb image reveals young stars brewing in a nebulous cauldron  Phys.org
3. JWST shares new image of N159 in Large Magellanic Cloud  NewsBytes
4. NASA’s James Webb Telescope provides stunning look at chaotic star birth 3,300 light-years away  Starlust.org
5. Witness the birth of a star in the latest James Webb Space Telescope photo of the month  Digital Camera World

Milky Way’s Central Black Hole is Surrounded by Metal-Rich Gas, Webb Reveals - Sci.News

1. Milky Way’s Central Black Hole is Surrounded by Metal-Rich Gas, Webb Reveals  Sci.News
2. James Webb telescope discovers surprising trove of metals around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole  Live Science
3. JWST detects heavy elements near black hole at Milky Way’s center — Live Science  UA.NEWS
4. The Gas Near Sagittarius A-star is Enriched in Metals, Probably from Supernovae Explosions  Universe Today
5. Gas Around the Milky Way's Black Hole Is Richer in Heavy Elements Than the Sun  Around Prague

JWST and ALMA reveal a dusty, rapidly growing black hole in the early universe - Phys.org

1. JWST and ALMA reveal a dusty, rapidly growing black hole in the early universe  Phys.org
2. JWST Spots a Feeding Black Hole 36 Million Times the Sun’s Mass Just 470 Million Years After Big Bang  The Daily Galaxy

This NASA scientist got his start on an East Hempfield farm; his research helps farmers, coral reefs - LancasterOnline

Rubin telescope should find more of Earth's mysterious 'mini-moons' — including some we can study up close - Space

FAST and Arecibo point to possible dark galaxy with vast hydrogen reservoir - Phys.org

Starwatch: Bright stars of Pegasus make this distinctive constellation easy to see - The Guardian

APOD: 2026 October 26 - M42: The Great Nebula in Orion - NASA Science (.gov)

1. APOD: 2026 October 26 - M42: The Great Nebula in Orion  NASA Science (.gov)
2. There’s An Age Paradox At The Heart Of The Orion Nebula That Might Have Just Been Solved  IFLScience
3. A Merger Solves a Puzzling Paradox in Orion  Universe Today
4. Inside Orion’s Nebula: The Vast Stellar Nursery Hiding in Plain Sight  The Daily Galaxy
5. Stellar collision may explain why Orion Nebula's planet-forming disks appear younger than its stars  Phys.org

Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites - NASA Science (.gov)

Keeping Flagstaff’s skies dark for 25 years - ABC15 Arizona

1. Keeping Flagstaff’s skies dark for 25 years  ABC15 Arizona
2. Flagstaff Celebrates 25th Anniversary as the World’s First International Dark Sky City  El Paso Times

Milky Way's disk grew 'upside down,' with younger stars forming in ever-thinner layers - Phys.org

1. Milky Way's disk grew 'upside down,' with younger stars forming in ever-thinner layers  Phys.org
2. The Milky Way’s disk was born thick and took 3 billion years to flatten  Martin Cid Magazine
3. Milky Way's disk grew 'upside down': Study | The team used data from Gaia Space Observatory | Inshorts  Inshorts
4. New Study Reveals How the Milky Way Changed From Turbulent Disk to Thin Spiral Galaxy  Tech Times

Why can't T-Mobile cut off SpaceX gracefully? - PhoneArena

A cosmic 'seagull' is staring down Earth, Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals in stunning test image - Live Science

1. A cosmic 'seagull' is staring down Earth, Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals in stunning test image  Live Science
2. Even the Rubin's Test Camera Produces Stunning Images  Universe Today
3. Rubin Observatory Test Image Shows a Glowing Cosmic ‘Seagull’ Staring Back  Around Prague
4. First Photons Arrive at Rubin in April 2025  NOIRLab
5. Seagull Nebula Through the Eyes of NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Commissioning Camera  Rubin Observatory

UT Austin astronomer to help lead NASA mission - KXAN Austin

On this day in space! Oct. 25, 1671: Astronomer Giovanni Cassini discovers Iapetus, Saturn's 'yin-yang' moon - Space

Is the Mars Grand Canyon still tectonically active? - EarthSky

1. Is the Mars Grand Canyon still tectonically active?  EarthSky
2. The Largest Canyon in the Solar System is Still Tectonically Active  Universe Today
3. A Marsquake Deep Under Mars' Giant Canyon Shows the Planet Still Cracks  Around Prague
4. Mars’s giant canyon Valles Marineris is still cracking, a marsquake shows  Martin Cid Magazine
5. A 2,400-Mile Scar on Mars Is Still Moving, and Scientists Finally Have Proof  The Daily Galaxy

Three giant black holes discovered in a galaxy from the dawn of time - Science Daily

1. Three giant black holes discovered in a galaxy from the dawn of time  Science Daily
2. Three Supermassive Black Holes Found Actively Feeding in Distant Galaxy  Ratopati
3. Three active black holes found in a distant galaxy — ScienceDaily  UA.NEWS
4. Three Feeding Black Holes Found in One Galaxy 12.5 Billion Light-Years Away  Around Prague

APOD: 2026 October 25 - Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe - NASA Science (.gov)

1. APOD: 2026 October 25 - Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe  NASA Science (.gov)
2. Are we asking the wrong questions about dark matter?  Big Think
3. NASA’s dark matter web simulation reveals the universe’s hidden cosmic web  The News International

Likely origins of Cape Cod Bay meteorite revealed in new report - CBS News

NASA to Conduct NCAA Flyover, Engage Fans at University of Alabama - NASA (.gov)

1. NASA to Conduct NCAA Flyover, Engage Fans at University of Alabama  NASA (.gov)
2. University of Alabama celebrates its contributions to Artemis missions at Texas A&M game  AL.com
3. It was great having you in Tuscaloosa, @NASAAdmin! Now you understand why Saturdays in Alabama mean so much. ROLL TIDE! https://t.co/mDoIpWfdkv  Forth.News
4. LOOK: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman pilots epic flyover at Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of homecoming game  Yellowhammer News
5. NASA At UA Homecoming | Tide Tops Tigers In Exhibition Thriller  Patch

Earth from Space: Namibia’s biggest salt pan - European Space Agency