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Universe Today • Laurence Tognetti

ESA’s Hera probe images the two asteroids in the Didymos pair separately

The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has captured the two asteroids in the Didymos system as distinct objects for the first time. The observation comes amid efforts to develop planetary-defense missions capable of deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids before they threaten Earth.

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2026-10-30T19:04:31.337272-07:00

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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Clearance mix-up allowed four jets to cross JFK runway in front of departing A330

By FlightGlobal: Swiss flight aborted take-off roll after poor co-ordination between controllers. US investigators have attributed a runway incursion involving four separate aircraft – which forced an Airbus A330 to abort take-off – to poor co-ordination between two tower controllers at New York JFK.

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2026-10-30T17:04:35.270535-07:00

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The War Zone • Howard Altman

Surface-To-Air Missiles Deployed To Protect Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate

By The War Zone: AN/TWQ-1 Avengers fire FIM-92 Stinger missiles and have been joined by counter-drone fly-away sensor and jammer kits from U.S. Northern Command.

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2026-10-30T17:29:58.992306-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA seeks ideas for Hubble servicing mission

By SpaceNews.com: NASA is restarting a search for commercial missions to reboost or service the Hubble Space Telescope, more than two years after rejecting similar concepts.

Ars Technica

Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death

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2026-10-30T15:25:39.494208-07:00

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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Live coverage: SpaceX to close out October with Halloween eve Falcon 9 launch

By Spaceflight Now: The Starlink 15-18 mission will add another 27 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to SpaceX’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 9:02 p.m.

Also: Space Policy Online

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2026-10-30T16:04:28.238988-07:00

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NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

SpaceX Completes Three Static Fires in Three Days for Flight 15

By NASA Spaceflight: In eight days, SpaceX completed all engine testing for Flight 15, some cryo-proof and catch testing for Flight 16, and lifted the top deck deluge plates onto Pad 1’s Launch Mount.

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2026-10-30T15:15:09.502671-07:00

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