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Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:22 PM PST
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Apple Plans Major New Satellite-Powered Features for iPhones
By Bloomberg: Apple is planning a series of upgrades to its satellite features for the iPhone and its smartwatches. Also: The company is nearing a $1 billion-a-year deal to power a revamped Siri with a custom Google Gemini model, and Apple is readying the first low-cost MacBook in a bid to compete with Windows laptops.
Mars orbiter images 'barcode' pattern from avalanche triggered by meteoroid impact
By Space.com: Mars orbiter spies 'barcode' aftermath of rare Red Planet avalanche caused by meteoroid impact.
AST SpaceMobile says >$1B in telco revenue commitments and $3.2B liquidity, calls itself 'fully financed'
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Mobile satellite direct-to-device (D2D) service provider AST SpaceMobile said it had secured….
Launch Roundup (week of Nov 11, 2025): New Glenn, Viasat and Sentinel‑6B highlight busy schedule amid recent scrubs
By NASA Spaceflight: This week’s launch schedule features two high-profile launches that were pushed back after scrubs from….
India successfully tests parachute system for Gaganyaan crew (video)
By Space.com: "The successful completion of this test marks another significant step toward qualifying the parachute system for human spaceflight.".
Study Quantifies Micrometeoroid Bombardment Threat to Artemis Lunar Base — South Pole Least Exposed
By Universe Today: NASA's plans for a permanent lunar base face the threat of up to 23,000 micrometeoroid impacts per year travelling at speeds of 70 kilometres per second.
Rep. Lofgren Warns NASA Goddard Lab Closures Could Threaten Roman Space Telescope and Other Missions
By Space Policy Online: Posted: November 10, 2025 9:13 pm ET | Last Updated: November 10, 2025 9:27 pm ET | The top Democrat on the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Rep.