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Space.com • Mike Wall

Vera Rubin Observatory spots possible sixth dwarf planet beyond Neptune

Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have identified a distant object beyond Neptune that may be a dwarf planet. If confirmed, it would be the sixth known dwarf planet in the solar system; the reports describe it as an object that had gone unnoticed despite being in plain sight.

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2026-10-28T06:05:40.750455-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft

By Payload: Rendezvous Robotics is developing technology to allow future satellites to launch in pieces that can self-assemble in space.

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2026-10-28T06:05:39.369672-07:00

Space.com • Josh Dinner

Virgin Galactic is finally revealing its new Delta-class spaceship this week

By Space.com: Virgin Galactic will unveil its first Delta-class spaceship on Wednesday (Oct. 28), revealing a name chosen by public vote before transporting the spacecraft from Arizona to Spaceport America in New Mexico.

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2026-10-28T05:05:53.941379-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Blue Origin still pushing for return to flight of New Glenn this year

By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin expects to have its rebuilt New Glenn launch pad ready by the first half of December to support a return to flight of the rocket this year.

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2026-10-28T05:06:01.870099-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition

By Payload: The UK Space Superiority Coalition brings together space companies across the UK in an effort to build a space-based carrier strike force.

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2026-10-28T06:05:39.685231-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

U.S. intelligence report publishes clear image of China’s secretive spaceplane

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Leonard David

New Report Flags Chinese Spaceplane Development

The Independent

China’s top secret space plane revealed in rare unclassified image

Also: interestingengineering.com and The Independent

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2026-10-28T04:30:49.190519-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

NASA ultraviolet telescope mission passes key review

By SpaceNews.com: An ultraviolet space telescope mission has cleared a major NASA review, although the project is dealing with uncertainties about launch and communications.

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2026-10-28T04:30:49.420331-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: Germany Stops Whispering About Space Defence

By SpaceWatch Global: Germany’s Air Force chief: “If attacked, we will strike back.” Torsten Kriening on the new space doctrine, the €35bn and the missing red lines.

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2026-10-28T02:55:09.422977-07:00

Vera Rubin Observatory spots possible sixth dwarf planet beyond Neptune

Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft

Virgin Galactic is finally revealing its new Delta-class spaceship this week

Blue Origin still pushing for return to flight of New Glenn this year

Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition

U.S. intelligence report publishes clear image of China’s secretive spaceplane

New Report Flags Chinese Spaceplane Development

China’s top secret space plane revealed in rare unclassified image

NASA ultraviolet telescope mission passes key review

#SpaceWatchGL Recap: Germany Stops Whispering About Space Defence

Astronomers found a mysterious object beyond Neptune, and it could be a new dwarf planet

Shield Space Launches UK Space Superiority Coalition

Exclusive: Rendezvous Robotics Raises $20M to Develop Self-Assembling Spacecraft

Virgin Galactic is finally revealing its new Delta-class spaceship this week

Blue Origin still pushing for return to flight of New Glenn this year

U.S. intelligence report publishes clear image of China’s secretive spaceplane

Ukraine's Starlink woes spur Europe to look for non-Musk alternatives

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Highlights Growing Threats to Space Security in New Security Report

DefTech Day 2026 - Major General Dr. Volker Pötzsch on the Nervous System of the German Armed Forces

NASA Systems Engineering Team Details HWO Mission Architecture

easyJet selects Starlink for its Airbus fleet, with Wi-Fi installations due to begin in 2027

Musk says SpaceX closed $40 billion debt deal to buy GPUs for AI ambitions

Musk says SpaceX closed $40 billion debt deal to buy GPUs for AI ambitions

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