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Space.com • Josh Dinner, Mike Wall, Tariq Malik

SpaceX moves Super Heavy to launch pad for Starship Flight 15, targeting first paired booster and ship landings

SpaceX is preparing Starship Flight 15, moving its Super Heavy booster to the launch pad for a test flight aimed at the first double landing of the booster and Starship. The attempt will test the vehicle’s ability to return both stages after launch.

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2026-11-10T12:19:16.766654-08:00

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Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Rep. Mike Haridopolos on NASA’s Future After the Blue Wave

By Payload: Rep. Mike Haridopolos survived the Blue Wave—and he’s optimistic bipartisan support for NASA’s Artemis program means the program will survive the political upheaval on Capitol Hill as well.

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2026-11-10T11:05:43.297059-08:00

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Space.com • Keith Cooper

Uranus has a weird magnetic field that's stumped scientists for 40 years

By Space.com: The lopsided magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune could be the product of extreme conditions inside the planets, increasing the electrical conductivity that enhances the dynamo effect.

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2026-11-10T11:10:40.157603-08:00

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Universe Today • Carolyn Collins Petersen

ALMA Reveals a Jet of Cool Gas from a Microquasar

By Universe Today: There's a strange gamma-ray emitter in the Large Magellanic Cloud that has astronomers stumped about its source. It lies within the ashes left behind by a supernova that created a compact object that's part of the system.

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2026-11-10T11:55:32.070620-08:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Synspective Orders 10 Launches on Firefly’s Alpha Rocket

By Via Satellite: Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) provider Synspective ordered 10 launches on Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket, planned through 2030. This is a new.

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2026-11-10T12:20:39.904752-08:00

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thedebrief.org • Tim McMillan

DARPA Robot Builds a Structure in Space for the First Time, Opening the Door to Giant Orbiting Spacecraft

By thedebrief.org: A DARPA robot has assembled a structure in orbit for the first time, paving the way for giant space telescopes and solar power arrays.

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A robot just built a structure autonomously in space for the 1st time ever

Universe Today

Automated Assembly in Space is the Future and NOM4D is Showing the Way

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2026-11-10T05:34:51.580439-08:00

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Space.com • Micah Hanks

Were there 'lost cosmonauts' in the early Soviet space program?

By Space.com: At the height of the Cold War, two amateur radio operators alleged they intercepted signals from Soviet cosmonauts who perished during missions that remained secret.

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2026-11-10T09:19:16.130788-08:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

DLR to Purchase 80 Red Kite Sounding Rocket Motors

By European Spaceflight: DLR plans to purchase 80 Red Kite solid rocket motors from Bayern-Chemie to support future sounding rocket missions.

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2026-11-10T08:04:53.099184-08:00

SpaceX moves Super Heavy to launch pad for Starship Flight 15, targeting first paired booster and ship landings

Rep. Mike Haridopolos on NASA’s Future After the Blue Wave

Uranus has a weird magnetic field that's stumped scientists for 40 years

ALMA Reveals a Jet of Cool Gas from a Microquasar

Synspective Orders 10 Launches on Firefly’s Alpha Rocket

DARPA Robot Builds a Structure in Space for the First Time, Opening the Door to Giant Orbiting Spacecraft

A robot just built a structure autonomously in space for the 1st time ever

Automated Assembly in Space is the Future and NOM4D is Showing the Way

Were there 'lost cosmonauts' in the early Soviet space program?

DLR to Purchase 80 Red Kite Sounding Rocket Motors

Synspective Orders 10 Launches on Firefly’s Alpha Rocket

SpaceX Starship Flight 15 live updates: Super Heavy rocket moved to launch pad for 1st Starship double landing test

ALMA Reveals a Jet of Cool Gas from a Microquasar

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Uranus has a weird magnetic field that's stumped scientists for 40 years

Were there 'lost cosmonauts' in the early Soviet space program?

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