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Space.com • Keith Cooper

Gas outburst tore apart a comet, making it thousands of times brighter

An outburst of escaping gases broke apart a comet and expelled billions of pounds of dust into space, causing its brightness to surge by thousands of times. The event offers a striking example of how volatile activity can rapidly reshape a comet and transform its appearance.

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2026-11-15T05:19:52.731386-08:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions NASA

Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Navigating Lunar Orbit Using Nothing But Shadows And A Power Meter

By Universe Today: Humanity is quickly starting to saturate our ability to track all of the satellites we have in deep space. NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) has been the workhorse for tracking such things for decades, but is quickly being overwhelmed by the number of requests it receives.

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2026-11-15T05:35:14.778211-08:00

Satellite Commercial Space

Axios • Thomas Novelly

Space data centers could end stargazing as we know it

By Axios: Americans don't want data centers near them, but putting them in space brings new problems.

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2026-11-15T04:15:12.466064-08:00

aviation Satellite Airbus A350 Lufthansa

Runway Girl • Mary Kirby

Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly with Starlink on December 3 debut

By Runway Girl: Lufthansa is moving quickly to bring Starlink to its first Airbus A350-1000 flagship in time for its service debut.

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2026-11-14T17:24:14.237798-08:00

M&A Commercial Space

Bloomberg Law • Jordan Fitzgerald, Lu Wang

SpaceX’s S&P 500 Bid Gets New Life as Musk Pitches Tesla Merger

By Bloomberg Law: Just months after SpaceX was denied a swift entry into the S&P 500 Index, Elon Musk may have found a backdoor: Merging with Tesla Inc., one of the stock-market benchmark’s biggest members.

Also: Bloomberg

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2026-11-14T06:19:27.842684-08:00

Moon Space Exploration & Science Missions Human Spaceflight & Space Stations NASA

Space.com • Elizabeth Howell, Robert Z. Pearlman

On this day in space! Nov. 14, 1969: NASA's Apollo 12 astronauts launch to the moon on a 'pinpoint landing' lunar mission

By Space.com: On Nov. 14, 1969, the Apollo 12 astronauts launched to the moon. Here's why it mattered.

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2026-11-14T07:19:45.732450-08:00

Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Electron launches for 100th time

By SpaceNews.com: Rocket Lab’s Electron launched for the 100th time on a Nov. 14 mission for a Japanese customer, setting a record for fastest to 100 launches.

Also: newspaceeconomy.ca and investors.rocketlabcorp.com

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2026-11-14T06:10:40.950805-08:00

Satellite Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

NASA Spaceflight • Ryan Weber

2026-11-12T20:55:33.349778-08:00

Gas outburst tore apart a comet, making it thousands of times brighter

Navigating Lunar Orbit Using Nothing But Shadows And A Power Meter

Space data centers could end stargazing as we know it

Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly with Starlink on December 3 debut

SpaceX’s S&P 500 Bid Gets New Life as Musk Pitches Tesla Merger

On this day in space! Nov. 14, 1969: NASA's Apollo 12 astronauts launch to the moon on a 'pinpoint landing' lunar mission

Electron launches for 100th time

Starship Flight 15: Ship 42 orbital, Booster diverts to ocean

SpaceX launches Starship on ambitious 22-hour Flight 15 test, but aborts booster 'chopsticks' catch (video)

Double-catch drama: Why Starship's Flight 15 is so important to SpaceX

Navigating Lunar Orbit Using Nothing But Shadows And A Power Meter

How escaping gases ripped apart a comet and caused it to become thousands of times brighter

Space data centers could end stargazing as we know it

Lufthansa A350-1000 to fly with Starlink on December 3 debut

On this day in space! Nov. 14, 1969: NASA's Apollo 12 astronauts launch to the moon on a 'pinpoint landing' lunar mission

SpaceX’s S&P 500 Bid Gets New Life as Musk Pitches Tesla Merger

Next Vega C Launch Edges Closer to Christmas Day as Satellites Arrive Late

James Webb telescope finds ice older than the star it orbits

When Einstein's Gravitational Waves Meet Newton's Tides

China’s Tianwen-4 Jupiter mission to attempt Callisto moon landing

SpaceX targets first Starship double catch on Flight 15, testing a rocket rated for 18 million pounds of thrust

SpaceX and Tesla reportedly advance merger talks, with announcement possible as soon as December

Pakistan pilot set to become first international astronaut aboard China’s Tiangong station

China solicits payload proposals for Tianwen-4, targeting Jupiter orbit and a Callisto landing

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