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New York Times • Kenneth Chang

Perseverance drives 28.10 miles on Mars, surpassing Opportunity’s off-world distance record

NASA’s Perseverance rover reached 28.10 miles (45.22 kilometers) driven on Mars on Oct. 11, edging past the 28.06-mile (45.16-kilometer) record set by Opportunity, which operated from 2004 to 2018. The milestone reflects the role of autonomous navigation in traversing the Martian surface.

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2026-10-12T19:34:03.309178-07:00
ISS   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   NASA  
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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live

By Space.com: SpaceX will launch more than 3 tons of cargo toward the International Space Station on Tuesday morning (Oct. 13), and you can watch the action live.

2026-10-12T14:05:16.213970-07:00
Satellite   AI  
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Planet Introduces Map of World’s Population With Microsoft and IHME

By Via Satellite: Planet has debuted a new, continuously updated map of the world’s population built through a collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and Microsoft‘s AI for Good Lab.

2026-10-12T13:05:25.614620-07:00
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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Kratos OpenSpace Used for KT SAT 5G NR NTN Demonstration

By Via Satellite: Kratos’ OpenSpace ground system platform was used in a recent KT SAT demonstration that showed end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio (5G NR) non-terrestrial network (NTN).

2026-10-12T13:05:27.296261-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations  
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Space.com • Hanneke Weitering, Tariq Malik

On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space

By Space.com: On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched Voskhod 1, a 24-hour crewed mission that achieved several "firsts" for human spaceflight. Here's why it mattered.

2026-10-12T08:06:21.685906-07:00
Space Exploration & Science Missions   NASA  
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Universe Today • Matthew Williams

Hubble Spots a Suspected Second-Generation Planet

By Universe Today: Diligent sleuthing by astronomers has broken open a cold case in the data archive of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In a study published Monday in Nature Astronomy, researchers report uncovering a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet.

2026-10-12T11:54:54.715085-07:00