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Google’s Project Suncatcher satellite beams into orbit
Google's Suncatcher prototype carries four Trillium TPUs into orbit to test AI computing on solar power in space, starting with short compute…
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Failed $30M Rescue Spacecraft Burns Up; Swift Telescope Next
Katalyst Space's Link craft reentered on Sep 25 after a failed $30M rescue of NASA's Swift Observatory, which is due down in…
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ESA’s JUICE gets 3.5 km/s boost from Earth flyby
ESA's JUICE spacecraft received a 3.5 km/s speed boost from an Earth gravity assist on September 28 at about 8,640 km altitude;…
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Crew-13 heads home aboard Dragon Caliber
Four astronauts are heading home from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon capsule "Caliber" after an eight-month mission.
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ISRO to launch NVS-03 navigation satellite Oct 15-20
ISRO to launch NVS-03 navigation satellite Oct 15-20: ISRO is preparing to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on a GSLV-Mk2 rocket from…
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NASA plans uncrewed Starliner flight for 2026
NASA has laid out a phased plan for Boeing's Starliner: an uncrewed test flight around December 2026, then a crewed return in…
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Enceladus studies boost Saturn moon’s life-hunt hopes
Two Science Advances studies found an Earth microbe can grow in simulated Enceladus conditions and that ice grains may concentrate biosignatures.
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ESA’s JUICE swings past Earth on way to Jupiter
ESA's JUICE spacecraft flew 8,640 km past Earth on 28 September 2026, gaining speed for its 2031 arrival at Jupiter.
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Euclid finds tiny ‘satellite of a satellite’ galaxy
Astronomers found Fornax-7, an ultra-faint stellar system near the Fornax dwarf galaxy, possibly a 'satellite of a satellite'.
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Saturn’s moon Enceladus looks more habitable, studies say
Two new studies say Saturn's moon Enceladus may be more habitable than thought, though no life has been found.