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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

 
This bear’s big butt is so beautiful,...
Yes, bears are big. Depending on the time of year and sex, the average black bear (Ursus americanus) weighs between 90 to 500 pounds. On average brown bears (Ursus arctos) can weigh between 600 to 900 pounds. However, one female black bear named Volverine is a true fat bear queen this year. The U.S. Forest Service team at Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska have awarded her with the 2026 Big & Beautiful Award for her heft.  The rangers...

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Grab an editor-approved Bluetti portable power station...
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Amazon’s official Black Friday deals don’t start until November 19th, but you grab Bluetti portable power stations for very low prices right now. Bad weather is on the way, so now is the time to jump on one of these. These battery-powered backup devices are much quieter fix than a gas generator, and you can use them indoors without risking...

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Mayan chieftain named ‘Bat’ ruled over an...
Violent disputes between neighbors and a king named “Bat.” These and other new details about a recently rediscovered, ancient Maya city located in the remote tropical forests of southeast Mexico are beginning to come to light. The approximately 37-acre settlement is so inaccessible that archaeologists initially nicknamed the site Minanbé, or “there is no road” in Yucatec Maya. Despite a challenging journey to the site, researchers have identified multiple building remnants dating back at least 1,100 years. Historical records...

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NASA Invites Media, Public to Join Voyager...
Launched nearly 50 years ago in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 on Wednesday, Nov. 18 will have traveled one light-day from Earth, which is more than 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometers). Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object, and any light from Earth would take 24 hours to reach the spacecraft. NASA will highlight this historic milestone with two events. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, NASA invites the world to participate in “Shine Bright for Voyager’s Light-Day” by creating...

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In honor of Jackie the bald eagle,...
A “room filled with kindness” is opening at the Ojai Raptor Center in southern California. After the center’s staff cared for the beloved, internet-famous bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) mother Jackie before her death in August, they received thousands of letters, drawings, cards, and well-wishes from people all over the world. Now, they have taken them all and turned a room into a place where the staff can reflect and read these messages of support.  “We wanted to share this...

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Man with ‘demon face syndrome’ sees cat’s...
A 28-year-old man got a little bit more than he bargained for after a life-saving brain surgery. Karl (last name withheld for privacy) sees features of his grey tabby cat, Luna, on the human faces he encounters throughout the day. He’ll see Luna’s almond-shaped eye sockets, enlarged pupils, or stripes on humans, if her face is the first one he sees in the morning. Alternatively, he may see human features on the cat if he sees a human face...

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Kratos and Seagate Space Partner to Advance...
SAN DIEGO, CA, November 10, 2026 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced a long-term agreement with Seagate Space for use of the company’s first Gateway offshore launch platform. The agreement supports Kratos’ planned first mission from the platform in 2027, with multiple additional launches anticipated in each subsequent year. The partnership aligns Kratos’ experience delivering real, mission-relevant products and systems, including hypersonic test vehicles, rocket systems,...

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ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after...
WASHINGTON — Two NASA smallsats are headed toward Mars after completing flybys of Earth nearly a year after their launch. The second of two Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, spacecraft, nicknamed Gold, flew by Earth at about 6 a.m. Eastern Nov. 9, coming within about 1,050 kilometers of Earth. That took place a little more than 48 hours after the first ESCAPADE spacecraft, Blue, made a similar flyby at an altitude of about 1,600 kilometers....

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