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NASA shares a photo of Saturn's moons Tethys and Dione
“Tethys and Dione showed up for the group photo!”
“As of now, the ringed planet has 293 confirmed moons.”
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Friday 13 November 2026
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USGS projects world capacity for eight critical minerals through 2030
“antimony, copper, graphite, niobium, potash, silicon, silver and tungsten”
“The United States depends on imports for more than 50% of annual consumption of each of these minerals.”
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Thursday 12 November 2026
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Weather Prediction Center forecasts the coldest air of the season so far for much of the central and eastern US
“An anomalous polar plunge will bring the coldest air of the season so far to much of the central and eastern U.S. beginning Wednesday night”
“Below freezing temperatures are forecast to reach as far south as the Deep South by Saturday morning.”
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ESA says its Sentinel-3C satellite has reached its operational orbit
“Sentinel-3C has reached its operational orbit!”
“is now flying in tandem with, Sentinel-3B, as teams at #ESOC continue preparing Sentinel-3C for routine operations.”
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Wednesday 11 November 2026
Monday 9 November 2026
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NASA announces $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge
“Just announced at MAX POWER: a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge!”
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NASA says the 2026 Antarctic ozone hole was the seventh largest in 48 years of monitoring
NASA Earth Observatory said that, measured by mean size from 7 September to 13 October, "the 2026 hole was the seventh largest in 48 years of monitoring".
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Sunday 8 November 2026
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NASA opens astronaut applications until Dec. 3
NASA said US citizens have "until 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 3, to submit their completed application materials".
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Saturday 7 November 2026
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NASA chief posts a welcome for Trump at Kennedy Space Center and describes CAPEWEEK
“Today, we’re excited to welcome @POTUS to @NASAKennedy as we begin building a global stage worthy of America’s leadership in aerospace.”
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Friday 6 November 2026
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NASA says astronauts finished the final new ISS solar-array spacewalk
“.@Astro_Kutryk and @Astro_Anil completed their spacewalk at 3:35 p.m. EST today after installing the eighth and final roll-out solar array.”
“This completes the upgrade of the International Space Station's power generation system.”
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NASA says its X-59 quiet-supersonic aircraft flew to Daytona Beach
“our X-59 quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft traveled from Birmingham, Alabama, to Daytona Beach, Florida.”
“aims to fly faster than sound with just a gentle thump rather than a sonic boom.”
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Tuesday 3 November 2026
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NASA says astronauts plan Thursday spacewalk to install final new solar array
“Joshua Kutryk and Anil Menon will go out on their second spacewalk together on Thursday, Nov. 5, to install the eighth and final roll-out solar array to augment the International Space Station's power generation system.”
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Sunday 1 November 2026
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NASA's Hubble account posts a new image of the Cat's Head Nebula
“Happy Hubble Halloween! This new image of the Cat's Head Nebula shows a star-forming region with an eerily feline resemblance.”
“have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene”
“about 7,500 light-years away from Earth”
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