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Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

The Guardian | 2026-11-12, 04:19

Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife

‘We’re going to have a party’: See how SLO celebrated Veterans Day

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2026-11-12, 03:33

The SLO event came one day before the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum closes for much-needed building renovations. ...

What to know about ULA's Vulcan rocket as it eyes return to flight

Ocala Star Banner | 2026-11-12, 02:38

Floridians are about to see their first rocket launch in nearly a month – but it won't be a SpaceX Falcon 9. Instead, it will be the United Launch Alliance's powerful Vulcan rocket making its long-awaited return to flight. Nine months have elapsed since the

Starship's Friday launch in Texas could be last before Florida debut

The Daytona Beach News Journal | 2026-11-12, 00:41

Will SpaceX's next Starship flight test in Texas be the rocket's final flight before a highly-anticipated Florida debut? That's the questions on the minds of many as tech mogul Elon Musk's spaceflight company prepares for a mission it refers to as "flight 15"

Wichita restaurant was about to get a second rebrand. Now it’s just plain closed.

The Wichita Eagle | 2026-11-12, 00:27

The owners shut the doors in August, saying they’d reopen it soon with its third identity in less than two years. ...

A wobbly exoplanet vanished—but astronomers aren’t worried

Popular Science | 2026-11-12, 00:20

For the first time, astronomers witnessed a gigantic exoplanet dramatically vanish from view. But the “hot Jupiter” located about 1,000 light-years from Earth didn’t evaporate into the vacuum of space. Instead, the gravitational pull from an uncomfortably

The Ice Giants' Magnetic Fields are Very Strange Compared to Earth's

Universe Today | 2026-11-11, 23:49

Uranus and Neptune, the Solar System's ice giants, have interiors unlike the

NASA kick-starts a fresh push to bring Mars samples home

Space | 2026-11-11, 23:16

A long-term goal at NASA has been the ability to robotically haul back to Earth specimens from the Red Planet. NASA is kickstarting a new initiative for its troubled Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, called the Perseverance Sample Retrieval Architecture, or

We can't see Fast Radio Bursts but we can now hear them thanks to a Finnish Cathedral

Space | 2026-11-11, 23:16

Fast radio bursts, flashes of energy from faraway galaxies, are invisible to our eyes. However, we can now hear their melody, thanks to a composer who has turned them into sound. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are among the most extreme events in the universe,

On this day in space! Nov. 11, 1966: NASA launches Gemini 12 mission with astronaut icons Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell aboard

Space | 2026-11-11, 23:16

On Nov. 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched an astronaut crew into orbit and set the stage for NASA's Apollo program to land humans on the moon. Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two astronauts on board: Jim Lovell and Buzz

Ahead of This Week's Starship Launch, FUTURE of SPACE Co-Founder Daniel Fox Makes the Case ...

no EC Morgan Citizen | 2026-11-11, 22:57

In his new essay, Space Story 2.0, Fox argues space has never had a technology problem, only a story problem, as FUTURE of SPACE brings its VECTOR series to Los Angeles November 13 to 14. ...

Photos show what life is like on the International Space Station, from haircuts to sleeping arrangements

Business Insider | 2026-11-11, 22:47

Six of the seven Expedition 74 crew members in the International Space Station. Their mission ended in July 2026. NASA/Jessica MeirLife on board the International Space Station takes some getting used to.Being weightless affects everything from the way food

Court Rules That Sexual Harassment Case Against SpaceX Can Proceed

New York Times | 2026-11-11, 22:27

The company had argued that the case, involving eight former workers, must be resolved before an arbitrator. ...

NASA's secret weapon in the lunar space race may be procurement reform?

Ars Technica | 2026-11-11, 22:09

Senior NASA officials held a lengthy news conference last weekend, laying out a series of lunar contract

Anduril says its first satellite can see adversaries maneuver in orbital night

Ars Technica | 2026-11-11, 22:09

Anduril Industries has announced the successful demonstration of a new satellite-based sensor designed to track other spacecraft

Cameras in space could help spot invasive plants on Earth

Economist | 2026-11-11, 20:44

The trick lies in how the leaves of different species reflect light ...

Andy Weir's 'Exoplanet' just landed on Audible, but what actually makes an exoplanet habitable?

Space | 2026-11-11, 20:15

Imagine you’ve crash-landed on an alien planet. Your ship is destroyed, your oxygen supply is dangerously low, and the landscape around you is completely unknown. Where would you begin looking for clues to your survival? Surprisingly, the best place to start

ZWO introduces the Seestar S30 Plus

Astronomy | 2026-11-11, 20:06

ZWO has added a new entry point to its smart

Taula eclipse

Astronomy | 2026-11-11, 20:06

Josh Dury, taken from Menorca, Spain The Aug. 12, 2026,

Amazon Prime Air Receives First SAIL 4 Approval From UK Air Authority

Drone Life | 2026-11-11, 19:52

The authorization lets Prime Air fly over more densely

The New York Exhibitions Worth Seeing During Art Week NYC

New York Observer | 2026-11-11, 19:11

New York is having its first ‘official’ art week, which feels a bit unnecessary on its face given the sheer number of clustered events and openings each month. Organized by Penske Media Corporation’s art publications, the inaugural edition of

One of few equestrian estates in the Freeland area is on the market with stables, ...

Michigan Live | 2026-11-11, 19:09

FREELAND, MI – A home set on more than 14 acres with an in-ground pool, horse stables and a riding arena is on the market. ...

Last Surviving WASP Member to Join International Air & Space Hall of Fame

Flying | 2026-11-11, 18:44

Nell “Mickey” Stevenson Bright, the last living member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), will be inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame on November 21 at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. The WASP were created during World War II

Karman Space & Defense to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

no EC Rutland Herald | 2026-11-11, 18:43

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2026-- ...

Cognitum One Launches Cognitum Spaces, the Governed System of Record for Physical Sites That Gives ...

ACCESSWIRE | 2026-11-11, 18:11

Spaces joins the building, equipment and operations systems a company already runs, plus camera-free RuView sensing, into one place model and one ordered event log, with evidence and approval boundaries for every person and agent that acts on it. SALT LAKE

SpaceX aims to safely land Starship and booster stage after orbital flight

New Scientist | 2026-11-11, 17:56

The upcoming Starship test flight is the most ambitious to date and, if successful, will mark an important milestone in the company's mission to create a truly reusable launch vehicle that dramatically lowers the cost of space launches ...

Re-analysis of black hole data proves iconic ring shape really is there

New Scientist | 2026-11-11, 17:56

The original black hole image (left) and the new image (right) S. Lai, N. Thyagarajan, O. I. Wong, and F. Diakogiannis; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation/EHT collaboration When the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team released their

The Chandra X-Ray Observatory Unmasks a Supernova Impostor

Universe Today | 2026-11-11, 17:49

Some stars, called Luminous Blue Variables, can be