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NASA shared a James Webb Space Telescope image of the Cat's Head Nebula, named for its feline-like shape resembling a cosmic cat sitting with its back to the viewer.

NASA's aging Swift Observatory, a truck-sized space telescope launched nearly 22 years ago, is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday after rescue attempts failed, with NASA saying the risk of harm from surviving components is low (about 1 in 2,100).

NASA's Swift Observatory, a 3,200-pound satellite, is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere later this week, with a wide impact zone spanning parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.

An article about the "Moon Trees," trees grown from seeds carried to the Moon aboard Apollo 14 in 1971 by astronaut Stuart Roosa and later planted across the United States.

印度总理莫迪祝贺ISRO成功发射GSLV-F18火箭，将NVS-03卫星送入轨道，进一步增强印度自主卫星导航系统NavIC的能力。

NASA issued a Request For Information asking commercial companies for ideas to reboost, service, or safely dispose of the Hubble Space Telescope before its projected reentry around 2033-2034, with responses due November 30.

Elon Musk replied "True" to a post citing Cathie Wood's claim that SpaceX is severely undervalued, arguing that SpaceX uniquely combines AI, robotics, and energy storage in ways traditional analysts overlook.

Google reported successfully operating four of its TPUs in orbit, confirming the AI hardware could power on, process a prompt, and transmit a response back to Earth after being launched into space in early October.

NASA shared a weekly roundup of progress: Artemis III core stage integration, a new solar array installed on the ISS, the Dragonfly mission to Titan, and the MAX POWER test campaign heading to Kennedy Space Center.

Analysts warn the looming rocket launch capacity crisis is more severe than expected, as surging satellite and military launch demand outpaces supply, with Blue Origin's New Glenn ramp-up and US military launch needs as key wild cards.

Ars Technica's weekly Rocket Report covers startup Cowboy Space unveiling its Big Iron medium-lift rocket and in-space data centers, Virgin Galactic's new Delta-class rocket plane 'Apeiron' arriving at Spaceport America, and ESA's Themis reusable demonstrator likely slipping past 2026. ULA also had a strong week with a major NASA contract as Vulcan nears return-to-flight.

Elon Musk posted a short celebratory message, "BABY, YOU FLEW," likely marking a successful SpaceX rocket flight, with a link to further content.

The Pentagon's DIA released a full-resolution image of China's top-secret winged spaceplane, closely resembling the US X-37B, photographed in orbit by a Maxar/Vantor commercial satellite. The report details China's four spaceplane missions since 2020, including recent on-orbit satellite capture and release demonstrations.

United Launch Alliance plans to return its Vulcan rocket to flight on November 13, nine months after a solid rocket booster nozzle anomaly grounded it, launching 40 satellites for Amazon's Leo broadband constellation as the Space Force closely scrutinizes the mission.

Amazon announced a $11.57 billion deal to acquire satellite company Globalstar, a major move expanding its space and connectivity ambitions alongside Project Kuiper.

Cowboy Space, led by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, unveiled its stainless-steel 'Big Iron' rocket designed to deploy a constellation of 20,000 AI data-center satellites in low Earth orbit, with the upper stage transforming into a 1-megawatt GPU satellite after reaching orbit.

DIA's assessment reveals China's advancing counterspace capabilities, including ground-based lasers, robotic arms, and inspector satellites that make its secretive spaceplane unable to hide in low-Earth orbit, amid growing orbital weapon deployments by the US and Russia.

NASA's Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have far outlivened their planned lifespans, providing decades of Martian observations thanks to resilient engineering, redundancy, and autonomous operation 140 million miles from Earth.

NASA reports that astronomers used the Chandra X-ray Observatory to determine the "Treble Clef" radio wave formation was likely caused by a supermassive black hole outburst followed by a collision of two galaxy clusters.

Elon Musk replied 'True' to a post recounting the growth of SpaceX's Starbase launch site in South Texas from its 2014 groundbreaking to a major 2025 event.