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• Trump declares 'American space superiority for all eternity' in election night proclamation

  04-11-2026 23:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  President Trump issued a declaration yesterday (Nov. 3), proclaiming space open to all humanity for exploration, and the right of American citizens to develop and settle the solar system according to United States laws."The American Declaration of Freedom in Space," describes space as the "province of all humans" and asserts that the United States will lead humanity's expansion into the cosmos. The proclamation reiterates the administration's goals with NASA's Artemis program to return American
  
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• Upcoming Marvel movies and TV shows: Avengers: Doomsday, Secret Wars, X-Men & more

  04-11-2026 22:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  Marvel fatigue? Think again, especially after Spider-Man: Brand New Day made over $2.5 billion worldwide and Avengers: Doomsday is looking hot, hot, hot! But even after the uneven Multiverse Saga ends (hopefully on a high note), Marvel Studios won’t be stopping. So, we've put together a list of all the upcoming MCU movies and shows confirmed so far.While the MCU isn't stopping, Marvel has slowed its roll, with the powers that be returning to the “quality over quantity” approach that define
  
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• 'Trials and Tribble-ations' at 30: The classic 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode that brought Captains Kirk and Sisko face-to-face

  04-11-2026 21:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  When "Star Trek" celebrated its 60th anniversary in September, it was a strangely muted affair. Sure, there were fan events, screenings, and even an attempt at a world record for the biggest simultaneous Vulcan salute in history, but the lack of a "Doctor Who"-style birthday episode felt like a glaring omission. It was like everyone had shown up for the party, but the organizers had forgotten to book the headline entertainment.Luckily, there were rather more fireworks for the show's 30th birthda
  
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• NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt

  04-11-2026 20:06 via Latest from Space.com
  
  NASA's Swift space telescope has reached the end of its long and winding road.Swift fell uncontrolled to Earth today (Nov. 4), 22 years after it launched but just three months after a private spacecraft was supposed to boost it to a higher, life-extending orbit.The 3,200-pound (1,450 kilograms) observatory reentered Earth's atmosphere at 7:39 a.m. EST (1239 GMT) today over northern Sumatra, according to satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, who cited U.S. Space Force data. The fall likely didn't
  
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• Mars isn't dead — recent volcanic activity reveals it's just sleeping

  04-11-2026 20:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  Scientists have long suspected that Mars is geologically "dead," but new spacecraft observations suggest the Red Planet's volcanoes are merely sleeping.That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.The observations were made with the European Space Agency (ESA) mission ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) as it studied volcanic fissure
  
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• NASA's Artemis II moon launch tore a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere so huge it disrupted GPS signals

  04-11-2026 18:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  The launch of NASA's Artemis II mission in April 2026 caused significant disturbances in Earth's ionosphere that could have triggered temporary, localized errors in GPS positioning, a new study has found.The study, by a team of researchers from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, analyzed data from high-precision networks of fixed, ground-based GPS receivers, used by U.S. scientific institutions to measure the minuscule motions of Earth's tectonic plates in the lead-up to earthquakes. By m
  
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• Students gather to explore Hawaii's glorious night sky | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2026

  04-11-2026 16:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  Over 1,400 students gathered in Hawaii to learn about astronomy as part of the annual Journey Through the Universe program.(Image credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. Pollard)Students gathered under the stars in Hawaii recently to explore the awesome nature of the night sky together. What is it?From Oct. 19 to Oct. 22, more than 1,400 students on the Big Island of Hawaii gathered for the Journey Through the Universe event to explore astronomy together. The Journey Through the Universe program is currentl
  
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• Drone warfare in space: Swarms of autonomous, laser-shooting cubesats could defend Western satellites in orbit

  04-11-2026 14:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  In May 2026, four Russian military satellites came close to ICEYE-X36, a private synthetic aperture radar satellite widely believed to be providing battlefield intelligence for Ukraine, in an apparently aggressive and risky "grey zone" maneuver that spooked many in the space industry. Close enough to jam or interfere with the satellite's signal, blind it with a laser, fire a metal dart at it or, simply, force it to maneuver and burn fuel, the satellites' seemingly intimidatory behavior has incre
  
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  04-11-2026 12:27 via Latest from Space.com
  
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• The Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight — and fireballs could steal the show

  04-11-2026 12:00 via Latest from Space.com
  
  Heads up stargazers! The Taurid meteor shower is upon us, bringing multiple peaks of activity that could see spectacular shooting stars and fireballs brighten November's sky. Here's where and when to look.What is the Taurid meteor shower(s)?Every autumn, Earth plows through streams of debris left behind by Comet Encke, a 3-mile-wide (4.8-kilometer) ice body that orbits the sun once every 3.3 years.These debris streams produce two branches of the Taurid meteor shower: The Southern Taurids, active
  
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