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BlackSky and HEO Extend Orbital Imaging Partnership
BlackSky Technology has renewed its partnership with HEO in a seven-figure deal to provide enhanced space domain awareness using Gen-3 satellite imagery.
October 15, 2026, 03:30 PM·Payload
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New Study Reveals Exotic Physics Behind Massive Martian Cloud
Researchers have discovered that a massive, recurring cloud on Mars forms through a rare physical process never before observed in any planetary atmosphere.
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Japan Targets 30 Annual Space Launches by 2030
Japan plans to reach 30 annual space launches by 2030, requesting ¥76 billion to expand four domestic spaceports and increase launch capacity.
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Host Stars Define the Evolutionary Path of Planetary Systems
Researchers have identified two distinct types of planetary systems in the Milky Way, with the host star's properties determining their evolutionary fate and stability.
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Deep Blue Aerospace Advances Nebula-2 Rocket Development
Deep Blue Aerospace has manufactured a 5-meter fuel tank for the Nebula-2 rocket, a reusable vehicle designed to carry 25 tons to orbit using a mechanical stage recovery system.
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SpaceX Proposes Massive Increase in Annual Starship Launch Capacity
SpaceX has requested regulatory approval to conduct up to 456 Starship launches annually from its Texas facility, marking an 18-fold increase over current limits.
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Voyager Technologies Prepares Griffin-1 Lander for Lunar Mission
Voyager Technologies' Griffin-1 lunar lander has passed critical environmental testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of its scheduled launch later this year.
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Chinese Rocket Debris Identified as Source of Glowing Sky Phenomenon
A glowing object spotted over Kazakhstan and Russia on October 12 has been identified as the debris of a Chinese Kuaizhou-11 rocket stage re-entering the atmosphere.
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Webb Telescope Observations Challenge Standard Dark Matter Models
Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to test the self-interacting dark matter hypothesis by analyzing gravitational lensing effects on 29 distant quasars.
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Russia Allocates 53.6 ₽ Billion for Satellite Fleet Renewal
Russia will invest 53.6 ₽ billion to replace its aging Express satellite fleet by 2030, shifting to domestic production to maintain critical communication infrastructure.
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Deep Blue Aerospace Advances Nebula-2 Rocket Development
Deep Blue Aerospace has unveiled a 5-meter diameter stainless steel tank for its Nebula-2 rocket, marking a milestone in the development of China's largest private reusable launch vehicle.
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Webb and Hubble Capture New Deep Space Phenomena
NASA and the European Space Agency have released new images from the James Webb and Hubble telescopes, documenting stellar nurseries, unique galactic structures, and distant gravitational lensing.
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German Officials Highlight Orbital Risks to Starlink
German space officials warn that Russian military maneuvers could threaten the Starlink network by forcing satellites to consume fuel for evasive actions.
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MSU Proposes Biological Mission to Asteroid Apophis
Moscow State University is developing a space mission to test the survival of biological samples on the asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029.
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MSU Plans Interplanetary Mission to Study Asteroid Apophis
Moscow State University is designing a specialized probe to study the asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in April 2029.
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Yunyao Aerospace Ships First Self-Developed Satellite for October Launch
Yunyao Aerospace has dispatched its first self-developed commercial satellite, Yunyao-1 28, to the Jiuquan launch site for a scheduled mission at the end of October.
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Martian Cloud Reveals Rare Physical Phenomenon
Researchers have identified that a recurring 1,800-kilometer cloud on Mars forms through homogeneous nucleation, a theoretical physical process previously unobserved in nature.
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Hubble and Webb Telescopes Identify Tiny Objects Beyond Neptune
Researchers used the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to discover and analyze 27 small trans-Neptunian objects, with the smallest measuring approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
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SpaceForest Achieves Milestone with Perun Rocket Test
Polish startup SpaceForest has successfully completed the fourth test flight of its Perun suborbital rocket, marking a shift toward full-scale system development.
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Magnetar Formation Hypothesis Linked to Ancient X-ray Burst
Astronomers analyzed a unique 10-minute X-ray burst from a six-billion-year-old event, suggesting the formation of a magnetar following a neutron star collision.
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