Backward world? Rubin finds a retrograde object past Neptune
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The Rubin Observatory in Chile has discovered a retrograde object in our solar system. It circles the sun in a highly inclined orbit beyond Neptune.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:03 +0000
Carl Sagan born 92 years ago tomorrow
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Carl Sagan, born November 9, 1934, brought astronomy to millions through books and the TV series Cosmos. He also helped create messages from Earth for the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:27 +0000
APOD: 2026 November 8 – Major Fireball Meteor
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 8 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univer...
- By: NASA
- On: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 05:05 +0000
NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects
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NASA announced a suite of awards and mission updates on Saturday to expand the agency’s Moon Base exploration, science, and infrastructure capabilities. The investments will advance commercial robotic deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:47 +0000
NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps
Reported by NASA
NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight. Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will join NASA as America returns to the Moon, builds the Moon Base, and lays the ground...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 18:11 +0000
Our Sun’s Undiscovered Stellar Nemesis Is Still Out There, Says Physicist
Reported by Universe Today
The decades old idea that our solar system’s Oort Cloud is continually perturbed by a heretofore undetected low mass Red Dwarf star remains the best explanation for periodicities found in Earth’s impact record. Or so says a well known physicist who ha...
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:47 +0000