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Rocket Lab launches private Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched its sixth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS this afternoon (Nov. 5) from its seaside pad in New Zealand.

See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6
By Anthony Wood published
The near-full moon shines close to the Pleiades open star cluster early on Nov. 6

Black Friday 2025 deals you can already get: Telescope deals, binocular discounts, camera offers and more
By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
Deals We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.

Scientists recreate 'cosmic fireballs' in CERN particle accelerator to hunt for missing gamma-rays
By Robert Lea published
"By reproducing relativistic plasma conditions in the lab, we can measure processes that shape the evolution of cosmic jets and better understand the origin of magnetic fields in intergalactic space."

Watch Atlas V rocket launch huge communications satellite to orbit today
By Mike Wall published
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the 13,000-pound (5,900 kilograms) ViaSat-3 F2 satellite to orbit today (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live.

Space debris may have hit a Chinese spacecraft, delaying return of Shenzhou 20 astronauts
By Josh Dinner published
The astronauts of China's three-person Shenzhou 20 mission will wait a little longer before returning to Earth, after a suspected debris impact on their spacecraft.

Astrophotographer captures fiery plasma dancing above the sun in stunning close-up video
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Astrophotographer Mark Johnstron captured a mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this breathtaking video.

On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter's moon Amalthea
By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated
On Nov. 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft was almost out of fuel.
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