Sentinel 6B

"Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), is ready to roll out to the launch pad, packed into the payload fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-european-partners-set-to-launch-sentinel-6b-earth-satellite/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

18 story rocket

"The rocket company founded a quarter-century ago by billionaire Jeff Bezos made history Thursday with the pinpoint landing of an 18-story-tall rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/11/blue-origin-caps-second-heavy-lift-launch-with-first-offshore-landing/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Sentinel 6B

"With launch set for no earlier than 12:21 a.m. EST Monday, Nov. 17, Sentinel-6B is the latest satellite in a series of spacecraft NASA and its partners have used to measure sea levels since 1992."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/6-things-to-know-from-nasa-about-new-us-european-sea-satellite/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=s6b20251114_2

Scrubbed launch

"Blue Origin has scrubbed today's launch attempt of its second-ever New Glenn rocket."

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/ongoing-solar-storm-delays-blue-origin-launch-of-nasa-mars-probes?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Blue Origin

"Blue Origin is preparing to launch its massive New Glenn rocket on just its second spaceflight in 2025 from Florida on a mission to Mars."https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/08/blue-origin-rocket-launch-watch/87142107007/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Huge mysteries of physics

"In 1900, the physicist Lord Kelvin proclaimed that "There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now."https://www.ba-bamail.com/science-and-technology/8-huge-mysteries-from-the-world-of-physics/

Tiawan 1

"In an awesome space-based surprise, China's Tianwen-1 orbiter has sent back intriguing photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, taken from the orbit of Mars."https://www.iflscience.com/chinese-spacecraft-around-mars-sends-back-intriguing-gif-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas-81475

Shenzou 20

"China’s Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft has delayed its return mission to Earth after the vessel was possibly hit by tiny bits of space debris, the country’s human spaceflight agency said Wednesday, an unusual situation that could disrupt the operation of the country’s space station Tiangong."https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/chinas-shenzhou-20-return-mission-delayed-due-space-debris-impact-rcna242050?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Supersonic Travel

"About an hour after sunrise over the Mojave Desert of Southern California, NASA’s newest experimental supersonic jet took to the skies for the first time on Tuesday. The X-59 Quesst (Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is designed to decrease the noise of a sonic boom when an aircraft breaks the sound barrier, paving the way for future commercial jets to fly at supersonic speeds over land."https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/10/nasa-test-flight-seeks-to-help-bring-commercial-supersonic-travel-back/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Vera Rubin Observatory

"Out there in the Universe, there are both discoveries just waiting to be made and cosmic puzzles just waiting to be solved. We have an incredibly robust picture of our cosmos, at present."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/puzzles-vera-rubin-observatory-solve/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Supermoon

"Earth’s skies are about to be graced with an out-of-this-world spectacle—literally. At 8:19 a.m. Eastern Standard Time this Wednesday, November 5, this month’s full “beaver” supermoon will reach its peak brightness."https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/novembers-full-beaver-supermoon-peaks-on-wednesday-and-will-be-the-biggest-supermoon-of-the-year-180987616/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=92926252

Binary Star Map

"Scientists said yesterday (February 22, 2021) that they’ve now created a 3D plot of more than a million pairs of binary stars, that is, double stars orbiting a common center of gravity. Astronomer Kareem El-Badry of UC Berkeley created the new plot, which wildly improves upon previous data that revealed just 200 double-star pairs."

https://earthsky.org/space/3d-map-million-binary-stars/?mc_cid=45ce9f1e7d&mc_eid=7fad6b6067

ISS anniversary

"The last time no representative of the human race was in space Bill Clinton was in his final year in the White House, Vladimir Putin was in the first year of his quarter-century reign, the New England Patriots had yet to win any of their six eventual Super Bowl titles, and Taylor Swift was turning 11."https://time.com/7316394/international-space-station-25th-anniversary/?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-the-brief&_bhlid=233b0548e26f5240fdebdad384446ab9be88dbdf