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India’s “Bahubali” Rocket to Launch 4.4-Ton Heaviest-Ever Military Satellite – Countdown to Nov 2 Blastoff

India’s “Bahubali” Rocket to Launch 4.4-Ton Heaviest-Ever Military Satellite – Countdown to Nov 2 Blastoff

On Nov 2 evening, ISRO will attempt a landmark mission by launching CMS-03 – also known as GSAT-7R – atop its powerful LVM3-M5 launcher. The satellite, dedicated to the Indian Navy, aims to bolster India’s maritime communications and domain awareness. At liftoff, the 43.5 m-tall “Bahubali” rocket will carry CMS-03 into a geostationary transfer orbit, from which the spacecraft will later circularize to geostationary orbit. Weighing roughly 9,700 lbs, CMS-03 will become the heaviest communications satellite launched by an Indian rocketspace.commoneycontrol.com. ISRO itself calls this a record: it will be the first time a satellite over 4 tonnes is put into distant orbit from Indian soil.
2 November 2025
Breaking: NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Off – Travel Times Could Halve

NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Jet Makes Historic First Flight – Could Halve Air Travel Time

After years of development and delays, the X-59 QueSST research aircraft finally took to the skies and “successfully completed its first flight” on Tuesday morning, Oct. 28news.lockheedmartin.comreuters.com. The test took place at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, with NASA test pilot Nils Larson at the controlsreuters.com. The single-seat X-59 took off just after sunrise and landed safely about an hour later at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, following a planned route toward Edwards Air Force Base accompanied by a chase planereuters.comreuters.com. About 200 aerospace workers and their families lined a nearby highway to watch the sleek jet’s maiden takeoffreuters.com, underscoring the excitement around this milestone.
29 October 2025
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Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

Harvard Scientist’s Halloween Warning: Comet 3I/ATLAS May Hide Alien Tech and Spark Market Chaos

An interstellar mystery object is streaking through our Solar System this week, captivating scientists and skywatchers alike. Officially designated 3I/ATLAS, this object is only the third visitor ever confirmed to come from beyond our Solar Systemts2.tech. It follows in the footsteps of the cigar-shaped 1I/’Oumuamua and comet 2I/Borisovts2.tech. But 3I/ATLAS is proving to be a unique cosmic guest of its own. Discovered on July 1, 2025 by the ATLAS sky survey telescope in Chile, it immediately stood out by racing in on a steep hyperbolic orbit – meaning it’s not bound to the Sun’s gravity at allts2.tech. Essentially, 3I/ATLAS is a one-way visitor from deep space: it entered our Solar System from some unknown star and will exit again, never to returnts2.tech.
29 October 2025
Hungarian Astronaut Builds Super-Muscles with Futuristic EMSCULPT NEO Device

Hungarian Astronaut Builds Super-Muscles with Futuristic EMSCULPT NEO Device

Astronauts face rapid muscle and bone loss in zero gravity, so Hungary’s new space traveler Kapu built an astronaut-specific fitness program. As BTL’s press release explains, EMSCULPT NEO was added to Kapu’s intensive training to counteract the muscle atrophy of orbit prnewswire.com. “Studies show astronauts lose up to 30% of muscle mass in orbit,” notes Dr. Nóra Sydó of Budapest’s Semmelweis University, who led Kapu’s training prnewswire.com. Dr. Sydó – also doctor to Hungary’s Olympic swim team – reports that with EMSCULPT NEO, medical tests showed “muscle hypertrophy, improved body composition and increased cardiopulmonary fitness” beyond what standard workouts achieved prnewswire.com. In effect, the device delivered a simulated high-rep workout: pulsed electromagnetic and RF energy cause muscles to contract reflexively, giving an extra “boost” to strength and endurance without extra time on the treadmill.
22 October 2025
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NASA Confirms Earth’s “Secret Second Moon” – Tiny Asteroid 2025 PN7 Will Orbit with Us Until 2083

NASA Confirms Earth’s “Secret Second Moon” – Tiny Asteroid 2025 PN7 Will Orbit with Us Until 2083

On Oct 22, 2025, space agencies worldwide celebrated the announcement that Earth has a new celestial companion. A team from the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS survey discovered a tiny asteroid – designated 2025 PN7 – on Aug. 2, 2025, and subsequent orbit analysis showed it has been silently trailing Earth for roughly 60 yearschron.com. NASA confirmed in a press report that this 62-foot-wide rock is Earth’s newest “quasi-moon,” meaning it is not a bound satellite but a co-orbital asteroidts2.techhindustantimes.com. As one global space news outlet noted, astronomers “confirmed a tiny ‘quasi-moon’ – asteroid 2025 PN7 – has been co-orbiting Earth for decades”ts2.tech.
22 October 2025
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Sky on Fire Tonight: Giant ‘Solar Canyon’ Aims 800‑km/s Wind at Earth—Northern Lights Could Ignite 15 U.S. States & Test Global Tech

Northern Lights Alert: Major Solar Storm Could Ignite Stunning Aurora Displays Across North America

The Northern Lights occur when bursts of solar plasma slam into Earth’s magnetic field and excite atmospheric gases. In this case, four CMEs from an active sunspot region are en route to our planet. Space weather forecasters describe it as a “train of solar storms” headed our wayspace.com. As NOAA explains, when the Sun “burps out huge bubbles of electrified gas”, those particles stream toward Earth and interact with atoms in the upper atmosphere, creating beautiful displays of lightourmidland.com. NASA casually calls this phenomenon a solar “sun burp” – when the charged particles hit Earth’s upper atmosphere, they cause the familiar rippling curtains of green, red and purple auroras.
16 October 2025
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SHOCKING: Asteroid Discovered Just Days Ago Will Buzz Earth TODAY (Closer Than the Moon) – What Experts and Investors Are Saying

SHOCKING: Asteroid Discovered Just Days Ago Will Buzz Earth TODAY (Closer Than the Moon) – What Experts and Investors Are Saying

Astronomers have identified Asteroid 2025 TP5 as a very close but safe Earth flyby. According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab data, 2025 TP5 will swoop by at 4:09 p.m. EDT on Oct. 15, 2025, at ~60,328 miles from Earth’s centerspace.com. By comparison, the Moon orbits ~238,855 miles away. After the Earth flyby, JPL reports that 2025 TP5 will come as close as 74,616 miles to the Moon on Oct. 16space.com. At an estimated 54 ft diameterspace.com, it is a medium-sized near-Earth asteroid. Notably, 2025 TP5 was undetected until Oct. 13, just two days before its passspace.com, showing how last-minute such discoveries can be.
16 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s next Starship test is set for Oct. 13, 2025, marking the final launch of the current “Block 2” version ts2.tech. Flight 11 will replicate Flight 10’s profile but test new landing techniques and a reinforced heat shield ts2.tech space.com. NASA is betting Artemis III on Starship for crewed lunar landings, even as China pushes for its first moonwalk by 2030 krgv.com reuters.com. Experts warn NASA’s plan is “extraordinarily complex” krgv.com and may slip; former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine remarked “it doesn’t make a lot of sense… if you’re trying to go first to the moon, this time to beat China” krgv.com. Acting NASA boss Sean Duffy vows “we are going to win the second space race” against China abcnews.go.com. SpaceX itself is booming: its Starlink network now tops ~8,500 satellites and ~$15.5 billion in annual revenue ts2.tech, driving a private valuation near $400 billion ts2.tech. Elon Musk’s other company, Tesla, has surged past $450, bolstered by record EV sales ts2.tech. Space-tech stocks are hot: for example, Rocket Lab is up ~95% YTD at ~$50 per share ts2.tech on its rapid launch cadence.
13 October 2025
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Verizon Goes to Space: AST SpaceMobile Deal Signals End of Dead Zones – Stock Rockets on Breakthroughs

Verizon Goes to Space: AST SpaceMobile Deal Signals End of Dead Zones – Stock Rockets on Breakthroughs

In a move that could eliminate mobile dead zones, Verizon has struck a definitive agreement with AST SpaceMobile to beam cellular service from space across the U.S. starting in 2026 businesswire.com. Announced on October 8, this partnership will integrate AST’s satellite network with Verizon’s terrestrial 4G/5G network, effectively allowing Verizon customers’ phones to connect via satellite when they venture beyond cell tower range businesswire.com businesswire.com. “Through our definitive commercial agreement with Verizon, we are working to deliver space-based cellular broadband coverage from space across the continental United States,” said AST SpaceMobile CEO Abel Avellan, calling it an extension of Verizon’s premium 850 MHz spectrum into hard-to-reach areas businesswire.com. In plain terms, that means in a few years Verizon users could get a signal anywhere – from wilderness trails to remote highways – by seamlessly hopping onto AST’s satellites.
8 October 2025
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Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

SpaceX’s relentless launch pace hit a new high this weekend. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 rocket roared off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. This mission marked SpaceX’s 125th Falcon 9 flight of the year, already a record-setting cadence, and the booster successfully landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship ~8 minutes later space.com. The reused booster completed its second flight space.com. Starlink deployment was confirmed about an hour after liftoff, adding to SpaceX’s ever-growing internet constellation space.com. With over 8,500 Starlink satellites active, Starlink now makes up two-thirds of all operational satellites space.com – a staggering figure illustrating SpaceX’s dominance in low-orbit communications. More than 70% of SpaceX’s launches in 2025 have been Starlink missions, underscoring how launching its own satellites has kept pads busy at an unprecedented rate space.com. SpaceX’s next big leap is looming: the company is targeting Oct. 13 for the highly anticipated second test flight of Starship, its giant Mars-capable rocket space.com. After an April test ended explosively, SpaceX has made upgrades and secured FAA clearance, aiming to finally reach orbit with Starship – a milestone that could open a
5 October 2025
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Stratospheric Surprise: Giant NASA ‘Space Balloon’ Crash-Lands on Texas Farm

Stratospheric Surprise: Giant NASA ‘Space Balloon’ Crash-Lands on Texas Farm

It was a quiet West Texas morning when the Walter family’s routine was broken by an unusual sight in the sky. Ann Walter was getting her young son ready for the day on October 2 when her husband, Hayden, burst in urging her to come outside chron.com. Looking up, they saw a gigantic white balloon-like object attached to a parachute drifting silently overhead. “We couldn’t quite identify it,” Ann recalled of the moment they watched the mystery object float above their Hale County farm chron.com. They managed to snap a few photos and video before the balloon disappeared from view over the horizon.
4 October 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Record Rocket Launches, New Alliances & a Visitor From Beyond – Space News Roundup (Oct 3–4, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Record Rocket Launches, New Alliances & a Visitor From Beyond – Space News Roundup (Oct 3–4, 2025)

The first days of October saw rocket launch activity reach new heights. In California, SpaceX continued its torrid pace – a Falcon 9 blasted off from Vandenberg SFB on October 3 carrying 28 Starlink internet satellites to orbit space.com. This mission marked SpaceX’s 125th Falcon 9 launch of the year, an unprecedented cadence that underscores the company’s dominance in orbital access. In fact, over 70% of SpaceX’s 2025 launches have been for Starlink deployment, rapidly building the largest satellite constellation in history space.com. The latest batch brings Starlink’s active fleet to roughly 8,500 spacecraft, which now account for about two out of every three operational satellites in orbit space.com.
4 October 2025
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Planet Labs Stock Skyrockets in 2025: Record Highs, Big Contracts, and Rivalry in the Space Race

Planet Labs Stock Skyrockets in 2025: Record Highs, Big Contracts, and Rivalry in the Space Race

Planet Labs has delivered a thrilling ride for investors in 2025, transforming from a beaten-down SPAC alum into one of the year’s hottest tech stocks. After starting the year in the mid-single digits, PL shares took off on a steep upward trajectory, fueled by improving financial results and a string of high-profile deals. By early October, the stock had more than tripled year-to-date, handily outperforming the broader market. In fact, Planet’s share price soared so much that it blew past its prior record high of $12.15 and kept climbing into the mid-teens Inkl.
4 October 2025
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Rocket Lab Stock Skyrockets 700% – Is RKLB Ready for Its Next Giant Leap?

Rocket Lab Stock on a Mission in 2025: Is RKLB the Next Space Launch Leader?

Rocket Lab USA Inc. operates two main divisions—Launch Services and Space Systems. Launch Services offers the Electron small‑lift rocket, the HASTE suborbital platform for hypersonic tests, and is developing the Neutron medium‑class, partially reusable launch vehicle. Space Systems supplies complete spacecraft, satellite buses, reaction wheels, star trackers, solar panels and recently the GEOST infrared sensors and Mynaric laser terminals.
4 October 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Rare Cosmic Flyby: Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas to Zip Past Mars as Spacecraft Brace for Close-Up Study

This week’s close approach marks just the beginning of an intensive observation campaign. Once 3I/Atlas dives behind the Sun in late October, Earth-based telescopes will lose it, but Mars and Jupiter satellites will continue the story. During perihelion and its outbound journey past Jupiter the comet should reveal its secrets – or at least its usual cometary face. As one commentator notes, watching 3I/Atlas in this active phase “will give some of the clearest insights yet into the mystery of interstellar comets” space.com. Whether it behaves as expected or throws more curveballs, astronomers around the world will be monitoring every hint of gas, dust or light it sheds. This rare cosmic encounter is unfolding in real time, with NASA, ESA and observatories pooling data in hopes of finally understanding the nature of this galactic visitor space.com thesouthafrican.com.
4 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile Stock Skyrockets on Satellite Breakthroughs and Big-Name Backing

AST SpaceMobile Soars on Satellite Breakthrough: What’s Behind $ASTS’s 16% Rally?

ASTS has been on a tear. On Oct 1, 2025 the stock surged 16.0% to close at $56.94 stockanalysis.com. On Oct 2, 2025, it again rallied 16.2%, closing at $66.16 stockanalysis.com. These gains came on heavy volume stockanalysis.com stockanalysis.com, far above its three-month average, reflecting strong buyer interest. As of early trading on Oct 3, ASTS was around $65–66 stockanalysis.com. The stock’s market capitalization is roughly $20–24 billion stockanalysis.com reuters.com. For context, ASTS has more than tripled since mid-2025, buoyed by its satellite developments.
3 October 2025
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UK Satellites Under Siege: Top Space General Warns of Russia’s “Weekly” Attacks

UK Satellites Under Siege: Top Space General Warns of Russia’s “Weekly” Attacks

Senior UK officials say the war in Ukraine has spilled into space. In interviews with the BBC, Space Command chief Paul Tedman detailed how Russia regularly monitors and jams British military satellites. These jamming attacks are conducted from the ground by powerful transmitters that drown out the satellites’ signals ontheradar.csis.org portsmouth.co.uk. Crucially, jamming is non-kinetic: it disrupts data links but does not physically destroy the satellite ontheradar.csis.org. Once the interference stops, normal communications can resume. Tedman stressed that since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, these attempts have become “persistent, deliberate, and increasingly aggressive” united24media.com. When pressed on frequency, he replied flatly: “Weekly.”
3 October 2025
SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

SpaceX’s $400 Billion Moonshot: How to Invest in Elon Musk’s Rocket Empire in 2025

SpaceX is not publicly traded. In 2025, individual investors cannot buy SpaceX stock on any stock exchange – the company remains private and majority-owned by Elon Musk and early backers get.ycharts.com. Unlike Tesla, which went public in 2010, SpaceX has stayed closely held. Musk has long argued that remaining private allows SpaceX to focus on audacious long-term goals without the short-term pressures of quarterly earnings and public market scrutiny investopedia.com. As he put it, taking SpaceX public too soon could “change its fundamental mission to Mars into a mission for profits,” so he prefers to delay an IPO investopedia.com. SpaceX’s President Gwynne Shotwell has even quipped that SpaceX won’t go public until they’re “regularly flying to Mars”, underscoring the leadership’s stance investopedia.com.
3 October 2025
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Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Sources & Commentary: This roundup draws on official releases and news outlets. NASA and industry experts provided insights – for example, Space Force Lt. Col. Amber Johnson called ATLAS “a revolutionary leap forward” for space situational awareness airandspaceforces.com, and Gen. Phillip Garrant stressed the need to “leverage other locations” beyond traditional launch sites airandspaceforces.com. ISRO’s chair V. Narayanan noted NISAR’s broad benefits for the global science community reuters.com. Fact-checks and figures come from Spaceflight Now, Reuters, Space.com, NASA press releases and other vetted sources to ensure accuracy spaceflightnow.com nasa.gov airandspaceforces.com.
3 October 2025
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