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SpaceX second stage separates from NASA’s Sentinel-6B on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Sentinel-6B is designed to measure sea levels down to roughly an inch forContinue Reading

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Sentinel-6B satellite is flying on its own after separating from the SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage. on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. NASA The Sentinel-6B satellite is flying on its own after separating from the SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage. Satellite-6B, part of a mission led jointly by NASA, ESA (EuropeanContinue Reading

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage completed its second burn, and in just a few minutes the Sentinel-6B spacecraft will separate from the rocket. The post Second Stage Burn Complete appeared first on NASA Science., Read MoreContinue Reading

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The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands at Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Landing Zone 4 in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, following the launch of the international Sentinel-6B spacecraft lifting off from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4 East. A collaboration between NASA, ESA (European Space Agency),Continue Reading

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The Falcon 9’s second stage Merlin engine, carrying Sentinel-6B, ignited, marking the first of two planned burns that will deliver the satellite to its designated orbit. The rocket’s protective payload fairing separated and is on way back to Earth, where SpaceX plans to recover it. The post Second Stage EngineContinue Reading

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Top American oil and gas producers are using trade groups to gain access to this year’s COP30 climate summit in the absence of an official U.S. delegation, DeSmog can report. ExxonMobil and Chevron — which are among the fossil fuel industry’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters — have sent a combined total of 13 executives to the talks, while both companiesContinue Reading

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Federal Aviation Administration says airlines can resume normal schedules from Monday., Federal Aviation Administration says airlines can resume normal schedules from Monday. Flights in the United States are set to return to normal after the country’s aviation authority announced an end to restrictions introduced during the government shutdown. Airlines willContinue Reading

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Count of more than 90 percent of ballots show two-thirds rejecting the proposal to host foreign military bases., Voters in Ecuador have rejected a proposal to allow the return of foreign military bases, according to early referendum results, with a count of close to 90 percent of ballots showing nearlyContinue Reading

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This illustration shows the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended. As the world’s latest ocean-monitoring satellite, it will collect the most accurate data yet on global sea level and how our oceans are rising in response to climate change. The mission willContinue Reading