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Moon. On the evening of November 5, 2026 the Moon is waning crescent, 9% illuminated. That day the Moon rises at 2:54 AM MST and sets at 3:01 PM MST. Times are for Denver, Colorado; they shift by minutes to an hour elsewhere in the US and Canada.
Aurora outlook. The highest predicted Kp is 5.0 over the next 24 hours and 5.0 over the next 3 days. Kp 5 or higher means aurora is possible across Canada and the northern US. Source: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (opens in new tab).
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals oxygen is missing from over three dozen nearby dwarf galaxies. The missing oxygen may be stripped away by strong stellar winds and supernova explosions. Researchers published their findings in The Astrophysical Journal.
Read the source: The Debrief (opens in new tab)
NASA is racing to save the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope is slowly losing altitude and could fall back to Earth as early as 2033 or 2034. NASA is asking private space companies to propose ways to boost Hubble into a higher orbit or safely dispose of it.
Read the source: ScienceDaily (Space & Time) (opens in new tab)
Researchers developed a new technique with the JWST to find dim exoplanets. The technique uses a digital twin to improve the telescope's ability to block out starlight and detect exoplanets. This method can find dim exoplanets more easily than previous methods.
Read the source: Universe Today (opens in new tab)