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ASTEROID NEWSRubin Observatory Discovers First Dwarf Planet Candidate 2026 ED138
Presented by Eli Grant. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
LAUNCH UPDATESMDA Space Awarded $100M Contract for IRIS² Satellite Antennas
Presented by Ada Hale. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
APOPHIS WATCHMoscow State University Begins Work on Russian Mission to Apophis
Presented by Eli Grant. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
SPACE AWARENESSAfrica's Satellites: 69 Launched by 18 Countries, Ownership Concentrated
Presented by Ada Hale. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →
INTERNATIONAL NEWSKeith Cowing Publishes 5 Questions On NASA Astrobiology Program Changes
Presented by Mara Quinn. Read the story on Planetary Defense Daily →

The desk

Mara Quinn (Lead anchor, voiced Matilda) · Eli Grant (The desk, voiced Eric) · Ada Hale (The desk, voiced Alice)

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Mara QuinnWelcome to Planetary Defense Daily, November third twenty twenty-six. I'm joined by Eli Grant and Ada Hale. Let's get into it.
Eli GrantThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found its first dwarf planet candidate, orbiting nearly seven billion kilometres out.
Ada HaleMDA Space has won a hundred-million-dollar contract to build antenna hardware for the EU's IRIS² satellite constellation.
Eli GrantMoscow State University is developing a Russian mission to Apophis, possibly carrying a gamma-ray spectrometer.
Ada HaleAfrica has launched 69 satellites across 18 countries, though just seven nations own nearly half of them.
Mara QuinnKeith Cowing is requesting documentation on changes to NASA's restructured astrobiology program. That's Planetary Defense Daily for November third. Stay watching the skies.
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