Science & Tech news · 7 November 2026
Geomagnetic storm expected as the Sun awakens with an M-class flare
Forecasters expected minor to moderate (G1–G2) geomagnetic storm conditions, peaking on 7 November, after an M-class solar flare. Aurora displays were possible at higher latitudes.
China's space station experiment creates coldest temperature ever recorded
Physicists reported a Bose-Einstein condensate at about 9.7 picokelvins aboard the Tiangong space station, less than ten-trillionths of a degree above absolute zero.
SpaceX Launches Classified Space Force Mission, Its 125th Liftoff of 2026
SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California on the evening of Nov. 6, the company's 125th liftoff of 2026. Other space news that week included Hera's first close look at the Didymos asteroid system.
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Turkey to host COP31 climate conference in Antalya, with Australia leading negotiations
The 2026 UN Climate Change Conference, COP31, will be held in Antalya, Turkey, from 9 to 20 November. Turkey hosts under a compromise with Australia, whose minister Chris Bowen will preside over negotiations.