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NASA’s DiskSat Technology Demo Launches to Low Earth Orbit NASA · 18 Dec 2025 NASA’s DiskSat technology demonstration mission will test the performance of a new small spacecraft platform designed to expand the capabilities of current small spacecraft. By demonstrating the advantages of a flat, dis...
Congress’s SBIR standoff is slowing Space Force innovation — it must act now SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2025 At a time when space is unmistakably a contested warfighting domain, the United States risks slowing its own progress not because of a lack of technology or talent, but because Congress has failed to act on renewing auth...
NASA eClips STEM Student Ambassadors Shine at STEM Exploration Community Event NASA · 18 Dec 2025 The 5th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) Exploration Community Event hosted by the Coastal Virginia STEM Hub and the NASA eClips Education Team from the National Institute of Aerospace Center...
NASA Astronaut Lee Morin to Retire After 30 Years of Innovation NASA · 18 Dec 2025 NASA astronaut and retired United States Navy Capt. Lee Morin has retired from the agency after 30 years of service. He served as a mission specialist on STS-110 and went on to oversee the Rapid Prototyping Laboratory an...
NASA’s Fermi Spots Young Star Cluster Blowing Gamma-Ray Bubbles NASA · 18 Dec 2025 For the first time, astronomers using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have traced a budding outflow of gas from a cluster of young stars in our galaxy — insights that help us understand how the universe has evolve...
Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as 15th NASA Administrator Spaceflight Now · 18 Dec 2025 The vote on Dec. 17 closes out a year-long nomination process featuring the removal and renomination of the commercial astronaut.
2025 was “almost a watershed year” for the Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2025 In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss talks with Dr. Gurpartap “GP” Sandhoo about what he calls "almost a watershed year" for the Space Development Agency.
The Army’s contribution to joint space operations SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2025 Recent analysis by Reeves in the Mitchell Institute’s “Charting a Path to Space Superiority: The Cross-Domain Imperative” identifies the need for centralized command and control (C2) of counterspace capabilities under U....
Space community celebrates Isaacman confirmation SpaceNews · 18 Dec 2025 The space community welcomed the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA’s next administrator, expressing hope he can lead the agency forward and relief that a long confirmation process is over.
Ten years ago, SpaceX turned tragedy into triumph with a historic rocket landing Ars Technica · 18 Dec 2025 "It's hard to describe how epic this comeback was after our first Falcon 9 launch failure."
AAC Clyde Space Secures Funding for INFLECION Satellite Constellation European Spaceflight · 18 Dec 2025 Swedish small satellite manufacturer AAC Clyde Space has secured up to SEK 140 million (€12.8 million) in new funding through a directed share issue, with Stockholm-based venture capital firm Bonnier Capital becoming its...
Perseverance rover cleared for long distance Mars exploration SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 After nearly five years operating inside Mars Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has logged almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving while engineers certify that its mobility har...
Origami style lunar rover wheel expands to climb steep caves SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A joint team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology KAIST and the Unmanned Exploration Laboratory UEL has developed a transformable airless wheel designed to help smal...
Titan interior study points to thick slushy ice shell instead of global ocean SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Careful reanalysis of measurements gathered more than a decade ago indicates that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, likely lacks a vast liquid-water ocean beneath its ice, contrary to earlie...
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket puts EU navigation satellites in orbit SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Kourou (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation system on Wednesday after the mission blasted off from French Guiana. It w...
Southern Launch to Host Lux Aeterna Re-Entries South Australia SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Southern Launch and Lux Aeterna have signed a contract to conduct orbital re-entries of Lux Aeterna's reusable satellite infrastructure to the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia....
Galactic Slots: Space-Themed Games with Out-of-This-World Bonus Features SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 15, 2025 Space-themed sweepstakes slots have become a standout genre for players who crave mystery, exploration, and cinematic visuals. These games create entire universes inside their reels - fr...
NASA CubeSat puts dual micropropulsion systems through orbital trial SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 NASA and commercial partners are using a small satellite mission called DUPLEX (Dual Propulsion Experiment) to demonstrate new propulsion options for small spacecraft operating in low Ea...
Sandia centrifuge campaign clears NASA VIPER rover for lunar launch SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, has cleared a major test campaign at Sandia National Laboratories that is intended to show the 1,000-pound lunar rover c...
Billionaire Trump nominee confirmed to lead NASA amid Moon race SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 The US Senate on Wednesday approved President Donald Trump's re-nomination of billionaire Jared Isaacman to head NASA, following months of backtracking and uncertainty over th...
Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 London, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that current evidence about consciousness is too limited to determine whether artificial intelligence becomes conscious, and that a reliable test...
Galaxy mergers light up fastest growing black holes SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 New Euclid satellite observations indicate that collisions between galaxies trigger the most powerful active galactic nuclei in the universe. The results strengthen the link between gala...
Evolution study finds history and environment shifts can steer species in very different directions SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Every living organism must operate in environments that change over time, such as seasonal shifts between heat and cold or alternating years of drought and heavy rain. University of Verm...
Thorium 229 nuclei driven by laser in opaque solid moves optical nuclear clock research forward SpaceDaily · 18 Dec 2025 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 A team from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has for the first time excited t...
Hi ya! Hyha NASA · 18 Dec 2025 Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. student at Purdue University NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is currently trekking towards exciting new terrain. After roughly four months of climbing up and over the rim of Jezero crater, the rov...
NASA finally—and we really do mean it this time—has a full-time leader Ars Technica · 18 Dec 2025 A long and winding road to reach NASA's headquarters in Washington, DC.
Isaacman Confirmed as 15th NASA Administrator SpacePolicyOnline.com · 17 Dec 2025 The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman as NASA’s 15th Administrator this afternoon by a vote of 67-30. Isaacman’s path was more convoluted than usual with President Trump nominating him in January,
Northrop Grumman tests fast-developed SMART motor, looks ahead to future applications NASASpaceflight · 17 Dec 2025 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC), one of the largest space and defense contractors in the United…
Things to come: Important bellwethers for space exploration in 2026 SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2025 NASA is at an inflection point. 2026 will now begin with a newly-confirmed Jared Isaacman as a NASA Administrator with the White House directive to beat China back to the moon with astronauts. On the science side, we hop...
Senate confirms Isaacman as NASA administrator SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2025 The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator Dec. 17, concluding arguably the most unusual effort to select a leader in the space agency’s history.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Ready to Roll for Miles in Years Ahead NASA · 17 Dec 2025 After nearly five years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers), and the mission team has been busy testing the rover’s durability and gathering new science findings on the way to...
Lux Aeterna to land first reusable satellite in Australia SpaceNews · 17 Dec 2025 Denver-based Lux Aeterna announced plans Dec. 17 to land its debut reusable satellite at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia, shortly after launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission in early 2027.
Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image NASA · 17 Dec 2025 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in th...
NASA’s Two-in-One Satellite Propulsion Demo Begins In-Space Test NASA · 17 Dec 2025 NASA is working with commercial partners to create high-performing, reliable propulsion systems that will help small spacecraft safely maneuver in orbit, reach intended destinations across the solar system, and accomplis...
NASA’s Push Toward Commercial Space Communications Gains Momentum NASA · 17 Dec 2025 NASA’s commercial partners are actively demonstrating next-generation satellite relay capabilities for spaceflight missions, marking a significant step toward retiring the agency’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS...
NASA Study Suggests Saturn’s Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean NASA · 17 Dec 2025 A key discovery from NASA’s Cassini mission in 2008 was that Saturn’s largest moon Titan may have a vast water ocean below its hydrocarbon-rich surface. But reanalysis of mission data suggests a more complicated picture:...
New Landsat Science Team Announced NASA · 17 Dec 2025 The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with NASA, has named the new Landsat Science Team that will support the world’s longest-running Earth observation mission for a planned 2026-2030 term.
NASA Langley Research Center: 2025 Year in Review NASA · 17 Dec 2025 The future of flight, space exploration, and science starts at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, where we have been advancing innovation for more than 100 years. Join us as we look back at NASA Langley...
DiskSat flat satellite platform targets high power missions and very low Earth orbit SpaceDaily · 17 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 The Aerospace Corporation's DiskSat concept introduces a flat, disk-shaped small satellite bus designed to provide more power, surface area, and payload volume than a traditional CubeSat...
What General Contractors Must Know About AI-Powered Estimating Software SpaceDaily · 17 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 The construction industry, is long reliant on traditional methods, is undergoing a digital revolution. At the forefront of this shift is the integration of artificial intelligence (AI),...

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