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- Lithuanian space company Astrolight launches Greenland optical ground station project SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 WARSAW, Poland — The European Space Agency and Lithuanian space startup Astrolight are building the first optical ground station (OGS) in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as a way to bolster ground communications and to help pro...
- NASA Crater Detection Challenge NASA · 25 Nov 2025 Crater rims are vital landmarks for planetary science and navigation. Yet detecting them in real imagery is tough, with shadows, lighting shifts, and broken edges obscuring their shape. This project invites you to develo...
- NASA Crater Detection Challenge NASA · 25 Nov 2025 Crater rims are vital landmarks for planetary science and navigation. Yet detecting them in real imagery is tough, with shadows, lighting shifts, and broken edges obscuring their shape. This project invites you to develo...
- CHAPEA Crew Begins Stay Inside NASA’s Mars Habitat for Second Mission NASA · 25 Nov 2025 A crew of four research volunteers stepped inside NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat on Oct. 19, marking the start of the agency’s second 378-day simulated Mars mission. Ross Elder, El...
- NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian Mystery NASA · 25 Nov 2025 Results from an enhanced radar technique have demonstrated improvement to sub-surface observations of Mars. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revisited and raised new questions about a mysterious feature burie...
- Terran Orbital Announces Cheryl Paquete as Chief Financial Officer SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 Irvine, Calif., November 25, 2025 — Terran Orbital Corporation is pleased to announce that Cheryl Paquete has joined the company full-time as Chief Financial Officer, transitioning from her previous temporary […]
- Making COMSATCOM accessible for large-scale defense requirements SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 The rise of peer adversaries and new offensive weapons is changing communications requirements from military command headquarters to the warfighting edge. That brings an increased need for secure, reliable networking cap...
- BlackSky announces latest Gen-3 satellite in orbit after confidential Electron launch SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 Earth observation company BlackSky was the confidential customer for the latest Rocket Lab launch, placing into orbit a satellite that has already returned its first images.
- Polish Consortium Successfully Tests Three-Stage Suborbital Rocket European Spaceflight · 25 Nov 2025 A consortium of Polish state-owned and private companies has successfully tested a three-stage suborbital rocket being developed to carry research payloads above the Kármán line, the internationally recognised boundary b...
- Ethiopian volcanic plume ESA · 25 Nov 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Best 7 EV Charging App Development Companies Powering eMobility in 2025 SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Electric vehicle adoption has reached a tipping point, transforming from niche market to mainstream transportation choice. This shift creates massive demand for reliable charging infrast...
- Shenzhou-22 docks at Tiangong space station, resolving human spaceflight emergency SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 China’s uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft has arrived at the Tiangong space station, reestablishing a lifeboat for the crew and ending the orbital outpost’s first operational emergency.
- SpainSat NG programme completed as second secure communications satellite launches ESA · 25 Nov 2025 Europe has strengthened its secure-communications capabilities with the successful launch of SpainSat NG II on 24 October, wrapping up the SpainSat Next Generation programme supported by the European Space Agency (ESA)....
- Blue Ring mission to expand commercial GEO space domain awareness SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Blue Origin has reached an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to incorporate the Caracal optical payload into the inaugural mission of Blue Ring, a spacecraft designed for mult...
- Looking inside icy moons SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Davis, CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the...
- BepiColombo nears Mercury orbital arrival after seven year journey SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is entering its final year of approach to Mercury, on track to reach orbit in November 2026 after launching in October 2018. The dual-spacecraft missi...
- NJIT scientists track recent solar flare disruptions in Earth's ionosphere SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Newark, NJ (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Recent measurements recorded by NJIT's new network of radio telescopes show how a rare sequence of intense flares from Nov. 9 - 14, including an X5.1 event marking 2025's strongest flare so...
- Platinum Crystals Mapped as They Develop Inside Liquid Metal SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Scientists at the University of Sydney have demonstrated the growth of platinum crystals in liquid metal by applying advanced X-ray tomography techniques. This research offers fresh u...
- Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply mission SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 China is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, the China Manned Space Agency has announced. The agency confi...
- Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Set for Launch Following Final Testing Phase SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Spire Global, Inc. has completed environmental testing, calibration, and flight qualification for its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) payload, which is now integrated into a Spire...
- China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth....
- BlueBird 6 satellite set for December launch to expand direct mobile connectivity in space SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 AST SpaceMobile has confirmed BlueBird 6, a U.S. licensed satellite, will launch on December 15 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. This satellite represents the company's first ne...
- Outage Prevention from Orbit: Why Utilities Are Turning to Satellites and Geospatial Analytics SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Perrysburg OH (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Utilities and local energy distribution companies (LDCs) face ongoing challenges in managing their infrastructure. Keeping track of power lines, pipelines, energy plant emissions, and oth...
- End of mission for Atacama Cosmology Telescope opens new avenues in cosmology SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Paris, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) has concluded nearly two decades of operation, closing a chapter in observational cosmology and initiating new directions for research. The ACT Colla...
- UK government commits GBP 6.9 million to boost satellite communications sector SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The UK Space Agency has announced a GBP 6.9 million investment to accelerate the development of next-generation satellite technologies. The new funding, delivered through the European Space...
- Ancient giant shark fossils reveal early mega-predator dominance in Australian seas SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Researchers have identified fossils of a gigantic lamniform shark that lived off northern Australia 115 million years ago. This predator achieved massive body size much earlier in shark...
- Mitigating radio frequency interference in US weather satellites SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 Albany NY (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prepares to launch the next generation of satellites responsible for U.S. weather forecasting and climate monitoring, it's asking resear...
- Ancient deep ocean rocks shown to be long-term carbon storage reservoirs SpaceDaily · 25 Nov 2025 London, UK (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Rock samples collected from beneath the Atlantic Ocean reveal that lava rubble accumulating on the seafloor can store carbon dioxide for tens of millions of years. Research led by the Univer...
- China Launches Uncrewed Replacement for Damaged Shenzhou-20 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 25 Nov 2025 China launched an uncrewed Shenzhou-22 spacecraft this evening Eastern Standard Time to replace the damaged Shenzhou-20 attached to the Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou-20 crew returned to Earth in Shenzou-21’s
- Oman brings GEO orders level with 2024 as larger spacecraft regain traction SpaceNews · 25 Nov 2025 An order for Oman’s first geostationary communications satellite has lifted the global tally for this year to six, matching all of 2024 with a month still to go but still well below the industry’s former double-digit ann...
- NASA, Boeing pivot Starliner-1 mission from 4-person astronaut flight to cargo-only Spaceflight Now · 24 Nov 2025 The change comes days after the mission’s previous commander was promoted to lead NASA’s Astronaut Office. NASA and Boeing are also reducing the required number of missions to the International Space Station from six dow...
- Shenzhou 22 set to launch uncrewed to Chinese Tiangong space station NASASpaceflight · 24 Nov 2025 The Shenzhou 22 mission, originally scheduled to fly next year, is now scheduled to launch…
- NASA, Boeing Modify Starliner Contract: Fewer Launches, Cargo Only on Starliner-1 SpacePolicyOnline.com · 24 Nov 2025 NASA and Boeing have agreed to modify the contract for the Starliner commercial crew vehicle designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Repeated setbacks in Starliner’s
- NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidates: Shaping Artemis Exploration NASA · 24 Nov 2025 When NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidates arrived at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston this fall, they stepped into history, sharing a common mission to master the skills and teamwork that define NASA’s next era o...
- NASA to fly only cargo on next Starliner mission under modified contract SpaceNews · 24 Nov 2025 NASA has revised its commercial crew contract with Boeing, reducing the number of Starliner missions to four, the first of which will carry only cargo.
- NASA confirms that Starliner’s next mission will be cargo only Ars Technica · 24 Nov 2025 As space station's lifetime nears its end, NASA also cuts some future Starliner flights.
- New NASA HEAT and My NASA Data Resources Bring Space Weather Science into Classrooms NASA · 24 Nov 2025 As the Sun enters a period of heightened activity, students now have a new way to explore its powerful effects on Earth and space. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT), in collaboration with My NASA...
- NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992 NASA · 24 Nov 2025 The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a landmark international a...
- NASA Citizen Science Toolkit for Librarians NASA · 24 Nov 2025 NASA’s Toolkit for Librarians can help you share NASA citizen science opportunities with your patrons and community members. Rural and urban libraries, informal educators, youth group leaders, and retirement community co...
- City Lights and Atmospheric Glow NASA · 24 Nov 2025 JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui captured this photo of southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean coast from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above Earth on A...