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- 10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth NASA · 21 Nov 2025 Nearly 1,250 middle and high school students from 71 schools around the world joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Student Launch Chat with the Scientists, marking an inspiring mile...
- Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy NASA · 21 Nov 2025 This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a...
- ESA unveils Thales Alenia Space-led consortium for its Argonaut lunar lander SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2025 MILAN — The European Space Agency has tapped a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space Italy to develop its Argonaut lunar lander and has outlined a division of labor for the program across several European firms. Thales A...
- Booster 18 suffers anomaly during proof testing NASASpaceflight · 21 Nov 2025 SpaceX rolled out the next generation of Starship to Masseys for testing, but during a…
- CM25 priorities for Space Transportation Systems ESA · 21 Nov 2025 On 26–27 November, the ESA Ministerial Council will take place in Bremen, Germany. Key decisions will be made about the future activities of the European Space Agency within the frame of ESA’s Strategy 2040. Toni Tolker-...
- 25 Year of Scientific Discovery Aboard International Space Station NASA · 21 Nov 2025 November marks 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station, a testament to international collaboration and human ingenuity. Since the first crew arrived on Nov. 2, 2000, NASA and its partners have c...
- Lessons from the November 2025 solar storm ESA · 21 Nov 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Week in images: 17-21 November 2025 ESA · 21 Nov 2025 Week in images: 17-21 November 2025
- Good to go – Let's Smile (episode 4) ESA · 21 Nov 2025 Smile is a brand-new space mission currently in the making. It will study how Earth responds to the solar wind and solar storms.
- Newest Starship booster is significantly damaged during testing early Friday Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2025 SpaceX had big plans for the upgraded Starship vehicle that failed on Friday morning.
- For Stoke Space “nothing else matters” but full and rapid rocket reuse Ars Technica · 21 Nov 2025 "Does the world really need a 151st rocket company?"
- Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’ NASA · 21 Nov 2025 Today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appea...
- How smarter satellite teamwork can speed up connections in space SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Low Earth orbit (LEO) mega-constellations are rapidly changing how we connect to the world, offering potential for faster communications, more accurate earth observation, and better disast...
- Next-generation satellites from Spire Global prepared for SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Spire Global has shipped nine satellites, designed and built in-house, to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for an upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission. This shipment compri...
- Cassini study reveals organic compounds from Enceladus ocean plume SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Scientists analyzing NASA Cassini data have identified previously unknown organic compounds in ice particles emitted from Saturn's moon Enceladus. Evidence suggests these molecules origi...
- How small satellites can help the US win the space race SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above th...
- New satellites boost China's orbital technology capabilities SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 China launched three multifunctional satellites into orbit on Wednesday using a Long March 2C carrier rocket, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC). Designated Sh...
- A new angle of study for unveiling black hole secrets SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 St. Louis, MO (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes and h...
- Water production on exoplanets revealed by pressure experiments SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Researchers led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory postdoctoral scientist Harrison Horn have demonstrated a pathway for producing water on sub-Neptune exoplanets. The team recreat...
- NASA's X-59 soars on historic first flight, marks breakthrough for quiet supersonic travel SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for aeronautics re...
- NASA backs dust tolerant wireless power links for Moon and Mars vehicles SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Yank Technologies has received a 1 million US dollar NASA Phase III Small Business Innovation Research commercialization contract to advance Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors for bi-dire...
- Redwire to Deliver Spacecraft for DARPA Otter VLEO Demonstration SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Redwire Corporation has secured a 44 million dollar phase 2 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to advance the Otter Very Low Earth Orbit mission. The contract su...
- Chinese experiment tests lunar construction bricks after space exposure SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 China has advanced its lunar exploration program with the return of experimental lunar regolith bricks, which spent a year exposed to the space environment aboard China's space station. Th...
- Radiation hardened circuit platform expands space electronics development SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 BAE Systems has unveiled new advances for its radiation-hardened 12 nanometer RH12 Storefront technology, designed to support space missions requiring resilient integrated circuits. The...
- Strengthened collision avoidance system boosts UK satellite safety for LEO constellations SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 GMV's UK subsidiary has taken a significant step in space safety with the development and deployment of an advanced collision avoidance system tailored for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite co...
- ESA to Build €20 Million Human and Robotic Exploration Hub in Germany European Spaceflight · 21 Nov 2025 The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced plans to establish a central hub for all its exploration activities in Cologne, Germany. The project includes the construction of a new €20 million building on the grounds of...
- Earth from Space: The Danakil Depression ESA · 21 Nov 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Finding star clusters in the Lost Galaxy ESA · 21 Nov 2025 From the ESA Blogs.
- Marking one year until BepiColombo reaches Mercury ESA · 21 Nov 2025 The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been cruising towards Mercury since October 2018. With just one year to go until it arrives at its destination, what has the mission achieved so far? And what can we expect from its t...
- The epic adventures of BepiColombo - Part 2: It’s a long way to Mercury ESA · 21 Nov 2025 Bepi, Mio and MTM’s adventures continue! What have they achieved on their extraordinary journey to Mercury, planet of extremes and mysteries?
- Janus Henderson invests in Starlab Space SpaceNews · 21 Nov 2025 Starlab Space has secured funding from an investment group as development of its proposed commercial space station reaches a critical phase.
- Saltzman: Aquisition Reform is a “Generational Opportunity” SpacePolicyOnline.com · 21 Nov 2025 Changing the way the government acquires national security space systems — indeed, military systems writ large — to be faster and more cost effective has been a goal of countless
- Europa Clipper Captures Uranus With Star Tracker Camera NASA · 20 Nov 2025 Description NASA’s Europa Clipper captured this image of a starfield — and the planet Uranus — on Nov. 5, 2025, while experimenting with one of its two stellar reference units. These star-tracking cameras are used for ma...
- Blue Origin announces New Glenn upgrade plans SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2025 A week after successfully launching and landing the current version of New Glenn, Blue Origin announced a series of upgrades to the vehicle.
- Live coverage: Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast Spaceflight Now · 20 Nov 2025 The Starlink 6-78 mission, carrying 29 satellites for SpaceX’s internet service, is targeted to roar away from launch complex 39A at 10:12 p.m. EST (0321 UTC).
- NASA’s Quesst Mission Marks X-59’s Historic First Flight NASA · 20 Nov 2025 NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28, 2025, at 11:14 a.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 m...
- China prepares to launch uncrewed Shenzhou as maiden launches slip for commercial launch providers NASASpaceflight · 20 Nov 2025 China is preparing to launch an uncrewed Shenzhou spacecraft as its astronauts shuffle missions following…
- NASA’s Scott Tingle to Serve as Agency’s Chief Astronaut NASA · 20 Nov 2025 NASA named astronaut Scott Tingle as chief of the Astronaut Office at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, effective Nov. 10. A decorated spaceflight veteran and former captain in the United States Navy, Tingle...
- Electron launches confidential commercial satellite SpaceNews · 20 Nov 2025 Rocket Lab launched a payload for an undisclosed commercial customer Nov. 20, just hours after the company announced plans for the launch.
- NASA Celebrates Five Years of Artemis Accords, Welcomes 3 New Nations NASA · 20 Nov 2025 October marked the fifth anniversary of NASA and the original founders signing the Artemis Accords, as well as the recognition of Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines joining the expanding coalition dedicated to the pea...