Space and Science
$106B Ground Segment Market Enters Service‑Driven ...
Paris, France [December 12, 2025] – Novaspace’s 6th Ground Segment Market Prospects report projects a $106 Billion market and a fundamental shift in satellite infrastructure economics. NGSO constellations are reshaping […] The post $106B Ground Segment Market Enters Service‑Driven...
Ice giant planets Uranus and Neptune might not be ...
Uranus and Neptune might be more rocky than icy, new research shows, requiring scientists to rebrand the "ice giant" planets.
Earth from Space: Pariacaca Mountain Range, Peru
Image: Following International Mountain Day, which creates awareness of the importance of mountain environments around the world, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Pariacaca Mountain Range in Peru.
China launches new Guowang satellites, Long March ...
China launched new Guowang satellite internet payloads Dec. 11 as preparations advanced for a Long March 12A orbital launch and first stage landing attempt. The post China launches new Guowang satellites, Long March 12A launch and landing attempt date...
Why Tom Cruise refused to ask Donald Trump for hel...
Tom Cruise is allegedly the latest Hollywood figure to be substantially impacted by President Donald Trump's second term.
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on ...
See the moon phase expected for December 12, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest
A potent atmospheric river delivered intense rainfall to western Washington, triggering flooding and mudslides.
NASA astrophysics director offers optimistic visio...
The head of NASA’s astrophysics division offered an upbeat assessment of upcoming missions, a stark contrast to the bleak outlook in the agency’s budget proposal six months ago. The post NASA astrophysics director offers optimistic vision despite budget uncertainty...
Elon Musk admits his long-held views about God hav...
Self-proclaimed atheist Elon Musk discussed religion on a recent podcast, where the billionaire was asked if he believes in God.
Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satell...
Gen. Chance Saltzman unveils a taxonomy linking system names to mission areas, echoing legacy traditions across the military The post Space Force rolls out new naming scheme for satellites and space weapons appeared first on SpaceNews.
U.S. Air Force Secretary warns China’s space gains...
Troy Meink says Beijing is innovating, not merely reverse-engineering U.S. systems The post U.S. Air Force Secretary warns China’s space gains are driven by more than copying appeared first on SpaceNews.
2025: The Turning Point for Satellite Operators
Paris, France [December 11, 2025] – Released today, Novaspace’s latest FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review unveils a year of transformation for satellite operators. 2025 is redefining the rules of […] The post 2025: The Turning Point for Satellite...
NASA Selects Two Heliophysics Missions for Continu...
NASA has selected one small explorer mission concept to advance toward flight design and another for an extended period of concept development. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Science Management Council selected CINEMA (Cross-scale Investigation of Earth’s Magnetotail and Aurora) to...
SpaceX IPO plan sets stage for a surge of other sp...
Other space companies are likely to move toward the public markets now that Elon Musk is openly signaling plans to pursue a SpaceX IPO next year, hoping to ride the wave of momentum behind a potentially record-breaking listing. The...
NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward...
Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-back screen shows you approaching your destination airport. And then … you notice your plane is moving away. Pretty far away. You approach again...
NASA’s Chandra Finds Small Galaxies May Buck the B...
Most smaller galaxies may not have supermassive black holes in their centers, according to a recent study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This contrasts with the common idea that nearly every galaxy has one of these giant black holes...
K2 Space raises $250 million to scale high-power s...
Torrance, California-based K2 was founded in 2022 to build large satellites with more onboard power and volume. The post K2 Space raises $250 million to scale high-power satellite line appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn...
Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields responsible for space weather escape from the Sun...
Stellar Jet
Webb’s image of the enormous stellar jet in Sh2-284 provides evidence that protostellar jets scale with the mass of their parent stars—the more massive the stellar engine driving the plasma, the larger the resulting jet.
BAE Systems wins $16 million DARPA award to advanc...
The award is for Phase 2 of DARPA’s Oversight program. The post BAE Systems wins $16 million DARPA award to advance autonomous satellite tasking appeared first on SpaceNews.






























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