December 23, 2025

SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Launched in March 2025, NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has completed its first infrared map of the entire sky, capturing data in 102 distinct wavelengths that are invisible to human eyes but common ... more

CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 December 16, 2025 - Southwest Research Institute's Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) instrument aboard NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has begun r ... more

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Webb maps carbon rich atmosphere on distorted pulsar planet Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have identified an exoplanet with an atmosphere unlike any seen before, orbiting a rapidly spinning neutron star known as a pulsar. The object, off ... more

Hubble pinpoints asteroid smash ups in nearby Fomalhaut system Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 In a historical milestone, catastrophic collisions in a nearby planetary system were witnessed for the first time by astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. As they observed the brigh ... more

Shenzhou 21 crew complete eight hour spacewalk outside Tiangong station Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 22, 2025 The Shenzhou 21 crew has completed an eight hour extravehicular activity outside China's Tiangong space station, carrying out installation, inspection, and maintenance tasks as part of the mission's ... more

Perseverance rover cleared for long distance Mars exploration 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 hardware and ot ... more

Possible "superkilonova" exploded not once but twice Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavy elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of expl ... more

Origami style lunar rover wheel expands to climb steep caves 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 small rovers a ... more

Southern Launch to Host Lux Aeterna Re-Entries South Australia 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. The partnership ... more Proba-3 mission closes gap in inner solar corona monitoring Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Proba-3 has spent its first year in orbit generating more than 50 artificial solar eclipses, giving scientists sustained access to the inner solar corona that previously could only be studied interm ... more Clues to the migration path of hot Jupiters in their orbits Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 The first exoplanet discovered in 1995 was a hot Jupiter, a Jupiter mass planet orbiting its star every few days. Today, models indicate that hot Jupiters form far from their stars, similar to Jupit ... more Smart modeling framework targets 6G spectrum chaos in space air and ground networks Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 As wireless systems evolve from 5G to 6G, engineers are working toward networks that connect satellites in orbit, airborne platforms such as drones, and dense constellations of ground devices into a ... more Search for life should be top science priority for first human landing on Mars report says Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2025 The search for evidence of past or present life on Mars should be the highest scientific priority for the first human missions to the planet, according to a new report from the National Academies of ... more Leonardo DRS space radio completes first secure on orbit data transport test Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) has completed the first on-orbit test of its multi-channel software-defined radio (SDR) with integrated advanced cryptography, demonstrating secure satellite data tr ... more NASA Langley begins plume surface interaction tests to support future lunar landings Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 22, 2025 NASA's Langley Research Center has begun a new series of plume surface interaction tests aimed at improving understanding of how rocket exhaust interacts with planetary surfaces during landing and a ... more Europa Clipper spectrograph tracks interstellar comet 3I ATLAS Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has obtained a key dataset on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which in July became the th ... more Globalstar Skydio trial validates Band n53 for public safety drone links Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT) and Skydio have completed a joint technology trial that demonstrated Skydio X10 drone operations over Globalstar's licensed Band n53 spectrum and the company's XCOM RAN pri ... more Sandia centrifuge campaign clears NASA VIPER rover for lunar launch 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 can withstand ... more