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November 27, 2025
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OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft completes Earth flyby on its journey to explore Apophis



Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft flew within 2,136 miles of Earth on Tuesday, Sept. 23, as part of its mission to study the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. During its close approach, the spacecraft recorded images and data of Earth. These observations are being used to calibrate its science instruments. Approximately nine hours after passing by, OSIRIS-APEX was 142,000 miles from Earth and traveling farther into space. Australia is visible in one of the color composite images, created using six exposure ... read more

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EARTH OBSERVATION
Outage Prevention from Orbit: Why Utilities Are Turning to Satellites and Geospatial Analytics
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 other assets is essential ... more
INTERNET SPACE
Governments worldwide sideline tech giants as voters demand crackdowns on kids' social media access
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Governments around the world are racing to lock children out of mainstream social media, turning age limits and access bans into a new frontline of digital regulation. Australia's under-16 ban has b ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
AtSpace A01 reaches record suborbital altitude from Koonibba Test Range
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
AtSpace, a Brisbane-based rocket manufacturer, has launched its Australian-made A01 rocket from Southern Launchs Koonibba Test Range, reaching a higher altitude than any previous Australian commerci ... more
TECH SPACE
EssayService Review: Honest Insights on Real Essay Writing Help
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
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STELLAR CHEMISTRY
DEVILS survey maps how galaxy environments shape their evolution
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
A team at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research has released new data from the Deep Extragalactic Visible Legacy Survey showing that a galaxy's local environment has a major impact o ... more
MICROSAT BLITZ
NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch
Vandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Teams encapsulated NASA's R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, along with three other NASA funded CubeSats, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing ... more
DRAGON SPACE
China supports private space firms to expand global reach
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
China's space agency has issued an action plan that encourages commercial space companies to increase international partnerships and participate in global projects over the next two years. The ... more
MARSDAILY
NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian Mystery
Pasadena, Calif. (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Results from an enhanced radar technique have demonstrated improvement to subsurface observations of Mars. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revisited and raised new questions about ... more

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MARSDAILY
ESCAPADE spacecraft capture first images while en route to Mars
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
About a week after liftoff, the twin spacecraft of NASA's ESCAPADE mission returned their first images as they journey away from Earth. On November 21, one of the two spacecraft used its Visible and ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
Successful cryogenic engine start enables enhanced mission flexibility for ISRO
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
ISRO has qualified the CE20 cryogenic engine for thrust levels between 19 and 22 tonnes for single-start flight operations, supporting demanding launch requirements for the LVM3 upper stage. The eng ... more
EXO WORLDS
Moss spores withstand long term exposure outside space station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Researchers have demonstrated that moss sporophytes can withstand nine months of direct exposure to outer space and remain reproductively viable upon return to Earth. The study, published November 2 ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Gamma-ray observation may provide first direct evidence for dark matter
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
In the 1930s, astronomer Fritz Zwicky noted that galaxies moved faster than expected for their visible mass, suggesting an unseen matter now known as dark matter. Since then, dark matter remained un ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
NASA's Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 21, 2025
Two orbiters and a rover captured images of the interstellar object - from the closest location any of the agency's spacecraft may get - that could reveal new details. At the start of October, ... more
TECH SPACE
Researchers use X ray analysis to examine flown European satellite
Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 25 2025
Empa specialists carried out a comprehensive study of the EURECA European satellite, employing non-destructive X-ray imaging to investigate its internal features after the spacecraft's return from o ... more
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ROCKET SCIENCE
Argonaut lunar landers to deliver cargo on Ariane 6 missions
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) has broadened its Argonaut lunar lander initiative with the formal addition of several European industrial partners. The signing event at ESA's European Astronaut Cen ... more
MOON DAILY
Lunar dust model highlights risks for spacecraft and future moon base projects
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
A group of researchers in China has developed a new theoretical model to study how low-velocity lunar dust interacts with spacecraft surfaces. The model is designed to improve predictions about dust ... more
TIME AND SPACE
Decoded star reveals signs of distant stellar merger and black hole companion
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Astronomers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy analyzed the vibrations of a distant red giant star now orbiting a quiet black hole in the Gaia BH2 system. Using NASA's Transiting Ex ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
Comet sparks scientific fascination, online furor over 'alien' origins
Washington (AFP) Nov 20, 2025
A flying piece of cosmic rock or an alien threat? Comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through our solar system and captivating scientists and internet users alike, even prompting Kim Kardashian to ask NASA for answers. ... more
SOLAR SCIENCE
Plasmasphere compressed by recent geomagnetic superstorm dramatically slowed recovery
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Researchers have detailed how a geomagnetic superstorm on May 10-11, 2024, shrank Earth's plasmasphere, a protective zone of charged particles, to just one-fifth of its normal size. The event, named ... more
STELLAR CHEMISTRY
White dwarf magnetic field study reveals inner accretion dynamics
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Some 200 light years from Earth, the core of a dead star is circling a larger star in a macabre cosmic dance. The dead star is a type of white dwarf that exerts a powerful magnetic field as it pulls ... more
SPACE MEDICINE
Worms to be sent to ISS for space medicine experiment in 2026
London, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
Scientists at Space Park Leicester have developed a compact laboratory known as the Petri Pod for biological experiments in space. This hardware, created in collaboration with the University of Exet ... more
SPACEWAR
Germany beefs up defence in outer space as Russia threat looms
Berlin (AFP) Nov 19, 2025
Germany unveiled the country's first national space security strategy on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius vowing to expand military and civilian capabilities in orbit. ... more
SPACEWAR
New satellites boost China's orbital technology capabilities
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 Shijian 30A, ... more
CARBON WORLDS
MIT startup Mantel pioneers breakthrough system for capturing CO2 and delivering usable steam to industries
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
Mantel, founded by MIT alumni, developed a system that captures CO2 from factories and power plants while delivering steam to customers. If there was one thing Cameron Halliday SM '19, MBA '22 ... more
TECTONICS
Study reveals why mysterious structures within Earth's mantle hold clues to life here
New Brunswick, NJ (SPX) Nov 20, 2025
For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so vast and unusual that they defy conventional models of planetary evolution. ... more
TECH SPACE
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
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SPACE TRAVEL
Can America Beat China Back to the Moon?
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 17, 2025
The United States faces a narrowing window to claim its position as the first nation to return humans to the Moon in the 21st century. ... more
ROCKET SCIENCE
PLD Space advances MIURA 5 rocket qualification with first fully integrated unit
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
PLD Space has introduced its first fully integrated MIURA 5 unit, Qualification Model 1 (QM1), initiating comprehensive subsystem validation before the rocket's initial flight in early 2026. The QM1 ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
Soyuz rocket positioned at Baikonur for ISS crew launch as Cygnus XL temporarily removed
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
The Soyuz MS-28 rocket was set upright at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 24 for the crewed mission scheduled for November 27. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonaut ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA celebrates a decade of student contributions to space crop production
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025
In 2025, nearly 1,250 students in 71 classrooms participated in the Growing Beyond Earth Student Launch Chat, celebrating ten years of partnership between Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and NASA. ... more
SPACE TRAVEL
NASA changes Starliner contract: First ISS mission to carry only cargo
Miami FL (UPI) Nov 26, 2025
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will only fly cargo to the International Space Station after NASA changed the contract with Boeing that also cut the number of missions for the craft. On Monday, ... more
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