December 30, 2025

Fly through Webbs cosmic vistas celebrates four years of James Webb discoveries Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 On the fourth launch anniversary of the NASA ESA CSA James Webb Space Telescope, the European Space Agency has released a 43 minute fly through video built from many of Webbs best known images, pres ... more

China harnesses nationwide system to drive spaceflight and satellite navigation advances Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 China's manned space program has used a nationwide resource mobilization system to manage a recent contingency involving the Shenzhou-20 mission and to launch its follow-on Shenzhou-22 spacecraft wi ... more

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Do Hormones Behave Differently in Microgravity Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Space does strange things to the human body. Astronauts return from missions with weaker bones, smaller hearts, and immune systems that behave unpredictably. Behind many of these changes lies a single culprit: hormones operating under conditions they never evolved for. ... more

Space-traveled mouse gives birth as China names pioneering "flying mice" crew Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Of the four mice that recently flew aboard China's space station, one female has now given birth to healthy offspring on Earth, in a mission that also saw the public help name the pioneering "flying ... more

SSC ground stations to support NASA PExT wideband Ka band test Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) will provide direct-to-Earth forward and return Ka-band links through its global ground station network to support NASA's Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) tec ... more

Time-expanded network model cuts complexity in mega constellation launch planning Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 30, 2025 Large Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations promise continuous, high-capacity information services, but planners must work within limits set by launch cadence, payload capacity, and orbital mechanics ... more

AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 29, 2025 The global space sector is entering a phase of large-scale satellite constellations and expanded human lunar activity, driving a sharp increase in demand for access to orbit. Within the next two dec ... more

China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 China conducted the debut flight of the Long March 12A carrier rocket on Tuesday, with the launch mission succeeding while the recovery attempt ended in failure. A 70.4-meter-high Long March 1 ... more

Space Themed Casino Games Slots, Rockets, and Astronaut Adventures Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 29, 2025 Casino gaming is one gaming niche that has seen tremendous growth in recent years. When we talk about casino gambling, space-themed games are the ones that are grabbing the attention of the masses. ... more Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 26, 2025 As we all prepare for the holiday season here on Earth, we have been planning a few last activities before Curiosity and the team of scientists and engineers take a well-deserved, extended break. Th ... more Lunar dust model maps how charged grains stick to spacecraft Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 Researchers from Beijing Institute of Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a theoretical model that links electrostatic forces and contac ... more NASA team presses MAVEN recovery before Mars solar conjunction Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 NASA engineers continue attempts to regain contact with the MAVEN Mars orbiter, which last communicated with Earth on Dec. 6. Working with the Deep Space Network, the team is uplinking recovery comm ... more Wind-Sculpted Landscapes: Investigating the Martian Megaripple 'Hazyview' Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 While much of Perseverance's work focuses on ancient rocks that record Mars' long-lost rivers and lakes, megaripples offer a rare opportunity to examine processes that are still shaping the surface ... more Conventional photon entanglement reveals thousands of hidden topologies in high dimensions London, UK (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, working with Huzhou University in China, have shown that a standard source of entangled photons used in quantum optics carries a r ... more Evolution study finds history and environment shifts can steer species in very different directions Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 Every living organism must operate in environments that change over time, such as seasonal shifts between heat and cold or alternating years of drought and heavy rain. University of Vermont scientis ... more 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 Japan's flagship H3 rocket fails to launch satellite Tokyo (AFP) Dec 22, 2025 Japan's flagship H3 rocket failed to launch a geolocation satellite into orbit on Monday due to engine failure, the country's space agency said. ... 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