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60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy

The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.

Space

Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025

China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests

Space

'Dracula's Chivito' looks stunning in this tasty Christmas photo from the Hubble Telescope

Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen.

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NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026?

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

Space

The biggest black hole breakthroughs of 2025

2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months.

Space

Trump administration weighing new South Texas land exchange with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Federal officials are considering swapping 775 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge with the aerospace company, according to The New York Times.

The Texas Tribune

Bolivia lifts restrictions on satellite companies like Starlink to upgrade its internet connectivity

Bolivia’s new government has issued a decree that will allow global satellite internet companies such as Starlink or Kuiper to provide internet access across the Andean nation as it tries to upgrade its technology and speed up its notoriously slow connectivity rates

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Trump Considers Giving Elon Musk's SpaceX Federally Protected Land in Deal Despite Conservation Concerns

The Trump administration is considering a deal to transfer acres of federally protected land to SpaceX as conservationists raise concerns about its impact on the area.

International Business Times UK

Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays

Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.

Space

Northern lights chances rise for Christmas as space weather remains unsettled

Fast solar wind and a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection could spark auroras over Christmas.

Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail

3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.

Space

How 2025 became the year of comet: The rise of interstellar 3I/ATLAS, an icy Lemmon and a cosmic SWAN

Highlights from a cometary trio that captured our imaginations.

Space

Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 'America 250' paint job | Space photo of the day for Dec. 23, 2025

The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Space

Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit

We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.

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Rocket Lab launches final mission of 2025, sends Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

International Business Times UK

NASA's Voyager Will Take 28,000 Years — 3I/ATLAS Could Do It In 8,000, Loeb Says

Avi Loeb highlights how 3I/ATLAS could reach another star in 8,000 years, far faster than NASA's Voyager.

Space

Meet Qingzhou, China's next-gen cargo craft for its Tiangong space station (video)

Qingzhou is a lighter and potentially lower-cost alternative to China's Tianzhou freighter.

International Business Times UK

Loeb Says 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal New Physics Near Jupiter In 2026

Avi Loeb suggests 3I/ATLAS's close pass by Jupiter in 2026 could expose anomalies and reveal new physics.

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Loeb Says Humanity Arrived Late To The Cosmic Party — 3I/ATLAS Proves It

Avi Loeb reflects on 3I/ATLAS' flyby, saying humanity arrived late to the cosmic party and Earth isn't the centre of attention.

International Business Times UK

Avi Loeb Keeps 3I/ATLAS At Rank 4 — Suspense Builds As New Data Looms

Avi Loeb keeps 3I/ATLAS at Rank 4 on his classification scale, citing anomalies and awaiting new data ahead of its Jupiter flyby in 2026.

The Guardian - UK

Patches of the moon to become spacecraft graveyards, say researchers

As number of lunar satellites soars, sites will be marked out where defunct hardware can be crash-landed

Space

NASA launches science balloon in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Dec. 22, 2025

The first scientific balloon flight happened on Dec. 16, 2025.

Space

NASA's SPHEREx telescope completes its 1st cosmic map of the entire sky and it's stunning!

"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to eventually create a home for us in it."

Space

10 times the sky amazed us in 2025

A bevy of comets, a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse and impressive northern lights were just three of the skywatching highlights in 2025. Here's how they unfolded.

Space

Japanese H3 rocket fails during launch of navigation satellite (video)

A Japanese H3 rocket suffered an anomaly during the launch of a navigation satellite on Sunday night (Dec. 21), resulting in the loss of the spacecraft.

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