Artemis II Orion Spacecraft StackedIn this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut […]
Sentinel-1D delivers first images: from Antarctica to BremenThe first high-resolution images have been received from Copernicus Sentinel-1D and were shared publicly for the first time at the European Space Agency’s Ministerial Council, held today in Bremen, Germany. Glaciers in Antarctica, the tip of South America, as well as the city of Bremen, are visible in these stunning radar images.
ESA to Repurpose European Service Module and Earth Return OrbiterThe European Space Agency (ESA) is exploring options to repurpose both the European Service Module and the Earth Return Orbiter, as support in the United States for the NASA programmes they were originally designed to serve now appears uncertain. On the second day of ESA’s Ministerial Council in Bremen, Director General Josef Aschbacher presented the […] The post ESA to Repurpose European Service Module and Earth Return Orbiter appeared first on European Spaceflight.
White dwarf magnetic field study reveals inner accretion dynamicsCambridge, 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 material from the larger star into a swirling, accreting disk. The spiraling pair is what's known as an "intermediate polar" - a type of star system that gives off a complex pattern of intense radiat
ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conferenceESA and its supporters will discover in the next two days how successful they have been in convincing European governments to significantly increase investments in space and bolster European autonomy. The post ESA members to decide on Europe’s future in space at ministerial conference appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA changes Starliner contract: First ISS mission to carry only cargoMiami 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, NASA announced the update to the 2014 contract. It originally said there would be six crewed flights to the ISS after a successful uncrewed flight test. Now the contract says the total will be four mi
NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian MysteryPasadena, 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 a mysterious feature buried beneath thousands of feet of ice at the Red Planet's south pole. In a recent study, researchers conclude from data obtained using an innovative radar technique that an are
Second CHAPEA Crew Begins Extended Mars Habitat Mission at NASA JohnsonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 NASA's second CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) mission is underway with four volunteers - Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer - beginning a 378-day simulated Mars stay inside a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The mission started October 19, 2025, and will conclude on October 31, 2026. The crew will re
Decoded star reveals signs of distant stellar merger and black hole companionLos 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 Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), the team observed patterns of faint starquakes, providing a detailed look at the star's core via its oscillations. Lead author Daniel Hey explained, "Just like s
LSAH NewsletterThe Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) program collects, analyzes, and interprets medical, physiological, hazard exposure, and environmental data for the purpose of maintaining astronaut health and safety as well as preventing occupationally induced injuries or disease related to space flight or space flight training. It allows NASA to effectively understand and mitigate the long-term […]
NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Spate of Key TestsNASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has made another set of critical strides toward launch. This fall, the outer portion passed two tests — a shake test and an intense sound blast — to ensure its successful launch. The inner portion of the observatory underwent a major 65-day thermal vacuum test, showing that […]
CHAPEA Crew Begins Stay Inside NASA’s Mars Habitat for Second MissionA crew of four research volunteers stepped inside NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat on Oct. 19, marking the start of the agency’s second 378-day simulated Mars mission. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer are living and working inside the roughly 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space […]
Polish Consortium Successfully Tests Three-Stage Suborbital RocketA consortium of Polish state-owned and private companies has successfully tested a three-stage suborbital rocket being developed to carry research payloads above the Kármán line, the internationally recognised boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space. The project began in early 2020 and received roughly 18.6 million zł (€4.1 million) in EU funding through the European Regional […] The post Polish Consortium Successfully Tests Three-Stage Suborbital Rocket appeared first on European Spaceflight.
SpainSat NG programme completed as second secure communications satellite launchesEurope has strengthened its secure-communications capabilities with the successful launch of SpainSat NG II on 24 October, wrapping up the SpainSat Next Generation programme supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). With both SpainSat NG satellites now in orbit, Europe will see its most advanced governmental communications system to date, a major step for the continent’s security, crisis-response capacity, and technological autonomy.
End of mission for Atacama Cosmology Telescope opens new avenues in cosmologyParis, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) has concluded nearly two decades of operation, closing a chapter in observational cosmology and initiating new directions for research. The ACT Collaboration has published three major papers in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP), detailing the sixth and final ACT data release, which significantly advances knowledge about the evolution
China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crewBeijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth. The Long March-2F rocket carrying Shenzhou-22 lifted off shortly after midday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed. Recent Shenzh
BepiColombo nears Mercury orbital arrival after seven year journeyParis, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The ESA and JAXA BepiColombo mission is entering its final year of approach to Mercury, on track to reach orbit in November 2026 after launching in October 2018. The dual-spacecraft mission has already completed one flyby of Earth, two of Venus, and six of Mercury, collecting solar activity and magnetosphere data en route. Throughout its cruise, BepiColombo measured planetary magnetic envi
Looking inside icy moonsDavis, CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn's moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky core and could be the best places in our solar system to look for extraterrestrial life. A new study published Nov. 24 in Nature Astronomy sheds light on what could be going on beneath the surface of t
Successful launch preparations underway for Shenzhou XXII resupply missionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 China is preparing to launch the unmanned Shenzhou XXII spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia, the China Manned Space Agency has announced. The agency confirmed on Monday that the Long March 2F launch vehicle, which will carry Shenzhou XXII, has completed propellant injection. All members of the Shenzhou XXI crew remain in good health aboard the Tiangong spa
BlueBird 6 satellite set for December launch to expand direct mobile connectivity in spaceLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 AST SpaceMobile has confirmed BlueBird 6, a U.S. licensed satellite, will launch on December 15 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. This satellite represents the company's first next-generation model, featuring a phased array spanning nearly 2,400 square feet, over triple the size of earlier BlueBird satellites and supporting ten times greater data capacity. Abel Avellan, Founder, Ch




















