NASA News 23 September 2025 - 18 November 2025

Earth’s New ‘Quasi‑Moon’ 2025 PN7: What NASA’s Data and Astronomers Say Today (Nov. 18, 2025)

Earth has a tiny new traveling companion. Here’s what’s actually confirmed—and what isn’t—about 2025 PN7, plus how it fits into the bigger story of quasi‑moons and mini‑moons. What happened today Coverage of Earth’s “extra moons” picked up again on November

18 November 2025

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Set to Launch NASA’s ESCAPADE to Mars Today (Nov. 9): Liftoff at 2:45 p.m. ET — How to Watch, Weather, Flight Plan & What’s Onboard

Blue Origin’s heavy‑lift New Glenn rocket is poised for its second orbital mission this afternoon, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft on a path toward Mars along with a Viasat communications demo. The launch window opens at 2:45 p.m. ET (19:45

9 November 2025

Mars Missions · NASA · NASDAQ:VSAT · Rocket Launches · Science News · Space

Alien Probe or Cosmic Relic? Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Baffles Scientists (updated 27.10.2025)

NASA’s Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 5: Fresh Post‑Sun Images, JWST Chemistry—and How to See It Next

Key points What’s new today (Nov. 5) After weeks hidden in the Sun’s glare, 3I/ATLAS is being picked up again by ground telescopes. The Virtual Telescope Project published a clean, post‑conjunction image captured this morning (UTC), marking the start of

5 November 2025

Astronomy · NASA · Science News · Space · Telescopes

NASA Confirms Earth’s “Secret Second Moon” – Tiny Asteroid 2025 PN7 Will Orbit with Us Until 2083

NASA Announces New “Quasi-Moon” Discovery On Oct 22, 2025, space agencies worldwide celebrated the announcement that Earth has a new celestial companion. A team from the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS survey discovered a tiny asteroid – designated 2025 PN7 –

22 October 2025

Asteroids · Astronomy · NASA · Science News · Space

Intuitive Machines (LUNR) Shoots for the Moon: Stock Soars on Space Race Buzz and NASA Deals

Stock Price Skyrockets on Investor Enthusiasm Intuitive Machines’ stock price is in liftoff mode this week. On Tuesday (Oct. 14, 2025), LUNR shares surged over 16% intraday to about $14.28 marketbeat.com, dramatically higher than last week’s ~$12 level bloomberg.com. This

14 October 2025

Investing · NASA · NASDAQ:LUNR · Space Exploration · Stock Market · Technology News

SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s next Starship test (Flight 11) is set for Oct. 13, 2025 (7:15 pm ET), marking the final launch of the current “Block 2” version ts2.tech. Flight 11 will replicate Flight 10’s profile (booster splashdown in Gulf, ship to Indian Ocean) but test new

13 October 2025

China · Moon Exploration · NASA · NASDAQ:RKLB · NASDAQ:TSLA · Space · SpaceX

Space Industry Roars Amid Shutdown Drama: NASA Halts Ops as ESA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, China Make Headlines

Key Facts: In-Depth Report: NASA and U.S. Space Policy: Shutdown Halts Many Operations On Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. government lapsed into a funding shutdown as federal appropriations ran out. All NASA civil servants (about 15,000 employees) were furloughed, and

2 October 2025

Industry News · International Space · NASA · NASDAQ:RKLB · Space · SpaceX

Falcon 9’s ‘Jellyfish’ Launch & Webb’s Moon-Forming Disk – Space News Roundup (Sept 29–30, 2025)

Key Facts SpaceX & Other Launch Highlights SpaceX capped September with a spectacular twilight launch. On Sept. 28 (local time), a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg SFB carrying 28 Starlink v2 Mini satellites space.com. Reaching dusk, the rocket’s exhaust expanded into

30 September 2025

Astronomy · NASA · NASDAQ:RKLB · Rocket Launches · Space · Space Exploration · Space News

Spectacular Space News Blitz: SpaceX Soars 28 Satellites, NASA Unleashes Solar Probes, China’s New Weather Satellite & More (Sept 28–29, 2025)

Sources: Authoritative space news outlets, agency releases and expert commentary from Sept. 28–29, 2025, including Space.com space.com, Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com, ESA and company press releases esa.int northstar-data.com, and industry reports grandviewresearch.com. All statistics and quotes above are cited to linked

29 September 2025

NASA · Satellites · Science News · Space · Space Exploration · SpaceX · Stock Market

Space News Bonanza: NASA’s Artemis, SpaceX Starlink Launch & China’s New Weather Satellite (Sept 27–28, 2025)

Government Space Agency Missions & Announcements NASA: In late September, NASA’s focus was on its upcoming Artemis II Moon mission. The four astronauts held a media briefing on Sept. 24 to announce the name of their Orion spacecraft: “Orion Integrity”

28 September 2025

NASA · NASDAQ:PL · Satellites · Space · Space News · SpaceX

NASA’s “Astronaut Avatars” – Tiny Organ Chips Poised to Protect Artemis II Crew’s Health

Artemis II: NASA’s Daring 2026 Moon Mission – First Crewed Lunar Orbit in 50 Years

Mission Overview: Artemis II and Its Significance Artemis II is poised to be a historic mission, rekindling human exploration beyond Earth orbit after half a century. It is the second mission in NASA’s Artemis program and the first that will carry astronauts. In essence, Artemis II is a lunar

25 September 2025

Artemis Program · Crewed Spaceflight · Moon Missions · NASA · NYSE:AJRD · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:NOC · Space Exploration

NASA’s New Astronaut Class of 2025 Makes History with “All-American” Recruits Poised for Moon and Mars

Overview of the 2025 Astronaut Class Announcement NASA’s 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class – the ten selectees pose at Johnson Space Center in Houston after their introduction on September 22, 2025. NASA unveiled this “All-American” 2025 astronaut class during a live

23 September 2025

Astronauts · Mars Exploration · Moon Missions · NASA · Space Exploration