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Space News 15 November 2025 - 10 January 2026

NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA moves up SpaceX Crew-11 return from ISS after astronaut medical issue — here’s the timeline

NASA and SpaceX plan to undock Crew-11 from the International Space Station no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 14, with splashdown off California at about 3:40 a.m. Jan. 15. The crew is returning early due to a medical issue affecting one astronaut, whom NASA says is stable. A scheduled spacewalk has been canceled. NASA has not identified the astronaut or disclosed details of the condition.
10 January 2026
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NASA orders SpaceX Crew-11 home early from ISS after undisclosed astronaut medical issue, spacewalk canceled

NASA orders SpaceX Crew-11 home early from ISS after undisclosed astronaut medical issue, spacewalk canceled

NASA will return SpaceX’s Crew-11 from the International Space Station ahead of schedule after a crew member developed a serious medical condition, officials said Thursday. The astronaut is stable, but NASA said the ISS lacks the capability to diagnose and treat the issue. The agency is reviewing return dates and coordinating with SpaceX and partners to advance the Crew-12 launch. NASA has not disclosed the astronaut’s identity or medical details.
9 January 2026
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NASA orders first-ever ISS medical evacuation as SpaceX Crew-11 heads home early

NASA orders first-ever ISS medical evacuation as SpaceX Crew-11 heads home early

NASA is bringing its Crew-11 mission back early from the International Space Station after a crew member developed a serious medical condition, marking the first medical evacuation in the station’s history. The astronaut is stable, but NASA has not identified them or disclosed details. A planned spacewalk was canceled. The crew will return to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, with recovery teams on standby.
9 January 2026
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NASA calls ISS briefing as Crew-11 medical issue raises early return option

NASA calls ISS briefing as Crew-11 medical issue raises early return option

NASA is considering an early return for SpaceX Crew-11 after a crew member suffered a medical issue, forcing cancellation of a planned spacewalk. The astronaut is stable, but NASA has not released details. A news conference is scheduled for 5 p.m. EST Thursday in Washington. Crew-11 includes astronauts from the U.S., Japan, and Russia.
8 January 2026
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NASA may bring ISS Crew-11 home early after astronaut medical concern scrubs spacewalk

NASA may bring ISS Crew-11 home early after astronaut medical concern scrubs spacewalk

NASA is considering an early return of the SpaceX Crew-11 team from the International Space Station after a crew member developed a medical issue, forcing cancellation of a planned spacewalk. The astronaut is stable, but NASA has not identified the individual or disclosed details. Crew-11 arrived in August and includes astronauts from the U.S., Japan, and Russia. NASA will provide another update within 24 hours.
8 January 2026
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Space Forge sparks plasma on ForgeStar-1 in orbit, pushing semiconductors-in-space closer

Space Forge sparks plasma on ForgeStar-1 in orbit, pushing semiconductors-in-space closer

Space Forge said it generated plasma aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, marking the first commercial, free-flying in-space manufacturing of its kind. The test, conducted on Dec. 31, demonstrated that key conditions for semiconductor crystal growth can be achieved and controlled autonomously in orbit. The company aims to produce high-performance semiconductor materials for power electronics and communications.
1 January 2026
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NASA Mars goes radio-silent as solar conjunction stalls MAVEN recovery efforts

NASA Mars goes radio-silent as solar conjunction stalls MAVEN recovery efforts

NASA has halted contact with all Mars missions due to solar conjunction, delaying efforts to reach the silent MAVEN orbiter last heard from on Dec. 6. The blackout began Dec. 29 and is expected to last until Jan. 16. Attempts to spot MAVEN with the Curiosity rover’s camera failed. NASA says surface rovers like Perseverance will continue operating autonomously during the pause.
1 January 2026
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Look up tonight: New England fireball reports roll in as Quadrantid meteors switch on

Look up tonight: New England fireball reports roll in as Quadrantid meteors switch on

NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 06:42 ET Dozens of skywatchers across New England filed reports of a bright “fireball” on Saturday evening, according to the American Meteor Society’s public log of sightings. The entries, clustered around 5:59 p.m. ET, came as the Quadrantid meteor shower’s active period begins, giving stargazers another reason to look up this week. (https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/browse_reports?event=PENDING&page=7) The timing matters now because the Quadrantids are one of the year’s more intense meteor showers when they peak, but the best activity typically concentrates into a narrow window. That makes planning — and timing — more important than for longer, drawn-out
29 December 2025
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A massive asteroid will skim past Earth in 2029 — and a Swiss-built camera is gearing up to watch it

A massive asteroid will skim past Earth in 2029 — and a Swiss-built camera is gearing up to watch it

NEW YORK, December 28, 2025, 18:41 ET Scientists are sharpening plans to study asteroid Apophis ahead of its unusually close — but safe — flyby of Earth in April 2029, with a Swiss-built camera selected for Europe’s planned Ramses mission. European Space Agency+1 The encounter matters because Apophis is expected to pass within about 32,000 km (20,000 miles) of Earth’s surface, closer than many satellites in geostationary orbit — and close enough for Earth’s gravity to alter the asteroid’s physical state. European Space Agency+2Media Relations+2 Media coverage on Sunday, including in India and the United States, highlighted the flyby and
29 December 2025
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SpaceX Falcon 9 COSMO-SkyMed Launch Update: Italian Radar Earth-Observation Satellite Retargets Vandenberg After Scrub

SpaceX Falcon 9 COSMO-SkyMed Launch Update: Italian Radar Earth-Observation Satellite Retargets Vandenberg After Scrub

SpaceX has scrubbed its planned year-ending Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California after a ground systems issue at the launch pad, delaying the launch of Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG-FM3) Earth-observation satellite. Spaceflight Now reported the scrub late Saturday (U.S. time) and said SpaceX was targeting a Sunday attempt, though an updated official launch time had not yet been confirmed by the company at the time of reporting. Spaceflight Now+1 When it flies, the mission is set to carry a dual-use (civil and defense) synthetic-aperture radar satellite for the Italian Space Agency (ASI)
28 December 2025
Blue Origin Stands Down NS-37 Launch After Preflight Issue, Delaying Historic Flight for First Wheelchair User to Reach Space

Blue Origin Stands Down NS-37 Launch After Preflight Issue, Delaying Historic Flight for First Wheelchair User to Reach Space

Blue Origin called off its planned New Shepard NS-37 launch attempt on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, saying the team “observed an issue” during built-in preflight checks and is now assessing the next opportunity to launch. The suborbital mission is closely watched because it is slated to carry Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, an aerospace and mechatronics engineer who uses a wheelchair—positioning her to become the first wheelchair user to travel beyond the Kármán line, the widely recognized boundary of space. Blue Origin+1 The delayed flight is more than a space-tourism headline. It has become a high-profile test of how commercial spaceflight can
18 December 2025
Comet 3I/ATLAS Today: Interstellar Visitor Nears Closest Approach to Earth — What’s Happening on Dec. 18, 2025 and How to Watch

Comet 3I/ATLAS Today: Interstellar Visitor Nears Closest Approach to Earth — What’s Happening on Dec. 18, 2025 and How to Watch

December 18, 2025 — The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (sometimes written as 3I/Atlas) is back in the spotlight today as it heads into a key milestone: its closest approach to Earth early Friday, Dec. 19. It won’t be a dramatic “near miss” in everyday terms—NASA emphasizes the comet will remain about 1.8 astronomical units away (roughly 170 million miles / 270 million kilometers, nearly twice the Earth–Sun distance)—but in astronomy, that’s close enough to trigger an all-hands observation push across telescopes and spacecraft. NASA Science Today’s coverage (Dec. 18) is dominated by two themes: how to watch the flyby in real time, and what scientists are learning from this rare visitor from another star system—only
18 December 2025
Starlink India Price Leak and Launch Status: Website Glitch, Govt Approvals and What to Expect Next

Starlink India Price Leak and Launch Status: Website Glitch, Govt Approvals and What to Expect Next

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 For a few hours this week, it looked like India finally had official Starlink India prices and an imminent launch. The Starlink India website briefly showed detailed tariffs, hardware costs and even a 30‑day free trial offer — sending social media and tech news into overdrive. By Tuesday afternoon, though, SpaceX had stepped in to say: not so fast. A senior Starlink executive has now clarified that the India website is not live, the prices that circulated online were dummy test data, and the company is still waiting for final government approvals before it can switch on service in the country. convergence-now.com+1
9 December 2025
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Tsunami Seen From Space: NASA’s SWOT Satellite Captures 2025 Kamchatka Megaquake in Unprecedented Detail

Tsunami Seen From Space: NASA’s SWOT Satellite Captures 2025 Kamchatka Megaquake in Unprecedented Detail

When a magnitude 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, it sent a tsunami racing across almost the entire Pacific. Now, scientists have revealed something just as extraordinary as the quake itself: for the first time, a satellite has captured a giant Pacific tsunami in high-resolution detail from space, forcing a rethink of how these waves behave and how we forecast them. Wikipedia+1 New analyses of data from NASA and CNES’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite – published in The Seismic Record at the end of November – show a surprisingly intricate tsunami wavefield that challenges
3 December 2025
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Russian Cosmonaut Removed From SpaceX Crew‑12 Mission After Alleged Security Breach – What We Know So Far

Russian Cosmonaut Removed From SpaceX Crew‑12 Mission After Alleged Security Breach – What We Know So Far

A high‑profile joint NASA–Roscosmos mission has been thrown into uncertainty after veteran Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was abruptly removed from SpaceX’s upcoming Crew‑12 flight to the International Space Station (ISS), following allegations that he mishandled confidential technical data at SpaceX’s training facilities in the United States. The Moscow Times+2The Insider+2 According to multiple outlets citing investigative reporting by The Insider, Artemyev is suspected of photographing restricted SpaceX documentation and hardware at the company’s Hawthorne, California site in late November 2025, an act that could amount to a violation of U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) – export‑control rules governing
3 December 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: NASA Confirms Natural Visitor as UN Turns It into a Planetary‑Defense Drill

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: NASA Confirms Natural Visitor as UN Turns It into a Planetary‑Defense Drill

As of 1 December 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is racing back out of the inner solar system, sparking a rare combination of hard science, UN‑level planetary‑defense drills and loud public debate over whether this icy visitor is “just” a comet or something more exotic. In the last few days, NASA has formally reiterated that 3I/ATLAS is a natural comet with no alien technosignatures, even as new multi‑spacecraft images and chemical data show it is one of the strangest objects ever observed.Space+2BizzBuzz+2 At the same time, the United Nations and the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) have officially selected 3I/ATLAS as the centerpiece of a months‑long planetary‑defense exercise, while stressing
1 December 2025
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Poland’s First Military Satellite Launch Postponed Again as SpaceX Scrubs Falcon 9 Transporter‑15

Poland’s First Military Satellite Launch Postponed Again as SpaceX Scrubs Falcon 9 Transporter‑15

Warsaw / Vandenberg, California – 27 November 2025 Poland will have to wait a little longer for its historic debut as a military space power. A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying Poland’s first military reconnaissance satellite and three accompanying defence nanosatellites, has been pushed back from Wednesday to Friday after a late scrub of the Transporter‑15 mission.  Polskie Radio online Defense officials in Warsaw say the delay, likely linked to a fueling or other technical issue on the rocket side, does not threaten the mission but adds yet another twist to a launch campaign
27 November 2025
3I/ATLAS Comet News Today (24 November 2025): NASA Mars Images, Jet ‘Anomalies’, Spin Rumors – and Another ATLAS Comet Breaking Apart

3I/ATLAS Comet News Today (24 November 2025): NASA Mars Images, Jet ‘Anomalies’, Spin Rumors – and Another ATLAS Comet Breaking Apart

On November 24, 2025, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is at the center of a perfect storm of hard science, viral clips and wild alien speculation – while a second “ATLAS” comet in our own solar system has literally started to fall to pieces. 1. Quick summary of today’s 3I/ATLAS & ATLAS comet headlines Here’s what broke (or was updated) on 24 November 2025: Let’s unpack what all of that actually means. 2. What is 3I/ATLAS – and where is it today? 3I/ATLAS, also catalogued as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is only the third confirmed interstellar object ever seen passing through our solar system, after 1I/ʻOumuamua and
24 November 2025
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Comet 3I/ATLAS Today (23 November 2025): New NASA MAVEN Results, Jupiter ‘Anomaly’ Claims and the Truth About Those Break‑Up Rumors

Comet 3I/ATLAS Today (23 November 2025): New NASA MAVEN Results, Jupiter ‘Anomaly’ Claims and the Truth About Those Break‑Up Rumors

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS continues to dominate space headlines this Sunday, 23 November 2025. New data from NASA’s Mars missions are sharpening our picture of what this visitor is made of, while a fresh claim of an “extraordinary anomaly” in its path toward Jupiter is reigniting the alien‑probe debate. At the same time, astronomers are busy debunking online rumors that the comet has broken apart. Key updates on Comet 3I/ATLAS – 23 November 2025 What is 3I/ATLAS and where is it now? 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object ever found, after 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019). It was discovered on
23 November 2025
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SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida; targets another 28 from Vandenberg today (Nov. 6, 2025)

Cape Canaveral Rocket Launch Today (Nov. 15, 2025): SpaceX Falcon 9 Sends Starlink 6‑85 to Orbit at 1:44 a.m. ET; Booster Lands on ‘JRTI’

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX kicked off Saturday, November 15, 2025, with an overnight Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, lofting 29 Starlink satellites on mission Starlink 6‑85 at 1:44 a.m. Eastern (06:44 UTC). The veteran first stage, core B1078, completed its 24th flight and touched down on the Atlantic droneship Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) a little over eight minutes after liftoff. Spaceflight Now+1 Launch at a glance What happened overnight The Falcon 9 climbed away from Space Launch Complex‑40 right on time, marking another routine—but high‑tempo—Starlink deployment for SpaceX. The company reported a successful droneship
15 November 2025
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Stock Market Today

Netflix stock price ends higher as DOJ widens review of Warner deal — what to watch next week

Netflix stock price ends higher as DOJ widens review of Warner deal — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Netflix shares rose 1.6% to $82.20 Friday as the Justice Department expanded its antitrust review of the company’s planned $82.7 billion Warner Bros Discovery acquisition. A Wall Street Journal report said investigators are probing possible anti-competitive tactics. Director Reed Hastings reported a transfer of 241,944 shares via a family trust, according to an SEC filing.
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