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Space Exploration 25 September 2025 - 5 October 2025

Lockheed Martin News Roundup (Oct 1–10, 2025): Defense Giant Navigates New Contracts, Space Ambitions, and Market Momentum

Lockheed Martin News Roundup (Oct 1–10, 2025): Defense Giant Navigates New Contracts, Space Ambitions, and Market Momentum

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon finalized a $24.3 billion contract for 296 F-35 jets after two years of talks. The U.S. Army completed soldier-led flight tests of Lockheed’s new Precision Strike Missile from both HIMARS and MLRS launchers. NASA and Lockheed’s Skunk Works advanced the X-59 QueSST supersonic demonstrator toward a first flight by year-end. A U.S. government shutdown began Oct. 1, halting NASA but not Pentagon operations.
5 October 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

Is 3I/ATLAS an Interstellar Messenger? New Findings Debunk Alien Rumors but Reveal an Ancient, Carbon‑Rich Comet

Astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025, confirming it as the third known interstellar object after ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov. The comet’s hyperbolic orbit and speed of 210,000 km/h show it is unbound to the Sun. It will not approach closer than 1.8 AU from Earth. Mars orbiters and ESA’s JUICE spacecraft are among several missions observing the comet as it passes the Sun and Jupiter.
5 October 2025
Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Blastoff and Breakthroughs: SpaceX Smashes Records, Mars Life Clue, and More (Oct 4–5, 2025)

SpaceX launched its 125th mission of 2025, sending 28 Starlink satellites from California and landing its booster at sea. NASA’s Perseverance rover found an organics-rich Mars rock, while Cassini data revealed new organic molecules on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Jeff Bezos predicted gigawatt-scale orbital data centers within 20 years. The European Space Agency signed new cooperation deals with South Korea and Japan.
5 October 2025
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Stratospheric Surprise: Giant NASA ‘Space Balloon’ Crash-Lands on Texas Farm

Stratospheric Surprise: Giant NASA ‘Space Balloon’ Crash-Lands on Texas Farm

A NASA high-altitude balloon carrying a space telescope landed unexpectedly in a West Texas crop field near Edmonson after drifting off course, startling local farmers. Residents Hayden and Ann Walter spotted the SUV-sized payload descending by parachute and alerted authorities. NASA teams arrived within hours to recover the equipment. The balloon had launched from New Mexico and traveled about 200 miles before landing.
4 October 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Record Rocket Launches, New Alliances & a Visitor From Beyond – Space News Roundup (Oct 3–4, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Record Rocket Launches, New Alliances & a Visitor From Beyond – Space News Roundup (Oct 3–4, 2025)

SpaceX launched its 125th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 on Oct. 3, breaking Vandenberg’s annual launch record and sending 28 Starlink satellites into orbit. The U.S. Space Force awarded over $1 billion to SpaceX and ULA for seven national security launches the same day. NASA operations were pared back due to a government shutdown, but ISS crews continued work. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS passed Mars, with NASA and ESA observing.
4 October 2025
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Rogue Planet Gobbles 6 Billion Tons of Gas per Second — Behaving Like a Star

Rogue Planet Gobbles 6 Billion Tons of Gas per Second — Behaving Like a Star

The rogue planet Cha 1107-7626, about 5–10 times Jupiter’s mass and 620 light-years away, underwent a record-breaking accretion burst in August 2025, absorbing gas and dust at 6 billion tons per second. Astronomers say this is the strongest accretion episode ever recorded for a planet, with star-like magnetically funneled accretion and water vapor detected in its disk. Data came from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
4 October 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Rare Cosmic Flyby: Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas to Zip Past Mars as Spacecraft Brace for Close-Up Study

Comet 3I/Atlas, the third known interstellar object, was discovered by the ATLAS survey in Chile on July 1, 2025. It will pass within 30 million km of Mars on October 3, with ESA and NASA spacecraft set to observe. Hubble data suggests its nucleus is under 5.6 km wide. Infrared spectra show the comet’s coma is about 95% carbon dioxide, unlike typical solar system comets.
4 October 2025
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Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

Space Race Spectacular: SpaceX, Blue Origin & NASA Top Headlines in Early October 2025

SpaceX will launch 28 Starlink V2 satellites Oct. 3 from Vandenberg, marking its 125th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and reusing booster B1097. Blue Origin targets mid-October for New Glenn’s second flight, carrying NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars probes. NASA engineers mated the Orion stage adapter to Artemis II’s SLS rocket at Kennedy. The U.S. Space Force approved its new ATLAS command-and-control system for initial operations.
3 October 2025
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You Won’t Believe How Easily You Can Spot the ISS – Ultimate International Space Station Viewing Guide

ISS Legacy and the Commercial Space Race: Why 2020s Are Launching Humanity Into Deep Space

NASA will retire the ISS by 2030, shifting to commercial space stations, with Phase 2 funding proposals due in late 2025 and winners named in early 2026. Axiom plans to attach its first module to the ISS in 2027; Starlab aims to launch by 2029. China’s Tiangong station has been occupied since 2021 and could become the only crewed outpost if ISS deorbits before replacements are ready.
2 October 2025
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Breaking Space News (Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2025): Record Launches, Bold Contracts, and Stunning Milestones

Breaking Space News (Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2025): Record Launches, Bold Contracts, and Stunning Milestones

NASA is integrating Orion with the SLS rocket for Artemis II, targeting launch by April 2026. ESA unveiled the Pulse framework and signed a contract for a reusable upper-stage rocket. China launched the Fengyun 3H weather satellite and completed the 100th Long March 2D flight. SpaceX set Starship Flight 11 for Oct. 13, its last “Version 2” launch from Texas.
1 October 2025
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SpaceX Starship: The Giant Rocket Poised to Change Space Travel Forever (2025 Update)

SpaceX’s Starship Returns: Launch Set for Oct. 13 – A Lunar Race and Rocket Showdown Explained

SpaceX plans to launch Starship Flight 11 from Starbase, Texas, on Oct. 13, 2025, marking the final mission of the Block 2 design. The Super Heavy booster will target a controlled splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, while the upper stage will drop into the Indian Ocean, carrying eight dummy Starlink satellites. Engineers will deliberately remove some heat-shield tiles to stress-test reentry weak points.
30 September 2025
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shrouded in CO₂ Fog – NASA’s SPHEREx Reveals a Cosmic Visitor’s Secrets

Massive Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Sparks Debate – Harvard Astronomer: ‘Could Be Alien Tech’

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered July 1, 2025, by NASA’s ATLAS telescope in Chile. Estimated at 5–20 km wide and over 33 billion tons, it is traveling at 60 km/s toward the inner Solar System but will not approach closer than 240 million km to Earth. The comet is actively venting gas and dust, yet shows little deviation from its path. Some scientists have speculated about an artificial origin, though this remains unproven.
30 September 2025
Falcon 9’s ‘Jellyfish’ Launch & Webb’s Moon-Forming Disk – Space News Roundup (Sept 29–30, 2025)

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

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Sept. 28, creating a visible “jellyfish” exhaust plume across the Western U.S. Rocket Lab prepared a classified hypersonic test for the U.S. military. Blue Origin delayed its next New Glenn launch to mid-October. China’s Shenzhou-20 crew completed a fourth spacewalk, adding debris shielding to the Tiangong station.
30 September 2025
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July 10 2025’s ‘Buck Moon’ Will Be the Farthest‑From‑the‑Sun, Low‑Riding Full Moon of the Decade—Here’s the Exact Time, Best Viewing Tricks & Pro Photo Hacks You Need

October 2025 Sky Spectacular: Harvest Supermoon, Orionid Meteor Shower and Comet Frenzy

October’s Harvest Supermoon peaks Oct 6–7, the largest and brightest of the year and the first October Harvest Moon since 2020. The Draconid meteor shower peaks Oct 8 but will be obscured by moonlight; the Orionids peak Oct 21–22 under a dark sky. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reaches perihelion Oct 30, while comets SWAN and Lemmon approach Earth, with Lemmon possibly visible to the naked eye.
29 September 2025
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Spectacular Space News Blitz: SpaceX Soars 28 Satellites, NASA Unleashes Solar Probes, China’s New Weather Satellite & More (Sept 28–29, 2025)

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

SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites from California on Sept. 28, bringing its constellation above 8,500 units and marking the Falcon 9 booster’s 28th flight. On Sept. 24, SpaceX also launched three science satellites for NASA and NOAA. Sierra Space delayed its Dream Chaser ISS mission to late 2026. ESA and Avio signed a €40 million contract for a reusable rocket stage. China launched the Fengyun-3 08 weather satellite on Sept. 27.
29 September 2025
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SpaceX’s Spectacular Launch Weekend: 50 Satellites Launched, But Troubles Loom

SpaceX’s Spectacular Launch Weekend: 50 Satellites Launched, But Troubles Loom

SpaceX launched 26 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg on Sept. 27, days after sending up 24 more, with both Falcon 9 boosters landing on a Pacific droneship. The company has completed 123 Falcon 9 launches in 2025, with about 70% for Starlink, now totaling roughly 8,500 satellites in orbit. In August, Starship achieved its first fully successful flight after three failures. NASA’s Artemis III lunar landing remains dependent on Starship, but experts warn of likely delays.
27 September 2025
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AI Metaverse Leaps, Cyber Attacks, and Space Triumphs – Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

AI Metaverse Leaps, Cyber Attacks, and Space Triumphs – Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 26–27, 2025)

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta’s Horizon AI platform for creating VR/AR worlds and new smart glasses at Connect 2025. Anthropic will triple its international staff as 80% of Claude chatbot use is now outside the U.S. Donald Trump ordered a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations, but ByteDance will keep ownership. A ransomware gang leaked data of over 8,000 London nursery children after breaching a major childcare provider.
27 September 2025
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Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

Launch Doubleheader and Lunar Revelations – Space News Roundup (Sept 25-26, 2025)

SpaceX and ULA launched Starlink and Amazon Kuiper satellites just hours apart on Sept. 25, with SpaceX flying three missions in about 41 hours. NASA’s Artemis II crew named their Orion spacecraft “Integrity” and confirmed a February 2026 Moon mission. Amazon’s Kuiper constellation reached 129 satellites; SpaceX’s Starlink now exceeds 8,400. NASA canceled seven Dream Chaser ISS cargo flights, converting the debut to a test mission.
26 September 2025
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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

NASA plans to launch Artemis II in early 2026, sending four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon without landing. The crew—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—will test the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft in deep space. Koch will be the first woman and Glover the first person of color to travel toward the Moon; Hansen will be the first non-American in lunar space.
25 September 2025
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