Space Exploration

Science Breakthroughs That Rocked July 21–22, 2025. News Roundup.

Science Today — Nov. 12, 2025: Severe Auroras Sweep the Globe, Blue Origin Targets New Glenn Launch, Webb Spots Organic “Life Seeds” Beyond the Milky Way, Three Earth‑Size Worlds Found in a Two‑Sun System, Enceladus’ Ocean Looks Long‑Lived, and Earth’s Hidden Geology Fuels Ocean Volcanoes

Roundup of the biggest science stories breaking on November 12, 2025. From a rare G4 geomagnetic storm lighting up the skies to fresh clues about life-friendly chemistry and planetary formation, here’s what matters — and why. At a glance 1)

12 November 2025

Hidden Heat at Enceladus’ North Pole Bolsters Case for Life: Cassini Data Show Stable Ocean in New Study (Nov. 7, 2025)

A new analysis of NASA’s Cassini data finds excess heat at Enceladus’ north pole, balancing previously known heat loss in the south. The results, published Nov. 7, 2025 in Science Advances, suggest the icy moon’s global ocean has remained stable

8 November 2025

Astrobiology · Cassini Mission · Enceladus · Science News · Space Exploration

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System

Comet 3I/ATLAS today (6 Nov 2025): China’s Mars orbiter snaps new photos as the interstellar visitor turns bluer and shows puzzling acceleration

Updated: 6 November 2025 — A rapid, reader-friendly briefing on the third interstellar object ever found, tailored for Google News & Discover. At a glance — what’s new on Nov 5–6 China’s Tianwen‑1 just gave us a rare Mars‑orbit look

6 November 2025

Astronomy · Astrophotography · Comets · Mars Missions · Space Exploration

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

Ancient Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Nears Sun – A 10-Billion-Year Visitor Ignites Awe and Alien Speculation

Discovery and Designation Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope at Río Hurtado, Chile esa.int. ATLAS – a NASA-funded sky survey designed to spot incoming asteroids – detected a

30 October 2025

Alien Life · Astronomy · Comets · Science News · Space Exploration

SpaceX’s Starship Triumph Sparks Moon Race 2.0 with China – Stocks Take Off

NASA’s Epic Week: Moon Rocket Ready, Mars Life Clue, and an Interstellar Visitor

Artemis on the Fast Track – and a New Moon Race NASA’s Moon program reached a major milestone this week: engineers at Kennedy Space Center finished stacking the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for Artemis 2, placing the Orion crew capsule

27 October 2025

Astronomy · Mars Discoveries · Moon Missions · NASA News · Space Exploration

Hidden ‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Found in Sun’s Glare Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot

A “Twilight” Asteroid Breaks Speed Records Astronomers are buzzing about 2025 SC79, a newfound asteroid that’s zipping around the sun at near-record pace. Scott S. Sheppard, an astronomer at Carnegie Science, first spotted the object on September 27 using the Blanco

26 October 2025

Asteroids · Astronomy · Cosmic Hazards · Planetary Science · Space News

SpaceX Moon Mission in Jeopardy: Musk Clashes with Trump Official After NASA Opens Lander Bids

NASA’s acting chief Sean Duffy has announced he will open the Artemis III lunar-lander contract to competition after SpaceX’s delays ts2.tech. Competing firms like Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin and a Lockheed Martin–led team are now eyeing the first crewed Moon mission,

22 October 2025

Lunar Missions · NASA Updates · NASDAQ:LUNR · NASDAQ:RKLB · NYSE:LMT · Space Exploration · Space Policy · SpaceX News

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

SpaceX’s Moon Mission in Jeopardy as NASA Opens Artemis Contract to Rivals

NASA Reopens Moon Lander Contract Amid SpaceX Delays NASA’s surprise move to reopen the Artemis III lunar lander contract marks a dramatic shift in the U.S. return-to-the-Moon effort. Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy – who also serves as U.S. Transportation Secretary

20 October 2025

Moon Missions · NASA News · Space Exploration · Space Industry · SpaceX

Rare Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS – a 10-Billion-Year-Old Time Capsule – Flies Past Mars

A Visitor from Beyond the Solar System Humanity has waited a long time to study a comet from another star – and suddenly, within a decade, we’ve had three. 3I/ATLAS (officially 3I/2025 A1) is the latest of these rare interstellar interlopers. It was

8 October 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Scientific Discoveries · Solar System · Space Exploration

Rocket Lab Stock Skyrockets 700% – Is RKLB Ready for Its Next Giant Leap?

Rocket Lab’s 2025 Blast-Off: 700% Stock Surge, Record Launches, and Mars Mission Milestones

Recent Launch Contracts & Mission Milestones Rocket Lab’s fall 2025 has been marked by significant contract wins and mission milestones. The headline news is the expanded partnership with Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging company. On September 29, Rocket Lab announced a

7 October 2025

Mars Exploration · NASDAQ:RKLB · Rocket Launches · Space Industry · Stock Market · Technology News

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

Key Facts Major Launches and Missions SpaceX’s relentless launch pace hit a new high this weekend. On Oct. 3, a Falcon 9 rocket roared off the pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit space.com.

5 October 2025

Aerospace News · Mars Missions · Scientific Discoveries · Space · Space Exploration · SpaceX

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

Looking Ahead: What 3I/Atlas Can Teach Us This week’s close approach marks just the beginning of an intensive observation campaign. Once 3I/Atlas dives behind the Sun in late October, Earth-based telescopes will lose it, but Mars and Jupiter satellites (and

4 October 2025

Astronomy · Comets · Mars · Science News · Space · Space Exploration