By Adm Urwick, Jessie Osborne, Published by Space.com, 31 December 2025 There are billions of dollars in it for companies able to kickstart mining operations, even if such returns are still years away. There are billions of dollars in it for companies able to kickstart mining operations, even if such
Starship debris is seen streaking through the sky after the January 16 explosion. Captured from video by Brian Henry By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 29 December 2025 2025 was a very busy year for spaceflight, for better and for worse. We saw quite a few milestones notched in the
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a blockade outside the Pine Gap military facility. (ABC News: Alex Barwick) By Ben Doherty, Published by The Guardian, 26 October 2025 A protest over Pine Gap’s claimed role in genocide has refocused attention on the secretive US satellite base near Alice Springs Straight and bare,
This piece of debris, which was found in Western Australia on Oct. 18, 2025, is likely part of the upper stage of a Chinese Jielong 3 rocket, experts say. (Image credit: Western Australia Police Force) By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 20 October 2025 "It could actually be (a significant
Representatives of countries who have signed the Artemis Accords pose for a photo after a meeting during the International Astronautical Congress Sept. 29. Credit: NASA By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 15 October 2025 WASHINGTON — Five years after the first countries signed the Artemis Accords, a growing group of nations
Australian and United Kingdom space agency leaders signed an agreement to extend the Space Bridge Framework Arrangement, which encourages bilateral research and cooperation, at the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney. Credit: SpaceNews/Debra Werner By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 1 October 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – Australia and the United
Artist's depiction of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole carrying out early work to establish an Artemis Base Camp. (Image credit: NASA) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 29 September 2025 "The exploration of the moon is going to be a continuous activity." SYDNEY — Leaders of the world's
By Stefanie Dazio, Mailn Haarala, Published by The Independent, 1 September 2025 The space center's 30-plus antennas can more easily communicate with satellites orbiting the North Pole Deep within the remote Swedish forest, where reindeer roam and scientists ski in winter, lies a pivotal site in Europe's ambition to challenge
