By Tim Newcomb, Pub;sihed by Popular Mechanics, 14 December 2025 Welcome to a new moon epoch, y’all. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers believe that a new epoch may have begun on the Moon back in 1959, when humans first affected the surface. Dubbed the “Lunar
By Bridget Erin Craig, Published by Space War, 4 December 2025 Washington DC (UPI) - The United States has entered a consequential new era of competition with China in space - one that lawmakers said will shape global power, economic security and military advantage for generations. House Science, Space and
Illustration of Northrop Grumman’s Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) platform designed to fuel and extend the life of in-orbit assets. Credit: Northrop Grumman By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 4 December 2025 China’s lunar ambitions grab attention, but a quieter milestone that the country achieved earlier this year could
Projects involving lunar exploration will benefit from the new funding Published by the BBC, 3 December 2025 Scotland's space sector will receive a £4.6m funding boost to accelerate breakthrough technologies, the UK Space Agency has announced. The funding includes a £3.7m sum from the Agency's National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP),
The entrance to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Credit: Svalbard Global Seed Vault By David Stuckenberg, Published by Space News, 20 November 2025 Humanity is losing the genetic diversity that sustains life on Earth at a pace that should alarm every nation. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,
By Brett Tingley, Published by Space.com, 13 November 2025 The DARPA program aims to improve the ability to "track potential threats and objects of interest originating from or transiting cislunar space." As the moon becomes the center of the new space race, the United States military is looking for new
ESA’s Vigil spacecraft will watch the sun from the L-5 Lagrange point. Credit: Airbus By Maxwell Zhu, Published by Space News, 4 November 2025 From the first satellite in orbit, to the first human in space, to the first steps on the moon, the United States government has always framed
Artist’s impression of a future Interlune moon mining mission: Interlune By Victor Tangermann, Published by Futurism, 2 November 2025 It could be the key to establish a permanent presence there. The United States and China are caught in a race to return to the Moon. The two superpowers are hoping
