Space News
Watch Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch today for the 4th time ever
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 11:00
Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to loft a powerful Earth-observing satellite today (Nov. 4) on its fourth-ever launch, and you can watch the action live.
White House renominates Isaacman to be NASA administrator
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 23:56
The White House said Nov. 4 it is renominating Jared Isaacman to be NASA administrator, the latest twist in an unprecedented saga over the agencys leadership. The post White House renominates Isaacman to be NASA administ...
Copernicus Sentinel-1D launch coverage
ESA - 4 Nov 2025 23:00
Video: 01:17:22 The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:03 CET (18:03 local time) on board anAriane 6rocketfromEuropes Spaceport inFrenc...
Repeated Impacts Could Regenerate Exoplanet Atmospheres Around Red Dwarfs
Universe Today - 4 Nov 2025 22:41
Rocky exoplanets orbiting red dwarfs are in a tough spot. Their stars are known for violent flaring that can destroy their atmospheres. But it's possible that asteroid impacts could later recreate their atmospheres.
Telesat eyes December 2026 for Lightspeed pathfinder debut
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 22:26
Telesat is preparing to deploy a couple of Lightspeed pathfinders in December 2026, with 96 satellites for an initial global broadband service from LEO set to launch the following year to offset mounting geostationary bu...
Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar imaging satellite
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 22:01
An Ariane 6 successfully launched a radar imaging satellite Nov. 4 after European agencies chose to use a larger rocket to ensure an earlier launch. The post Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar imaging satellite appeared...
Astronomer captures 2 meteors slamming into the moon (video)
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 22:00
The brief flashes were captured from Earth and could be from the Taurid meteor shower.
Picture of universe getting clearer-but much remains unknown
Phys.org - 4 Nov 2025 21:20
Even though we can explore the universe with great precision, there is still a lot we don't know, according to Ulf Danielsson, professor of theoretical physics at Uppsala University. Besides doing research, he is kee...
Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 21:00
"This discovery ends a protracted search for these waves that has its origins in the 1940s."
Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 20:00
China's Shenzhou 20 and 21 astronauts enjoyed freshly cooked BBQ aboard the Tiangong space station recently, thanks to a new microgravity oven.
Analysts say experience, not funding, is hindering European smallsat launchers
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 19:27
London - Warsaw Increasing tensions with Russia have prompted defense spending boosts throughout Europe that will benefit fledgling smallsat launcher companies across the continent. But Europe is still years away from me...
SES leans on SKY Perfect JSAT as inflight demand outpaces expanded fleet
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 19:10
SES has turned to Japans flagship operator for extra satellite bandwidth to keep up with soaring connectivity demand from passengers flying across Asia, even after significantly expanding its own fleet by buying Intelsat...
Dark matter obeys gravity after all - could that rule out a 5th fundamental force in the universe?
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 19:00
Scientists have set about discovering if dark matter behaves like ordinary matter in the cosmos, with the answer revealing more about this mysterious "stuff" and casting doubt on the existence of a fifth fundamen...
'Predator: Badlands' is a human story without a human in sight
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 17:00
Predator: Badlands tells a surprisingly human story of self-acceptance through the lens of sci-fi's most brutal hunter.
The Early Universe Helps Black Holes Grow Big, But Not In The Long Run
Universe Today - 4 Nov 2025 16:02
Cosmic inflation helps black holes grow quickly, but it can't explain how supermassive black holes grew to billions of solar masses in less than 500 million years.
Geopolitical Shifts and AI Reshapes Earth Observation Market
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 15:29
Sovereign Control and Precision Intelligence Set to Lead Global Priorities Paris, France [October, 2025] - Novaspaces 18th edition of the Earth Observation Data and Services Market report signals a decisive [] The post G...
Should We Build An Optical Interferometer On The Moon?
Universe Today - 4 Nov 2025 15:26
A new report outlines the benefits and obstacles to a lunar telescope. It comes from the Keck Institute for Space Studies, and presents an idea for a lunar optical interferometer. The authors say it could outperform powe...
ESA and AfSA join forces for systems engineering training
ESA - 4 Nov 2025 15:17
From 7 to 10 October 2025, Europe and Africa took another important step toward deepening their cooperation in space. At the ESA Education Training and Learning Facility in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium, young engineers from acr...
These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth's 'evil twin'
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 15:00
Several new missions to Venus are expected in the late 2020s and early 2030s, but some of them depend on funding that may not materialize.
The hunt for dark matter: a trivia quiz
SPACE.com - 4 Nov 2025 14:50
This quiz dives into the mysterious world of dark matter - what we know, what we don't, and how scientists are chasing shadows across the cosmos.
Simulations suggest the early universe helped black holes grow big, but not in the long run
Phys.org - 4 Nov 2025 14:15
At the heart of the Milky Way, just 27,000 light-years from Earth, there is a supermassive black hole with a mass of more than 4 million suns. Nearly all galaxies contain a supermassive black hole, and many of them are m...
Why the U.S. shouldnt simply race to Lagrange points
Space News - 4 Nov 2025 14:00
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 space exploration as a race. As U.S.-China space competition intensifies, so ...