Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 10:54 AM PST
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Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
Coronal mass ejection to hit Earth; auroras possible in 17 states tonight — watch for impacts on satellites, GPS and HF communications
By Space.com: Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection is expected to slam into Earth.
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
AI Finds and Fixes Three‑Year Cybersecurity Flaw in NASA Spacecraft Software
By Space.com: "A vulnerability in this software poses a threat to billions of dollars in space infrastructure and the scientific missions they enable.".
SpaceNews.com
• John David Callison
Cost-Driven Strategies for Orbital (Space-Based) Data Centers
By SpaceNews.com: Beyond the horizon: cost-driven strategies for space-based data centers.
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
ispace Teams Up for Lunar Water Exploration
By Payload: The next generation of companies heading to the Moon are going in search of water—a requirement for setting up shop long term on the lunar surface. Japanese lunar infrastructure company ispace has just notched a new partnership in service of that goal.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia
By Space.com: The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Avio Wins €35M Defence Contract, Expects €600M+ in ESA Awards After CM25 Funding Commitments
By European Spaceflight: Avio has secured a new €35 million defence contract and anticipates more than €600 million in new ESA awards following CM25 funding commitments.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
NASA extends CASIS agreement to manage ISS National Lab, likely a final extension
By SpaceNews.com: NASA has extended an agreement with a nonprofit organization to manage the portion of the ISS designated as a national lab, likely for the final time.
