New York Times
• Jonathan O’Callaghan
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected an unusually distorted, 'lemon‑shaped' exoplanet orbiting a rapidly spinning star. The extreme shape suggests strong tidal and rotational forces or a previously unseen physical process, representing a potentially new class of planetary phenomena.
NASA
• Jessica Taveau
By NASA: Jared Isaacman was sworn in Thursday as NASA's 15th administrator by District Judge Timothy J. Kelly. The oath was taken during a ceremony held at the.
Bloomberg
• Sana Pashankar; Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to return astronauts to the moon through NASA’s Artemis space program with an eye toward building a permanent lunar presence.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said the agency will pick whichever company builds its moon lander the fastest — whether that be Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — to put humans on the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years.
SpaceNews.com
• Richard DalBello
By SpaceNews.com: What problem is charging for Space Situational Awareness supposed to solve?.
Reuters
• Juby Babu
By Reuters: SpaceX's Starlink said one of its satellites experienced an anomaly in space on Wednesday that created a "small number" of debris and cut off communications with the spacecraft at 418 km (259.73 miles) in altitude, a rare kinetic accident in orbit for the satellite internet giant.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Moody's Ratings has today downgraded the credit assessment of SES, citing wearker results and the cost of the Intelsat integration.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Revenue for Spire Global was down nearly 56% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2025, which the company attributed to divesting its maritime business and the U.S.
