Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
Two X‑ray space telescopes — ESA's XMM‑Newton and a JAXA instrument — have detected X‑ray emission from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it approaches Earth. The high‑energy glow, extending roughly 250,000 miles, indicates solar‑wind charge‑exchange and reveals otherwise hidden volatile gases in the comet's coma.
Universe Today
• Andy Tomaswick
By Universe Today: With new technologies comes new discoveries. Or so Spider Man’s Uncle Ben might have said if he was an astronomer. Or a scientist more generally - but in astronomy that saying is more true than many other disciplines, as many discoveries are entirely dependent on the technology - the telescope, imager, or processing algorithm, used to collect data on them.
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
By Ars Technica: “It’s hard to describe how epic this comeback was after our first Falcon 9 launch failure.”….
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
By Payload: For the orbital reentry sector, 2025 was a huge year. Over a dozen companies passed milestones in their efforts to build return vehicles.
By rocketlabcorp.com: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched the STP-S30 mission for the U.S.
SpaceWatch Global
spaceflight-news.com
SpaceNews.com
• Col Pete Atkinson
By SpaceNews.com: The Army's contribution to joint space operations.
Washington Post
By Washington Post: U.S. and Chinese satellites routinely spy on each other in orbit, rehearsing for more aggressive operations in the event of war.
SpaceWatch Global
• Guest Author
By SpaceWatch Global: Every object we launch must eventually return: burning, melting, vaporising into particulates that join the upper atmosphere.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Courtney Albon
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
