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Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, 7:07 AM PST
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NASA tests Mars aerial-explorer drones in Death Valley to advance next‑gen planetary flight
By Space.com: To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.
2.8 Days to Disaster: How Mega-Constellations Threaten Low Earth Orbit with a Collision Cascade
By Universe Today: A “House of Cards” is a wonderful English phrase that it seems is now primarily associated with a Netflix political drama. However, its original meaning is of a system that is fundamentally unstable.
The Radio Signal That Predicts Aurora Storms
By Universe Today: Scientists have discovered a crucial clue to understanding one of nature's most spectacular light shows, the aurora. Research from the University of Southampton reveals that just before these magnetospheric substorms erupt, a distinct pattern of low frequency radio waves appears above the aurora, radio emissions that surge in strength precisely as mysterious.
A Golden Era of Solar Discovery
By Universe Today: Scientists have achieved an unprecedented view of the Sun by coordinating observations between two of the most powerful solar instruments ever built. For the first time, observations from the Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft have captured the same solar region simultaneously from different vantage points.
NASA Marshall testing shows MetaSeismic material reduces vibration and shock for spacecraft hardware
By SpaceNews.com: MetaSeismic material mitigates vibration and shock in NASA Marshall testing.
Payload Space — Space 2025: Coverage & Analysis
By Payload: Content from Payload Space regarding Space 2025.
The Moon: 2025 Wrapped
By Payload: In the long push to get people back to the Moon—and this time, to bring with them long-term, sustainable infrastructure to support an ongoing lunar presence—2025 has been pivotal.