Today In Space
Last Updated: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 10:34 PM PDT
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Wall Street Journal
• Becky Peterson
SpaceX to Invest $2 Billion Into Elon Musk’s xAI. The startup is leaning on Musk’s business empire to play catch-up in the AI race
By Wall Street Journal: The startup is leaning on Musk’s business empire to play catch-up in the AI race.
Business Standard
SpaceX commits $2 billion to xAI as Musk steps up AI ambitions: Report
Space Policy Online
• Marcia Smith
China to Launch Tianzhou-9 Cargo Spacecraft to Tiangong-3 on July 14, 2025
By Space Policy Online: Posted: July 12, 2025 6:58 pm ET | Last Updated: July 12, 2025 6:58 pm ET | As usual, China has not announced the exact date, but the next cargo spacecraft to the Tiangong-3 space station, Tianzhou-9, is expected to launch on July 14, 2025 Beijing Time … Read More Read More.
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The Independent
• Larissa Howie
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Captures Closest-Ever Images of the Sun
By The Independent: NASA has released the closest-ever images of the Sun, captured just 3.8 million miles from its surface. Since its launch in 2018, the Parker Solar Probe has gradually circled closer to the sun, flying past Venus to use the planet’s gravity to move it into a tighter orbit.
Satellite News Network
Behold the Closest Images of the Sun Ever Taken
orbitaltoday.com
Parker Solar Probe Sends Back Closest-Ever Photos of the Sun [PHOTO]
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Space.com
• Leonard David
Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon
By Space.com: "Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?".
japan-forward.com
• Daniel Manning
Japan is transforming space from a scientific domain into a strategic asset, driven by new threats, wartime lessons, and the urgency of national survival
By japan-forward.com: Japan is transforming space from a scientific domain into a strategic asset, driven by new threats, wartime lessons, and the urgency of national survival.
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Space.com
• Andrew Jones
Chinese company Landspace aims to debut its reusable methane rocket this year (video)
By Space.com: The stainless steel Zhuque-3 could become China's most powerful reusable rocket.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
ESA Reports Europe’s First Deep-Space Optical Communications Link
By Via Satellite: The European Space Agency (ESA) recently demonstrated Europe's first deep-space optical communication link with NASA's Psyche spacecraft.
