Space.com
• Leonard David
Experts warn that Beijing could "well beat the U.S. with a grab sample," and say returning Mars samples should be a top U.S. priority to protect scientific lead, secure uncontested provenance of materials, strengthen international partnerships, and avoid rushed, reactionary policy responses.
sierraspace.com
• Shay Saldana
By sierraspace.com: Milestone accelerates progress toward delivering advanced missile tracking capabilities for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. LOUISVILLE, Colo.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — SpaceX’s Starlink constellation performed 148,696 collision-avoidance maneuvers in the six months ending….
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: The Israel Space Agency has tapped the Access to Space consortium to establish and operate Israel’s national R&D space laboratory for the accelerated development of space technologies.
NASA
• Tiernan P Doyle
By NASA: NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the first mission.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: As work continues for a mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Swift spacecraft, project officials are also pursuing steps to extend the satellite’s life.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: House and Senate appropriators have released the text of a spending bill that largely rejects the steep cuts the Trump administration proposed for NASA.
Space.com
• Samantha Mathewson
By Space.com: The image was captured in November 2025, showing how lighting changes throughout the day on Mars.
New Scientist
• Leah Crane
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
