Space.com
• Sharmila Kuthunur
2025 delivered a string of landmark exoplanet findings — new planets, detailed atmospheric hints and renewed observations of known systems — that highlight rapid advances in detection and characterization. Yet these results also underline major uncertainties about atmospheres, habitability and prioritizing follow-up observations.
Payload
• Payload Staff
By Payload: This year, Europe took major steps to break out on its own in space, including investing in sovereign tech, forging new relationships, and gaining an appreciation for dual-use hardware.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Taiwan Space Agency has tapped Avio to launch four FORMOSAT Earth observation satellites aboard Vega C rockets.
Space.com
• Andrew Jones
By Space.com: China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests.
swarajyamag.com
• Arun Dhital
By swarajyamag.com: News Brief Arun Dhital Dec 24, 2025, 10:53 AM GMT+5:30 | Updated 10:53 AM GMT+5:30 Save & read from anywhere! Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Space.com
• Roger Guillemette
By Space.com: On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.
euroweeklynews.com
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: Avio’s latest Vega C launch deals raise new questions about the timeline, role, and long-term value of Vega E and the future Vega Next rocket.
Payload
• Payload Staff
By Payload: Between budget cuts, staff reductions, and leadership changes, it’s been a chaotic and unpredictable year for the space agency.
