Today In Space
Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 8:12 PM PST
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Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Cobham Satcom to Acquire Gatehouse Satcom to Bolster 5G Satellite Infrastructure
By Via Satellite: Cobham Satcom has made a significant acquisition in the 5G satellite infrastructure arena with a move to acquire Gatehouse Satcom.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Iceye’s Latest Raise Values Company at $2.8 Billion
By Via Satellite: Iceye raised 150 million euro in new funding led by General Catalyst, with the latest raise valuing the satellite company at 2.4 billion euro ($2.8 billion).
Space.com
• Tereza Pultarova
AI Finds and Fixes Three‑Year Cybersecurity Flaw in NASA Spacecraft Software
By Space.com: "A vulnerability in this software poses a threat to billions of dollars in space infrastructure and the scientific missions they enable.".
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
Coronal mass ejection to hit Earth; auroras possible in 17 states tonight — watch for impacts on satellites, GPS and HF communications
By Space.com: Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection is expected to slam into Earth.
SpaceNews.com
• John David Callison
Cost-Driven Strategies for Orbital (Space-Based) Data Centers
By SpaceNews.com: Beyond the horizon: cost-driven strategies for space-based data centers.
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
ispace Teams Up for Lunar Water Exploration
By Payload: The next generation of companies heading to the Moon are going in search of water—a requirement for setting up shop long term on the lunar surface. Japanese lunar infrastructure company ispace has just notched a new partnership in service of that goal.
Space.com
• Daisy Dobrijevic
Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia
By Space.com: The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.
