SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

China launches new TJS reconnaissance satellite; commercial Kinetica‑1 deploys nine smallsats

SpaceNews.com reports: China launches new TJS satellite, commercial Kinetica-1 lofts 9 spacecraft China continued a surge in launch activity with a pair of missions Tuesday, adding to an opaque satellite series and launching new remote sensing satellites.

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SpaceNews.comJeff Foust

NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter

By SpaceNews.com: NASA has lost contact with a Mars orbiter that has circled the planet for more than a decade, collecting science data and serving as a communications relay.

2025-12-10T05:06:46.868310-08:00
Space.comTereza Pultarova

Industrial Project in Chile Could Darken World’s Best Skies — 28 Leading Astronomers Urge Relocation

By Space.com: "We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore.".

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