Chinese aerospace firm Lingkong Tianxing unveiled the YKJ-1000 hypersonic glide missile with 1,300-kilometer range and Mach 7 speed at approximately $99,000 production cost, making it 40 times cheaper than the $4.1 million SM-6 naval interceptor and far below $12-15 million THAAD and $3.7-4.2 million Patriot PAC-3 systems. The "cement-coated" missile uses civilian materials including foamed concrete, die-cast parts, electric separation nuts, BeiDou chips, and camera modules.

NordSpace has launched Space Systems Lab and its first dual-use self-funded satellite Terra Nova. Officially launching in 2026, Terra Nova marks a major expansion of NordSpace's technical capabilities and an essential step toward building Canada’s first fully sovereign, end-to-end space missions company. This new division will design, build, and operate advanced spacecraft and mission architectures that complement and strengthen our launch, propulsion, and spaceport initiativ

Credit: Spacex A cluster of British-designed and built satellites has been successfully deployed into low Earth orbit, enhancing the UK’s capabilities in space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) across defence, security, and civil sectors. The mission represents a major step forward in supporting national resilience against evolving global threats. On 28 November 2025, three Azalea radio frequency (RF) satellites, designed and built by BAE Systems, wer

Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences/ Xinhua Nearly two years after China launched its astronomical satellite Einstein Probe (EP), the mission has unveiled a breathtaking series of transient cosmic events—brief, radiant flashes that light up the universe like celestial fireworks. These discoveries are helping reshape our understanding of some of the most extreme and mysterious physical processes in the cosmos. “Since its launch in January 2024, the Einstein Probe has fundament

Led by Professor Jin Xuan, University of Surrey researchers have published a roadmap in Chem Circularity to combat space industry waste. Their plan for a "circular space economy" advocates for orbital repair stations, debris recycling, and AI-driven sustainability to ensure the future of exploration is clean.

Credit: NASA In a historic first for the International Space Station (ISS), all eight of its docking ports are now fully occupied. This milestone was reached after Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft was reinstalled at the Earth-facing port of the Unity module. With this addition, the station is currently hosting an impressive lineup of visiting vehicles: two SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, the Cygnus XL, JAXA’s HTV-X1, two Russian Soyuz crew vehicles, and two Progress ca

China is developing its second space situational awareness constellation, Xingyan (Star Eye), with 156 satellites designed to track orbital objects and provide collision warnings every two hours. Xingtu Cekong, an Anhui-based spin-off of Zhongke Xingtu, plans to launch 12 satellites by 2027 with full operation after 2028, according to chairman Hu Yu. The network will deliver 30-minute updates using AI-powered sensors, following China's Kaiyun-1 launch in September for the 24-

Humanity’s most distant spacecraft Voyager 1 will soon be one light-day away from Earth. This means the Voyager 1 will be so far from home that even light—the fastest thing in the universe—will take 24 hours to travel between Voyager 1 and Earth. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft has spent nearly five decades crossing the outer solar system. Voyager 1 is now drifting through interstellar space, far beyond the Sun’s protective bubble. Reaching a distance of one light-day marks

Stars are born in clusters, and these clusters themselves often emerge in pairs or small groups. Among them, binary clusters—pairs of open clusters that are tightly linked in both position and motion—hold particular importance. Their formation preserves the imprint of how stars take shape inside giant molecular clouds, making these cluster pairs valuable tracers of star formation processes and the evolutionary pathways of stellar systems. In a significant advancement for Gala

NASA has revealed that Saturn’s rings appeared to have been disappeared. Although, they aren't actually disappeared. Saturn’s rings look to have been disappeared due to the planet's tilt from the perspective of Earth. But don’t worry – as Saturn continues to rotate, the rings will become visible again From Earth, Saturn's rings can sometime appear to vanish when we see them edge-on during what’s known as a ring-plane crossing. Because the rings are enormous in width yet extr

Chinese researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology have recovered the first "lunar soil bricks" after a year-long space exposure test, confirming the materials remained in good condition despite extreme radiation—a critical step toward building future lunar bases.

A historic race is underway in China between the state-owned Long March 12A and commercial rockets Zhuque-3 and Tianlong-3 to complete the nation's first reusable orbital launch. A successful landing would make China the second country after the US to achieve this, crucial for deploying 10,000-satellite constellations.

In a historic first, China has successfully executed an emergency launch of the Shenzhou-22 spacecraft to resupply the Tiangong space station after a debris strike disabled the Shenzhou-20 vehicle. The mission ensures the safe continuation of the Shenzhou-21 crew's work in orbit.

University of Tokyo astronomer Professor Tomonori Totani may have made the first direct detection of dark matter using NASA's Fermi Telescope. The detected 20-gigaelectronvolt gamma-ray halo at our galaxy's center matches predictions from theoretical dark matter particles annihilating one another.

"China has completed its first emergency space launch, sending Shenzhou-22 with 600kg of repair equipment to Tiangong space station after space debris cracked the crew's return spacecraft porthole. The successful four-hour docking ensures three astronauts have safe return option until April."

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) engineers have potentially achieved a world-first by demonstrating a boot-strap mode start for the CE20 cryogenic engine. This breakthrough, tested for 10 seconds on November 7, 2025, allows the engine to restart in space without auxiliary systems, enhancing the LVM3 rocket's mission flexibility for multi-orbit deployments.

Carbon fiber has become a cornerstone of modern high-performance engineering—from automotive design to advanced aerospace systems. Lightweight, exceptionally strong, and endlessly adaptable, this material has unlocked innovation across multiple industries. One company at the forefront of this evolution is Blackwave, a start-up born at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). What started with creating custom carbon components for sports cars and aircraft has now grown into t

NASA's Mars fleet, including the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, and the Perseverance rover, has captured unique imagery and data on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The observations from 19 million miles away will help scientists determine the comet's size, chemical composition, and origins.

NASA and Blue Origin have launched the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars aboard a New Glenn rocket. The mission, led by UC Berkeley and built by Rocket Lab, will take a unique multi-year journey to study the solar wind's erosion of the Martian atmosphere, providing vital safety data for future human missions.

After a suspected space debris strike damaged their original capsule, the Shenzhou-20 crew, including Commander Chen Dong, made an emergency return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft. The Chinese astronauts landed safely in Inner Mongolia, concluding a record 204-day mission on the Tiangong space station that was extended by a week due to the incident.