Here is a list of news that were published in our Newsletter the week of September 29, 2025:
Human Space Exploration
- China set for high-stakes Moon program and reusable launch tests to close out 2025;
- NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as U.S. government shutdown begins;
- Preparations on track for second New Glenn launch;
- Starlab partners unveil full-scale mockup of commercial space station;
- Blue Origin and its partners in Luxembourg unveil Project Oasis to map lunar resources;
- Astronauts on the Moon and Mars? World space leaders lay out visions for an ambitious future;
- Shenzhou-20 taikonauts complete fourth series of extravehicular activities;
Space Science
- Venus’ clouds are 60 percent water, according to reanalyzed pioneer data;
- Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows potential for habitability;
- Mining the Moon: Can you make money harvesting helium-3?
- New research identifies Moonquake dangers that could threaten future lunar missions;
- Comet 31Atlas has reached Mars;
- The Sun is blowing a gale;
- Galaxies with high radio emissions could be home to many advanced civilizations;
- Geological evidence points to ancient ocean in Mars’ northern hemisphere;
- Blue Origin and its partners in Luxembourg unveil Project Oasis to map lunar resources;
- Mysterious crown-like features on Venus may finally have an explanation;
- The asteroid belt’s slow disappearing act;
- Earth’s ancient shield: Scientists crack the billion-year-old mystery of the magnetic field;;
- Clues from the deep sea that an exploding star sent debris to the Earth 10 million years ago;
- ‘If there is a space race, China is already winning it: NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say;
- Einstein was right again: Ripples in space-time confirm century-old theory;
- 3I/ATLAS, comet hurtling toward solar system, much bigger than previously thought, astronomers say;
- Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket;
- Tumbleweed rover tests demonstrate transformative technology for low cost Mars exploration;
Other News
- Maxar retires its name, rebrands as Vantor and Lanteris
Coalition Members in the News – L3Harris, Maxar; - Maintaining U.S. space dominance requires rapid and reliable delivery of new systems;
- The other space race: Why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit;
- Don’t miss International Observe the Moon Night 2025: How to join the celebration on October 4;
- Sen. Maria Cantwell releases report citing NASA whistleblowers’ concerns about budget cuts;
- Senate rejects efforts to keep government open after midnight;
- How would a government shutdown affect NASA?;
- No deal yet to avert shutdown tomorrow night;
- Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight;
- The Orionid meteor shower 2025 has begun! See Halley’s Comet spark shooting stars this October;
Major Events This Week:
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- Of major concern as the week unfolds is whether the U.S. House and Senate and White House can come together on a budget agreement for the 2026 fiscal year that starts on Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. EDT or a continuing resolution (CR) to keep federal agencies, including NASA, operating at least temporarily.
- President Trump was to meet Monday with House and Senate leadership to discuss the issue, though a shutdown could be looming.
- This week, a meeting of the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is taking place in Sydney, Australia, a session that is to include proceedings led by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and International Institute of Space Law (IISL).
- On Wednesday at 2 p.m. EDT NASA is to host a virtual news briefing with astronaut Chris Williams on his upcoming Russian Soyuz MS-28 launch to the ISS, planned for November 27.
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