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A group of people wearing dark blue shirts and black pants stand on stage with an American flag behind them and an officer kneeling down with a blue flag for the US Space Force placed in front of them.

Space Force Guardians show off shiny new duds | Space photo of the day for Dec. 26, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

It marks the first time newly commissioned Space Force Guardians have graduated Officer Training School (OTS) wearing this uniform.

Space Exploration
Four astronats in Santa hats inside a space station decorated with space stockings and a Christmas tree.

Astronauts beam home Christmas wishes from International Space Station: 'I think we may be orbiting a little higher than Santa' (video)

By Tariq Malik published

They won't be home for Christmas, but astronauts in space are finding their own way to make the season bright.

International Space Station
A tall white rocket held up by red scaffolding begins to fire its engines, creating a cloud of white smoke.

Record launches, reusable rockets and a rescue: China made big strides in space in 2025

By Andrew Jones published

China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests

Launches & Spacecraft
A photo of the Earth in the darkness of space with the surface of the moon in the foreground of the image

NASA's Apollo 8 moonshot saved 1968. Could Artemis 2 do the same in 2026?

By Roger Guillemette published

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.

Artemis
An Indian LVM3 rocket launches the BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile on Dec. 23, 2025.

Indian rocket launches record-breaking BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

An Indian LVM3 rocket successfully launched the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile to orbit on Tuesday night (Dec. 23).

Launches & Spacecraft
A man looks at the camera sitting in the audience with other people wearing formal attire while a projector screen in the back is lit up with a grid-like image

We didn't find answers in 2025, but UFO researchers say the search continues

By Leonard David published

"Science doesn't always go as planned. In any case, there's a lot of work to be done."

Search for Life
An image from inside a warehouse shows two tall white cylinders on either side of a yellow taller cylinder. The two white cylinders have red, white and blue paint with the words 'America 250' on them.

Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 'America 250' paint job | Space photo of the day for Dec. 23, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Artemis
closeup photo taken from space of a boxy satellite with long, rectangular solar arrays extending on either side of its body

Doomed SpaceX Starlink satellite photographed from orbit

By Mike Wall published

We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.

Satellites
South Korean startup Innospace launches its first Hanbit-Nano rocket from Alcantara Space Center in Brazil. The launch failed about a minute after liftoff.

South Korean startup Innospace fails on its 1st orbital launch attempt

By Mike Wall published

The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.

Launches & Spacecraft
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches "The Wisdom God Guides" mission for the Japanese company iQPS from New Zealand on Dec. 21, 2025.

Rocket Lab launches final mission of 2025, sends Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall published

Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft
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