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How NASA changed in 2025 — possibly forever
"The damage is real, but it doesn't have to be permanent."
Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions.
Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025
We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got.
The 12 biggest space stories of 2025 — according to you
It's the 12 days of Spacemas, fa la la la la la la la la (sorry).
Roman around the Christmas tree | Space photo of the day for Dec. 25, 2025
All the NASA engineers and scientists need is a star on top of the telescope in the cleanroom.
60,000 feet above Earth, NASA is hunting for the minerals that power phones, EVs and clean energy
The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.
'Dracula's Chivito' looks stunning in this tasty Christmas photo from the Hubble Telescope
Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen.
Rocket Lab launches final mission of 2025, sends Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)
Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.
NASA's SPHEREx telescope completes its 1st cosmic map of the entire sky and it's stunning!
"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to eventually create a home for us in it."
