China launched new Guowang satellite internet payloads Dec. 11 as preparations advanced for a Long March 12A orbital launch and first stage landing attempt.

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The head of NASA’s astrophysics division offered an upbeat assessment of upcoming missions, a stark contrast to the bleak outlook in the agency’s budget proposal six months ago.

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Two treatments for the sexually transmitted disease are expected to become available soon

But new defense bill drops or weakens some controversial proposals

Gen. Chance Saltzman unveils a taxonomy linking system names to mission areas, echoing legacy traditions across the military

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Troy Meink says Beijing is innovating, not merely reverse-engineering U.S. systems

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Learn how resident orcas collaborate with local dolphins to hunt salmon while offering protection for their smaller cousins in return.

Learn why purrs say more about a cat's identity than its meows, and how domestication forever changed the way cats communicate with their owners.

Learn the untold story of the hammock, and how it was used by both Indigenous cultures and European colonizers.

Learn how the discovery of a young planet orbiting two suns is revealing how worlds form and survive in binary star systems.

Learn more about the creation of fire, and how new artifacts show that fire was used tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

Learn more about how researchers can take evidence from the past to better shape our idea of what Neanderthals looked like.

Paris, France [December 11, 2025] – Released today, Novaspace’s latest FSS Operators: Benchmarks & Performance Review unveils a year of transformation for satellite operators. 2025 is redefining the rules of […]

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At an FDA discussion of testosterone replacement therapy, a top official called for special health centers to address a “men’s health crisis.” Others called to ease men’s access to hormones.

Systematic price monitoring sheds light on economics of online manipulation

Pollinators’ antennae act like thermal cameras to spot self-heating plants

With an infrared eye, NEO Surveyor will target dangerous space rocks glowing in the dark

Other space companies are likely to move toward the public markets now that Elon Musk is openly signaling plans to pursue a SpaceX IPO next year, hoping to ride the wave of momentum behind a potentially record-breaking listing.

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Meet Salwasiren qatarensis, a small, ancient sea cow species whose fossils were found in Qatar, in one of the world’s biggest marine mammal bonebeds.

Torrance, California-based K2 was founded in 2022 to build large satellites with more onboard power and volume.

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The award is for Phase 2 of DARPA’s Oversight program.

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In this episode of Space Minds, host Mike Gruss sits down with Matt Magaña, President of Space, Defense & National Security at Voyager Technologies, to explore one of the most consequential national security space stories of 2025: Golden Dome.

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LENEXA, KS – Enduralock is pleased to announce the successful completion of form, fit, and function testing for its OneLink™ satellite docking connector in Arkisys’ 1G robotic ground test facility […]

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For years, both the Trump Administration and Congress have clearly stated that returning Americans to the moon before China in the 2028-2030 timeframe is a national priority. It is central to United States leadership in space, to global influence and to the future of human exploration.  Yet across the space community, a sobering recognition has […]

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