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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).

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Dark matter may be made of pieces of giant, exotic objects — and astronomers think they know how to look for them

Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas.

Space

Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it's distributed

While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty.

Space

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The best sci-fi and space games of 2025, ranked

As another year comes to an end, we sit down and collect our thoughts on the best sci-fi and space video games of 2025.

Space

Longtime United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno resigns from space company. 'Finished the mission I came to do.'

After nearly 12 years leading the United Launch Alliance (ULA), its chief Tory Bruno is stepping down from the U.S. rocket launch provider to pursue "another opportunity," the company announced this week.

Space

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

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

Space

See the moon shine with Saturn in the southern sky after sunset Dec. 26

Don't miss the moon cozy up to Saturn on Dec. 26.

Space

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Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age Chinese secret to brewing red rice wine

Rice wine was consumed ceremonially by Mogou people in second millennium BC

The Independent UK

Pig organ transplants could one day be superior to human ones, says expert

Surgeon leading xenotransplantation trial aimed at solving shortage of human organs says edits can lessen risk of rejection

The Guardian - UK

The most exciting exoplanet discoveries of 2025

New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown.

Space

Dodo’s closest living relative spotted in remote South Pacific rainforest

Manumea’s first sighting since 2013 raises hope critically endangered species can be saved from extinction

The Independent UK

First-of-its-kind ancient mosaic board game found at Mayan city in Guatemala

Patolli is one of oldest ludo-like strategy board games played in Americas

The Independent UK

Nosy researcher’s quest to map the world’s ‘smellscapes’

We can share images and sounds, so why not smells? Dr Kate McLean-MacKenzie hopes her new atlas will make scents

The Guardian - UK

From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected

Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole.

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Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit

As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris.

Space

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.

The Guardian - UK

Concerns about ageing society ignore huge opportunities, says population expert

Sarah Harper says society must create new ways of living and working amid potential ‘silver economy’

Space

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

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

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Christmas 2025 skywatching guide: What you can see in the night sky on Dec. 25

The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving.

Space

What old, dying stars teach us about axions as a candidate for dark matter

The axion could be a contender to explain the mystery of dark matter.

Space

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.

Space

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

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

Space

'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.

Space

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

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.

Space

Remember the time Predator faced off against Santa's reindeer – and lost?

The reindeer ain't got time to bleed.

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