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1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores (photos)

Andrew Jones published 18 August 25

Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic

a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated 18 August 25

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission crew teaser with four astronauts in spacesuits.

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated 18 August 25

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

A Shenzhou 20 astronaut performs a spacewalk outside China's Tiangong space station on Aug. 15, 2025.

Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)

Elizabeth Howell published 18 August 25

Two Chinese astronauts spent more than six hours outside the Tiangong space station on Friday (Aug. 15), installing a debris shield on the third spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.

A picture of a grey, rocky, cratered planet against a black background. The left extreme of the world is bathed in shadow and white spots are visible on the surface where bright material has been thrown out by recent asteroid impacts.

Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19

Anthony Wood published 18 August 25

Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19.

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Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 'zero-g indicator'

Robert Z. Pearlman published 18 August 25

A panel of judges has selected the 25 finalists in NASA and Freelancer's global contest to design a plush "zero-g indicator" to fly to the moon with the agency's Artemis 2 astronauts.

A glowing blue ball of light is surrounding by swirling red clouds of gas in the darkness of space — Hubble telescope uncovers rare star born from cosmic collision: 'A very different history from what we would have guessed' "It's a discovery that underlines things may be different from what they appear to us at first glance."

graphic showing the aurora viewline map for tonight and the 15 us states appearing above the line either fully or partially. in the background is an aurora corona - where the aurora appears to reach straight down from above with curtains of green and purple light. — Northern lights may be visible in these 15 states tonight Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as an incoming speedy solar wind could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

a white and black rocket lifts off from an ocean-side launch pad into a blue sky — SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday (Aug. 18). It was the company's 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year.

On the left, a star-filled view of the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) with dozens of bright blue-white stars against a black sky. On the right, a thin crescent moon hangs in a pastel gradient sky at dawn or dusk, with shades of pink, purple, and orange — Don't miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive Cluster align in a special August morning sky show A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky. Here's how you can see it for yourself.

A simulation of the gas giant Saturn fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The planet's sweeping rings are positioned almost edge on to the observer, and a dark circular shadow is visible on the banded cloud surface above the ring line. — Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launches on its ninth-ever test flight on May 27, 2025. — SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 10 test flight on Aug. 24 SpaceX is targeting Aug. 24 for the 10th Flight Test for its Starship rocket, following delays from a pad accident and May's failed mission.

A metal lattice of spikes sits vertically mounted to a wall in a cleanroom — SpaceX's Super Heavy booster will fly with fresh 'grid fins' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2025 Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.

Skywatching

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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 18 August 25

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

A mass of gold and blue stars are pictured shining against the blackness of space.

See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025

By Anthony Wood published 17 August 25

The Hyades, Pleiades and Hercules star clusters make for excellent targets in the late summer months.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 15 August 25

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

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1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores (photos)
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Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)
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Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19
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Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 'zero-g indicator'
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SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)

Spaceflight

A truck dumps gravel next to a backhoe.

Canada's NordSpace begins construction on orbital spaceport. When will it open for launches?

By Josh Dinner last updated 18 August 25

NordSpace begins building its new orbital spaceport on the Canada's east coast, as the company prepares for its first suborbital rocket launch.

Launches & Spacecraft

The world's largest rocket launches into a blue sky on SpaceX's Flight 7.

SpaceX Starship Flight 10 launch: Live updates

By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated 18 August 25

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.

Launches & Spacecraft

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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated 18 August 25

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.

An artist's illustration of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket in flight.

Blue Origin's 2nd New Glenn rocket launch will fly twin NASA Mars probes to space on Sep. 29

By Josh Dinner published 15 August 25

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket will launch NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission no earlier than (NET) Sep. 29.

Launches & Spacecraft

Three people wearing blue clean suits and hair nets with purple gloves stand next to a crate of metal drums in a cleanroom.

Russia to launch 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies on Aug. 20 to study spaceflight effects

By Leonard David published 15 August 25

Russia is readying its Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite for a planned Aug. 20 launch. The mission will send 75 mice and other specimens on a monthlong mission to Earth orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft

Science & Astronomy

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Think you know our solar system's dwarf planets? Test your skills with our new quiz!

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published 18 August 25

Pluto isn't the only dwarf planet residing in our solar system. Try your hand at naming the others!

A forest of burnt trees stand on barren ground on a hillside

We're within 3 years of reaching a critical climate threshold. Can we reverse course?

By Sascha Pare published 18 August 25

A report published in June found that the world only has three years before it crosses the 1.5 C climate target. So what should we do now?

Space Photo of the Day

Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 15 August 25

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Entertainment

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 173 — The Return of the Malik

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 173 — The Return of the Malik

By Space.com Staff published 16 August 25

On Episode 173 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik look back at the week in space news.

Space Movies & Shows

Every original 'Star Trek' character who has appeared in 'Strange New Worlds'

By Richard Edwards published 15 August 25

Going boldly where someone has gone before! The "Star Trek" prequel series is overflowing with characters who debuted in the 1960s.

Space Movies & Shows

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

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On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total Solar Eclipse Leads to Discovery of Helium

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 18 August 25

On Aug. 17, 1877, French astronomer Pierre Jules César Janssen discovered helium.

Search for Life

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Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools

By Stefanie Waldek published 13 August 25

A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.

Search for Life

The planet-birthing disk around V883 Orionis with frozen complex molecules in its outer region

Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk

By Robert Lea published 31 July 25

Complex organic molecules that could be the precursors to the building blocks of life as we know it have been discovered in a disk of gas and dust swirling around an infant star.

Search for Life

Technology

NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars

By Andrew Jones published 17 August 25

Google and NASA are trialing an AI-powered medical assistant that could help astronauts care for themselves when mission control is out of reach.

Tiny devices propelled by sunlight could explore a mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere

By Tereza Pultarova published 16 August 25

"Being able to send something out there would enable us to take a lot more precise data than we currently can."

a cube-shaped spacecraft with two long wing-like solar panels in orbit above earth

NASA wants new spacecraft to reach 'difficult-to-reach orbits' around Earth and in deep space

By Elizabeth Howell published 15 August 25

NASA has awarded $1.4 million to six companies, to further their ideas about how to get vehicles farther into space cheaply and efficiently.

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