Skywatching

Night sky, November 2025: What you can see tonight [maps]

By Chris Vaughan last updated

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during November 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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

By Jamie Carter last updated

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

Stargazing

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

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

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.

Auroras
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Spaceflight

A submarine below the thick icy crust of Jupiter's Moon Europa would experience about the same pressure as a vehicle in the hadal zone.

New laser drill could help scientists explore ice-covered worlds like Jupiter's ocean moon Europa

By Samantha Mathewson published

Scientists have developed a laser-based ice drill concept that could enable deeper, low-power exploration of ice on moons and planets in our solar system.

Space Exploration

Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

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Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

By Tereza Pultarova last updated

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 25, 2025.

Watch SpaceX launch its 100th Starlink mission of 2025 on Oct. 31

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX will launch its 100th Starlink mission of the year on Friday (Oct. 31), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
Illustration of AKATSUKI by Akihiro Ikeshita.

Venus loses its last active spacecraft, as Japan declares Akatsuki orbiter dead

By Elizabeth Howell published

Japan declared its Akatsuki spacecraft dead on Tuesday (Oct. 28), more than a year after the Venus climate probe failed to respond to calls from mission control.

Launches & Spacecraft
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Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

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'Anti-social' cosmic explosion could change the way we think about dying stars and supernovas

By Robert Lea published

"Our scenario describes all the evolutionary phases of the supernova with great precision."

Astronomy
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Entertainment

Every 'Star Wars: Visions Volume 3' episode, ranked from worst to best

By Fran Ruiz published

The award-winning anthology of animated Star Wars shorts is back with a third batch crafted by Japanese studios. Here's our take on all of them.

Space Movies & Shows

'Supergirl' at 10: The Arrowverse TV show laid the blueprint for James Gunn's DC Universe

By Sergio Pereira published

How the "Supergirl" TV series shaped DC's modern age of heroes.

Space Movies & Shows
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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

A white orange sphere representing the sun spews red and blue gas toward a gray small exoplanet

Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how

By Keith Cooper published

New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet's atmosphere.

Search for Life
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Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so

By Keith Cooper published

Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.

Search for Life
Catching a ride on a drone, OrganiCam could swoop into lava-tube caves on Mars to search for organic molecules marked by the tell-tale signature of life.

The search for life: A space science quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz dives into the historic and scientific journey behind the search for life in the universe—testing your knowledge of the thinkers, missions, and discoveries that shaped our cosmic curiosity.

Search for Life
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Technology

A white rocket is hoisted by yellow cranes

Europe is working to develop reusable rockets by the early 2030s

By Andrew Jones published

ArianeGroup's methane-fueled Prometheus engine and Themis demonstrator mark key steps toward a European reusable rocket program.

Technology
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NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

Aerospace
A satellite image showing a large white hurricane headed toward green land in the left side of the image contrasted with the dark blue ocean

Satellites watch Category 5 Hurricane Melissa ahead of record-breaking landfall in Jamaica

By Meredith Garofalo published

Hurricane Melissa made a record-breaking landfall in Jamaica, and satellites are monitoring the situation.

Technology
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