Skywatching

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Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The next solar eclipse will be on Sept. 21, 2025.

Solar Eclipses
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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 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?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

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

Launches & Spacecraft
Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2025 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

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

By Space.com last updated

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

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries 24 of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sept. 13, 2025.

SpaceX launches 300th Starlink satellite-internet mission (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today (Sept. 13). It was the 300th Starlink mission to date, according to the company.

Launches & Spacecraft
Russia's Progress 93 cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 13, 2025.

Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo

By Mike Wall published

Russia's Progress 93 freighter arrived at the International Space Station today (Sept. 13), two days after launching atop a Soyuz rocket.

International Space Station
A man looks at the camera sitting in the audience with other people wearing formal attire while a projector screen in the back is lit up with a grid-like image

UAP witnesses criticize Pentagon UFO office in Congressional hearing for 'using science and coming up with answers'

By Leonard David published

Witnesses and whistleblowers testified that the U.S. government knows more than it is letting on about encounters with UAP during a U.S. congressional hearing on Sept. 9.

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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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two satellite photos of a lake; on the left, much of the surface is covered in ice. on the right, the ice has frozen to reveal blue water and a previously unseen island

NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos)

By Samantha Mathewson published

Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape.

Climate Change
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Entertainment

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars.

Space Movies & Shows

Star Trek: Bridge Crew was the ultimate 'Trek' game, and it needs a sequel. Make it so!

By Daryl Baxter published

It's time to boldly go further than ever before with a Bridge Crew sequel for everyone, whether they have a holodeck strapped to their face or not.

Space Games
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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

A photo of the moon Enceladus with a blue plume of steam underneath it as it sits in the darkness of space

Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious in making that assumption just because of the composition of the plumes."

Search for Life
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US Congress is holding a UFO hearing today about 'restoring public trust.' Here's how to watch live

By Brett Tingley published

A U.S. House of Representatives task force will once again hold a hearing on Sept. 9 to hear from witnesses who claim the U.S. government is hiding evidence of UFOs.

Search for Life
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That mysterious 'Wow! signal' from space? Scientists may finally know where it came from — and it's probably not aliens

By Leonard David published

Scientists studying the famous 'Wow! signal' think they've finally pinpointed a possible origin for the baffling radio transmission detected in 1977.

Search for Life
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Technology

The Star Wars logo, which is the word "Star" above the word "Wars", in yellow lettering on a black background, in Lego form.

Lego Brick Built Star Wars Logo review — with timelapse video

By Alexander Cox published

We built the iconic logo for one of the biggest franchises in cinematic history, in Lego form, but is the Lego Brick Built Star Wars Logo worth your credits?

Technology
A sleek plane with an open cockpit sits on a landing pad in front of a glowing orange sky with the sunrise.

Sunrise over NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-59 jet | Space photo of the day for Sept. 12, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."

Aerospace
A bright glowing blue star in the middle of a starry solar system is Alpha Centauri

Spacecraft launcher named for robot in 'Interstellar' could help us reach another star system. Here's how

By Keith Cooper published

A new low-cost concept for interstellar travel combines solar power with a slingshot, but it would take a long time to reach the stars.

Technology
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