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A gingerbread-colored camel-like robot and a Darth Vader minifigure are on the right hand side of the screen with a droid-heavy advent calendar on the left, both are in front of an orange planet background.

Advent Calendar versus Gingerbread AT-AT: Which new Lego Star Wars set should you get for Christmas 2025?

By Alexander Cox published

Two new Christmas-themed Lego Star Wars sets are on the market, but which should you get this holiday season, the Advent calendar or the Gingerbread AT-AT?

Technology

Is an aurora cruise worth it? I joined Hurtigruten's Signature Voyage to find out

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the northern lights can really be.

Auroras
A close up grayscale image of the moon's surface with a white box showing where the Surveyor 6 spacecraft is

On this day in space! Nov. 17, 1967: 1st successful lift-off from lunar surface

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 17, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the lunar surface.

Launches & Spacecraft
A swirling red nebula is pictured against a distant starfield

Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remnant shining in the wing of a cosmic swan (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.

Astrophotography
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
A bright orange and pink and purple map showing various temperatures corresponding to various colors over an image of Hurricane Melissa with Cuba and Florida labeled

Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane Melissa | Space photo of the day for Nov. 17, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.

Earth
graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

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

How the sun threatens your nuts: Inside the $100 million solar storm peanut problem

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Solar storms don't just trigger impressive auroras; they can scramble the GPS systems U.S. farmers rely on.

The Sun
A bright, fuzzy point of light representing a comet's central coma is visible shining to the lower left of an image, with a faint tail extending to the upper left lof the screen. Points of light representing stars are visible in the black sky beyond.

Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from the sun in free telescope livestream on Nov. 18

By Anthony Wood last updated

Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based telescopes.

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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