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Disney+ deal ends tonight: Watch upcoming Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord on Disney+ for just £3.99 a month

By Paul Brett published

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Deals
A lit up cityscape at night, with various tall towers looking over smaller industrial buildings, with a waterfront in front of the city.

Stargazing in the city: what you can (and can't) see at night

By Anthony Wood published

A range of gorgeous skywatching targets are visible to the naked eye in city skies.

Stargazing
A white space shuttle and red launch system fire into a blue sky with dark birds and smoke mixing beneath them on the launch pad.

On this day in space: Jan. 28, 1986: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after launch

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff, killing the seven crewmembers on board.

Launches & Spacecraft
A vertical building is lit up in red, white and blue colors with the numbers 250 on it from top to bottom next to a white illuminated building with columns against a dark night sky.

America's 250th lights up Washington Monument | Space photo of the day for Jan. 28, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

Earth
a white jet on a tarmac

NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)

By Brett Tingley published

One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.

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

Night sky tonight: See the moon dance in the horns of a cosmic bull after dark

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

Aurora forecast Jan. 28 - Northern lights may brighten tonight as minor geomagnetic storm conditions develop

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
A Space Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III-SV09 satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Jan. 27, 2026.

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched an advanced, jam-resistant GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Tuesday night (Jan. 27).

Launches & Spacecraft
A white space shuttle and red launch system fire into a blue sky with dark birds and smoke mixing beneath them on the launch pad.

40 years after the space shuttle Challenger disaster, spaceflight remains far from routine

By Elizabeth Howell published

Seven astronauts lost their lives during the Challenger space shuttle disaster on Jan. 28, 1986. Four decades later, human spaceflight remains a difficult business.

Human Spaceflight
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