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- December 20
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- The best Stranger Things gifts to celebrate season 5
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 190 — Holiday Special 2025
- 'Enemy Mine' at 40: An empathetic space adventure that still resonates strongly today
- How the 'delayed choice quantum eraser' experiment got us to rethink reality
- The best last-minute holiday gifts for any die hard space superfan
- Looking for a skywatching Christmas gift? We have hunted down the best last-minute deals on telescopes, binoculars and more
- December 19
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- Mysterious bright blue cosmic blasts triggered by black holes shredding stars, scientists say. 'It's definitely not just an exploding star.'
- Lego has gone boldly where they have never gone before with their first-ever Star Trek set, and it's back in stock with a free gift!
- Astronomers may have spotted the 1st known 'superkilonova' double star explosion
- These 2 companies are teaming up to offer insurance for space debris strikes on satellites
- As Avatar returns to theaters, there's never been a better time to check out 'Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora'
- Love capturing the cosmos? Make your money go further this Christmas with these last-minute camera and lens deals
- 2 of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena captured simultaneously in once-in-a-lifetime photo
- James Webb Space Telescope watches 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy shapeshift into a cosmic monster
- NASA's Perseverance Mars rover could break the record for miles driven on another planet
- Best Lego Avatar sets 2025
- Geminid meteors streak under green sky | Space photo of the day for Dec. 19, 2025
- Traveling over the holidays? Maximize your online safety with our exclusive 72% discount on Norton VPN
- Best VPN services we recommend 2025
- Watch South Korean startup Innospace attempt its 1st-ever orbital launch today
- Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth
- How did interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS capture our imagination in 2025?
- Trump signs sweeping executive order aimed at 'ensuring American space superiority'
- December 18
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- Best streaming devices to watch sci-fi shows and movies in 2025
- Why are the 'Avatar' movies so massive? Their success seems to defy conventional logic
- A SpaceX Starlink satellite is tumbling and falling out of space after partial breakup in orbit
- Astronomers capture 1st direct images of collisions in a nearby star system: 'It's like looking back in time'
- 4 ways to track 3I/ATLAS without a telescope as it makes its closest approach to Earth tonight
- 'Crash Clock' reveals how soon satellite collisions would occur after a severe solar storm — and it's pretty scary
- Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space
- Will 2026 bring strong auroras? What the sun's recent activity tells us
- As above, so below: Earth in the sky | Space photo of the day for Dec. 18, 2025
- Night sky tonight and the weekend: See the winter Milky Way shine in a moonless sky
- What time will interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS be closest to Earth today?
- Which is the best star projector for under $50 this Christmas?
- 10 gifts under $100 to transform any space-loving kid's bedroom
- December 17
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- James Webb Space Telescope confirms 1st 'runaway' supermassive black hole rocketing through home galaxy at 2.2 million mph: 'It boggles the mind!'
- 10 years into the Disney 'Star Wars' era: Grading the ups and downs of a galaxy far, far away
- US Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as new NASA administrator
- Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video)
- Rocket Lab launches 4 experimental 'DiskSats' for the US military
- Camera on NASA Mars probe snaps its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet
- 10 years later, 'The Force Awakens' stands as the blueprint for a 'Star Wars' that never was
- SpaceX launches Starlink missions in dual-coast spaceflight doubleheader (videos)
- Surprise! Saturn's huge moon Titan may not have a buried ocean after all
- Best Fallout gifts to spend your caps on
- Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS make its closest approach to Earth in free livestream on Dec. 19 after rain delay
- Crewed Russian spacecraft meets up with ISS | Space photo of the day for Dec. 17, 2025
- Experiments on a private space station: Vast asks scientists for research proposals
- Latest Comet 3I/ATLAS news: Comet close approach today
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn't supposed to be there — meet the astronomer who discovered it
- December 16
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- Wildfire smoke lofted miles high could have an unexpected effect on Earth's climate
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'
- Steven Spielberg finally reveals 1st trailer for new UFO film 'Disclosure Day', and now we're terrified
- NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too
- Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launches its 1st pair of Galileo navigation satellites (video)
- Launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite scrubbed late in countdown
- How to watch 'Fallout' Season 2 online and from anywhere
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'
- Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet?
- Best space stocking stuffers: Budget friendly Christmas gifts for stargazers and astrophotographers
- Satellite watches volcano spew ash over Middle East | Space photo of the day for Dec. 16, 2025
- 'Fallout' Season 2 review: A stark warning against letting tech billionaires decide humanity's fate
- James Webb Space Telescope could illuminate dark matter in a way scientists didn't realize
- December 15
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- Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide
- Ghosts, sharks and Norse mythology: US Space Force unveils new names for satellites and space weapons
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know
- These Canon 18x50 image-stabilized binoculars are my top choice for up-close stargazing — even cheaper than Black Friday
- James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st evidence of 'dinosaur-like' stars in the early universe
- Finding the point of no return: Sun's shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time
- NASA tests drones in Death Valley | Space photo of the day for Dec. 15, 2025
- Geminid meteor shower 2025 thrills skywatchers with an end-of-year celestial firework show (photos)
- Surprise! 2 private spacecraft rendezvous in orbit on newly revealed 'Remora' mission
- Good news for lunar bases? Earth's atmosphere leaks all the way out to the moon
- Why interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' close Earth approach is an early Christmas gift for astronomers
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 flight from Florida in 2025 (video)
- December 14
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- Atlas V rocket launches 27 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit (video)
- 'The Expanse' at 10: the outer space drama that should have been as big as 'Game of Thrones'
- December's overlooked meteor shower peaks next week — will the Ursids surprise us?
- Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?
- 'Fiddler on the Moon' documentary explores how Judaism might adapt as humanity reaches out into space
- Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites before making 550th SpaceX landing (video)
- December 13
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- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 189 — Privatizing Orbit
- When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
- Watch the Geminid meteor shower peak tonight from the comfort of home with this free livestream
- Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight — here’s what to expect from one of the best shooting star shows of the year
- Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
- Astronaut sees gorgeous 'skies of blue and clouds of white' | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 8-12, 2025
- December 12
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- Global Space Award winners 2025: Playmakers, innovators, and science breakthroughs
- Einstein's right again! Scientists catch a feasting black hole dragging the very fabric of spacetime
- 'Exodus' is a spiritual successor to 'Mass Effect' with a hard sci-fi edge. We spoke to the devs about time-dilation, human evolution, and honoring hard sci-fi (exclusive)
- When is the best time to watch the Geminid meteor shower tonight?
- Get 45% off Marvel's Fantastic Four and the Predator movies with this Disney Plus streaming deal ahead of the holiday season
- Supergirl's rockin' 1st trailer shows intergalactic bar fights, hangovers, and Krypto peeing on Superman's face (video)
- A spider-like scar haunts Jupiter's moon Europa — and scientists think they know why
- Geminid meteor shower forecast: Will skies be clear across the US on Dec. 13–14?
- Every space and sci-fi game at The Game Awards 2025
- US Space Force to get 'next level' tech to combat drones near Cape Canaveral launch sites
- How color-changing, bacteria-infused spacesuits could help keep future astronauts safe from space radiation
- Comet Lemmon and Milky Way spotted over Hawaii | Space photo of the day for Dec. 12, 2025
- Satellite constellations could obscure most space telescope observations by late 2030s: 'That part of the image will be forever lost'
- December 11
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- Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida on worldwide 300th orbital flight of 2025 (video)
- NASA's Chandra telescope uses 'X-arithmetic' to reveal how black holes shape galaxy clusters (images)
- Astronomers capture close-up images of nova explosions on 2 dead stars in unprecedented detail
- SpaceX plans to go public in 2026, seeks $1.5 trillion valuation: reports
- 57 ways to capture a dying star: Astronomers get a glimpse of what will happen when our sun dies
- Astronomers discover images of rare Tatooine-like exoplanet with a strange 300-year orbit: 'Exactly how it works is still uncertain'
- AI helps pilot free-flying robot around the International Space Station for 1st time ever
- James Webb Space Telescope finds strongest evidence yet for atmosphere around rocky exoplanet: 'It's really like a wet lava ball'
- Scientists map of old Mars river basins for the 1st time. These could be great places to search for ancient life
- Hubble sees 'Lost Galaxy' in the Virgo constellation | Space photo of the day for Dec. 11, 2025
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers a hot Jupiter exoplanet leaking twin gas tails that defy explanation
- December 10
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- How do you activate a supermassive black hole? A galaxy merger should do the trick
- Want to see further for less? We have rounded up the last few Cyber Monday binocular deals, saving up to hundreds, but you'll have to be fast
- Human evolution hits a crossroad in daring new sci-fi novel, 'Existence Equation', and we have an exclusive excerpt for you
- Rocket Lab's 'Hungry Hippo' passes final test ahead of 1st reusable Neutron rocket launch
- ARC Raiders is an oddly comforting reminder that Earth will get along just fine without us after the AI apocalypse
- Rocket Lab aborts launch of Korean disaster-monitoring satellite at last second
- NASA's loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter on the far side of the Red Planet
- 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' clip shows off hammy acting and teen drama, putting fans on yellow alert (video)
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California on 160th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)
- Comet SWAN shines with the Pillars of Creation in breathtaking deep space photo
- Uranus may have more in common with Earth than we thought, 40-year-old Voyager 2 probe data shows
- Extremely Large Telescope under construction | Space photo of the day for Dec. 10, 2025
- An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it
- Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video
- December 9
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- China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video)
- The James Webb Space Telescope just found the oldest supernova ever seen
- This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?
- Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video)
- 1st human missions to Mars should hunt for signs of life, report says
- ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025
- This supermassive black hole flung out matter at 134 million mph: 'On a scale almost too big to imagine'
- Startup announces 'Galactic Brain' project to put AI data centers in orbit
- SpaceX launches mysterious NROL-77 mission for the US military (video)
- Russian Soyuz capsule lands on Earth to return crew of 3 home after months on International Space Station (video)
- December 8
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- The Subaru Telescope just made its 1st discoveries: a 'failed star' and an exoplanet
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 32nd flight of Falcon 9 rocket (video)
- One of the most promising Earth-like worlds may not have an atmosphere after all
- Scientists discover cosmic 'scar' in interstellar clouds left by a close shave between our sun and 2 intruder stars
- Which exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable? Scientists are modeling the star to find out
- US Senate committee advances renomination of Jared Isaacman as head of NASA
- Northern lights may be visible in 15 states Dec. 9
- Uranus's small moons are dark, red, and water-poor
- 5 key takeaways from Jared Isaacman's 2nd NASA chief nomination hearing
- A green flash at sunset | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025
- NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days
- Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia
- Watch 3 astronauts land on Earth aboard Russian spacecraft early Dec. 9
- December 7
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- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California (video)
- AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets
- How to watch 'The War Between the Land and the Sea': stream the 'Doctor Who' spin-off online and from anywhere
- Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went
- Geminid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week. Here's what you need to know about this year's best meteor shower
- December 6
- December 5
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- 3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025
- NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?
- Every space and sci-fi game at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025
- NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS (video)
- Scientists capture 51 images showing exoplanets coming together around other stars: 'This data set is an astronomical treasure'
- 'Torchwood: Children of Earth': Why the 2009 mini-series is the greatest thing ever to come out of the 'Doctor Who' universe
- 'We have lost a lot of time.' Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China
- Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities
- Mars orbiter sees 'butterfly' crater spread its wings on the Red Planet
- The 1st Global Space Awards honors late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell on Dec. 5
- Seeing a bull's-eye in the desert | Space photo of the day for Dec. 5, 2025
- December's 'Cold Moon' rises: See breathtaking images of the final full moon of 2025
- Ancient Chinese texts reveal new clues about the 1st recorded solar eclipse
- December 4
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- Glowing bridge links dwarf galaxies in stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope
- 'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens the puzzle
- SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
- Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread
- Was Elon Musk in the room where it happened? This senator still wants to know
- Rare solar flare caused radiation in Earth's atmosphere to spike to highest levels in nearly 20 years, researchers say
- Mercury is hard to spot, but you can catch it in the morning sky this month
- Rare images reveal active sunspots minutes before they unleashed powerful X-flares that caused November 2025's stunning auroras
- Watch the 'PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted' for updates on High on Life 2, Remnant Protocol, plus more cool sci-fi & space games
- Damaged launch pad: How long before Russia can send astronauts to the ISS again?
- Geminid shooting stars: One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight
- See the metal guts of a satellite in this wild X-ray view | Space photo of the day for Dec. 4, 2025
- Why is the universe made of matter? These 'ghost particle' experiments could help us find out
- Don't miss the last full moon of 2025 as the 'Cold Supermoon' takes to the autumn sky on Dec. 4
- December 3
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- The US must beat China to moon, Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman tells Senate: 'If we make a mistake, we may never catch up'
- A 'Cold Supermoon' rises this week: Watch it take flight online with these free livestreams (video)
- Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time
- Move over Chalamet — The Dune TV miniseries turns 25 today, so we talked to the director of the star-studded show that reached for the stars on a shoestring budget (exclusive)
- Struck by a cosmic ray: Galactic particles may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
- Europe picks companies to help build Argonaut moon lander
- China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight
- SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says
- Large Magellanic Cloud bursts with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Dec. 3, 2025
- A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look
- Northern lights may be visible in 15 states Dec. 3
- NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)
- December 2
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- Last-minute camera deals: Grab these final few Cyber Monday camera deals before they're gone
- Cosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report
- Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here's why
- For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station
- Hurry! The best done on the market is still on sale for Cyber Monday, but there are only a few left in stock
- Europe passes record-breaking space budget while NASA hit with deep cuts
- China to return damaged spacecraft to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts
- These five last-chance Cyber Monday telescope deals are still live, but you'll have to hurry
- Round 2: Watch Senate hearing for Jared Isaacman's re-nomination as NASA chief today
- Could future astronauts build houses on Mars with bacteria?
- Looking to level up your photography? You can still save $1100 on this pro-level Sony mirrorless camera
- 30 years of SOHO staring at the sun | Space photo of the day for Dec. 2, 2025
- One of the best Lego Star Wars UCS sets is still £160 off in the UK with this Cyber Monday deal, but you'll have to be fast
- A dying satellite could use its final moments to photograph the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029
- These last-chance Cyber Monday streaming deals are still live, but not for much longer
- I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'
- With Cyber Monday over, you can still save $50 on this smart telescope, our expert called 'small but mighty'
- Trump pick for NASA chief Jared Isaacman pledges to move space shuttle Discovery to Houston, lawmaker says
- SpaceX launches 60th mission of the year from California (video)
- December 1
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- Scientists discover 53 powerful quasars shooting out jets up to 50 times wider than our Milky Way
- It's your last chance to unlock a world of science fiction and science fact for just $2.99 a month with this HBO Max offer
- Looking for a last-minute bargain? These Cyber Monday streaming, Lego and drone deals are must-haves, but time's running out, so you'll have to hurry
- 1st European to fly to the moon will be German
- 'Marvel Cosmic Invasion' review: An old-fashioned space adventure featuring one of the greatest Marvel villains of all time
- NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft hears a red giant star 'singing' to its partner black hole
- Are you shopping securely this Cyber Monday? Don't risk your online safety, save up to 77% off with this NordVPN deal
- Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Australia
- This Lego Star Wars Executor Super Star Destroyer is the best set I've built and it's just $40 this Cyber Monday
- Fly into the holiday season with this last-chance Cyber Monday drone deal: 47% off the Bwine F7GIM Pro bundle
- Amazon's 23 best Cyber Monday deals on telescopes, binoculars and cameras
- It may be Tuesday, but this Cyber Monday deal is still live until midnight — don't miss this 77% discount on Paramount Plus
- Europe could get 42 more days of summer by the year 2100 due to climate change
- Pocket the Occer 12x25 compact binoculars for under $20 this Cyber Monday!
- "Stunning Lego recreation of one of Star Wars' coolest ships" is £160 off with this UK Cyber Monday deal
- It's your last chance to grab these must-have Cyber Monday streaming deals: Save over 70% on Paramount Plus and over 60% on Disney Plus and Hulu
- Cygnus XL brings cargo to the ISS for 1st time | Space photo of the day for Dec. 1, 2025
- Is the new Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star set really worth it?
- Electric discovery on Mars! Scientists find tiny lightning bolts coming from Red Planet dust clouds
- Star Wars collectors pay attention! Be the Jedi you were born to be with this Cyber Monday lightsaber deal, now 20% off
- Europe's Vega C rocket launches advanced Korean Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)
