News
Latest News

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.

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.

On this day in space! June 15, 2011: Iran launches satellite into orbit
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 15, 2011, Iran launched the Rasad-1 satellite into orbit around Earth.

New model helps to figure out which distant planets may host life
By Daniel Apai published
The search for life beyond Earth is a holy grail quest for many experts, but finding where to look is a core issue.

Go inside the development of NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope with new 'Cosmic Dawn' documentary
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The film shows never-before-seen footage taken by the JWST film crew as the telescope was being assembled.

Astronomers discover ultrapowerful black hole jet as bright as 10 trillion suns lit by Big Bang's afterglow
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"It's like looking for candlelight in close vicinity to a flashlight that's blazing toward us."

'The Alters' is a genre-blending sci-fi survival ordeal about the horrors of being a project manager
By Fran Ruiz published
11 bit studios' sci-fi adventure makes you team leader and asks you to balance base-building, survival, branching narratives, and keeping your team motivated.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 163 — The Trials of Starship
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 165 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch to the International Space Station in that role.

Blue Origin reveals passengers for 13th space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has revealed the six people who will fly on the company's 13th space tourism mission, though a launch date has not yet been announced.

Star Trek actor William Shatner and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse team up in new space bromance show 'The Universe Is Absurd'
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Celebrities William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson lead the “Universe is Absurd” show, which is hosted by Future of Space.
Get the Space.com Newsletter
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!