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The best sci-fi TV shows of 2025, ranked
By Richard Edwards published
Watch those skies! In 2025, quality television really did come from outer space.

12 days of space and sci-fi books: Check out these festive holiday titles for your gift list or yourself!
By Jeff Spry published
Yuletide season is officially upon us and here's a joyous array of new titles to add to your holiday reading list.

How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2025 tracker
By Brett Tingley published
NORAD celebrates its 70th year of tracking Santa Claus as he flies around the world delivering joy this Christmas Eve.

Rocket Lab launches final mission of 2025, sends Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit (video)
By Mike Wall published
Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

Meet Qingzhou, China's next-gen cargo craft for its Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Qingzhou is a lighter and potentially lower-cost alternative to China's Tianzhou freighter.

Northern lights may be visible in 10 states tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Idaho as incoming speedy solar wind continues to buffet Earth's magnetic field.

Satellites reveal heat leaking from largest US cryptocurrency mining center
By Tereza Pultarova published
Bitcoin-mining mega data center seen leaking heat into the environment in an image captured from orbit by a thermometer satellite

NASA launches science balloon in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Dec. 22, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The first scientific balloon flight happened on Dec. 16, 2025.

On this day in space! Dec. 22, 1966: 1st flight of the HL-10 Lifting Body
By Hanneke Weitering, Chelsea Gohd last updated
On Dec. 22, 1966, the HL-10 Lifting Body took its first flight.

NASA's SPHEREx telescope completes its 1st cosmic map of the entire sky and it's stunning!
By Robert Lea published
"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to eventually create a home for us in it."
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!
