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A wildfire is seen in a forested mountainside, with orange flames among green pine trees and smoke drifting to the top right of the image

Wildfire smoke lofted miles high could have an unexpected effect on Earth's climate

By Stefanie Waldek published

New measurements demonstrate that smoke particles in the upper atmosphere are twice the size of lower-altitude ones.

Earth
A grayscale image shows a close up of the sun and shows a solar wind changing direction, curving to the left of the image

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured solar material looping back to the sun, revealing how it recycles magnetic energy and shapes future solar storms.

The Sun
a female meteorologist in a red dress delivering a weather report

Steven Spielberg finally reveals 1st trailer for new UFO film 'Disclosure Day', and now we're terrified

By Jeff Spry published

Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor star in Universal Pictures' eerie alien invasion project coming next summer.

Entertainment
Artist’s illustration of NASA's MAVEN spacecraft, which is investigating how, why and when Mars lost most of its atmosphere.

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too

By Mike Wall published

NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.

Launches & Spacecraft
An Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket launches the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite from French Guiana on Nov. 4, 2025.

Stay up late tonight to watch Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launch its 1st pair of Galileo navigation satellites

By Josh Dinner published

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket is poised to launch a pair of Galileo satellites just after midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 17), adding to the continent's geopositioning constellation.

Launches & Spacecraft
A Japanese H3 rocket launches the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite from Tanegashima Space Center on Feb. 2, 2025.

Watch Japanese H3 rocket launch Michibiki 5 navigation satellite tonight

By Mike Wall published

A Japanese H3 rocket will launch the Michibiki 5 navigation satellite to orbit tonight (Dec. 16), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
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 girl in a blue jumpsuit in the wastelands

How to watch 'Fallout' Season 2 online and from anywhere

By Jeff Spry published

Okey Dokey! Prime Video's post-apocalyptic adventure heads for New Vegas starting tonight!

Space Movies & Shows
an illustration shows PSR J2322-2650b, a strange lemon-shaped exoplanet orbiting a pulsar

James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'

By Robert Lea published

"This was an absolute surprise. It's extremely different from what we expected."

Exoplanets
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Best space stocking stuffers: Budget friendly Christmas gifts for stargazers and astrophotographers

By Chris McMullen published

Deals Stuck for a small gift for a skywatcher? From compact binoculars to power banks and SD cards, we've rounded up the ideal sub-$100 stocking stuffers.

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