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Watch comets Lemmon and SWAN make their closest approach to Earth live online on Oct. 20

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The livestream is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Oct. 20.

Comets
A swirling deep space nebula is pictured that takes the vague shape of a cartoonish human heart. The centre of the heart nebula is a pale blue/teal, while the outside is formed of dense dusty filaments of yellow and brown. A colorful starfield is visible in the background.

A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space astrophotographer portrait (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Astrophotography
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Sept. 3, 2025.

Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite to orbit today on rocket's record-breaking 31st flight

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct. 19) on the record-breaking 31st flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope photographed the VV689 system, which consists of two massive merging galaxies, giving the system a symmetrical "wing" appearance.

Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Global Space Awards in London

By Samantha Mathewson published

The cosmos is getting its own red carpet. The inaugural Global Space Awards will launch later this year with world-renowned physicist and science communicator Brian Greene set as the host.

Entertainment
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Dream is Alive

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Dream is Alive

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss his career from a fighter jet pilot to a NASA astronaut.

Space Movies & Shows
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Oct. 18, 1963: Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^<

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space.

Launches & Spacecraft
A white drone with four propellors and two stands on a white display table.

How can Europe fight back against incursions by drone aircraft?

By Matthew Powell published

An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.

Aerospace
A night sky map with various constellations where in the center is a moon icon for the moon and slightly below to the left is a dot labeled Venus. Next to this is a large white box with a close up image of the planet Venus.

The moon and Venus take a morning stroll through the sky on Oct. 19

By Joe Rao published

Watch this stunning pairing in the pre-dawn sky.

Stargazing
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 52 Starlink satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 17, 2023.

Watch SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on Oct. 20

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is scheduled to launch another batch of its Starlink satellites to orbit from California early Monday morning (Oct. 20), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
A brick-built depiction of a wintry landscape with snowy trees and running water shows the Northern Lights, all on an orange planet background.

Lego is offering a FREE Northern Lights Diorama and double loyalty points until October 20

By Alexander Cox published

Deals Get a free Northern Lights diorama set and double loyalty points with purchases over $150 until October 20 and it's free to sign up to Lego Insiders.

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