Skywatching

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Best Amazon Prime Day telescope deals 2025

By Harry Bennett last updated

Deals We've scoped out the best telescope deals available this year featuring top models from reputable retailers.

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The best anti-Prime Day deals on cameras — huge savings on Sony Alpha series!

By Kat Bayly last updated

DEALS Check out the best Prime Day deals that are not on Amazon — save big on top brands like Sony and Nikon.

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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.

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Spaceflight

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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.

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'I was a good, visible target': Jared Isaacman on why Trump pulled his NASA chief nomination

By Mike Wall published

President Donald Trump says he withdrew the nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator after learning of his donations to Democratic political candidates.

Space Exploration
a timelapse exposure captures the arching streak of a rocket launching into space in the early morning, pre-dawn sky.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on July 8, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
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SpaceX Axiom-4 mission to the ISS: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station.

Human Spaceflight

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on experiment in microgravity | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Aboard the International Space Station, Ayers pulls out physics research hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox

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Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

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Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

By John Peterson published

Astronomers use algorithms to analyze the numerous images coming from space, but how accurate are they?

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Space Photo of the Day

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Entertainment

Superman (2025)

How long would it take Superman to travel from Krypton to Earth?

By Robert Lea published

As James Gunn's Superman (2025) races into cinemas faster than a speeding bullet, we look at the planet that could have hosted his home world and why he might be older than he looks.

Entertainment
Natasha Henstridge in Species (1995)

30 years ago, 'Species' showed where the Venn diagram of exploitation, B-movie nonsense, and serious sci-fi drama meets

By Richard Edwards published

How Species' lofty science-fiction ideas were consumed by its monster instincts.

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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

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Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

By Oliver Swainston, Chris Carter published

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious

Search for Life
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Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal

By Robert Lea published

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Search for Life

The 'Black Knight' satellite: A 120-year-old conspiracy theory

By David Crookes, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

According to conspiracy theorists, the Black Knight satellite is an alien spacecraft orbiting Earth. Here's what's really going on.

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Technology

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Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 model rocket deals

By Alexander Cox last updated

These are the best Amazon Prime Day model rocket deals available as we count down the top offers on rockets and accessories during the sales event.

Technology
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The best viral star projector is now 25% off for Amazon Prime Day

By Alexander Cox published

Deals The Orzorz Star Projector, the best viral model and best under $100, is now 25% off this Amazon Prime Day in one of the best star projector deals.

Deals
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Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 drone deals

By Alexander Cox published

We've rounded up the best Amazon Prime Day drone deals as the retailer's annual sales event kicks off on July 8 and runs through to July 11.

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