Watch an Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit tonight
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is poised to launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28).
Skywatching
Aurora forecast May 29-31 - Northern lights may remain limited through the weekend despite growing sunspot activity
The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Spaceflight
On this day in space! May 29, 1919: Einstein's theory of relativity tested with total solar eclipse
On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix lander arrived on Mars.
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NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it
NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.
Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026
This is one spectacular photograph.
Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk to install and retrieve science experiments
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev worked to install and retrieve science experiments while on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
Science & Astronomy
Red dwarf stars are cosmic killers that eat their own planets
Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can devour their own planets.
A 'lost planet' may have given Jupiter and Uranus their moons
New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.
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Northern lights - live updatesThe 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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Rocket launch todayFollow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
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Night sky for tonightFind out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
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Live 4K video from space!Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.
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On this day in space!NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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ReferenceWhat is the moon phase today?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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ReferenceSpace calendar 2025Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.
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Search For Life
The UFO files: What did we learn from the Pentagon's 1st big release?
On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of "UFO files." Space.com reached out to experts to make sense of this highly anticipated data drop.
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These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?
Much of the UFO imagery that the Pentagon released last week was new, but we've known for decades about the odd things that the Apollo astronauts saw on and around the moon.
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Scientists propose new way to find aliens — and we may already have a spacecraft that can help
Scientists say amino acids produced by life are distributed differently and more diversely than amino acids produced by non-living chemical reactions, thereby providing a truer signature of life.
Technology
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