WATCH LIVE: Rocket Lab launching 100th space mission

Rocket Lab will launch its 100th mission to date early Saturday morning (Nov. 14), during a window that opens at 12:30 a.m. EST (0530 GMT). Watch it live here and read our preview story.

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Skywatching

Think you have good eyesight? Try counting the stars in the Pleiades tonight

By Jamie Carter Published

Every November, I give myself a completely unscientific eyesight test using one of my favorite sights in the night sky — the Pleiades. How many stars can you see?

Stargazing
A Celestron StarSense Explorer 150mm Tabletop Dobsonian on a table
I saw Saturn’s rings in seconds with the Celestron StarSense Explorer 150mm Tabletop Dobsonian telescope — full review

By Jamie Carter Published

Celestron’s StarSense Explorer tech makes this 150mm Dobsonian so easy to operate — but its tabletop design makes me wonder whether beginners should go bigger.

Skywatching Kit
SpaceX's Starship megarocket will launch to orbit on Nov. 13. Will you be able to spot it in the night sky?

By Anthony Wood Published

"It should be very bright, considerably brighter than the Starlink satellites due to its size."

Stargazing
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Spaceflight

The space shuttle Endeavour.
California's brand-new Air & Space Center, home of the space shuttle Endeavour, opens today

By Chelsea Gohd Published

The California Science Center's brand-new Samuel Oschin Air & Space Center — the home of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour — officially opened to the public today (Nov. 13).

Space Exploration
ULA's second Vulcan Centaur rocket lifts off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 4, 2024.
Powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket launching for 1st time in 9 months Nov. 14: Watch it live

By Mike Wall last updated

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket will launch 40 Amazon internet satellites to orbit on Nov. 14. You can watch the liftoff — Vulcan's first since February — live here at Space.com.

Launches & Spacecraft
Sunita Williams sitting on a patriotic car.
Astronaut Suni Williams rides through NYC as Grand Marshal of the Veterans Day Parade | Space photo of the day for Nov. 13, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

NASA astronaut Suni Williams rides through New York City as the Grand Marshal of the Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 11, 2026.

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX rolled Ship 42, the upper stage that will fly Starship's 15th test flight, out to the pad on Nov. 12, 2026. The vehicle is emblazoned with the words "Don't panic," a phrase that features prominently in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
'Don't panic': SpaceX pens familiar message on Starship ahead of historic double-catch test flight

By Mike Wall Published

SpaceX has inked a familiar phrase on the Starship rocket that will fly a historic mission today (Nov. 13) — "Don't panic." And the company has invoked those words before.

Launches & Spacecraft
Composite photo showing the Super Heavy booster of SpaceX's Starship megarocket coming in for a landing on the launch mount on Oct. 13, 2024.
Watch SpaceX attempt a historic Starship launch and double-catch landing today (Nov. 13)

By Mike Wall Published

SpaceX plans to launch its Starship megarocket on an unprecedented double-catch mission today (Nov. 13), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
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Science & Astronomy

A NASA graphic showcasing the phases of the moon.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

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 2026.

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A composite optical and X-ray image of NGC 4559. The purple dots are X-ray sources; AT 2016blu is highlighted in the square box
This supernova impostor baffled astronomers for 15 years — until they found a hidden black hole feeding on an unstable star

By Keith Cooper Published

A hidden black hole or neutron star companion to an unstable massive star is causing the system to erupt in light that mimics a supernova explosion.

Black Holes
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Space Photo of the Day

A star cluster seen up close, filling the view with thousands of stars. They are clearly divided between blue ones, which are scattered around the outskirts of the image but more towards the centre and are the majority in the bright core of the cluster, and yellow stars, which are present in the core but make up most of the cluster outside of that. A few orange stars are closer to us and appear noticeably larger.
Hubble Space Telescope reveals glittering stars with mysterious origins | Space photo of the day for Nov. 11, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

This dazzling collection of ancient stars could hold clues to the Milky Way's past.

Hubble Space Telescope
a small flying craft upper left and a large yellow cylinder on the right
Futuristic aircraft takes flight at NASA | Space photo of the day for Nov. 9, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

The future of flight meets space exploration as a futuristic electric aircraft hovers beside Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket stage.

Aerospace
Students stargazing.
Students gather to explore Hawaii's glorious night sky | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Over 1,400 students gathered in Hawaii recently to learn about astronomy as part of the annual Journey Through the Universe program.

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Entertainment

Storepage art for the upcoming space survival horror game "Martian Isolation".
'Martian Isolation' is an upcoming sci-fi survival horror game that looks like 'The Martian' and 'Event Horizon' had a horrific child

By Ian Stokes Published

It looks like 'The Martian,' but due to international copyright laws, it's not.

Space Games
an animated detective holding a ray gun
Netflix’s ‘Ray Gunn’ gets 2nd trailer, and we're hyped for this animated sci-fi noir from ‘Incredibles’ director Brad Bird

By Jeff Spry Published

'This city has corruption, secrets and murder. It's my job to discover the truth'

Space Movies & Shows
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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

An illustration of what Earth could loook like without life. Considering this could help hunt life among the stars
Scientists simulate an Earth without life to help hunt for aliens and inhabited worlds

By Keith Cooper Published

By modeling how a planet without life develops its atmosphere, astronomers hope to be able to better distinguish rocky planets without life from those that are inhabited.

Search for Life
A rich chemical diversity has been discovered in planet-forming disks around young stars.
Scientists discover 'chemical starter kit' for life in planetary birthplaces

By Keith Cooper Published

The discovery of surprising molecules of methanol and associated maser activity has expanded the inventory of the chemical starter kit that builds planets in young star systems.

Search for Life
a man in a suit and a NASA pin speaks on stage
NASA chief Jared Isaacman wants to stay 'open-minded' about UFOs: 'If it's aliens, I think NASA should have a seat at the table'

By Leonard David Published

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman suggested sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena might signal another 'Sputnik Moment' looming on the horizon for the United States.

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Technology

The Caltech-run, DARPA-funded ASTRA project just built a structure autonomously in orbit — a spaceflight first.
A robot just built a structure autonomously in space for the 1st time ever

By Elizabeth Howell Published

A robot built part of an antenna in orbit recently, showcasing skills that could potentially allow the assembly of space telescopes and other large structures off Earth.

Technology
a small flying craft upper left and a large yellow cylinder on the right
Futuristic aircraft takes flight at NASA | Space photo of the day for Nov. 9, 2026

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

The future of flight meets space exploration as a futuristic electric aircraft hovers beside Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket stage.

Aerospace
a shadowy silhouette of a fighter jet obscured by smoke
NASA announces experimental X-70 Fractal aircraft: A 'new beginning for aeronautics'

By Brett Tingley Published

NASA has announced its next X-plane, known as the X-70 Fractal, designed to test advanced maneuverability and which will feature a rapidly reconfigurable design.

Aerospace
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