Skywatching

A colorful deep space nebula cloud dominates the center of an image, suspended against a distant starfield. The near-circular edge of the cloud is colored ochre, while the center is a pale blue. Dark twists of matter are also visible.

Astrophotographer captures the Elephant Trunk Nebula in breathtaking detail (photo)

By Anthony Wood published

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is located 2,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cepheus.

Astrophotography

Powerful geomagnetic storm sparks stunning northern lights across North America (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The storm hit earlier than predicted, surprising skywatchers with a delightful aurora show.

Auroras

Northern lights may be visible in 10 US states tonight

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Michigan as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted to continue tonight.

Auroras
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Spaceflight

NASA’s Apollo 4 mission launched from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 9, 1967.

On this day in space! Nov. 9, 1967: Saturn V launches for 1st time with Apollo 4

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 9, 1967, NASA launched the powerful new Saturn V rocket on its maiden voyage.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Nov. 9, 2025.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Nov. 9), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft
A woman with blond hair, a blue blouse and black gloves wears a boxy headset that has the red NASA logo on it

Astronauts can get motion sick while splashing back down to Earth – virtual reality headsets could help them stay sharp

By Torin Clark, Taylor Lonner published

The conflict between the brain's expectation of Earth's gravity and the reality of no gravity causes space motion sickness.

Human Spaceflight
an ad banner for a Mars memorial spaceflight

This company wants to be the 1st to launch human remains to Mars. Will it ever get there?

By Jeff Spry published

Space memorial company Celestis has opened reservations for its "Mars300" spaceflight that aims to send human remains to orbit around the Red Planet.

Launches & Spacecraft
Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2025 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

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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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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A black and white crossword puzzle sits underneath a blue and white coffee cup with the Space.com black and white logo in the bottom left corner.

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov. 3, 2025: Which meteor shower peaked this week?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com’s biggest headlines.

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Entertainment

Cosmic horror: 7 of science fiction's most terrifying alien races

By Alan Bradley published

Move over Xenomorph — these are the most mind-bendingly terrifying aliens in fiction.

Entertainment
Nemesis board game

Nemesis board game review

By Ian Stokes published

In space, no one can hear you scream...with joy as you play one of the best sci-fi board games of all time.

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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

A close up of a gray planet with various streaks and ditches in its surface.

Heat leaking from Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus bolsters its case as an abode for life

By Keith Cooper published

Excess heat detected at Saturn moon Enceladus' north pole helps to account for a finely balanced energy budget that keeps the moon's ocean liquefied. What could this mean in the search for life?

Search for Life
A white orange sphere representing the sun spews red and blue gas toward a gray small exoplanet

Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how

By Keith Cooper published

New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet's atmosphere.

Search for Life
images of stars on a black background, with what appear to be other stars among them circled by dotted lines

Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so

By Keith Cooper published

Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.

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Technology

Holy Stone HS600D in flight

Holy Stone HS600D drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Holy Stone HS600D is a mid-size beginner drone with an automatic camera for capturing photos and videos alongside useful creative features for beginner drone pilots.

Review
Holy Stone HS360E in flight against a blue sky

Holy Stone HS360E drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Holy Stone HS360E is a sub-250 g beginner drone with a basic automatic camera for capturing 4K photos and videos alongside some fun features.

Review
HoverAir X1 PROMAX in flight against a blue sky

HoverAir X1 PROMAX drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The HoverAir X1 PROMAX is ZeroZero Robotics’ flagship selfie drone with up to 8K video capture alongside fantastic subject tracking capabilities and manual flight control.

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