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A space explorer soaks up the scenery on Titan.

Should Saturn's huge moon Titan be humanity's next destination, after the moon and Mars?

Leonard David published 7 May 26

Next month, a first-of-its-kind gathering will blueprint an eventual crewed trek to tantalizing Titan, the largest of Saturn's many moons.

Man looking at colorful auroras in north Iceland. Snow covered ground with stars and Northern lights dancing in the sky.

Aurora forecast May 7 - Northern lights could return tonight as speedy solar wind hits

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 7 May 26

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.

A NASA graphic showcasing the phases of the moon.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 7 May 26

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

A blue planet on the left surrounded by ice and on the right is a red large planet.

How an exoplanet odd couple survived by traveling in from the cold together

Keith Cooper published 6 May 26

The TOI-1130 system features a rare example of a hot Jupiter exoplanet joined by another world rather than being on its own.

a sleek pointy spacecraft with solar panels above Earth.

Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch

Josh Dinner published 6 May 26

Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to flight readiness.

A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022.

'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit

Mike Wall published 6 May 26

Two Russian satellites got within 10 feet (3 meters) of each other recently, demonstrating a sophisticated set of orbital maneuvering skills.

An illustration of self-interacting dark matter at the heart of a spiral galaxy — 3 puzzles of our universe could be solved with this new dark matter theory A new recipe of dark matter that interacts with itself could be the solution to three separate and vastly different cosmic puzzles.
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A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022. — 'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit Two Russian satellites got within 10 feet (3 meters) of each other recently, demonstrating a sophisticated set of orbital maneuvering skills.
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Blue and green tendrils with a white box that says 100 Mpc. — Scientists created one of the largest simulations of our universe ever — about the size of 500,000 HD movies The FLAMINGO project helps scientists explore how galaxies, dark matter and cosmic structures evolved over billions of years.

Half circle of a cratered, gray world. — James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock' Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a dark, airless, Mercury-like world.
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Earth rises through the window from inside a spacecraft — NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks You could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of photos just released by NASA from the Artemis 2 moon mission.
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A planet in the center of the image with a hazy purple atmosphere around it. There are white dots in a line behind the planet. — A tiny 'plutino' world beyond Neptune has grown a mysterious atmosphere, and we don't know how A trans-Neptunian object was found to possess a surprising thin atmosphere after astronomers witnessed the object occult a distant star.

a series of bright red concentric rings on a black background — NASA is making a powerful new ion engine to send astronauts to Mars — and it just passed its 1st test A prototype ion engine that uses lithium metal vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than the ion engine on the Psyche mission.
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Skywatching

The Nikon Action 7x50 binoculars on a wooden table, with one lens cap on and one lens cap on the table.

Nikon Action 7x50 binoculars review

By Harry Bennett published 6 May 26

Review Nikon's new Action 7x50 binoculars: A good buy for astronomy novices

10 hidden spots in Spain to see the rare sunset total solar eclipse on Aug. 12

By Jamie Carter published 6 May 26

From desert badlands to hilltop villages, these off-the-beaten-track locations offer clear views of Spain's rare sunset total solar eclipse.

Don't miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2026 peak tonight! Viewing times, locations and tips

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 5 May 26

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks in the early hours of May 6.

Meteors & Meteor Showers

Spaceflight

A man parachutes from a fiery crash in a field far away.

On this day in space! May 6, 1968: Neil Armstrong narrowly escapes fiery crash

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 6 May 26

On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing.

Space Exploration

A close-up of the heads side of a penny covered in Mars dust.

Why does NASA's Curiosity rover have a 'lucky penny' on Mars? | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 6 May 26

Providing good luck to the first Martian to find it.

Screenshot from a video captured by a SpaceX Starlink satellite shortly after its deployment into space on May 1, 2026.

Watch SpaceX Starlink train circle Earth in amazing satellite video

By Mike Wall published 5 May 26

A video captured by a newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellite shows us what it's like to zoom above our beautiful blue planet.

Launches & Spacecraft

a tall cylindrical spacecraft wrapped in gold foil can be seen through a round door in a large metal chamber

Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 5 May 26

Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.

Private Spaceflight

Artist's illustration of a private orbital-debris cleanup spacecraft in Earth orbit.

These 2 companies want to start removing space junk from orbit in 2027

By Andrew Jones published 5 May 26

Two private companies are partnering up to establish a repeatable debris removal service for low Earth orbit, and they want to debut it in 2027.

Science & Astronomy

A coronal mass ejection, captured by the ESA-NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft.

Solar activity makes space junk crash to Earth faster

By Julian Dossett published 6 May 26

Scientists studied how space junk moved in orbit over a 36-year span, finding that increased solar activity caused it to fall to Earth faster.

Mexico City is sinking up to 14 inches per year, satellite images show

By Keith Cooper published 5 May 26

Mexico City is one of the fastest subsiding cities in the world, dropping by up to 14 inches every year.

Space Photo of the Day

a tall cylindrical spacecraft wrapped in gold foil can be seen through a round door in a large metal chamber

Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 5 May 26

Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon.

Private Spaceflight

four bright yellow lines of light extend up into a starry night sky

Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space photo of the day for May 4, 2026

By Brett Tingley published 4 May 26

Looking like a scene out of "Star Wars," this image shows the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) beaming four separate lasers into the sky towards the Tarantula Nebula.

Two people wearing glasses work above what looks like a large tire with fabric on the outside on a table.

Is it cake? No, it's a parachute! | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 1 May 26

In this donut-shaped bag is a massive parachute. Next stop? Mars.

Entertainment

'Thor' hammered down 15 years ago, and it's still the only Marvel movie to do the God of Thunder justice

By Sergio Pereira published 6 May 26

In 2011, Thor proved himself more than worthy in his roaring MCU debut. Since then, the thunder has turned into laughter.

Space Movies & Shows

two sci-fi video game characters in a derelict chamber

Sci-fi RPG 'Exodus''s combat looks and feels like 'Mass Effect', but the dialogue system could be a big upgrade (video)

By Jeff Spry published 6 May 26

Jun Aslan and Phaedra share a quiet chat in Archetype Entertainment's latest Community Update.

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

The Topaz Solar Farm in California, which covers 9.5 square miles (25.6 square kilometers), as seen from space.

Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we're here

By Leonard David published 23 April 26

Earth is dotted with many humongous, human-made structures. To an alien eye, they may be tell-tale signs of intelligent goings-on, betraying our existence and hinting at our capabilities.

Search for Life

Navy pilots have encountered unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).

Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?

By Leonard David published 4 April 26

How would people react if an alien civilization actually made contact with us? Space.com talked to experts, who shared a variety of opinions about a possible real-life "disclosure day."

Search for Life

The SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array in Northern California searches for radio signals that could have been generated by intelligent alien life.

Where are all the aliens? Maybe they just don't want to talk to us

By Leonard David published 17 March 26

A civilization capable of interstellar travel may also be one that has moved beyond conquest, excess and ecological self-destruction — and it therefore may not want to talk to us.

Search for Life

Technology

Thinner than a hair and stretchy like rubber: New material could shield against radiation in next-gen space tech

By Chelsea Gohd published 1 May 26

Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation.

A hand is holding a mobile phone with a VPN on while a laptop with the same VPN screen is in the background, on a plain surface.

Best VPN services we recommend 2026

By Alexander Cox last updated 30 April 26

Want to watch what you want, where you want? Aside from keeping you safe online, VPNs let you watch your favorite shows when you're travelling and we've rounded up the best.

Autel EVO Lite+_Drone in flight (16 by 9)

The best drone deals 2026: Fly high with fantastic savings

By Alexander Cox last updated 29 April 26

We've rounded up the best drone deals from a range of reputable retailers as top names are currently discounted.

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