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

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 3 July 25

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.

The position of Mercury is shown for the night of July 4 on a simulation of the night sky. Mercury is located close to the western horizon, with the bright star Regulus and Mars positioned to the upper left of the rocky planet.

See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week

Anthony Wood published 2 July 25

The rocky world will be visible for a brief window after sunset.

The ancient monument Stonehenge is pictured at night with the Milky Way glowing in a band tumbling towards the horizon. Pereid meteor trails can be seen arcing towards the historic site in a night sky dotted with stars.

'52 Assignments: Night Photography': A Q & A with author Josh Dury

Anthony Wood published 2 July 25

"…are we potentially the last generation that will see the night's sky in its entirety?"

A blue-gray cloud swirls around three bright stars over a dark background

Hubble finds stellar nursery in Taurus Molecular Cloud | Space photo of the day for July 2, 2025

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published 2 July 25

The space telescope spied three young stars in the nebula.

A flow of magma spews out of hot molten rock

A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say

Sharmila Kuthunur published 2 July 25

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

Best cameras for timelapse: Image shows a cityscape spreading across mountains, with clouds in the sky.

Best cameras for timelapse videos Amazon Prime Day 2025

Tantse Walter last updated 2 July 25

These are the best cameras for time-lapse videos and are great for filming the night sky. With Amazon Prime Day coming on July 8, there could be significant discounts on these models and more!

An image of the double detonation supernova SNR 0509-67.5 as seen by the VLT — Astronomers capture incredible 1st image of a dead star that exploded twice. How did it happen? Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of a white dwarf wiped out by a double-detonation supernova, also providing space-lovers with stunning eye-candy.

Artist's conception of MethaneSAT in orbit. — Climate satellite MethaneSAT backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year MethaneSAT, the first satellite made by an environmental nonprofit organization, was designed to monitor some of the world's largest industrial contributors of greenhouse gas emissions. Now, without power, the spacecraft's mission has abruptly ended.

northern lights over a lake in Minnesota, U.S. — Northern lights may be visible in these 13 US states tonight as the sun hurls solar storm toward Earth Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

Perseverance in action — Dust devils on Mars may spark lightning — possibly threatening NASA's Perseverance rover Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat.

a man in blue jumpsuit does a fist pump — Former astronaut Terry Virts talks about his Senate run, Trump and the NASA budget in exclusive Space.com interview (video) Space.com sat down recently with retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts to talk about space, politics and his run in Texas for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

The moon's disk is shown around its first quarter phase, with its right half lit by direct sunlight, and the left bathed in shadow to match the dark night sky behind. — An enormous 'X' and 'V' will grace the moon's surface on July 2. Here's how to see them The phenomenon is created by the shifting play of light and shadow over the lunar surface.

This view of comet Halley's nucleus was obtained by the Halley Multicolour Camera (HMC) on board the Giotto spacecraft, as it passed within 600 km of the comet nucleus on March 13, 1986. — On this day in space! July 2, 1985: Space probe launches to Halley's Comet The European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to learn more about this special comet.

Skywatching

Man using one of the best photo editing apps for astrophotography on a laptop to edit astrophotographs

Best photo editing apps for astrophotography in 2025

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 2 July 25

Buying Guide We've rounded up the best photo editing apps for astrophotography, perfect for boosting colors and improving the clarity of your images.

Image shows the rear cameras on one of the best camera phones Samsung camera phones

Best camera phones for astrophotography Amazon Prime Day 2025

By Jamie Carter last updated 2 July 25

Buying guide We've rounded up the best camera phones including flagship models from Apple, Samsung and Google.

graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 2 July 25

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

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A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say
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Climate satellite MethaneSAT backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year

Spaceflight

a white and black rocket rides a pillar of orange, blue and white flame off its launch pad into the night sky.

SpaceX rocket sets reuse record on 500th Falcon 9 launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 2 July 25

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit today (July 2), on the 500th Falcon 9 rocket launch in the company's history.

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 2 July 25

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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the MTG-S1 weather satellite for EUTEMSAT on July 1, 2025.

SpaceX launches advanced European weather satellite, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)

By Mike Wall published 1 July 25

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the MTG-S1 weather satellite for EUMETSAT today (July 1), then came back down to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

Launches & Spacecraft

a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated 1 July 25

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft

the silhouette of a rocket stands against a soft orange sky at sunset.

Launch of Australia's 1st orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris-1, delayed again

By Josh Dinner published 1 July 25

The Australian company Gilmour Space has delayed the launch of its Eris-1 rocket yet again, pushing back indefinitely from the previously planned July 2 date.

Launches & Spacecraft

Science & Astronomy

A series of valleys and ridges on the surface of Mars

By locking its greenhouse gas away in rocks, Mars gradually grew cooler and drier

By Keith Cooper published 2 July 25

As the sun grew hotter, so did Mars, prompting much of its atmospheric carbon dioxide to rain out and ultimately get locked up in rocks.

An illustration of the planet HIP 67522 b bombarded by flares from its host star.

Exoplanets that cling too tightly to their stars trigger their own doom: 'This is a completely new phenomenon'

By Robert Lea published 2 July 25

Some planets take the expression "you're your own worst enemy" to the extreme — triggering stellar flares from their own parent stars by being too clingy.

Space Photo of the Day

NASA's Curiosity rover takes a closer look at 'spiderwebs' on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 1 July 25

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Entertainment

Project Hail Mary (2026)

'The sun is dying!' Ryan Gosling tries to save a doomed Earth in 1st trailer for 'Project Hail Mary' (video)

By Jeff Spry published 30 June 25

"Project Hail Mary" is the upcoming outer space odyssey, based on Andy Weir's 2021 novel, that offers a stirring story of alien first contact.

Space Movies & Shows

Three Apollo-era astronauts in spacesuits

'Apollo 13' turns 30: How NASA legend Gerry Griffin helped director Ron Howard 'get it right'

By Jeff Spry published 30 June 25

As 'Apollo 13' turns 30, we talk to legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin who helped make the film as realistic as possible.

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

Grey blobs next to each other

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

By Oliver Swainston, Chris Carter published 28 June 25

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

Search for Life

(Main) an illustration of an Earth-like planet (inset) Clavascidium lacinulatum a desrt lichen

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

By Robert Lea published 26 June 25

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 10 June 25

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

Search for Life

Technology

A series of red and purple clouds over a white building sitting on a cliffside

Cosmic images from the world's largest digital camera are so big they require a 'data butler'

By Keith Cooper published 26 June 25

The amount of data generated by the Rubin Observatory is going to blow all previous cosmic datasets out of the water, but handling that much information poses a severe challenge.

DJI Mavic 3 Pro in flight at night

How to capture drone imagery at night

By James Abbott published 22 June 25

Learn how to capture drone photos and videos at night with our comprehensive guide.

Hommkiety Galaxy Projector

Hommkiety Galaxy Projector review

By Kim Snaith published 21 June 25

This no-name galaxy projector has blown us away with its projection quality and interchangeable disks.

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