Skywatching

Govee Galaxy Light Projector 2 Pro review

By Tantse Walter published

Review The new Govee Star Light Projector 2 Pro provides a dreamy bedroom celestial display that's brighter and clearer than ever before.

Review
A head-on shot of the Fujifilm GFX100S II showing its sensor in blue on a wooden table, with lights in the background.

Fujifilm GFX 100S II review

By Harry Bennett published

Review This lightweight medium-format powerhouse is one of the most powerful cameras you can get, but how does it work for astrophotography?

Review
The moon shines with its right half lit and its left veiled in shadow against a black night sky. Dark plains can be seen marking its surface around the equator, while large craters line the line separating night from day.

See the moon shine with Saturn in the southern sky after sunset Dec. 26

By Anthony Wood published

Don't miss the moon cozy up to Saturn on Dec. 26.

Stargazing
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Spaceflight

a promo banner for a space launch company

Celestis books Stoke Space rocket for 2nd-ever deep space memorial flight for human remains

By Jeff Spry published

This historic 2026 'Infinite Flight' service will blast off via a Stoke Space Nova rocket

Space Exploration
An illustration showing two boxy satellites with solar panels floating in front of the red planet Mars

Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

By Ari Koeppel published

This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions.

Missions
Four images next to each other with the top left being a black and white image of a satellite with green circles, the top right being a black and white image of a man in front of a red background, the bottom left showing cutouts of protestors on an orange background and the bottom right a deep space image showing a circled dot.

Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025

By Space.com Staff published

We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got.

Space Exploration
Artist's illustration of space junk orbiting Earth.

Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

By Lesley Masters, Ian Whittaker published

When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem.

Space Exploration
Four images next to each other, from left to right an image of a green and brown Earthen landscape, a photo of president Trump wearing a red tie and black suit, a photo of a metal ball with wires coming out and a glowing blue light in a deep space image

The 12 biggest space stories of 2025 — according to you

By Monisha Ravisetti published

It's the 12 days of Spacemas, fa la la la la la la la la (sorry).

Space Exploration
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Science & Astronomy

A photograph of the tip of Florida and nearby Cuba from space, with lights from cities illuminating the surface of the planet, labeled cities like Orlando and Tampa are seen as well as a green surface over Earth's labeled airglow

ISS astronaut snaps stunning nighttime photo of Florida and Cuba | Space photo of the day for Dec. 29, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The image offers a rare look at how Earth's surface and atmosphere interact after sunset.

Earth
An illustration of a human head made of glowing dots facing right with glowing planets from our solar system at the back of its head all against a dark blue background

Does physics say that free will doesn't exist?

By Paul Sutter published

At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will.

Particle Physics
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Space Photo of the Day

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Entertainment

10 most expensive Lego Marvel sets on the market right now

By Kim Snaith published

From Spider-Man to the Guardians of the Galaxy, here are the most expensive Lego Marvel sets you can get your hands on.

Space Toys & Lego

The best sci-fi Blu-rays to own: Beat the streaming subscriptions

By Fran Ruiz published

Looking to watch some of the best Sci-Fi movies and shows ever without having to rely on streaming? Don't skip these out-of-this-world Blu-ray editions.

Space Movies & Shows
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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

A man looks at the camera sitting in the audience with other people wearing formal attire while a projector screen in the back is lit up with a grid-like image

We didn't find answers in 2025, but UFO researchers say the search continues

By Leonard David published

"Science doesn't always go as planned. In any case, there's a lot of work to be done."

Search for Life
Saturn's moon Titan looks a bit like Earth, but is, in fact, very different.

Surprise! Saturn's huge moon Titan may not have a buried ocean after all

By Charles Q. Choi published

"We're not certain if having widespread liquid pockets instead of a global ocean makes Titan more or less habitable."

Search for Life
A silhouette of a planet is in front of a giant sun with a small planet to the right of the image

Which exoplanet in the TRAPPIST-1 system could be habitable? Scientists are modeling the star to find out

By Samantha Mathewson published

Frequent flares from the nearby star TRAPPIST-1 could offer new clues in the search for habitable planets beyond Earth.

Search for Life
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Technology

A woman is watching television in a living room, the television is placed above a fire place and she is eating popcorn.

The best streaming device out there: Which one comes out on top — Amazon Fire TV Stick, Roku Ultra, Apple TV and Google TV Streamer?

By Alexander Cox published

Which is the best streaming device out there? We've pitted four of the best models on the market against each other to determine the top option.

Technology
A dark room light up by blue light showing a series of servers and wires

Google's proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit

By Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti published

As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris.

Technology
An illustration of a space station made of two large circular stacked rings connected by metal spires in between floating above Earth

Russia patents space station designed to generate artificial gravity

By Andrew Jones published

According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

Technology
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