Skywatching

Expert holds one of the best binoculars while observing

The best binoculars in 2026 — models for stargazing, wildlife and general use

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Buying Guide We have fully tested and ranked the best binoculars for stargazing and spotting galaxies.

Buying Guide
a view of the hubble space telescope crossing the sun with a view of the sun behind.

Astrophotographer captures rare footage of the Hubble Telescope crossing the sun (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.

Astrophotography

I thought I knew the night sky, but what I saw from the Canary Islands left me speechless

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike anything I'd seen before.

Stargazing
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Spaceflight

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NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Another view from Perseverance shows how windswept Mars' landscape truly is.

Mars Rovers
a tall silver rocket upright in a hangar

SpaceX stacks Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship megarocket's 12th test flight

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX recently stacked the giant Super Heavy booster that will help launch the upcoming 12th test flight of the company's Starship megarocket.

Launches & Spacecraft
NASA's famous "meatball" logo.

Congress rejects President Trump's deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency

By Mike Wall published

Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed.

Space Exploration
two satellites float in space orbiting Earth

‘Space particle’ slams into Spain’s new communications satellite high above Earth

By Josh Dinner published

Spain's latest military communications satellite suffered a debris impact while headed to its orbital destination. The extent of the damage is still unknown.

Launches & Spacecraft
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) speaks at a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kelly held the event to address what he described as intimidating actions by President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, following a video in which Kelly and several other lawmakers urged U.S. troops to refuse “illegal orders.”

Trump administration censures former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over 'illegal orders' video

By Mike Wall published

The Department of Defense is taking administrative action against former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly over remarks he made in a 90-second video in November.

Human Spaceflight
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Science & Astronomy

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On this day in space: Jan. 7, 1610: Galileo discovers 3 moons of Jupiter

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io.

Astronomy

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.

Reference
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Entertainment

10 retired Lego Star Wars sets we wish would come back

By Kim Snaith published

Over the last 25 years, a lot of Lego Star Wars sets have come and gone. These are the ones we wish would make a return.

Space Toys & Lego

Saros: Release date, trailers, and everything we know about PlayStation's next sci-fi adventure

By Fran Ruiz published

Roguelite structure, mysterious narrative, and breakneck third-person shooter action come together once again in Housemarque's Saros.

Space Games
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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

A close up of Earth in space

How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis

By Keith Cooper published

The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead of DNA.

Search for Life
An illustration shows an ultra short period planet with a traile of gas and dust following it

Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way

By Amirali Aghazadeh published

If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no longer be enough.

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
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Technology

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Why do I need a VPN?

By Alexander Cox published

A VPN, or virtual private network, is great for online safety and accessing content while travelling. It's worth getting, but why? Scroll down to find out.

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
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