Skywatching

Photographer holds one of the best cameras for photos and videos in their hands

Best cameras for photos and videos Black Friday 2025: The top models for astrophotography and everyday shooting

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Buying Guide The best cameras for photo and video, handpicked and approved by our experts. Expect savings this Black Friday.

Buying Guide
Expert holds one of the best binoculars while observing

Best binoculars Black Friday 2025 — best overall 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 — keep an eye on their prices with Black Friday week well underway

Buying Guide
A Dwarflab Dwarf 3 smart telescope on a tripod in a field.

Capture the beauty of the cosmos for under $500 with this super-portable smart telescope Black Friday deal

By Chris McMullen published

Deals Take gorgeous images of the night sky with this compact Dwarflab Dwarf 3 smart telescope, this Black Friday.

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Spaceflight

the snow-capped peak of a mountain is seen from far above the clouds in a photo taken by an astronaut on a space station.

NASA astronaut shows how to 'weigh' yourself in space | On the ISS this week Nov. 17-21, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

It is "rocket science," even when it comes down to high school-level physics. This week's lesson: Force equals mass times acceleration.

International Space Station
A Rocket Lab Electron vehicle launches the "Follow My Speed" mission from New Zealand on Nov. 20, 2025.

Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer' (video)

By Mike Wall published

Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a "confidential commercial customer" on Thursday morning (Nov. 20), just a few hours after giving notice of the impending liftoff.

Launches & Spacecraft
A white pointed rocket module sits on top of a white cylinder, both having the red worm NASA logo and the blue and red meatball NASA logo. The entire system sits in a large warehouse

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The Orion crew module gets stacked onto the Space Launch System in preparation for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission in early 2026.

Artemis
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Nov. 20, 2025. It was the 100th overall liftoff of the year from Florida.

SpaceX launches the 100th mission of the year from Florida's Space Coast (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 29 of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (Nov. 20), on the 100th mission of the year to take off from Florida's Space Coast.

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

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

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Science & Astronomy

A painted portrait of a man wearing a large white curly wig and a brown jacket looks at the viewer

On this day in space! Nov. 21, 1676: Astronomer (accidentally) discovers speed of light

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 21, 1676, the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer discovered the speed of light.

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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Entertainment

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

Should I wait for Black Friday to get a streaming subscription?

By Alexander Cox published

With Black Friday 2025 fast approaching, is it worth waiting for the sales event in the hope of a streaming deal appearing, or should you subscribe now?

Entertainment

Amazon says 'indeed' to a new 'Stargate' show for Prime Video

By Scott Snowden published

Chevron 7 is locked, as Amazon greenlights a new 'Stargate' show for Prime Video led by longtime franchise figure Martin Gero.

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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

Artist's conception of a protoplanetary disc around a newborn star. A new study suggests that our solar system formed from a cloud of dust and gas that was isolated from the broader galaxy for up to 30 million years.

Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

New lab experiments suggest that water may not be a rare visitor delivered by chance but rather a fundamental ingredient woven into the process of planetary birth.

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.

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Technology

A gingerbread-colored camel-like robot and a Darth Vader minifigure are on the right hand side of the screen with a droid-heavy advent calendar on the left, both are in front of an orange planet background.

Advent Calendar versus Gingerbread AT-AT: Which new Lego Star Wars set should you get for Christmas 2025?

By Alexander Cox published

Two new Christmas-themed Lego Star Wars sets are on the market, but which should you get this holiday season, the Advent calendar or the Gingerbread AT-AT?

Technology
The Star Wars logo is placed in the bottom right hand corner and the Marvel logo has some characters popping out of it in the top left, all on a blue planet background.

Star Wars versus Marvel: Which Lego logo set should you buy?

By Alexander Cox published

Two of the biggest franchises go head-to-head with these unique Lego sets — From cinematic history to lines of Lego, Star Wars and Marvel battle it out.

Technology
BioLite Dash 450 during the hands on review

BioLite Dash 450 headlamp review

By Tantse Walter published

Review BioLite continues to light up our world with the USB-C chargeable, IPX4-rated Dash 450.

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