Skywatching

A series of star maps of the night sky

See 2 of Jupiter's moons cast vast shadows over the planet early on Nov. 5

By Anthony Wood published

The Jovian moons Io and Europa will throw their shadows over Jupiter's cloud surface in the early hours of Nov. 5.

Stargazing
A bright fireball meteor is shown streaking earthward through the night sky over the lights of a town. The bright reflected light of the moon is visible to its left.

A full moon with a chance of fireballs: Don't miss the Southern Taurid meteor shower peak tonight

By Anthony Wood last updated

The Southern Taurid meteor shower peak on Nov. 4-5 brings the potential for bright meteors and dramatic fireballs.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A red Unistellar Odyssey Pro pointing at the sky in a city at nighttime with a black Space.com Black Friday deals badge in the upper left corner.

Unistellar is offering 20% across its entire range of smart telescopes in November for Black Friday

By Harry Bennett published

Unistellar is cutting 20% off all of its smart telescopes and accessories, including the Odyssey Pro and the eQuinox 2 for the whole month of November, ahead of Black Friday on Nov. 28.

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Spaceflight

An Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket launches the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite from French Guiana on Nov. 4, 2025.

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth-observing satellite today (Nov. 4) on its fourth-ever launch.

Launches & Spacecraft
A man in a blue jumpsuit and mittens and headphones holds a grill tray with six chicken wing caged inside.

Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)

By Josh Dinner published

China's Shenzhou 20 and 21 astronauts enjoyed freshly cooked BBQ aboard the Tiangong space station recently, thanks to a new microgravity oven.

Human Spaceflight
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

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

Reference
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.

Launches & Spacecraft
The U.S. Air Force’s rail-launched Super Strypi rocket lifted off from Hawaii about 9:45 p.m. local time on Nov. 3, 2015,, roared toward the sky and failed less than a minute into the long-awaited flight.

On this day in space! Nov. 4, 2015: 'Super Strypi' rocket fails to launch

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

The launch didn't according to plan.

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Science & Astronomy

A NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the sun.

Scientists find twisting magnetic waves on the sun. Could this help solve a huge solar mystery?

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"This discovery ends a protracted search for these waves that has its origins in the 1940s."

The Sun
Artist's illustration of Rocket Lab's planned Venus probe approaching the second planet from the sun.

These 5 Venus missions could launch in the next decade to study Earth's 'evil twin'

By Elizabeth Howell published

Several new missions to Venus are expected in the late 2020s and early 2030s, but some of them depend on funding that may not materialize.

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Entertainment

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — Release window, trailers, and everything we know

By Fran Ruiz last updated

Samus Aran returns in 2025 with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a first-person action adventure that's been in the works for nearly a decade.

Space Toys & Lego

Mars is the ultimate sandbox in 'Mars First Logistics', a physics-based delivery game where you build your own rovers

By Fran Ruiz published

The physics-based Martian rover simulator rides out of early access, offering tons of creative tools and impeccably chill vibes.

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What's Up In Space Today

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.

Search for Life
images of stars on a black background, with what appear to be other stars among them circled by dotted lines

Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so

By Keith Cooper published

Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.

Search for Life
Catching a ride on a drone, OrganiCam could swoop into lava-tube caves on Mars to search for organic molecules marked by the tell-tale signature of life.

The search for life: A space science quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz dives into the historic and scientific journey behind the search for life in the universe—testing your knowledge of the thinkers, missions, and discoveries that shaped our cosmic curiosity.

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Technology

Bwine F7GIM in flight against a blue sky

Bwine F7GIM drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Bwine F7GIM is a lightweight beginner drone that weighs above the 250 g threshold, but it flies well, and the automatic camera is fairly good.

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A white rocket is hoisted by yellow cranes

Europe is working to develop reusable rockets by the early 2030s

By Andrew Jones published

ArianeGroup's methane-fueled Prometheus engine and Themis demonstrator mark key steps toward a European reusable rocket program.

Technology
an elongated blue-and-white jet in flight

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

Aerospace
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