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Expert holds one of the best binoculars while observing

The best binoculars available this holiday season— best overall models for stargazing, wildlife and general use

Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 10 December 25

Buying Guide We have fully tested and ranked the best binoculars for stargazing and spotting galaxies. Get ready for the holiday season!

A meteor streaks through the sky above a snow-capped mountain.

Ursid meteor shower 2025: Everything you need to know

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 10 December 25

Reference This low-key meteor shower is well worth a watch.

A drone shot showing a metal domed building against a desert peak in Chile

Extremely Large Telescope under construction | Space photo of the day for Dec. 10, 2025

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published 10 December 25

Once completed, this telescope will help usher in a new era of astronomy.

a cylindrical space station with two solar panels extending from it at perpendicular angles

On this day in space! Dec. 10, 1977: 1st long-duration crewed mission launches to Salyut 6 Space Station

Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated 10 December 25

On Dec. 10, 1977, the Soviet union launched the first crew to complete a long-duration mission to the Salyut 6 space station.

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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

Space.com last updated 10 December 25

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

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An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it

Tereza Pultarova published 10 December 25

"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore."

A deep space image showing various colored stars and galaxies, with a boxout showing a supernova with the label GRB 250314A, in white text — The James Webb Space Telescope just found the oldest supernova ever seen The supernova exploded over 13 billion years ago in a galaxy far, far away.

A grayscale still from a video showing a swirling cloud of dust along a dune on Mars — Hear dust devils on Mars crackle with electricity in new NASA Perseverance rover video For the first time, we can see and hear lightning-like discharges in Mars' thin atmosphere.

A series of small round buildings at the bottom left of the image with four yellow lasers pointing into the top right of the image over a dark blue night sky. — An industrial project in Chile threatens Earth's darkest sky. 28 leading astronomers signed an open letter urging to move it "We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see details of exoplanet atmospheres, but if the sky gets brighter, we may not be able to see those details anymore."

An illustration of GRB 250702B and the dusty galaxy from which it erupted — This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole? "This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years."

A Shenzhou 21 astronaut conducts a spacewalk outside China's Tiangong space station on Dec. 9, 2025. — Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video) Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station and assessed the damage to the attached Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Dec. 9).

An illustration of a black hole with golden rings of gas and dust around it with a jet of energy shooting upwards on its right side. — This supermassive black hole flung out matter at 134 million mph: 'On a scale almost too big to imagine' In other words, the matter traveled at 20% the speed of light.

A drone shot showing a metal domed building against a desert peak in Chile — Extremely Large Telescope under construction | Space photo of the day for Dec. 10, 2025 Once completed, this telescope will help usher in a new era of astronomy.

Skywatching

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Best telescopes this holiday season: Observe stars, galaxies and nebulas

By Gemma Lavender last updated 10 December 25

Buying Guide These are the best telescopes for stargazing and astronomy this holiday season with top models from Unistellar, Celestron and ZWO.

Aurora forecast for Dec. 10: Northern lights stay quiet as CME fails to arrive

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 10 December 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.

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Night sky tonight: See Saturn shine beneath the Great Square of Pegasus on Dec. 10

By Jamie Carter last updated 10 December 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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China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video)
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The James Webb Space Telescope just found the oldest supernova ever seen
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This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?

Spaceflight

A Chinese Long March 4B rocket launches the Yaogan 47 satellite to space from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Dec. 9, 2025.

China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video)

By Mike Wall published 9 December 25

China just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence.

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 9 December 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

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the classified NROL-77 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Dec. 9, 2025.

SpaceX launches mysterious NROL-77 mission for the US military (video)

By Mike Wall last updated 9 December 25

SpaceX launched the NROL-77 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Dec. 9), sending a classified satellite skyward from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft

Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin speaks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2015.

From Bezos to beyond: Blue Origin quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published 9 December 25

Whether you're a casual fan or a spaceflight enthusiast, see how well you know one of the companies pushing the boundaries of commercial space travel.

Private Spaceflight

A large solar array is seen at the bottom of this image floating in space as the top half of the image shows Earth with a green sheen over its surface

ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published 9 December 25

The image shows a good example of the phenomenon called airglow.

International Space Station

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 10 December 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Illustration of astronauts exploring Mars.

1st human missions to Mars should hunt for signs of life, report says

By Mike Wall published 9 December 25

Humanity's exploration of Mars should be organized around the search for signs of past or present Red Planet life, according to a new report from the U.S. National Academies.

Space Photo of the Day

ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 9 December 25

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Entertainment

5 Terminator games that are actually good

By Fran Ruiz published 8 December 25

Ahead of Terminator 2D: NO FATE, we're going back in time to find some Terminator games that don't suck. Don't worry, we'll be back!

How to Watch 'Apollo 1: Destination Moon', the Channel 4 documentary revisiting the tragic accident during the race to the moon

By Elizabeth Howell published 7 December 25

'Apollo 1: Destination Moon' follows a real-life astronaut mission that ended tragically — and the lessons learned for future Apollo missions.

Space Movies & Shows

What's Up In Space Today

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 8 December 25

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

Search for Life

A reddish dusty surface is seen with an orange sun in the background

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars

By Morgan Underwood published 28 November 25

But being in this sweet spot doesn't automatically mean a planet is hospitable to life.

Search for Life

"Wow!" signal printout. The comment on the side inspired the event's name.

SETI's 'Noah’s Ark' – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

By Gabriela Radulescu published 24 November 25

An expert dives into the history of radio astronomy and the search for life beyond our Earth.

Search for Life

Technology

California-based company Aetherflux wants to make space-based solar power a reality.

Startup announces 'Galactic Brain' project to put AI data centers in orbit

By Josh Dinner published 9 December 25

Aetherflux has focused its efforts on space-based solar power, with the goal of "building an American power grid in space."

A large white antenna dish points to the left of the screen with the sun in the blue sky behind it

NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days

By Tereza Pultarova published 8 December 25

An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.

A white space shuttle launches off a pad with large clouds of smoke underneath it

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets

By Sai Susmitha Guddanti, Preeti Nair, Marcos Fernandez Tous, Sreejith Vidhyadharan Nair published 7 December 25

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration.

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