Skywatching

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.

Deals
A close up of a person holding the Canon 18x50 IS binoculars close to their chest, showing the top of the binos.

Canon 18x50 IS UD all-weather binocular review

By Jase Parnell-Brookes published

Review If you're looking for a pair of binoculars that won't let you down, look no further — these image-stabilized binoculars are ideal for stargazing.

Review
A male looking at the Canon 10x20 IS binoculars on a beach, with the sea behind them.

Canon 10x20 IS binocular review: A compact binocular suitable for stargazing

By Jase Parnell-Brookes published

Review Lightweight, portable and powerful, the Canon 10x20 IS binoculars are suitable for those who like to travel light when stargazing.

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Spaceflight

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 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
Artist's illustration of Blue Origin's planned New Glenn 9x4 super heavy lifter launching into space.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin plans to build an even more powerful version of its partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which aced its second-ever launch just last week.

Launches & Spacecraft
A rocket blasts off against a cloudy sky.

Watch SpaceX launch more than 100 satellites to orbit today on Transporter 15 rideshare mission

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX will launch more than 100 different payloads today (Nov. 20) on the Transporter 15 rideshare mission.

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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
Swirls of green and red gas surrounded a bright white light in the middle of the image

How did this 20-light-year-wide 'Diamond Ring' form in space? Maybe a cosmic bubble burst

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"All that remained was the particular flat shape."

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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.

Space Movies & Shows
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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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