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A scene from Star Wars showing the Tatooine sunset(s).

Scientists discover 3 Earth-size exoplanets that may have double sunsets — like Tatooine in Star Wars

Robert Lea published 27 October 25

Using NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter, astronomers have discovered a strange arrangement of exoplanets around tight binary stars that shouldn't be.

Astronaut Anna Fisher with her baby, stood in front of the American flag.

'Once Upon a Time in Space': How to watch the latest BBC space documentary series from anywhere in the world

Elizabeth Howell published 27 October 25

Follow the space program since the moon landing in the four-part documentary "Once Upon a Time in Space". Here’s how to watch it anywhere on the planet.

NOAA aurora forecast map for North America showing the predicted auroral oval and view line for the night of Oct. 28 to 29, 2025. The green and red bands indicate areas where the northern lights may be visible, with the view line marking the southernmost extent of potential visibility

Northern lights may be visible in 14 US states tonight

Daisy Dobrijevic published 27 October 25

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for tonight.

Observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS taken using the Gemini South Observatory

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how

Elizabeth Howell published 27 October 25

While interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will not come near our planet, future ones may. A new campaign seeks to improve orbit predictions.

A comet is pictured with a bright nucleus in the lower right of an image against the blackness of space, with a long tail extending diagonally to the upper right of the shot. A spiral or light is pictured, appearing to wrap around the comet and its tail, created by the trail of a passing meteor.

Glowing meteor trail photobombs Comet Lemmon in incredible telescope footage. 'A pure perspective miracle'

Anthony Wood published 27 October 25

A meteor photobombed the patch of sky containing Comet Lemmon on Oct. 24, wrapping it in a glowing trail.

a parking lot filled with equipment and junk

SpaceX settles $15 million trespassing lawsuit with Cards Against Humanity

Jeff Spry published 27 October 25

Elon Musk's rocket company is clearing out its "gravel, tractors and space junk" from a once-pristine plot of South Texas land.

A comet is pictured with a bright nucleus in the lower right of an image against the blackness of space, with a long tail extending diagonally to the upper right of the shot. A spiral or light is pictured, appearing to wrap around the comet and its tail, created by the trail of a passing meteor. — Glowing meteor trail photobombs Comet Lemmon in incredible telescope footage. 'A pure perspective miracle' A meteor photobombed the patch of sky containing Comet Lemmon on Oct. 24, wrapping it in a glowing trail.

A soldier stands with a military robot in an undisclosed location — SpaceX Starlink internet isn't fast enough for Ukraine's combat robots The amount of bandwidth provided by SpaceX's Starlink satellites is limiting Ukraine's ability to operate ground robots on the frontline of the nation's war against Russia.

a green fuzzy streak in the night sky — See Comet Lemmon cross paths with a cosmic serpent tonight Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens Caput on the nights of Oct. 26-27.

The International Space Station captured from a HEO Robotics satellite on May 13, 2024. — 'The solar system on demand': HEO Robotics aims to push spacecraft imaging deep into the final frontier From viral shots of Tiangong to a new deal with Astroscale, HEO Robotics is pioneering satellite-to-satellite imagery in orbit and even plans to expand beyond Earth.

Split image showing promo images for three upcoming sci-fi TV shows: Pluribus, Fallout season 2, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — Upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2025/2026: Fallout S2, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, & more Here’s everything we know about the sci-fi TV shows coming out in 2025 and beyond into 2026.

a black orb on a grainy grey background — Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS blasts a jet towards the sun in new telescope image Comet 3I/ATLAS is warming up as it approaches the sun, causing a jet to emerge. The jet is visible in a dramatic new image.

An image of a gray metal hexagonal lunar lander with four thin metal feet standing in a dimly lit warehouse with gray rocks on the floor — ESA's lunar lander on a simulated moon | Space photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2025 With the Argonaut lunar lander and the LUNA simulation facility in Germany, the European Space Agency is building the technology and training to have life on the moon.

Skywatching

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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 27 October 25

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 27 October 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.

An artist's impression of the James Webb Space Telescope flying through space against a star strewn deep blue sky featuring nebula clouds.

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

By Anthony Wood published 25 October 25

Here's where 5 of NASA's most famous spacecraft can be found in the October sky.

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Northern lights may be visible in 14 US states tonight
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids. Here's how
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Glowing meteor trail photobombs Comet Lemmon in incredible telescope footage. 'A pure perspective miracle'
5
SpaceX settles $15 million trespassing lawsuit with Cards Against Humanity

Spaceflight

Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?

By Robert Lea last updated 27 October 25

Reference As the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.

NASA’s first test flight of the Saturn V rocket launched Nov. 9, 1967 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 50 years ago.

On this day in space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches 1st Saturn rocket test flight

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 27 October 25

On Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle.

Launches & Spacecraft

an orange and white rocket lifts off from its seaside launch pad

Japan launches advanced new cargo spacecraft to ISS for 1st time (video)

By Mike Wall last updated 26 October 25

Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft launched on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft

a white and black rocket lifts off into an overcast sky

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on its record 135th orbital mission of the year

By Mike Wall published 25 October 25

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites from California today (Oct. 25). It was the 135th orbital launch of 2025 for the company, setting a new record.

Launches & Spacecraft

The space shuttle Discovery, a white and black shuttle is on display at the Smithsonian Museum where people walk around it and view it.

Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian

By Josh Dinner published 24 October 25

Things seem to be escalating quickly…

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Science & Astronomy

A blue ball of light shines between streaks of blueish light from stars in outer space

Awakening an interstellar wanderer: Surprising nickel detection in Comet 3I/ATLAS

By Darryl Seligman, Rohan Rahatgaonkar published 27 October 25

The chemical signatures we're observing may reflect both the comet's ancient origins and its long journey through interstellar space.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 27 October 25

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

Space Photo of the Day

Milky Way dazzles over Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for Oct. 24, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 24 October 25

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Entertainment

30 years ago, 'The Simpsons' introduced us to Kang & Kodos, the series's iconic alien invaders

By Grace Dean published 25 October 25

"Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos"

Space Movies & Shows

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 183 — Lunar Lander Wanted! Apply Within

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 183 — Lunar Lander Wanted! Apply Within

By Space.com Staff published 25 October 25

On Episode 183 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Mike Wall to discuss NASA's pursuit to beat the Chinese to a human landing on the moon.

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Search For Life

A series of black and white and red molecules floating in a colorful background

Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons

By Javier Barbuzano published 26 October 25

As missions prepare to visit ocean worlds like Enceladus and Europa, new findings show scientists must first learn to distinguish between radiation-made organics and those born in a subsurface sea.

Search for Life

Perseverance in action

How excited should we be about the latest Mars potential biosignature discovery? 'It's arguably the best evidence we have so far'

By Keith Cooper published 1 October 25

What about those previously studied plumes of methane and meteorites potentially stuffed with the fossils of Martian microbes?

Search for Life

An illustration of exoplanet Kepler 16b, where its brown rocky surface can be seen in the darkness of space with its bright home star far in the distance.

No near neighbors: Closest technologically advanced aliens may be 33,000 light-years from Earth

By Stefanie Waldek published 24 September 25

A new study suggests that, without plate tectonics and the right balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen, advanced alien civilizations may be exceedingly rare.

Search for Life

Technology

WindFire LED flashlight review

By Tantse Walter published 26 October 25

Review A super-bright and heavy-duty rechargeable flashlight that won't break the bank.

A rendering of a spacecraft moving a piece of space debris using an ion beam.

Could we blast space debris out of harm's way with ion beams?

By Elizabeth Howell published 26 October 25

A new space debris removal project, ALBATOR, plans to tackle the growing debris problem in orbit.

An illustration showing a data center in space with various white modules of servers

Powerful NVIDIA chip launching to orbit next month to pave way for space-based data centers

By Tereza Pultarova published 23 October 25

An NVIDIA GPU is heading toward its record-setting orbital debut, a trip that will test how data centers could work in the final frontier.

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