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Split image showing three Steven Spielberg movies: Minority Report, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Disclosure Day

Steven Spielberg sci-fi movies ranked, worst to best

Grace Dean Published 1 July 26

Disclosure Day has arrived in cinemas, and it's got us nostalgic for all Steven Spielberg's best directorial sci-fi movies to date.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 29, 2026 carrying 29 satellites for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation.

Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites early on July 2

Mike Wall Published 1 July 26

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida early Thursday morning (July 2), and you can watch it live.

The mid section of an orange rocket with white side boosters stands against a metal tower. America 250 is decaled on both boosters.

'Rocket's Red Glare': How NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission celebrated America's 250th birthday

Josh Dinner Published 1 July 26

NASA joined in the semiquincentennial celebrations this year by painting "America 250" on the rocket that launched the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon.

An illustration of the weird hot Jupiter exoplanet CoRoT-2 b

This weird 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet has a hotspot in the wrong place, and astronomers aren't sure how

Robert Lea Published 1 July 26

Astronomers have discovered a curious new exoplanet that challenges assumptions about hot Jupiters, some of the most extreme planets in the universe.

bright streaks of light crisscross through a night sky

The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'

Tereza Pultarova Published 1 July 26

If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface. Some companies want to put millions into space.

night sky at twlight with moon to the left and two bright points of light in the center of the sky, venus is on the right and jupiter the left

July's planetary lineup is changing — and Venus is the last one standing

Joe Rao Published 1 July 26

Venus dominates the evening sky while Saturn, Mars and Uranus put on a show for early risers.

bright streaks of light crisscross through a night sky — The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic' If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface. Some companies want to put millions into space.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 29, 2026 carrying 29 satellites for the Amazon Leo broadband constellation. — Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites early on July 2 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida early Thursday morning (July 2), and you can watch it live.

The sun on the left and all the planets in order from left to right. — In 1776, the solar system only had 6 planets. Now, it has 8. Does it end there? As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the history of the solar system tells its own story of exploration.

view of the sun showing a bright eruption near the center, this is the x-class flare erupting on June 30. — Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend The X1.1 eruption briefly disrupted radio communications across the daylight side of Earth, while forecasters now expect the accompanying CME to reach Earth on July 3.

a six-wheeled rover looks up at the moon in the daytime sky. — 'PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon Base program, as well as a potential new moon rover mission named PROMISE.
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a swirl of blue-and-purple gases amid red pinpoints of light, on a black background — New NASA space telescope images reveal the universe in stunning red, white and blue for America 250 NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic wonders, depicted in red, white and blue for the America 250 anniversary on July 4.
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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port at the International Space Station during its Crew Flight Test mission in 2024. — NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again? A new NASA audit says the agency will need to purchase more astronaut flights to the ISS by 2030 and focuses on issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
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Skywatching

Night sky July 2026: What you can see tonight

By Jules-Pierre Malartre Last updated 1 July 26

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during July 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

Amazon Prime Day 2026: It's all over but you can still grab these deals

By Jase Parnell-Brookes Last updated 30 June 26

Deals Amazon Prime Day is over. There are some deals available but most of the best savings have gone. Now to wait until Prime Day in October!

America 250: Here's how to find a star whose light began its journey toward Earth in 1776

By Anthony Wood Last updated 30 June 26

This star's light left its surface around the same time that the U.S. was founded.

Spaceflight

The Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida.

On this day in space! July 1, 1962: Kennedy Space Center established

By Hanneke Weitering Last updated 1 July 26

On June 30, 1908, a giant fireball exploded over the forests of Tunguska in Siberia.

Space Exploration

the flight path of a plane is shown around an airland, landing strip, and a small white rocket on the bottom right.

NASA to launch rescue mission July 2 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere

By Josh Dinner Last updated 1 July 26

Northrop Grumman will launch a rocket from an airplane to save NASA's SWIFT space telescope from falling out of orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft

A Rocket Lab Electron stands on the pad shortly after a launch abort on June 30, 2026.

Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second

By Mike Wall Last updated 1 July 26

Rocket Lab tried to launch its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on Thursday (June 30), but the attempt ended in an abort.

Launches & Spacecraft

Blue Origin plans to use a crane to lift its New Glenn rocket onto its new launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Blue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion — and it will look very different when it's done

By Mike Wall Published 30 June 26

Blue Origin has started rebuilding the launch pad damaged by the explosion of its New Glenn rocket last month, but the company is working from a very different blueprint this time around.

Launches & Spacecraft

Two astronauts in white spacesuits work to repair a robotic arm outside of a space station

‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 30 June 26

Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir conducted a seven-hour spacewalk to replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robot arm on June 30, 2026.

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Science & Astronomy

Carlos Garcia-Galan, manager of NASA's Moon Base program, holds a FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer ball during a press event on June 30, 2026.

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon — if the US wins the World Cup

By Mike Wall Published 1 July 26

NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the United States wins the FIFA World Cup, agency chief Jared Isaacman said on Tuesday (June 30).

White and gray smoke hovers over an Earth landscape.

Ocean-monitoring satellite spots wildfire smoke from space | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 1 July 26

A NASA satellite has found an unintended, important purpose.

Space Photo of the Day

White and gray smoke hovers over an Earth landscape.

Ocean-monitoring satellite spots wildfire smoke from space | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 1 July 26

A NASA satellite has found an unintended, important purpose.

a colorized map of europe showing france and spain in bright red

Europe's deadly heat wave seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2026

By Brett Tingley Published 30 June 26

Europe's Sentinel-3 satellite captured data that helps visualize June's deadly heat wave, allowing researchers to further understand the extent of soaring temperatures.

The reddish surface of Mars.

Mars orbiter watches Perseverance rover cross the marathon finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 29 June 26

With the speed at which the rover completed this marathon, and how well it continues to explore on Mars, who knows, maybe Perseverance will be the first to manage an ultramarathon on the Red Planet.

Entertainment

'Star Fox' is an eye-catching reimagining of a timeless sci-fi classic, but we've been here before

By Fran Ruiz Published 30 June 26

Nintendo and Velan Studios' high-fidelity remake of Star Fox 64 for Switch 2 is an arcade-y blast from the past without major deviations.

a young boy and his teddy bear staring ahead

It's been 25 years since 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence', and we think this was peak Spielberg sci-fi

By Jeff Spry Published 29 June 26

Two cinematic geniuses united to create one of Hollywood’s most arresting android movies

Space Movies & Shows

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Search For Life

Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets

By Samantha Mathewson Published 23 June 26

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.

Search for Life

An illustration of our solar system. The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter, separating our system into what we refer to as the inner and outer regions.

Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a helping hand from Jupiter?

By Kiona N. Smith Published 17 June 26

Earth may have gotten some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system, but not without assistance from Jupiter.

Search for Life

a cylindrical telescope in space looks at earth, both on a starry black background

NASA is building a new space telescope to search for life on nearby planets. What would it see on ancient Earth?

By Paul Sutter Published 10 June 26

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant ancient Earth.

Search for Life

Technology

America 250: How has telescope technology evolved since the dawn of the U.S.?

By Keith Cooper Published 30 June 26

Optical telescopes have come a long way in the past two-and-a-half centuries — from the homemade telescope of William Herschel to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.

bubbles rise from oyster shells in a tank of clear water

Could future astronauts use oysters as water filters? Here's why one company thinks so

By Elizabeth Howell Published 28 June 26

A prototype oyster habitat used for water filtration is aiming for an eventual space launch after an early-stage prototype was demonstrated to the public earlier this year.

a large quadcopter drone flies in front of a clear, blue sky

NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?

By Elizabeth Howell Published 27 June 26

The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not viable for organ transplant, to test the concept for future deliveries to patients.

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