Skywatching

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

By Jamie Carter last updated

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

Stargazing

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

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

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.

Auroras
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

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

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Spaceflight

a parking lot filled with equipment and junk

SpaceX settles $15 million trespassing lawsuit with Cards Against Humanity

By Jeff Spry published

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

Human Spaceflight
Graphic showing the the artemis accords logo above white text reading "the artemis accords", the surface of the moon is seen in the lower portion of the image and a distant Mars peeks out from the surface of the moon.

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

By Robert Lea last updated

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.

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

Comets
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

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry last updated

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.

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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

"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

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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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

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Space radiation can produce some organic molecules detected on icy moons

By Javier Barbuzano published

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

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

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

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Technology

WindFire LED flashlight review

By Tantse Walter published

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

Review
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

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

Technology
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

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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