Skywatching

A man looking through the Unistellar Envision smart binoculars with a dock in the background.

Best smart binoculars 2025: Learn, share and be guided around the night sky

By Matt Morris last updated

Buying Guide Smart binoculars are a new technology, but are they worth getting in on? We've rounded up the best.

Buying Guide
A deep space nebula scene showing a bubble-like shell of cosmic dust and gas shining red and blue against a black sky peppered with bright stars.

Cosmic 'brain' ponders the cosmos in colorful new photo of the Medulla Nebula

By Anthony Wood published

Light from the ancient supernova remnant was captured over the course of 50 hours in September 2025.

Astrophotography
An illustration of a blue glowing star representing formalhaut.

Fomalhaut, the 'solitary' star, announces the arrival of autumn in the night sky. Here's how to see it

By Joe Rao published

If there is one star that serves to announce the arrival of fall as the leaves have begun to turn, unquestionably that title would have to go to Fomalhaut.

Stargazing
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Spaceflight

Gilmour Space's Eris rocket launches for the first time ever on July 29, 2025.

Australia's Gilmour Space 'not going to give up' as it eyes 2nd orbital launch attempt in 2026

By Andrew Jones published

After a short-lived maiden flight in late July, Australia's Gilmour Space is rebuilding for a second orbital attempt and a stronger domestic launch ecosystem.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Spainsat NG-2 satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 23, 2025. It was the company's 139th launch of the year, a new record.

SpaceX launches its record-breaking 139th mission of the year (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched its record-setting 139th mission of the year today (Oct. 23), sending a Spanish military-communications satellite to orbit.

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

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
Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2025 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

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

By Space.com last updated

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

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A man in a suit sit looks to the right in front of the bottom half of a nasa meatball logo.

'Sean Dummy': Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?

By Mike Wall published

Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy" and claiming he's "trying to kill NASA." Here's what may be going on.

Space Exploration
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Science & Astronomy

A white star in the middle of the image with rings around it is surrounded by dark rubble in space

A doomed planet is being torn up by its 'zombie' white dwarf star — but astronomers don't understand why

By Keith Cooper published

The destroyed planet has spewed material onto the white dwarf's surface, with astronomers detecting 13 different elements originating from the rocky body.

Stars
The domed roof of the Vera Rubin Observatory sits on a high ridge with a red and purple starry night sky above it with a glowing arch of the Milky Way seen in the heavens

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

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.

Astronomy
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Entertainment

Fallout games in order: Chronological and release date

By Fran Ruiz published

No one wants to set the world on fire, but Fallout’s post-apocalyptic world is a fun one to explore. Here’s how to get through the entire series in order.

Space Games
a black book on a starry background

Neil deGrasse Tyson on his new book and the hidden dangers of defunding science: 'That will ultimately bite you in the ass' (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

We spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new Q&A book "Just Visiting This Planet: Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin From Omniscia" arriving on Oct. 21, 2025.

Space Books
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What's Up In Space Today

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.

Search for Life
A closeup of "leopard spots" on Mars seen by the Perseverance rover.

Could a Mars crater have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover finds more evidence it's possible

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Fresh analysis of Perseverance rover data reveals Jezero Crater experienced repeated episodes of water activity, strengthening the case for habitability and raising the stakes for Mars Sample Return.

Search for Life
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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.

Technology
A metal radio dish points at the top right corner of the image

The UK military says Russia targets its satellites on a weekly basis. What can be done about it?

By Jessie Hamill-Stewart published

Russia is targeting UK space infrastructure, and in particular military satellites, on a weekly basis, according to the head of UK Space Command.

Aerospace
Potensic Atom 2 drone in flight against a blue sky

Potensic Atom 2 drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Potensic Atom 2 is an affordable sub-250 g drone with performance, features and functionality seen with mid-range drone models within this competitive category.

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