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October 11
- On this day in space! Oct. 11, 1968: Apollo 7 launches into space, NASA's 1st Apollo astronaut crew in orbit
- Alien: Isolation 2: This highly anticipated sequel has no release date yet, but here's everything else we know
- Astrophotographer captures 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulas in stunning 352-hour mosaic (photo)
October 10
- 10 times 'Red Dwarf' beat other TV shows and movies to brilliant sci-fi ideas
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 231 — Sailing the Stellar Seas
- On this day in space! Oct. 10, 1967: The Outer Space Treaty is ratified to lay out how countries can use outer space
- 10 incredible places to see the 2027 'eclipse of the century' — beyond Luxor
- SpaceX launches 21 satellites to orbit for the US military after 5-day delay (video)
October 9
- Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding
- 'Dark Matter' showrunner and author Blake Crouch talks the 'daunting' task of moving beyond the original book for season 2 (interview)
- Why is Orion lying down? How The Hunter taught me how the sky moves
- On this day in space! Oct. 9, 1992: Peekskill meteorite hits car in New York after streaking through the atmosphere
- Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars
- Best space and sci-fi themed Halloween costumes for 2026
- Did the Soviet Union really fire a cannon from a space station?
- The Milky Way glows over telescopes in the Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for Oct. 9, 2026
- Trump awards SpaceX founder Elon Musk National Medal of Science
- Private Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station after 6-month stay (video)
- Private astronaut Kellie Gerardi gets real about motherhood as she prepares to fly to space again
- How to watch 'Disclosure Day' online — stream Steven Spielberg's sci-fi movie from anywhere
October 8
- A dead Soviet satellite just broke apart in orbit (again). Experts say it's part of 'a worrying trend'
- NASA's hunting for a secret underground cave on the moon
- James Webb Space Telescope helps detect the most distant Fast Radio Burst ever seen — and scientists are surprised by its source
- 'Dude! No way!' Scientists jump for joy over Artemis II moon science results
- On this day in space! Oct. 8, 1992: NASA's Pioneer Venus probe burns up in Venusian atmosphere after 14 years orbiting the planet
- Dawn breaks on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2026
- Relive Starship's 1st-ever orbital flight with these epic SpaceX videos
- Why October is one of the best months of the year for stargazing in North America
- Astronomers watch 'vampire' star feeding on the stellar equivalent of 5 trillion quarter-pounder burgers every second
- Northern lights possible across the US tonight and over the weekend as 4 CMEs head for Earth
October 7
- 'Things are going super well at 39A': SpaceX gearing up to launch Starship from Florida for 1st time
- The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight before bedtime. Here's how to see it
- On this day in space! Oct. 7, 2002: NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis to deliver backbone of the ISS on STS-112 mission
- The moon hides Jupiter in spectacular photographs of October's lunar occultation
- I review smart telescopes and binoculars for a living, here's what I would buy in the last few hours of Amazon Prime Day today
- Le Creuset just sent a Star Trek-themed casserole dish to space... ish (video)
- Grab 17% off the Celestron 114AZ Dobsonian for a limited time for October Prime Day
- James Webb Space Telescope spots a 'cauldron of cosmic creation' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 7, 2026
- Cheapest it's ever been! This top-rated, scientifically accurate star projector is at the top of my shopping list for October's Prime Day
- Astronomers detect most distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar ever: a cosmic beacon from the dawn of time
- "Affordable astrophotography defined", this super-portable smart telescope is at its lowest price it's ever been but you'll have to hurry
- Can we protect historic sites on the moon from the coming lunar rush?
- The Canon EOS R8 is great for mirrorless camera newbies and is now $428 off in this deal from Best Buy
- South Korea launches Nuri rocket carrying 15 satellites, its 1st liftoff of 2026 (photo)
October 6
- On this day in space! Oct. 6, 1992: US and Russia sign human spaceflight agreement for joint missions to Mir space station
- What is 'Ray Gunn,' the animated neo-noir sci-fi film from 'The Incredibles' director Brad Bird?
- Earth and Mars may be neighboring rocky worlds but they were built in different ways
- This Lego Icons Project Hail Mary set is "a must-have for fans of Ryan Gosling's sci-fi adventure," and at $30 off on Prime Day, it's cheaper than ever
- Google joins the 'Rocket Revolution' with World Space Week 2026 Google Doodle
- Blast off this World Space Week 2026 with Estes' new ULA Vulcan and big savings on model rockets this Prime Day
- Splashdown! Crew-12 astronauts return to Earth after nearly 8 months in space (video)
- Hunting cosmic ghosts: Why neutrino detection won the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Watch a brilliant green meteor explode over Arizona (video)
- Galactic 'photo negative' reveals a spiral galaxy in another light | Space photo of the day for Oct. 6 2026
- Fly high for longer with $100 off this expert-recommended DJI drone
- Why is the 2027 total solar eclipse being called the 'eclipse of the century'?
- Worlds collide! James Webb Space Telescope investigates what happens when planets crash together
- G2 geomagnetic storm watch issued as CME heads for Earth — northern lights possible across northern US Oct. 8-9
October 5
- A hidden asteroid crater under Oklahoma could be connected to one of Earth's major mass extinctions
- Pokémon GO and ESA team up to offer time-limited Astronaut Pikachu: here's how to get it
- On this day in space! Oct. 5, 1962: The European Southern Observatory is born to build telescope eyes that scan the universe from Chile's high desert
- Celebrate humanity's 'Rocket Revolution' with World Space Week 2026
- 'Completely unexpected' Phoenix planet was born from the ashes of a dying star
- Save big on the best sci-fi shows and movies with 52% off this Disney+ and Hulu streaming bundle
- SpaceX's Crew-13 astronaut launch in infrared | Space photo of the day for Oct. 5, 2026
- Mars polar ice is refreshingly pristine. What does this mean for life on the Red Planet?
- Jupiter is about to vanish behind the moon — here's when to look up tonight
- NASA chief Jared Isaacman wants to stay 'open-minded' about UFOs: 'If it's aliens, I think NASA should have a seat at the table'
October 4
- On this day in space! Oct. 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the 1st artificial satellite, into orbit to kick off a Space Race and the Space Age
- Look up! Mars meets the crescent moon on Oct. 5 before flying through a 'swarm' of stars
- Blue Origin unveils huge 'Power Tower' to boost solar electricity on the moon (video)
October 3
- 'Back from outer space': How Karina Rykman escapes from Earth in her new album 'Late Checkout'
- On this day in space! Oct. 3, 1942: 1st successful launch of Germany's V-2 rocket lays foundation for the space age
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 230 — Living on Lava Worlds
- Ocean chemistry on ancient Earth could help scientists search for life on alien worlds
October 2
- Scientists connect cosmic fingerprints of the universe's first stars with MEGATRON simulation
- On this day in space! Oct. 2, 2015: The United Launch Alliance launches its 100th rocket with Atlas V flight for Mexico
- Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a fantastic sci-fi racing game that captures the wonderful weirdness of the galaxy far, far away
- 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' at 75: A sci-fi classic whose timeless themes still resonate today
- Jupiter will disappear behind the moon on Oct. 6 — and if you're in the right place, you can watch it happen
- Dead star orbiting a neutron star 'cosmic lighthouse' is at a rarely seen stage of its afterlife
- Earth's hidden daytime auroras revealed from space | Space photo of the day for Oct. 2, 2026
- The Draconids peak this week — Finally, a meteor shower that respects bedtime
- NASA's new PRIMA 'Probe Explorer' mission is truly the 1st of its kind. Here's what it will do
- Supermassive black holes 'kill' their host galaxies using plasma jets as their murder weapons
October 1
- Record breaker! SpaceX Crew-13 astronauts dock at ISS less than 8 hours after launch in fastest American flight ever (video)
- On this day in space! Oct. 1, 1958: Happy Birthday, NASA! A US space agency is born to explore the final frontier
- Jupiter disappears behind the moon, Saturn shines at its best, and Mars meets the Beehive: October 2026 planet guide
- SpaceX just launched the 1st US astronaut mission to embrace the 'unlucky' number 13 since the Apollo era
- Liftoff! SpaceX launches Crew-13 astronauts on fastest Dragon trip to International Space Station yet (video)
- Mars rover explores 'Wild West' on the Red Planet | Space photo of the day for Oct. 1, 2026
- 3 for 3! Falcon Heavy rocket launches secret US spy mission to complete SpaceX tripleheader (video)
- SpaceX launches Google AI satellite, 129 other payloads on 2nd leg of spaceflight tripleheader (video)
- Launch tripleheader! SpaceX to fly 3 rockets in 13 hours today