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The red giant star π1 Gruis as seen by the Very Large Telescope

Huge red giant star has newfound companion — and it may be a bad neighbor

By Robert Lea published

"Throwing a close companion into the mix could possibly wreak further havoc on the already complicated processes surrounding these stars."

Stars
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
One of the best smart telescopes in-use against a starry sky

Best smart telescopes Black Friday 2025: Observe stars, galaxies and nebulas with ease

By Kimberley Lane last updated

Buying Guide The best smart telescopes make viewing the universe a breeze. Treat yourself to our top picks from Unistellar, Celestron, Vaonis and more.

Buying Guide
An illustration showing a spacecraft with various antennae floating in front of the orange and white swirling planet of Venus

Will Europe's flagship space science missions survive NASA's budget cuts?

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump will cause a significant funding shortfall to Europe's space science missions. But the European Space Agency hopes it can save them.

Space Exploration
5 Lego Star Wars sets are placed in each corner and one in the center with a white glow around them on an orange planet background.

The best UCS Lego Star Wars sets ranked

By Alexander Cox published

These are the Lego sets you're looking for — The UCS Lego Star Wars sets, the best of the best, ranked in a definitive round-up.

Space Toys & Lego
Artist's conception of the MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars.

On this day in space! Nov. 18, 2013: NASA launches MAVEN to Mars

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 18, 2013, NASA launched the MAVEN spacecraft to Mars.

Launches & Spacecraft
The focus of the image is a portion of LDN 1641, an interstellar nebula in the constellation of Orion. In this view, a deep-black background is sprinkled with a multitude of dots (stars) of different sizes and shades of bright white. Across the sea of stars, a web of fuzzy tendrils and ribbons in varying shades of orange and brown rises from the bottom of the image towards the top-right like thin coils of smoke.

Euclid space telescope sees gorgeous cosmic cloud | Space photo of the day for Nov. 18, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This image shows Euclid's capability to explore both our cosmic neighborhood and the deep universe beyond.

Astronomy
An illustration of future black hole images showing a subtle variation between those described by general relativity and those not.

As our black hole images get more detailed, we may find Einstein wasn't quite right about them

By Robert Lea published

Albert Einstein's theory of gravity, general relativity, may not be the best recipe to describe black holes.

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

NASA will unveil new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Nov. 19. Here's how to watch live

By Mike Wall published

The big reveal will come Wednesday (Nov. 19) at 3 p.m. ET.

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
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