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A bright full moon shines just behind the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Don't miss the biggest full moon of the year rise on Nov. 5 — Here's what to expect

By Joe Rao published

The November full moon will be the closest and brightest full moon of the year.

Stargazing
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By Alexander Cox published

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Deals
SAVE NASA hangs in front of a torn up photo as black and white protesters hold signs in the bottom foreground.

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

By Josh Dinner last updated

"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"

Space Exploration
A photo of a frozen ice core with a measuring rod underneath

Scientists discover oldest air on record trapped in 6-million-year-old Antarctic ice

By Stefanie Waldek published

Scientists working with the Center for Oldest Ice Exploration (COLDEX) have collected the oldest directly dated ice cores ever drilled: 6 million years old.

Earth
a man in a red shirt takes a selfie with two women in dark colored shirts as they hold up a makeshift cake with a "200 Days" embroidered patch mounted atop it.

What's happening on the International Space Station while the government is shut down?

By Josh Dinner published

NASA's astronauts living in space are still going to work during the government shutdown.

International Space Station
An image of the International Space Station, with its many solar panels and modules, floating above Earth in space

25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space

By Justin St. P. Walsh published

We wanted to show space agencies that were already planning three-year missions to Mars what they were overlooking.

International Space Station
An image of the International Space Station, with its many solar panels and modules, floating above Earth in space

Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030

By Mike Wall published

The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered: The ISS will crash to Earth over Point Nemo in the Pacific Ocean in late 2030.

International Space Station
a large white rocket lifts off from its launch pad on a bright yellow plume from its engines.

India launches a huge military communications satellite to orbit using its most powerful rocket (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

India launched the powerful CMS-03 military communications satellite to orbit on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission from Florida on Nov. 2, 2025.

SpaceX launches private space station pathfinder 'Haven Demo,' 17 other satellites to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched its 140th Falcon 9 mission of the year today (Nov. 2), sending the "Haven Demo" tech demonstrator and 17 other payloads up on the Bandwagon-4 rideshare mission.

Launches & Spacecraft
an image of the International Space Station in orbit above Earth

PBS celebrates 25 years of the ISS with NOVA's 'Operation Space Station' on Nov. 5

By Jeff Spry published

This intimate look at the design, building, and operation of the ISS airs on PBS Nov. 5 and Nov. 12.

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