Skip to main content

Open menu Close menu

Space

Search

Search Space

Sign in

View Profile
Sign out

Sign up to our newsletter Newsletter

Space Exploration
Astronomy
Stargazing
Launches & Spacecraft
Videos
The Moon
More

Trending

Earth won't go dark Aug. 2
Next Full Moon
Aurora Forecast
Live 4K Sen video from space!
Night sky tonight!
Space Calendar
Best Binoculars
Best Telescopes
Lego Star Wars deals
Best Drones
Solar System Planets
Best Star Projectors

Latest News

An illustration of primordial black holes gethering matter to form the first generation of stars

Did 'primordial' black holes born right after the Big Bang help our universe's 1st stars form?

Robert Lea published 1 August 25

New research suggests that primordial black holes could have played an important role in the formation of the universe's first stars, but did they help or hinder?

gif animation of a starlink satellite train traveling through the night sky as distinct bright white lights against a backdrop of stars.

Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 1 August 25

Reference Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.

Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy

Tereza Pultarova last updated 1 August 25

Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

a person looks through a telescope beneath a crescent moon and two bright orbs in the sky

The brightest planets in August's night sky: How to see them (and when)

Joe Rao last updated 1 August 25

Reference A guide to the bright naked-eye planets in July 2025 and the best times to view them.

a graphic of the night sky with a starry sky background. A black circle is in the center with Night Sky written in white. There is a white telescope beneath the text. In the top left corner it says Space.com in cooperation with Starry Night.

Night sky, August 2025: What you can see tonight [maps]

Chris Vaughan last updated 1 August 25

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during August 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

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

Jamie Carter last updated 1 August 25

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

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA launches toward the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025. — Watch SpaceX launch Crew-11 astronauts to the ISS for NASA today after delay The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission are scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station Friday (Aug. 1), and you can watch the action live.

An illustration of two atoms in a beam of red light floating through a hole in a metal surface while a diffraction pattern of red and black light is next to them — Einstein was wrong (slightly) about quantum physics, new version of the famous double-slit experiment reveals A new version of the famous double-slit experiment showed that it's impossible to measure light as both a wave and a particle at the same time, thanks to quantum physics' uncertainty principle.

dark clouds in the sky above a white rocket upright on a launch pad — SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video) SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA just a minute before liftoff today (July 31) after clouds intruded.

A series of lightning flashes strike the ground from dark gray clouds in the sky. — New world record! Weather satellites detect 515-mile-long lightning flash Meet the astonishing phenomenon of megaflash lightning.

This artist’s illustration shows the planet K2-18 b, its host star and an accompanying planet in this system. K2-18 b is now the only super-Earth exoplanet known to host both water and temperatures that could support life. — Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a water-rich ocean planet: 'This has certainly increased the chances of habitability' The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, the JWST has found the planet could be a water-rich ocean world.

An aerial view of a snowy sheet toward the right and rocky areas toward the left. There appears to be a stream within, very close to the left side. — Satellites reveal a hidden lake burst through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, causing major flooding and a deep crater A hidden lake beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet unexpectedly drained more than a decade ago, fracturing the ice surface and forming a large crater — an event only recently uncovered by Earth-observing satellites.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 19 Starlink satellites toward orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on July 31, 2025. — SpaceX launches 19 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket on ship at sea (video) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 19 Starlink satellites from California's central coast today (July 31), then came back to Earth for a landing on a ship at sea.

Skywatching

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

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 1 August 25

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.

Swirling clouds are seen in the dense atmosphere of the planet Venus, which hangs against a black background in an image from NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft.

Venus reaches its highest point in the eastern pre-dawn sky on Aug. 1: Here's how to see it

By Anthony Wood published 31 July 25

Venus reaches its highest altitude above the eastern horizon in 2025 on Aug. 1.

An image of the gas giant Saturn. The shadow of the large moon Titan is visible as a dark spot above its rings. Another Saturnian moon, Tethys, is visible to Saturn's upper left as a grey dot.

Saturn's largest moon Titan casts a colossal shadow in breathtaking amateur portrait (photo)

By Anthony Wood published 30 July 25

Efrain Morales captured the image of Titan's shadow darkening Saturn on July 18, while the gas giant was over 800 million miles from Earth.

MORE FROM SPACE...

$An illustration of two atoms in a beam of red light floating through a hole in a metal surface while a diffraction pattern of red and black light is next to them$
1
Einstein was wrong (slightly) about quantum physics, new version of the famous double-slit experiment reveals
2
Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk
3
SpaceX launches 19 Starlink satellites from California, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)
4
Satellites reveal a hidden lake burst through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, causing major flooding and a deep crater
5
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3

Spaceflight

Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-25 crewed suborbital mission, on May 19, 2024

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will launch next space tourism mission on Aug. 3

By Mike Wall published 31 July 25

Blue Origin is targeting Sunday (Aug. 3) for the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which will send crypto billionaire Justin Sun and five other people to the final frontier.

Private Spaceflight

four people in white spacesuits smile and give a thumbs-up in front of a cone-shaped white spacecraft in a hangar surrounded by scaffolding

SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the ISS: Live updates

By Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated 31 July 25

Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

Human Spaceflight

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 31 July 25

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 31 July 25

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

an astronaut in a space suit driving a car-like vehicle with no roof

On this day in space! July 31, 1971: Apollo astronauts drive on the moon

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 31 July 25

Two astronauts from the Apollo 15 mission drove around on a lunar rover for three days.

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 1 August 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form

By Rebecca McClain, Adam Leroy published 31 July 25

The Sculptor galaxy is a treasure trove of information that astronomers around the world cannot wait to pick apart.

Space Photo of the Day

ERIS spots spiral disc around young star | Space photo of the day for July 31, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published 31 July 25

VIEW MORE IMAGES

Entertainment

Artwork for Borderlands 4 showing a clawed hand holding a bandit mask, with the title on screen to the right of the hand.

Borderlands 4: Release date, trailers & everything we know about Gearbox's upcoming co-op shooter

By Fran Ruiz last updated 31 July 25

The Pandora saga might be over, but Borderlands is just evolving. Launching in 2025, this is everything we know about Borderlands 4.

Step aside, Captain Kirk! Spock is the Enterprise's real interstellar ladies' man

By Richard Edwards published 31 July 25

Spock may be renowned for his impeccable logic, but "Strange New Worlds" has offered a glimpse of the Vulcan's surprisingly complicated love life

Space Movies & Shows

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

The planet-birthing disk around V883 Orionis with frozen complex molecules in its outer region

Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk

By Robert Lea published 31 July 25

Complex organic molecules that could be the precursors to the building blocks of life as we know it have been discovered in a disk of gas and dust swirling around an infant star.

Search for Life

An exoplanet host with several background stars. The square grid represents individual pixels from NASA’s TESS satellite.

Bad news for alien life? Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought

By Robert Lea published 17 July 25

Up to 200 worlds investigated by NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS satellite could be bigger than predicted, a finding that could impact our search for alien life.

Search for Life

(Main) an illustration of Saturn and titan. (Inset) the lanscape of Titan as seen by Huygens from an altitude of 33,000 feet

The precursors of life could form in the lakes of Saturn's moon Titan

By Robert Lea published 15 July 25

New research indicates that cellular "pockets" that are the first step toward protocells, the precursors of life, could form in the methane seas of Saturn's moon Titan.

Search for Life

Technology

Autel EVO Lite+_Drone in flight (16 by 9)

Drone deals 2025: The best deals for all budgets

By Alexander Cox last updated 22 July 25

We've rounded up the best drone deals from a range of reputable retailers as top names are currently discounted.

a long, slender aircraft drives across a runway

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet rolls out for its 1st test drive (video)

By Brett Tingley published 21 July 25

NASA recently took its new X-59 "quiet' supersonic jet for a drive during taxi tests, one of the final hurdles between the aircraft and its first flight.

Best beginner drones being flown by a child

Best beginner drones 2025: Begin your aerial journey with confidence

By James Abbott last updated 18 July 25

Our picks of the best beginner drones are all easy to use but still offer excellent flying experiences with a good range of features, from brands including DJI and Potensic.

Space is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

About Us
Contact Future's experts
Terms and conditions
Privacy policy
Cookies policy
Accessibility Statement
Advertise with us
Web notifications
Careers

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...