WATCH LIVE: SpaceX launching Sentinel-6B Earth-observation satellite to orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Sentinel-6B ocean-monitoring satellite to orbit on Monday (Nov. 17) at 12:21 a.m. EDT (0521 GMT). Watch live here and read our launch preview!

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Skywatching

A telescope on a tripod sits in a grassy field looking at the pink glow of the Milky Way galaxy past some trees with a light blue night sky behind

Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin your amateur astronomy journey

By Anthony Wood published

Astronomers and expert stargazers share their top skywatching tips for beginners

Stargazing
A series of star maps of the night sky

The Leonid meteor shower peaks next week. Here's what to expect

By Joe Rao published

For North America, the best time to look will be before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A child using one of the best telescopes for kids outside while camping

Best telescopes for kids Black Friday 2025: The best child-friendly scopes

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide The best telescopes for kids are easy to use, accessible to beginners and make sure you watch out for Prime Day savings.

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Spaceflight

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 14, 2025.

SpaceX launches 2 rockets less than 4 hours apart from Florida's Space Coast (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in less than four hours overnight Friday (Nov. 14), adding another 58 satellites to its Starlink broadband megaconstellation.

Launches & Spacecraft
Screenshots showing a rocket blasting off from a launch pad

China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now

By Mike Wall published

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.

Human Spaceflight
a scorched cone-shaped capsule lies on a desert floor surrounded by people in thick blue coats

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.

Human Spaceflight
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite from Florida on Nov. 13, 2025.

Atlas V rocket launches huge communications satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A United Launch Alliance Altas V rocket launched the powerful and hefty ViaSat-3 F2 satellite on Thursday night (Nov. 13).

Launches & Spacecraft
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launches NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025.

5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal

By Mike Wall published

The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown.

Space Exploration
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Science & Astronomy

A black and white crossword puzzle sits underneath a blue and white coffee cup with the Space.com black and white logo in the bottom left corner.

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov. 10, 2025: Which hit show on Hulu was just renewed for season 2?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

Astronomy
nine planets extend in a line away from a fiery sun

The solar system may be racing through space 3 times faster than expected. Is the standard model of cosmology wrong?

By Robert Lea published

The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the universe and its evolution.

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Entertainment

Transformers movies in order: chronological & release order

By Fran Ruiz last updated

It's a prime time to watch all the Transformers movies in order, either chronological or by release date.

Space Movies & Shows
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What's the deal with the deep space transmission and alien 'happy' virus in Apple TV's 'Pluribus'?

By Jeff Spry published

Puzzled about Apple TV's new sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan? We just want to help!

Space Movies & Shows
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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

Artist's conception of a protoplanetary disc around a newborn star. A new study suggests that our solar system formed from a cloud of dust and gas that was isolated from the broader galaxy for up to 30 million years.

Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

New lab experiments suggest that water may not be a rare visitor delivered by chance but rather a fundamental ingredient woven into the process of planetary birth.

Search for Life
A close up of a gray planet with various streaks and ditches in its surface.

Heat leaking from Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus bolsters its case as an abode for life

By Keith Cooper published

Excess heat detected at Saturn moon Enceladus' north pole helps to account for a finely balanced energy budget that keeps the moon's ocean liquefied. What could this mean in the search for life?

Search for Life
A white orange sphere representing the sun spews red and blue gas toward a gray small exoplanet

Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how

By Keith Cooper published

New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet's atmosphere.

Search for Life
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Technology

The Star Wars logo is placed in the bottom right hand corner and the Marvel logo has some characters popping out of it in the top left, all on a blue planet background.

Star Wars versus Marvel: Which Lego logo set should you buy?

By Alexander Cox published

Two of the biggest franchises go head-to-head with these unique Lego sets — From cinematic history to lines of Lego, Star Wars and Marvel battle it out.

Technology
BioLite Dash 450 during the hands on review

BioLite Dash 450 headlamp review

By Tantse Walter published

Review BioLite continues to light up our world with the USB-C chargeable, IPX4-rated Dash 450.

Review
Holy Stone HS600D in flight

Holy Stone HS600D drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Holy Stone HS600D is a mid-size beginner drone with an automatic camera for capturing photos and videos alongside useful creative features for beginner drone pilots.

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