Skywatching

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

By Jamie Carter last updated

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

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

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

By Joe Rao last updated

Reference Where are the bright naked-eye planets in November 2025 and when are the best times to view them?

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Spaceflight

Laika, the first Soviet space dog to enter Earth orbit, is seen in a training capsule prior to her launch.

On this day in space! Nov. 3, 1957: Laika the dog launches with Sputnik 2

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Nov. 3, 1957, a Soviet space dog named Laika became the first animal to orbit Earth

Launches & Spacecraft
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
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.

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Science & Astronomy

A glowing galaxy can be seen in the orange and blue night sky over the domed building of the Rubin Observatory

Rubin Observatory basks in galactic glow | Space photo of the day for Nov. 3, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

A new panorama from the Rubin Observatory captures the Milky Way in vivid detail.

Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

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

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Entertainment

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.

Entertainment
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 184 — Space is Scary!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 184 — Space is Scary!

By Space.com Staff published

On Episode 184 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the best (and most laughable) movies about critters from outer space!

Space Movies & Shows
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What's Up In Space Today

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
images of stars on a black background, with what appear to be other stars among them circled by dotted lines

Could these mysterious flashes of light in 1950s photos be UFOs? Some researchers think so

By Keith Cooper published

Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane explanations should be explored first.

Search for Life
Catching a ride on a drone, OrganiCam could swoop into lava-tube caves on Mars to search for organic molecules marked by the tell-tale signature of life.

The search for life: A space science quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz dives into the historic and scientific journey behind the search for life in the universe—testing your knowledge of the thinkers, missions, and discoveries that shaped our cosmic curiosity.

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Technology

Bwine F7GIM in flight against a blue sky

Bwine F7GIM drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Bwine F7GIM is a lightweight beginner drone that weighs above the 250 g threshold, but it flies well, and the automatic camera is fairly good.

Review
A white rocket is hoisted by yellow cranes

Europe is working to develop reusable rockets by the early 2030s

By Andrew Jones published

ArianeGroup's methane-fueled Prometheus engine and Themis demonstrator mark key steps toward a European reusable rocket program.

Technology
an elongated blue-and-white jet in flight

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight (photos)

By Brett Tingley published

NASA's X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet took off on its first-ever flight on Oct. 28, flying from Palmdale, California to its new home at Edwards Air Force Base.

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