Skywatching

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Black Friday 2025 deals you can already get: Telescope deals, binocular discounts, camera offers and more

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Deals We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.

Deals
a close up view of the sun with a fiery tendril extending from the surface out into space and looping back down. the sun's surface looks fuzzy and soft, like you'd want to touch it - but you really shouldn't.

Astrophotographer captures fiery plasma dancing above the sun in stunning close-up video

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Astrophotographer Mark Johnstron captured a mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this breathtaking video.

Astrophotography
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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
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Spaceflight

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the first 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit on April 28, 2025.

ULA scrubs Atlas V rocket launch due to technical issue

By Mike Wall published

United Launch Alliance scrubbed the planned launch of its Atlas V rocket today (Nov. 5) due to a technical issue. The next launch opportunity comes on Nov. 6.

Launches & Spacecraft
Amalthea, the largest of Jupiter's inner satellites, casts a shadow on the giant gas planet in this photo taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft. The moon's shadow has an elongated shape because of its position in relation to Jupiter, but also because the moon itself has an odd shape. Because Jupiter has at least 69 moons, solar eclipses like this one are more common than they are here on Earth.

On this day in space! Nov. 5, 2002: Galileo spacecraft flies by Jupiter's moon Amalthea

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft was almost out of fuel.

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

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

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An Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket launches the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite from French Guiana on Nov. 4, 2025.

Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth-observing satellite today (Nov. 4) on its fourth-ever launch.

Launches & Spacecraft
A man in a blue jumpsuit and mittens and headphones holds a grill tray with six chicken wing caged inside.

Watch Chinese astronauts enjoy '1st ever space BBQ' from Tiangong's brand-new oven (video)

By Josh Dinner published

China's Shenzhou 20 and 21 astronauts enjoyed freshly cooked BBQ aboard the Tiangong space station recently, thanks to a new microgravity oven.

Human Spaceflight
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Science & Astronomy

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Scientists recreate 'cosmic fireballs' in CERN particle accelerator to hunt for missing gamma-rays

By Robert Lea published

"By reproducing relativistic plasma conditions in the lab, we can measure processes that shape the evolution of cosmic jets and better understand the origin of magnetic fields in intergalactic space."

Astronomy
A glowing arch of the Milky Way galaxy can be seen in a red and orange and green night sky over three large towering buildings.

The Milky Way arcs over the Very Large Telescope | Space photo of the day for Nov. 5, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Under the untouched darkness of Chile's Atacama Desert, the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope stands beneath an arching Milky Way.

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Entertainment

'Predator: Badlands' tells a human story without a real human in sight

By Sergio Pereira published

Predator: Badlands tells a surprisingly human story of self-acceptance through the lens of sci-fi's most brutal hunter.

Space Movies & Shows

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — Release window, trailers, and everything we know

By Fran Ruiz last updated

Samus Aran returns in 2025 with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a first-person action adventure that's been in the works for nearly a decade.

Space Toys & Lego
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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.

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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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