Skywatching

Discover where the Eagle might have landed: How to find Apollo 11's backup sites on the moon

By Anthony Wood published

Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.

Stargazing

See the moon cross the Pleiades for the last time this year on July 20

By Joe Rao published

The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.

Stargazing

The 2025 Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower is upon us! Here's what you need to know

By Anthony Wood published

The Southern Delta Aquariids are active alongside the trusty Perseid meteor shower.

Stargazing
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Spaceflight

A man and a woman move small plastic tubes around on a table in microgravity

Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.

Space Exploration
An astronaut wearing a spacesuit stands next to a large metal capsule labeled: 'Liberty Bell 7'

On this day in space! July 21, 1961: Gus Grissom becomes 2nd American in space

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

Grissom barely made it out alive, though he despite having a successful flight.

Human Spaceflight
a white and black rocket lifts off at night, its engine thrust lighting up its launch pad and surrounding area

Friday night light: SpaceX launch from California sends two dozen new Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launches on its debut flight from Florida on Jan. 16, 2025.

Twin NASA Mars probes will fly on 2nd-ever launch of Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket

By Mike Wall published

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket now has a payload for its second-ever flight — NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission.

Launches & Spacecraft
a woman in a dark blue shirt gives a haircut to another woman in a lighter blue shirt aboard a space station

Space station astronauts bid farewell to private Ax-4 crew | On the ISS this week July 14-18, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews wrapped up their time together as science and maintenance activities continued aboard the International Space Station.

International Space Station
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Science & Astronomy

An illustration of a boxy satellite viewing the surface of the moon from space

This new 'CosmoCube' moon orbiter could eavesdrop on whispers from the early universe

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

U.K. scientists plan to send a small spacecraft to the moon's far side to detect faint radio signals emitted shortly after the Big Bang.

The moon
The Orion Nebula, Pleiades, and Hyades open clusters highlighted by large yellow circles.

These 3 popular skywatching star clusters may be branches of the same family tree

By Robert Lea published

The Orion Nebula, the Pleiades and the Hyades open clusters could represent the different phases of star clusters: baby, adolescent and elderly.

Astronomy
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Entertainment

A blue model rocket with a white pointy tip is launching vertically as white vapor is produced at the bottom on a green grassy field with hills in the background.

Best model rocket sets 2025: NASA, Blue Origin, Estes, National Geographic and more

By Ian Stokes last updated

Get your space dreams flying with this basic set of model rockets and accessories, including scale model rockets, motors and more.

Entertainment
Darth Vader reaching out with his arm (left), A man holding Darth Vader's lightsaber (right)

'Most impressive!' Darth Vader's screen-used 'Star Wars' lightsaber could fetch $3 million in September auction

By Jeff Spry published

Propstore will also trot out this rare relic for a 3-city press tour this August

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What's Up In Space Today

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

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

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
Grey blobs next to each other

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

By Oliver Swainston, Chris Carter published

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious

Search for Life
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Technology

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

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.

Aerospace
Best beginner drones being flown by a child

Best beginner drones 2025: Begin your aerial journey with confidence

By James Abbott last updated

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.

Drones
DJI Mavic 3 Pro one of the best camera drones in flight.

Best camera drones 2025: Take your aerial photos and videos to the next level

By James Abbott last updated

Buying guide The best camera drones come in various designs, but they all share the best image-capture capabilities.

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