Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

December 4^th 2024 at 10:00 pm

A big asteroid zoomed past Earth and the moon early Dec. 4, setting it up for another close pass in 2028.

Earth hangs near lower center, with a smaller grey circle hovering above to the left. A box in the upper right shows info about an asteroid.

Trump picks billionaire private SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 4^th 2024 at 8:56 pm

Donald Trump's choice for NASA chief is billionaire Jared Isaacman, a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions.

Polars Dawn commander Jared Isaacman meets with a St. Jude Family at the Sun 'n' Fun Aerospace Expo in April 2024.

Solar maximum just knocked 3 satellites out of orbit. Here's why more may be on the way.

Space

December 4^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

The Sun's activity is what gives us beautiful auroras — but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go around Earth in a low orbit.

Cubesats are currently the standard small satellite, but some spacecraft designers are pushing their creations ever smaller.

Behold! These gorgeous never-before-seen space images are from a NASA space telescope that should have died long ago

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

December 4^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

NEOWISE team members have unveiled six images from the spacecraft's archives to celebrate the late space telescope's long and productive scientific life.

Infrared WISE image of LBN 437, which is nicknamed the Gecko Nebula for its resemblance to a downturned lizard head with a pointed snout. This cloud of dust and gas is a region of star formation.

Why we can't just name a quasi-moon 'Moony McMoonface'

Space

December 4^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

You can vote on one of seven possible names for a quasi-moon of Earth and, unfortunately, Moony McMoonface isn't on the list.

An artist's depiction of an asteroid in front of Earth

See the moon and Venus take a sunset stroll through the night sky tonight

Space

December 4^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

The two brightest nighttime objects, the moon and the planet Venus put on a lovely display in the western evening sky of Wednesday, Dec. 4.

Watch Europe's Vega-C rocket launch today on 1st flight since 2022 (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

December 4^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

In its first launch since a catastrophic failure in 2022, the European Space Agency's Vega-C rocket is set to lift off on its next mission today (Dec. 4).

a white rocket fires flames from its engines as it flies above a curve of the Earth into space.

Will the International Space Station's 2031 death dive cause pollution problems?

Space

December 4^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

The International Space Station will be steered to a controlled destruction in Earth's atmosphere in 2031, if all goes to plan. Should we be worried about the pollution this death dive will cause?

This mosaic depicts the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 24th flight (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 4^th 2024 at 5:13 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink broadband satellites early Dec. 4. It was the 24th flight for the rocket's first stage, setting a new record.

A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off on Dec. 4 carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit

'Ahsoka' season 1 and 'The Mandalorian' season 3 get stunning 4K steelbook releases

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 4^th 2024 at 2:30 am

A preview of "Ahsoka" Season 1 and "The Mandalorian" Season 3 4K UHD Steelbook releases

Two covers for home video releases of "The Mandalorian" and "Ahsoka"

India delays launch of European Proba-3 satellites to Dec. 5 to create artificial eclipses in space. Watch the liftoff live

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 4^th 2024 at 1:30 am

An Indian PSLV rocket will launch Europe's Proba-3 precision formation-flying mission to orbit early Thursday (Dec. 5), and you can watch the action live.

India rolls a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to the pad ahead of the planned Dec. 4, 2024 launch of Europe's Proba-3 formation-flying mission.

Inside the Hubble Space Telescope's 23-year-long look at a beautiful blue galaxy

Space

By: capellalarissa68@hotmail.com (Larissa G. Capella)

December 4^th 2024 at 12:30 am

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explores the evolution of spiral galaxy UGC 10043 through images taken 23 years apart, in 2000 and 2023.

A long thin galaxy with shining center stretches diagonally upward from left to right.

Directive 8020: Everything we know about Supermassive's sci-fi horror game

Space

December 3^rd 2024 at 11:30 pm

The fifth installment of Supermassive Games' Dark Pictures Anthology is going to outer space in search of Lovecraftian horrors.

Screenshots from Directive 8020, the upcoming sci-fi horror game.

Get a sneak peek at 'Star Trek' illustrated short story anthology beaming up later this month (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 3^rd 2024 at 10:30 pm

A sneak peek at the new "Star Trek" short story anthology, "A Year To The Day I Saw Myself Die and Other Stories"

'Galaxy Quest' blasts back onto our screens with 25th anniversary Blu-ray release

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 3^rd 2024 at 9:31 pm

A preview of new "Galaxy Quest" 4K UHD Blu-ray and Limited Edition Steelbook

Are planet-killing black holes hiding inside your cat?

Space

December 3^rd 2024 at 9:05 pm

New research suggests that tiny primordial black holes could be hollowing out planets and passing through everyday objects, maybe even you and your cat!

An illustration of a a cat's outline outside a black hole

Building blocks: How China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

December 3^rd 2024 at 8:30 pm

Chinese scientists are developing the capability to build a moon base made of bricks formed from lunar soil.

illustration of a base on the moon, with a rocket launching in the background

Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

December 3^rd 2024 at 8:10 pm

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

a map of earth showing two small circles over a part of northern russia

The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time ever

Space

December 3^rd 2024 at 7:30 pm

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal. 1

Against a black background, hazy blue spikes stick out around a glowing green hue, covering a lemon-shaped object with some slight striping internally of yellow, red, and blue greens.

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episodes 1 & 2: What's the secret of At Attin?

Space

December 3^rd 2024 at 6:56 pm

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew explores the New Republic era from a new, innocent perspective, but there's more than meets the eye...

Handle on history: Knives embedded with rocket parts honor 45 years of Ariane launches

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

December 3^rd 2024 at 6:30 pm

A company that crafts knife handles from leftover rocket metal and the wood from trees surrounding the launch pad has created a limited piece celebrating the anniversary of Europe's venerable Ariane.

The metal embedded in the handles of SpacePep's knives comes from the production process of Ariane 5 rockets.

Mysterious fast radio bursts could be caused by asteroids slamming into dead stars

Space

December 3^rd 2024 at 5:30 pm

Asteroids colliding with neutron stars could account for mysterious blasts of energy called fast radio bursts by releasing enough energy to supply humanity's power needs for one hundred million years.

An illustration shows an asteriod slamming into a neutron star releasing a Fast Radio Burst

Could dark matter have been forged in a 'Dark Big Bang?'

Space

December 3^rd 2024 at 4:30 pm

The Big Bang may not have been the origin of the universe's most mysterious matter. Instead, dark matter could have been created in a second creation event, a "Dark Big Bang."

An illustration shows a potential second Big Bang, a "dark Big Bang."

Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

December 3^rd 2024 at 2:30 pm

Energetic particles that arise when cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere could help assess hidden damage to buildings in Ukraine after the war.

The night sky over Kyiv, Ukraine in 2020.

Broken water pipe knocks out data processing for NASA sun-studying spacecraft

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 3^rd 2024 at 1:30 am

Data processing for NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and IRIS probe are down for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe in a server room used by the missions.

an image of the sun showing a bright white arc of light extending from its left side

BepiColombo probe captures haunting Mercury image on 5th of 6 gravity assist flybys (photo)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

December 3^rd 2024 at 1:15 am

The European-Japanese BepiColombo probe made a close flyby of Mercury on Dec. 1, 2024 and captured an image of the planet.

a grey crater-marked planet on an empty black background

Did Venus ever have oceans to support life, or was it 'born hot'?

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 11:30 pm

New research suggests that Venus may never have possessed liquid water oceans. That would mean "Earth's evil twin" was always hostile to life.

An image of Venus's surface created using data from the Pioneer, Venera, and Magellan missions

7 hours to go! Lowest price Nikon binoculars are FINALLY cheaper on Cyber Monday

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 11:10 pm

Cyber Monday deals are nearly over but you can still save on these powerful Nikon Porro prism binoculars binoculars at Amazon.

Nikon Aculon binoculars on a blue and yellow background with the space.com cyber monday deals logo in the top left corner

SETI tracks distorted signals from distant pulsars with data from destroyed Arecibo Observatory

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 10:30 pm

Years after the collapse of the Arecebo telescope data from the radio observatory has helped SETI scientists probe the characteristics of pulsars, cosmic lighthouses powered by dead stars.

An illustration of a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star that sweeps beams of radiation through space like a cosmic lighthouse

Strange "quasi-moon" of Earth will get one of these 7 names

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 2^nd 2024 at 10:11 pm

A panel of experts has picked seven finalists for the name of asteroid (164207) 2004 GU9, a "quasi-moon" of Earth. You can vote for your favorite through Jan. 1, 2025.

'Halo 2' 20 years later: The sequel that changed gaming forever

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 9:30 pm

Two decades on, Halo 2 remains one of the best video game sequels of all time. Here's how it became a monument to Xbox and sci-fi shooters.

A soldier in green armor holding two submachine guns, with a yellow-tinted cityscape behind him.

Cyber Monday drone deal: Save $110 on the DJI Avata

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

December 2^nd 2024 at 9:16 pm

The DJI Avata, a well-rounded drone suitable for all levels, is over $100 off in this Cyber Monday drone deal.

A quadcopter in a light and dark grey mix on a blue planet background with the space.com badge in the top left corner

There are 4000 reasons you should grab this Cyber Monday beginner drone deal

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 9:03 pm

The DJI Mini 4k offers great overall performance and is one of the best drones in this price bracket.

Satellites spy red-hot lava threaten Iceland's Blue Lagoon

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 8:28 pm

Satellites watched bright burning lava surge toward Iceland's Blue Lagoon following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

a dark view from above Earth shows an icy landmass speckled on its edges with bright dots of light, some clustered as well.

Beginner telescope for kids now under $100 for Cyber Monday 2024

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 8:21 pm

Looking for the perfect Christmas present for a young stargazer? Rush to snap up one of the best telescopes for kids, the Celestron AstroMaster, 15% off for Cyber Monday.

A Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ telescope, against a starry background with a sign that reads Space Cyber Monday Deals.

One of the best beginner drones (according to our drone expert) is over $90 cheaper for Cyber Monday

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 8:07 pm

This Potensic Atom has everything a new drone pilot could want — we dub it 'the best drone you can fly for less than $400' (it's currently almost $300 on sale).

Fruit flies in space! Chinese astronauts show off experiment on Tiangong space station (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

December 2^nd 2024 at 7:47 pm

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have some winged companions to oversee aboard the country's Tiangong space station — fruit flies, which arrived on a cargo ship on Nov. 15.

Two astronauts float in the busy white interior of a space station, holding equipment, wearing ppo masks.

The skywatching butler I always wanted — Get $500 off this Unistellar smart telescope

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 7:33 pm

This Unistellar Odyssey telescope is loaded with features that take the work out of observing the cosmos and it's $460 off for Cyber Monday, but you'll have to be fast!

A Unistellar Oddysey telescope, next to a Space Cyber Monday logo.

Hurry! Save hundreds on these 9 telescopes with these last-chance Cyber Monday deals!

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 6:55 pm

Cyber Monday is your last day to save serious money on telescopes, but you'll have to be fast, we've already seen some deals disappear into a black hole but here are 9 you won't want to miss!

A selection of telescopes around a Space Cyber Monday Deals logo

Cyber Monday Meta Quest 3 deal: Get a free Batman game and a three-month trial of Meta Quest Plus.

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

December 2^nd 2024 at 6:33 pm

There's a Cyber Monday Meta Quest 3 deal available as you can get Batman: Arkham Shadow and three months of Meta Quest Plus for free.

A white VR headset below an image of Batman looking menacing on an orange planet background with the space.com logo in the top left.

China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 6:30 pm

Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal. 1

An image of the Moon's cratered surface in rainbow colors

Hubble Telescope peeks at star with planet-forming disk that gets 3 times hotter than the sun

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 5:30 pm

Scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a star with a planet-forming disk that gets to absolutely scorching temperatures.

a bright yellow star swirling in the center of a massive gaseous disk orbiting around.

Where's the Blaze Star? Why the overdue 'new star' T Coronae Borealis has yet to light up the night sky

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 4:30 pm

Astronomers explain why the highly-anticipated "guest star" has not appeared in the night sky yet.

'Dune: Prophecy:' 'Sisterhood Above All:' Are Valya and Tula hiding forbidden technology?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 2^nd 2024 at 3:12 pm

A recap of "Dune: Prophecy" Episode 3, "Sisterhood Above All"

Two cloaked women stand looking up at a stone fortress

World's 2nd fastest supercomputer runs largest-ever simulation of the universe

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 2:30 pm

A new frontier has been reached in simulations of the universe, with the powerful exascale supercomputer called "Frontier" performing the most detailed simulation yet of the cosmos.

side by side images show a splotch of green and blue in a black canvas with a red center, and a red yellow canvas on the right, with dark granules scattered around.

Call me crazy but I'd fall for this Cyber Monday star projector deal, even if it's fake

Space

December 2^nd 2024 at 12:36 am

Still live! We gave this star projector five stars in our glowing review and it's currently on offer for Cyber Monday, except it's not a genuine deal, but I'd buy it anyway.

Orzorz galaxy lite star projector on a multi-colored, stripey background with the space.com cyber monday logo in the top left corner

Get a year of Peacock for just $19.99 in this Cyber Monday streaming deal

Space

December 1^st 2024 at 10:43 pm

Save $60 on an annual Peacock Premium subscription or pay-as-you-watch for $1.99 a month.

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This Hexeum telescope is at its lowest price ever at just $93 on Amazon this Cyber Monday

Space

December 1^st 2024 at 9:38 pm

This small but mighty instrument provides everything you need to get started in skywatching — snap it up now this Cyber Monday.

The hexeum AZ80600 telescope on a planetary background with a Space.com black friday icon

Star Wars: Hunters is coming to PC in early 2025

Space

December 1^st 2024 at 9:30 pm

After making waves on Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch, the online action game Star Wars: Hunters is coming to PC.

A Sith woman with a red lightsaber battling a green alien bounty hunter in Star Wars: Hunters

My go-to telescope for high-definition views of the solar system is this Sky-Watcher refractor with nearly $500 off this Cyber Monday

Space

By: gemma.lavender@futurenet.com (Gemma Lavender)

December 1^st 2024 at 8:43 pm

This Black Friday weekend, the Sky-Watcher EvoStar 120 APO Doublet Refractor is 20% off and is a must-buy if you are a seasoned skywatcher or looking for an upgrade on your current instrument.

Sky-Watcher EvoStar 120 APO Doublet Refractor on a purple backgroun with a Space.com Cyber Monday deals badge.

Declassified spy satellite images reveal 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq that set off the Muslim conquest

Space

December 1^st 2024 at 5:30 pm

Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.

black and white images of terrain on earth, taken from space. Satellite images from 1974 of Iraq, later found as the location of the al-Qadisiyyah battle site

Huge PSVR 2 headset Cyber Monday deal: Save $200

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

December 1^st 2024 at 4:55 pm

Save a massive 37% on the PSVR 2 headset this Cyber Monday as one of the best VR headsets is at its lowest-ever price.

a white headset and hand controllers with a black interior on a white box infront of a series of blue rings and a purple starry background with the space.com logo in the top left corner.

New moon December 2024: A young moon passes Venus

Space

December 1^st 2024 at 4:30 pm

New moon December 2024: A young moon passes Venus

I'm a pro astronomer and have been skywatching for over 25 years. These are the best Black Friday telescope deals I've seen so far

Space

By: gemma.lavender@futurenet.com (Gemma Lavender)

November 30^th 2024 at 8:14 pm

I've tried and tested many telescopes over the years to ensure you're choosing the right kit for you. These top five Black Friday weekend steals offer superb views of planets, galaxies, nebulas and stars.

Man using one of the best telescopes for seeing planets set against a night sky

Private Japanese moon lander arrives in Florida ahead of January SpaceX launch (photos)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 30^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

The "Resilience" Mission 2 lander, built by Japanese company ispace, has arrived in Florida ahead of its planned January launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Three technicians in white coveralls and helmets hold lines connected to a large box hovering above a gold-foiled cylinder secured in the center.

Soar above the rest for Black Friday: This Holy Stone drone is 20% off on Amazon

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 7:29 pm

The Holy Stone HS175D is 20% off on Amazon this Black Friday weekend, making it one of the cheapest drones on the market.

The Holy Stone HS175D drone and accessories in front of a picture of the Moon.

'Silo' Season 2: 'That Thing He Does': Who is Silo 17's mystery man in the vault?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 30^th 2024 at 6:20 pm

A recap of "Silo" Season 2 episode 3, "That Thing He Does"

A freaky-looking man with long hair and a beard pointing upwards

Save a massive $750 on a new laptop with this Dell Black Friday deal

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 6:00 pm

The Dell XPS 16 has $750 off at Best Buy this Black Friday so you can grab this great laptop for astronomers for less.

The Dell XPS 16, opened, in front of a purple starry night background with a rosette that reads Space.com Black Friday deals.

Best mech games of all time

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Giant robots and piloted machines have been popular in science fiction for decades. If you want to be a mech jock yourself, these are the best mech games.

A mech suit stood against the backdrop of a sunset.

Communicating with aliens one day could be much easier if we study the way AI agents speak with each other

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many benefits.

green letters in an asian language fall vertically down a black screen.

Hurry! $80 off this awesome Star Wars Lightsaber this Black Friday but stocks are running low

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 4:09 pm

Want to roleplay as Star Wars' little green Jedi Master? Get 32% off this electronic Star Wars Black Series Yoda Lightsaber on Amazon this Black Friday.

A Star Wars The Black Series Yoda Force FX Elite Electronic Lightsaber, in box and out of box, next to a Space.com Black Friday Deals logo.

Cult classic camera! One of Sony's best cameras now lowest price for Black Friday

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 3:31 pm

It may be six years old but this fan-favorite Sony mirrorless is now $860 cheaper at Walmart from Black Friday through Cyber Monday — a huge 43% discount!

NASA's next-gen Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope gets its powerful eye (photos)

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

The optics for NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have been delivered, marking a big milestone in the assembly of the powerful next-generation observatory.

Technicians in white stand around a large apparatus with black metal framework.

SpaceX lofts 24 Starlink satellites in midnight launch from Florida (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 30^th 2024 at 2:31 am

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at midnight on Saturday (Nov. 30).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Nov. 30, 2024.

I wish I waited to buy my Lego NASA Space Shuttle Discovery until this Black Friday so I could save $40

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

November 30^th 2024 at 1:38 am

This amazing Lego Space Shuttle Discovery set is 20% off with a free Lego Insiders membership, and you can get a free gift while supplies last, too!

Lego Space shuttle set on a blue planet background with space.com black friday logo in the top-left

Mysterious, record-breaking energy burst connected to dead star and red dwarf

Space

November 30^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Astronomers have tracked a mysterious, record-breaking blast of energy to a binary star system containing a red dwarf star and a white dwarf — solving a two-decade-long puzzle.

A large glowing orange sphere next to a much smaller blue orb

SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites, 20 Starlink spacecraft from California

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 30^th 2024 at 12:22 am

SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Saturday morning (Nov. 30) from California's central coast.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the NROL-126 mission and 20 Starlink satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, as seen in this time lapse photo.

Out of this world Black Friday deal: Save a massive 67% on the Estes Blue Origin New Shepard model rocket

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 11:15 pm

Normally $70, the Blue Origin New Shepard model rocket from Estes is currently just $22.99 in Amazon's Black Friday sale.

Estes Blue Origin New Shepard rocket on an orange planet background with a Space Black Friday badge

We're over the moon with £33 off this massive Lego Icons NASA Artemis rocket set

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 10:54 pm

Don't leave this stunning Lego set on the launch pad! This massive Lego Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System set is £33 off in Amazon UK's Black Friday sale.

A LEGO Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System Set, with box, a Lego rocket sitting on a launch pad.

Light up your home with our favorite Astronaut star projector now 35% cheaper for Black Friday

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 10:44 pm

Looking for a gift for a space-loving child? Or do you just want a star projector that won't break the bank? Our favorite Astronaut star projector is 35% cheaper this Black Friday.

An Astronaut Galaxy Projector, with a hand holding a small remote and a logo reading Space Black Friday Deals.

Dead stars within supernova explosions could solve the dark matter mystery in 10 seconds

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

If astronomers could catch bursts of gamma rays from supernova explosions that create neutron stars near the Milky Way, the mystery of dark matter could be wrapped up in 10 seconds.

A light blue sphere in a clearing at the heart of an orange cloud of gas

Unlock the deep sky and save $780 with this huge deal on a Sky-Watcher telescope for Black Friday

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 10:25 pm

The Sky-Watcher Flextube 400P is $780 off at B&H Photo this Black Friday, so you can grab one of the best deep space telescopes for under $4,000.

The Sky-Watcher Flextube 400P SynScan in front of a purple starry night background with a rosette that reads Space.com Black Friday deals.

Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft finds its voice again as NASA restores communications

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 10:18 pm

Voyager 1 is shouting across the cosmos again, following a glitch that had seen it inadvertently switch to its low-power transmitter.

Voyager 1, launched in September 1977, is currently exploring the farthest edges of the solar system.

James Webb Space Telescope explores monster star supercluster Westerlund 1 (image)

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken a detailed look at the Milky Way's monstrous young supercluster Westerlund 1.

A stunning image of the young stars of westerlund 1 as seen by the JWST

Hurry! This massive Lego Star Wars UCS Black Friday deal will not last long

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 9:22 pm

There is 31% off the huge Lego Star Wars UCS Razor Crest this Black Friday and it is already selling out

Lego Star Wars UCS Razor Crest on an orange planet background with a Space Black Friday deals logo

This will sell out — this Holy Stone drone has dipped below $400 this Black Friday

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 8:59 pm

The HS900 is the best Holy Stone drone on the market. The flight performance is great and the camera is impressive. Save $200 this Black Friday.

The Holy Stone HS900 drone on a purple background

This will sell out — this premium Vaonis smart telescope now has a massive $500 off

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 8:53 pm

The Vaonis Vespera Pro is now only $2499 this Black Friday making it the first time we have ever seen it discounted, with stock selling fast.

The Vaonis Vespera Pro on a purple background

Our best budget telescope is $115 off this Black Friday, but you'll have to be fast

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 8:18 pm

Looking for a gift for a budding sky watcher, or just don't want to break the bank? This Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope is a stellar $115 off in Amazon's Black Friday sale, so grab it while you can!

A Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope, next to a Space Black Friday Deals logo.

Black Friday deal: These top Celestron binoculars have a 25% discount

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 8:16 pm

The Celestron TrailSeeker ED 8x42 binoculars feature in our best binoculars guide and have 25% off this Black Friday

The Celestron TrailSeeker 8x42 binoculars against a backdrop of the night sky, with a rosette that reads Space.com Black Friday deals.

What is Tiran-Arafel in Dune: Prophecy?

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

HBO's Dune prequel series has kicked things off with plenty of intriguing questions, but chief among them is who, or what, is Tiran-Arafel?

Missing Star Wars: Ahsoka? Get $94 off this Force FX Elite Sabine Wren Lightsaber

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 7:28 pm

This Star Wars: Black Series Force Elite Sabine Wren Lightsaber is 34% off at Amazon, just what I need to tide me over till Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2.

A Star Wars The Black Series Sabine Wren Force FX Elite Electronic Lightsaber, with its box, next to a Space Black Friday Deals logo.

This spot will be key to the inevitable collapse of a key Atlantic current

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

New modeling research reveals that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is particularly vulnerable to shifts in the Irminger sea off Greenland from increasing Arctic meltwater.

True colour satellite image of the Earth showing Greenland, Europe and Northern Africa, with cloud coverage.

$255 off for Black Friday, this astronomer-friendly MacBook Air has never been cheaper

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 5:47 pm

This sleek MacBook Air M3 13-inch laptop, ideal for budding astronomers, is an absolute steal at 23% in Amazon's Black Friday sale.

A MacBook Air M3 13-inch laptop against a starry background next to a Space Black Friday Deals logo.

How bacteria are inspiring the next generation of space-borne lasers

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

The bacteria could be grown in space, and lend their photosynthesizing talents to supplying power to the hundreds of thousands of satellites in orbit.

Hurry! Up to 40% off Star Wars sets in Lego's Black Friday sale — these deals are already selling out

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 4:48 pm

Some of the best Lego Star Wars sets are reduced by 40% in Lego's Black Friday sale, including the Phantom Menace BrickHeadz collection.

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I'm a huge Star Wars and sci-fi fan and I recommend Disney Plus and Hulu's Black Friday bundle

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

November 29^th 2024 at 4:35 pm

I love sci-fi and I would get the Disney Plus and Hulu bundle, which is 72% off for Black Friday, if I didn't already have a subscription.

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The cheapest price since January — a massive $450 off our favorite Celestron telescope this Black Friday

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 4:11 pm

This magnificent Celestron NexStar Evolution 8, with a computerized star-tracking mount, is an amazing $450 off in Adorama's Black Friday sale

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Black Friday deal: Unleash your inner dark side with 20% off the Darth Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 3:00 pm

Normally selling for $279, there is a 20% discount on the sought-after Vader Force FX Elite Lightsaber this Black Friday, making it just $222.

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'Cataclysmic' solar storm hit Earth around 2687 years ago, ancient tree rings reveal

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

November 29^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

If this colossal solar storm hit our technologically advanced world the effects would have been devastating.

solar storm erupting from the surface of the sun in a large fiery filament.

One of the best Lego Marvel sets has 40% off this Black Friday

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 2:25 pm

This Black Friday the Lego Marvel Endgame Final Battle set has $40 off and, with it retiring soon, why not treat yourself to what we described as a "captivating build"?

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Huge 30% discount on the Fussion Planetarium Projector this Black Friday

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 1:26 pm

This highly-rated star projector is just $28 this Black Friday, offering up gorgeous views of the Milky Way in your living room.

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One of the best mirrorless cameras has dipped below $2000

Space

November 29^th 2024 at 12:02 am

Amazon, BestBuy, Adorama and other retailers have slashed $500 of the Canon EOS R6 Mark II for Black Friday Week.

Canon EOS R6 Mark II Black Friday poster

Flying high! This DJI drone bundle is $270 off for Black Friday

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 10:58 pm

Want to fly longer for less? We think this DJI Air 3 Fly More Combo bundle is one of the best camera drones and it's an unbeatable $270 this Black Friday

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'The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen' book honors the king of ‘60s sci-fi TV

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 28^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

A preview of Titan Books' "The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen"

A crazy collage of characters on the cover of a book called "The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen"

Hurry! The cheapest we have seen the Nikon Z 7II: Save $1,000 this Black Friday

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 9:46 pm

This Black Friday save $1000 on the Nikon Z 7II, one of our best-rated mirrorless cameras for low-light photography to take your astrophotography out of this world.

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Watch a mesmerizing simulation of the sun’s behavior from NASA (video)

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

The sun's complex behavior still holds many mysteries.

color-coded display from NASA shows the outward movements of dynamic solar activity.

Massive saving of $759 on the best-in-class Leica binoculars this Black Friday

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 8:45 pm

There is a huge saving to be had on the Leica 10x42 Noctivid binoculars this Black Friday, some of the best binos you will ever have the pleasure of using.

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'Impossible' black holes discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may finally have an explanation

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe. New research may explain how they formed, thanks to primordial "seeds".

This still from a NASA simulation shows the glow from two supermassive black holes as they spiral toward each other ahead of a collision.

Save 25% with this Black Friday deal on the BlissLights star projector

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 8:16 pm

The BlissLights Starport is small but mighty — completely transform a space with this thumb-sized laser projector, the perfect stocking filler for gamers or space lovers.

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The Nikon Z7 II is brilliant for astrophotography and it now has a huge $1003 saving in this Black Friday camera deal

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

November 28^th 2024 at 7:58 pm

Save 33% and buy the Nikon Z7 II at its best-ever price when bundled with the handy FTZ II Adapter.

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'The Book of Boba Fett' was disappointing, but we still want a 2nd season

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Despite some bold ideas, The Book of Boba Fett season 1 was a bit of a mess, but that doesn’t mean a second season wouldn’t work.

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Save $450 this Black Friday: The Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25" telescope is the cheapest it has been all year!

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 6:54 pm

The Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25" is the best premium GoTo scope you can buy with a huge saving of $450 this Black Friday.

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The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill.

An alien megastructure like a Dyson sphere doesn’t seem to be causing the weird dimming of one of the weirdest stars in our galaxy, Tabby's star.

Black Friday deal: Save $55 on one of Celestron's best binoculars for stargazing

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 6:18 pm

We think the Celestron Nature DX ED 12x50 binoculars are some of the finest handheld binoculars for stargazing and wildlife observation.

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Warm up this holiday season with NASA's new SLS rocket engine fireplace (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 28^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

NASA has given us a holiday treat — a virtual fireplace lit by the engines of its Space Launch System moon rocket.

NASA created a virtual fireplace for the 2024 holiday season, a homey hearth lit by the engines of its Space Launch System moon rocket.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' season 5 episode 7: How does a certain 'Next Generation' character cross paths with the Cerritos?

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

A familiar head from the Enterprise-D shows up in this week's 'Lower Decks'. Here's how…

Three alien women sitting in a medical bay. The middle women is gesturing to herself excitedly, while the woman on the left looks worried, and the woman on the right looks annoyed.

2 space telescope designs will battle it out to become NASA's next cosmic imager

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Whichever mission NASA selects to image the cosmos next should launch by 2032. Here are the two contenders.

a silver space telescope with gold mirror floats in sapce.

Black Friday deal: The cheapest we have ever seen the Canon EOS R8

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 4:00 pm

The Canon EOS R8 can be picked up for a bargain at $1070 this Black Friday — rated our best entry-level astrophotography camera.

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Experience the galaxy in your own home for less this Black Friday with 30% off this Govee Star Light Projector

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 3:21 pm

There is a huge 30% saving on the highly-rated Govee Star Light Projector so grab yourself a galactic bargain this Black Friday.

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From 6th Ave to space: Haribo gummi candies blast off into Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 28^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Haribo is adding its own "cosmic" taste to Thanksgiving by sending Goldbear (and its friends) where no gummi candy has gone before. The confectioner has a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

photo collage showing illustrations of a gummi candy astronaut and rocket ship, along with a photo of a nasa astronaut on the international space station

The Nikon Z8 is the cheapest we have ever seen it this Black Friday with $700 off

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 1:13 pm

If you are serious about photography, the Nikon Z8 is the ultimate mirrorless camera upgrade and you can save $700 on this camera and lens bundle this Black Friday.

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Happy Thanksgiving from space! What Turkey Day dinner looks like for NASA astronauts on ISS (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 28^th 2024 at 8:31 am

The four NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station wished us all a happy Thanksgiving — and revealed what they'll be feasting on this Turkey Day.

three men and one woman wave from inside the international space station

NASA's Europa Clipper probe deploys 1st science instruments en route to Jupiter

Space

November 28^th 2024 at 12:30 am

NASA's Europa Clipper mission has successfully deployed its magnetometer's boom and several antennas for its radar instrument as it continues on its journey toward Jupiter's ice-covered moon.

the black silhouette of a double solar-paneled space probe, with a pair of opposing straight thin antenna extending from either panel arm, is beset before the trippy blue and pink trenches and scars of an icy moon below.

Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.

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Astronaut catches Dextre space robot 'busting a move' outside ISS — for science (video)

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a 10-hour timelapse of Dextre, a handy Canadian robot, working with a science experiment on the ISS.

Stargaze for less — lowest price in six months on these Celestron binoculars at Amazon this Black Friday

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

Want stunning views of the cosmos without a telescope? Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 binoculars are only $210 in Amazon's Black Friday sale.

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Get 26% off this BlissLights galaxy projector this Black Friday and fill your home with stars!

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Want to relax, meditate, or lull little ones to sleep? Invite the cosmos into your home with this amazing Blisslights Sky Lite Evolve projector, $10 off at Amazon for Black Friday.

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Goodnight moon! Astronomers snap photo of Earth's departing mini-moon

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 9:29 pm

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the asteroid 2024 PT5 as it ended its stint as Earth's second moon on Monday (Nov. 25).

A black and white field of view with a faint white dot in red crosshairs

China's Tianzhou 7 spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere to end cargo mission (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 27^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

The Tianzhou 7 spacecraft undocked from China's Tiangong space station on Nov. 10 and reentered Earth's atmosphere at around 8:25 a.m. EST (1325 GMT) on Nov. 17.

earth rising below a black space sky, with the docking hatch of a spacecraft in the foreground.

These super powerful skywatching Celestron binoculars are $110 off this Black Friday

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 8:05 pm

These Celestron SkyMaster 25x100 binoculars are superb for surveying the night skies and they are 22% off at Amazon this Black Friday.

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Ahsoka Tano Force FX Elite Lightsaber has dropped to its lowest-ever price for Black Friday

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 7:56 pm

If you're looking for a Christmas present for the Star Wars fan in your life, save $89 on this impressive lightsaber in this Black Friday deal.

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5 galaxies in perfect alignment challenge our best model of the universe

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Astronomers have discovered a group of dwarf galaxies with distinct features that challenge predictions made by the prevailing cold dark matter (CDM) model.

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Thanksgiving night sky 2024: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn stay for dessert

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

For Thanksgiving 2024, we have a celestial feast as three bright planets shine prominently during the early evening hours:Saturn, Jupiter and Venus.

a starry night sky above a snow-covered field

Save $980 on one of Unistellar's best telescopes this Black Friday

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 5:51 pm

The Unistellar eVscope 2 is an absolutely remarkable telescope — and being able to save $980 on it this Black Friday, you may find yourself gravitating towards it.

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Near Space Labs launches fleet of AI-powered balloon robots to track Earth climate risks

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

New York-based Near Space Labs has launched a new fleet of balloon-borne zero-emission robots to keep a supersharp eye on Earth.

The bulbous blue orb of Earth hangs from above. On its face, on the left, a giant white swirl of this cloud, a hurricane. On the bottom right, within the sliver of black space beneath the Earth, a white spacecraft is partially seen.

Powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket gearing up for 1st Space Force mission

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

The new Vulcan Centaur rocket's first launch for the U.S. Space Force will come at an exciting time for the spaceflight industry.

a rocket hangs suspended in an assembly hanger.

This is one of the best Lego Star Wars Black Friday deals for kids I've found

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 3:53 pm

The Lego Star Wars Pirate Snub Fighter set should be $34.99, but there's a 30% saving to be had on Amazon this Black Friday.

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Hot Black Friday camera deal: Save $800 on the best DSLR for astrophotography

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 2:48 pm

Huge $800 off this Black Friday: Nikon D850, the best DSLR on the market and our pick as the best DSLR for astrophotography now almost 27% cheaper in this camera deal.

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How China plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 27^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

China's human spaceflight agency has released a video detailing its plans for a first crewed mission to the moon, including progress on lunar hardware.

Two astroanuts in white spacesuits stand on either side of a red flag, standing in the center on the moon's surface. On the left, a moon lander with two circular solar panels. On the right, a moon rover.

Save over 20% on this Lego Star Wars: Boarding the Tantive IV set

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 5:30 am

Recreate Darth Vader's iconic Star Wars entrance with this awesome Lego Star Wars: Boarding the Tantive IV set, complete with force-choking action, now 20% cheaper for Black Friday.

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'So I first discovered 'Star Wars' when the first film was released in the cinemas. I remember it just blowing my tiny mind,' Jude Law says in new 'Skeleton Crew' featurette (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 27^th 2024 at 2:29 am

A new "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" teaser and featurette were just released by Disney+'

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Magnetic tornadoes on Jupiter are spawning Earth-size storms

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 1:30 am

Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar anticyclones, each the size of our Earth.

The southern hemisphere of Jupiter hangs from above in black space, striped in false color blues, violets, and dark reds

International Space Station dodges 2nd piece of space junk in 6 days

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 27^th 2024 at 1:00 am

A Russian Progress freighter docked to the ISS fired its thrusters Monday (Nov. 25) to dodge a piece of debris, the second such evasive maneuver for the orbiting lab in less than a week.

view of the international space station through the window of a departing spacecraft

'Knights of the Old Republic II' at 20: The key to Star Wars' future is found in its past

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 12:30 am

We revisit the Star Wars RPG sequel that subverted the expectations of fans and gained a cult following, despite a troubled development.

Image from the game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Concept art depicting a person in black clothing with a red lightsaber fighting a person in white clothing with a blue lightsaber. In the foreground there is a heavily scared person (with one red eye and one normal eye) holding a red lightsaber, ready to strike.

Take an intergalactic joy ride in new trailer for Pixar's animated space odyssey 'Elio' (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 26^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

A new trailer has arrived for Disney/Pixar's new animated sci-fi adventure, "Elio," the story of a young boy who is mistakenly identified as Earth's leader by intergalactic aliens.

A weird alien and a young boy surf on a blue cosmic wave

New Japanese rocket engine explodes during testing for 2nd time in 16 months

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 26^th 2024 at 11:00 pm

An engine hot fire test for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's new Epsilon S rocket ended prematurely when the engine caught fire and exploded.

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ISS astronauts open hatch to Russian spacecraft after strange smell delays cargo delivery

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 10:23 pm

Cargo is finally being unloaded from a docked Russian Progress spacecraft at the ISS. A delay occurred after astronauts reported an unexpected smell on Nov. 23.

a metallic cylinder with two wing-like solar panels

Earth's mini-moon has finally departed. Will it ever return as a 'second moon?'

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Departing on Monday (Nov. 25), Earth's recent "mini-moon" asteroid 2024 PT5 didn't stick around for Thanksgiving, but don't be sad. It will be back... but will it ever be a second moon again?

An illustration of the asteroid PT5 as it leaves Earth after a stint as our "second moon."

Content funding on Space.com

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

November 26^th 2024 at 8:44 pm

How we fund the content that you read on Space.com.

'Flame-throwing' Guitar Nebula's concert caught by Hubble and Chandra space telescopes (video)

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

NASA telescope spotted a glowing nebula that looks like a guitar shredding rapid pulses of stellar material through space like soundwaves through a packed concert stadium.

Act fast! Hulu and Disney+ bundle for just $2.99 a month for a year with this Black Friday deal

Space

November 27^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

This Black Friday, you can have two of our favorite streaming services for just $2.99 a month for 12 months

Save $200 on this 'revolutionary' Celestron telescope this Black Friday

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 8:00 pm

One of the best GoTo telescopes you can buy is now $200 cheaper on Amazon with this out-of-this-world Black Friday telescope deal.

A Celestron NexStar 6SE telescope against an orange planet background

Epic Black Friday deal: Save a huge 90% on Hulu for a whole year

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 7:53 pm

This Black Friday you can get Hulu for just 99 cents a month for 12 months, saving a huge 90% over the standard $9.99 price.

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Black Friday streaming deal: Save 75% on two months of AMC Plus

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 7:44 pm

AMC Plus is now just $1.25 for two months in this Black Friday streaming deal: Watch "Interstellar", "The Walking Dead", "Snowpiercer" and more for less.

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Get 75% off your first two months of Discovery+ this Black Friday

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 7:40 pm

This Discovery+ deal will keep you glued to your set with everything from space documentaries to Shark Week, and it's a good way to keep the family happy this Thanksgiving.

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'Hidden black hole' devouring curious star exposed by new X-ray space telescope

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 6:59 pm

In a "rite of passage," the JAXA/NASA X-ray telescope XRISM has mapped in detail Cygnus X-3, a curious binary system with a potential black hole feasting stellar winds blowing from a massive star.

A bright blue orb next to an orange swirl against a smoky red background

Scientists are updating chemistry models to track down life on icy moons

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Scientists are using chemical modeling to dissect whether life exists on icy moons in our solar system.

rows of canyons and peaks stretch vertically across the surface of a barren landscape. Plumes of white mist spew from the depths of the rightmost canyon. A crescent planet is scene in the dark, starry sky near upper left of center, with a small bright star shining to its lower left.

Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

A new theory proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and was ripped apart.

two grey rocks in orbit around a reddish-orange planet

We love this Celestron motorized telescope and it's $300 off for Black Friday

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 2:54 pm

Save $300 on the Celestron NexStar 8SE, a bargain for serious stargazers and the best-motorised telescope out there.

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Get $80 off this computer-aided Celestron telescope for Black Friday

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 2:33 pm

Want a little help with your skygazing? This beginner-friendly Celestron 114LCM newtonian telescope will find and track celestial objects, and it's down to $359.99 at Amazon this Black Friday.

A Celestron 114LCM computerised telescope, against a planet background, with a Space Black Friday Deals logo.

A super-Earth beyond Mars would have made Earth nearly uninhabitable

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

A pair of planetary scientists simulated how our solar system might have evolved if it had a super-Earth orbiting where the asteroid belt is today. The results are enough to make you grateful that we only have eight planets.

an array of planetary bodies and an asteroid belt stretch from left to right across space.

You can get 70% off Max for six months this Black Friday

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

November 26^th 2024 at 2:07 pm

This is a huge Black Friday streaming deal as Max, the home of the Dune movies and the DC universe, is 70% off for six months.

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SpaceX to launch 24 more Starlink satellites from Florida late Nov. 26

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 26^th 2024 at 3:06 am

SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center early Tuesday morning (Nov. 26).

a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a night sky.

Wicked xenomorphs invade in new teaser for Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 26^th 2024 at 2:30 am

Watch the gripping new teaser for Hulu's upcoming sci-fi horror series 'Alien: Earth.'

green light emanates from a v-shaped crack in a blue planet floating in space

NASA's nuclear-powered Dragonfly helicopter will ride a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket toward Saturn moon Titan

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 26^th 2024 at 2:05 am

NASA has picked SpaceX to launch its Dragonfly astrobiology mission to the intriguing Saturn moon Titan. A Falcon Heavy will loft Dragonfly in July 2028.

illustration of a silvery metallic rotorcraft flying over orangish dunes

The Sombrero Galaxy's star-forming days are nearly over — and the James Webb Space Telescope may know why

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 1:30 am

A brand-new James Webb Space Telescope image captures the steady, slow lifestyle of the distinctive Sombrero Galaxy.

A wide, flat disc of blue gasses bright on the outside with a dimmer inner ring, and bright white center point stretches across vast space.

How does spaceflight affect astronauts' brains? There's good news and bad

Space

November 26^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Long-duration spaceflight affects some aspects of astronauts' cognitive health, but the observed impairment was not found to be lasting, a new study finds.

In this illustration, NASA astronauts drill into the Mars’ subsurface. The agency is creating new maps that show where ice is most likely to be easily accessible to future astronauts.

Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 25^th 2024 at 11:31 pm

We may know why Uranus and Neptune lack dipole magnetic fields, at last.

A composite image of Uranus (left) and Neptune based on Hubble Space Telescope observations.

Huge Black Friday streaming deal: 75% off a year of Peacock

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

November 25^th 2024 at 10:49 pm

Get an entire year of Peacock for just $19.99 as the streaming platform is offering 75% off this Black Friday.

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'Unexpected odor' on Russian spacecraft delays cargo delivery for ISS astronauts

Space

November 25^th 2024 at 10:41 pm

A Progress spacecraft at the ISS has a strange smell and unusual droplets after arriving at the ISS, NASA reported. Troubleshooting is ongoing, but its hatch is closed for now.

James Webb Space Telescope 'pushed to its limits' to see most distant galaxies ever

Space

November 25^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope may have broken another of its own records, finding potentially five of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.

A large red swirl with a glowing red center (inset) Ten black squares in two layers of five containing red and blue dots

'We didn't know what it was at first.' NASA aircraft uncovers site of secret Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 25^th 2024 at 10:27 pm

NASA scientists conducting surveys of arctic ice sheets in Greenland got an unprecedented view of an abandoned "city under the ice" built by the U.S. military during the Cold War.

an aircraft flies high above a glacial ice sheet

How do astronauts weigh themselves in space?

Space

November 25^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

In microgravity, astronauts must measure their mass, not their weight, which they can do with two devices on the ISS.

a bald man in a light blue shirt and dark blue pants scrunches his body into a ball around a white piece of metal machinery, floating in a busy spacecraft.

Firefly Aerospace completes Blue Ghost moon lander for January 2025 SpaceX launch

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 25^th 2024 at 9:05 pm

Firefly Aerospace announced its Blue Ghost lunar lander has completed testing and will now be shipped to Florida ahead of its planned January 2025 launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

a cube-shaped spacecraft covered in gold foil sits on a dolly in a white cleanroom

Scientists find highest energy cosmic ray electrons ever seen

Space

November 25^th 2024 at 8:31 pm

Scientists with the HESS Observatory have identified the most energetic cosmic electrons ever observed. What could this mean for our understanding of the universe?

Visualization of the H.E.S.S. telescope array capturing the showers of particles produced by high-energy cosmic electrons and positrons, as well as gamma rays.

'Dune: Prophecy:' What's the deal with Desmond Hart's demonic powers?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 25^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

The second episode of "Dune: Prophecy," "Two Wolves," explores the mysterious character Desmond Hart who appears to have gained unexplained powers after being swallowed by a sandworm.

characters in brown robes talk to one another inside a stone temple

Watch SpaceX Starship flight 6 splash down in amazing 'buoycam' footage (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 25^th 2024 at 6:29 pm

A camera set up on a buoy in the Indian Ocean caught the end of the sixth test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket on Nov. 19.

water-level view of a large silver spacecraft coming down for a vertical splashdown in the ocean

Strange 'zebra' patterns are coming from the Crab Nebula — this physicist finally figured out why

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 25^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

There are strange "zebra" patterns coming from the Crab Nebula, and the reason has to do with plasma refraction.

a pink a purple rippley blob of gases in space.

NASA satellites reveal Earth's continents are getting drier

Space

November 25^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Data from NASA satellites show a plunge in freshwater on Earth since May 2014, with 13 of the 30 most powerful droughts across the globe having taken place since January 2015.

The famous Meke Lake, also known as the evil eye of the world, is shown dried up due to drought and climate change on Nov. 15, 2024 in. Konya, Türkiye.

The moon eclipses bright blue star Spica this week. Here's how to see it

Space

November 25^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

A waning crescent moon will creep closer and closer to Spica until the star's light is extinguished in the blink of an eye on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 27.

A small crescent moon in the center is met by a bright point just below labeled Spica. Three blue lines meet at the point forming a bisected obtuse angle to the left. A giant thin orange circle fills the frame.

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 25^th 2024 at 4:45 am

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Monday morning (Nov. 25).

An image of a SpaceX rocket taking to the skies to launch Starlink satellites

What is Section 31 in the 'Star Trek' universe?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 24^th 2024 at 7:29 pm

A new Paramount+ video details the history of Starfleet's secret Section 31, the subject of a new "Star Trek" movie coming to the streaming service in January.

a woman in black leather whispers into the ear of a seated person with metal implants on their skull

How amateur radio is connecting astronauts in space with kids on Earth

Space

November 24^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) aims to inspire and educate youth in STEM through connecting astronauts in orbit with people on the ground.

a woman talks into a radio handset while her hair floats in zero gravity around her

Best Predator games of all time

Space

November 24^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

If it bleeds, we can kill it. But what about donning the mask and playing as the alien hunter instead? These are the best Predator video games.

NASA tests cellphone-sized underwater robots for future ocean world missions (video)

Space

November 24^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.

How a mini-team of NASA archivists is restoring astronomical history

Space

November 24^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Though data from all modern missions is digitized and properly archived, the same can't be said for missions prior to 1990.

An image of Jupiter from the Pioneer 10 mission, contained within the NSSDCA archives.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 24^th 2024 at 11:57 am

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early this morning (Nov. 24).

A rocket launch carves an orange arc into a dark night sky in this long-exposure photo.

Black Friday streaming deal: 60% off the first two months of Paramount Plus

Space

November 23^rd 2024 at 8:30 pm

Watch "Star Trek" and "Halo" on Paramount Plus for just $2.99 a month if you sign up this Black Friday.

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'Silo' Season 2: 'Order': How long until Silo 18 erupts into a bloody riot?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 23^rd 2024 at 7:30 pm

In the aftermath of Juliette's shocking walk over the hill, seeds of rebellion begin putting down roots in Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 2, "Order."

An angry woman in a green jacket confronts a hostile mob

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 138 —From the Garage to Mars

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

November 23^rd 2024 at 7:17 pm

On Episode 138 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Scott Tibbitts, a dynamic and engaging space entrepreneur.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 138 — From the Garage to Mars

'Forbidden Planet' is one of the most influential sci-fi films of all time, and it's getting a remake

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 23^rd 2024 at 5:30 pm

"Forbidden Planet" scores a remake from writer Brian K. Vaughan and veteran producer Emma Watts.

NASA awards $11.5 million to help design the aircraft of tomorrow

Space

November 23^rd 2024 at 4:30 pm

NASA has awarded $11.5 million to five organizations that will contribute to the study of new design concepts for more sustainable aircraft.

A white passenger jet is seen from above, flying to the right through a blue sky a white puffy clouds.

Watch Rocket Lab launch 5 French 'Internet of Things' satellites Nov. 24

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 23^rd 2024 at 2:30 pm

Rocket Lab plans to launch five French "Internet of Things" satellites on Sunday night (Nov. 24), and you can watch the action live.

a black and white rocket launches into a cloudy sky

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket rises on the pad ahead of 1st launch (photo)

Space

November 23^rd 2024 at 12:30 am

The new rocket's maiden flight may be in late 2024.

a rocket in between launch towers and surrounded by night sky

Precise new moon map could help guide future sample-return missions

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 11:30 pm

The age of Mare Orientale could act like a lunar Rosetta stone for dating the age of the moon's other giant impact basins.

the large bulge of the moon rises from below, dominating all but the top fifth, black top portion of the image.

Did alien life exist in hot water on Mars billions of years ago?

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 10:30 pm

Was alien life in "hot water" on Mars billions of years ago? New evidence from the Martian meteorite "Black Beauty" suggests so.

On the left an orange-brown sphere on the right a smooth black rock

Lunar Google Doodle celebrates half-lit third quarter moon each month with interactive card game

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 9:08 pm

Google's Rise of the Half Moon November Google Doodle celebrates the lunar cycle with an interactive and educational card game challenging players to match cards according to different phases of the moon.

a cartoon moons hangs from above, kind eyes staring down into the night. words at the bottom read google doodle lunar calendar

2-million-mile-per-hour galactic crash reawakens a dangerous 'cosmic crossroads'

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 9:04 pm

Astronomers have observed a galaxy ripping through galactic debris left by multiple collisions at a dangerous "cosmic crossroads" called Stephan's Quintet.

Glowing orbs against a black background with a white hexagon indicating the site of colliding galaxies

The beginner-friendly DJI Mini 3 drone is $90 off this Black Friday

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 8:25 pm

In this Black Friday drone deal, the DJI Mini 3 is $90 off and we rate it as the best beginner drone out there.

DJI Mini 3 on an orange planet background with a Space Black Friday badge.

The Pococo Galaxy star projector is 33% off this Black Friday

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 7:50 pm

This Black Friday star projector deal sees $40 off the Pococo Galaxy star projector: we tested it and we love it.

A POCOCO Star Projector, against a blue planet, with a Space: Black Friday Deals logo.

Flight suit worn on 1st all-private astronaut mission to ISS debuts on display

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 22^nd 2024 at 7:30 pm

When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately funded crewed mission to visit the International Space Station, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit.

a smiling older man in a blue jacket stands next to a blue flight suit inside an air and space museum

Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 22^nd 2024 at 7:33 pm

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).

A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with the NS-28 crew, including the 100th women to fly into space, from the company's West Texas launch site on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 6:30 pm

The solid rocket boosters are coming together.

a rocket piece on its side with engines facing the camera. the engines are covered in protective plastic. the rocket is inside a large warehouse and surrounded by traffic cones

One of my favorite Lego space sets, Tales of the Space Age, is 30% off this Black Friday

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 5:40 pm

I've built hundreds of Lego sets and Tales of the Space Age is one of my favorites — and it's a bargain on Amazon this Black Friday.

Lego Ideas Tales of the Space Age on a blue planet background with a Space Black Friday deals badge.

Unusual black hole light bursts puzzle astronomers: 'We are finding a lot of weird stuff'

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 5:30 pm

Astronomers have stumbled upon a pair of massive black holes in a distant galaxy that are triggering unusual bursts of light that may be caused by the black hole duo disrupting a massive gas cloud — a phenomenon researchers say is the first of its kind to be detected.

two black holes in space are surrounded by swirling gases the color of a peacock's tail feathers.

SpaceX's Starship will fly Lunar Outpost's rover to the moon

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 22^nd 2024 at 4:30 pm

Lunar Outpost has picked SpaceX's Starship vehicle to launch its new moon rover and land the wheeled vehicle on the moon.

illustration of two moon rovers and a large white spacecraft on the lunar surface

I'm a Lego expert and I think this Star Wars Chewbacca Black Friday deal is not to be missed

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 4:08 pm

In this Lego Star Wars Black Friday deal, grab Lego Chewbacca for just $145, a saving of 27% that's not to be sniffed at.

Lego Chewbacca on a purple background with a Space Black Friday logo

Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 2:30 pm

The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may come from our original moon and, thus, from Earth itself.

A blue green and white sphere next to a irregular grey object and a light grey sphere.

Mass Effect: The Board Game — Priority: Hagalaz review

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 2:30 pm

It's not quite my favorite board game on the Citadel, but it's damn good.

Mass Effect: The Board Game — Priority: Hagalaz

Using a monocular for stargazing: Is it worth it?

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 1:30 pm

Are monoculars suitable for astronomy? The simple answer is yes, but with a few limitations that you should be aware of before investing.

SpaceX likely to get FAA approval for 25 Starship launches in 2025

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 22^nd 2024 at 2:30 am

The FAA plans to approve SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of annual Starship launches from its South Texas site from five to 25.

closeup of a huge silver rocket flying through a blue sky

October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever

Space

November 22^nd 2024 at 1:30 am

Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.

cars drive on a freeway under a bright orange sun

SpaceX and NASA show off how Starship will help astronauts land on the moon (images)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 22^nd 2024 at 12:30 am

NASA and SpaceX released a new set of illustrations showing off how Starship might look as it lands astronauts on the moon during the Artemis 3 mission.

a massive silver-and-white rocket lands on the grey, dusty surface of the moon

Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 11:30 pm

Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.

an illustration of a silver rover with wheels against a black and white background

James Webb Space Telescope unveils surprising 'Red Monsters' in the early universe

Space

By: capellalarissa68@hotmail.com (Larissa G. Capella)

November 21^st 2024 at 10:30 pm

Three ultramassive galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope have astronomers reconsidering how galaxies grew so quickly in the first billion years after the Big Bang.

Three reddish galaxies zoomed-in from a background image.

NASA chooses SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver rover, astronaut base to the moon

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 21^st 2024 at 10:00 pm

NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.

Side by side images show a tall white rocket landed on the moon on the left, with a rover on its left on the grey surface. Earth is setting on the horizon against the black of space. On the right, a shorter lander, cylindrical, with a lifting platform lowered to the surface with a rover aboard.

Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 9:30 pm

There is a surprising link between what goes on near the black hole and the shape of the entire galaxy that surrounds it.

Unreal Black Friday VR headset deals: Save up to $400 on various models in this HTC site-wide sale site-wide sale

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 8:54 pm

These Black Friday VIVE VR headset deals will save you virtually hundreds of deals on top models from HTC.

The HTC Vive Pro 2 headset in black and blue on a dark blue planet background with the space.com logo in the top left corner.

SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 21^st 2024 at 8:52 pm

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.

A white squiggly cloud scrapes vertically in the center, with the dark blue of the sea dropped behind. Land cuts across the bottom, its green hue blued by the atmosphere above.

James Webb Space Telescope spots 1st 'Einstein zig-zag' — here's why scientists are thrilled

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 8:35 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the first-ever "Einstein zig-zag," a distant quasar lensed six times by two precisely aligned galaxies that could help tackle a cosmological crisis.

An arc of four purple lights over an elongated yellow orb next to a red swirl with a fifth purple orb at the bottom of the image

Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight Nov. 22

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 21^st 2024 at 8:30 pm

Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.

Photo of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launching the NS-20 space tourist mission in March 2022.

Suborbital rocket set to launch 6 experiments from Sweden's Arctic spaceport on Nov. 22

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 21^st 2024 at 6:30 pm

The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research.

Esrange has been launching sounding rockets for nearly 60 years, including the Maxus 4 suborbital microgravity mission in 2001.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6: Is Ensign Olly really a demigod?

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 6:13 pm

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6 introduces new arrival Ensign Olly — a junior officer with a history of leaving trails of destruction in her wake.

colorful cartoon characters in red jumpsuits walk through a brightly-lit spaceship interior walkway

Will astronauts need to be rescued from the moon? NASA wants to be prepared just in case

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 5:30 pm

NASA is seeking the public's help creating emergency response plans for future missions to the moon.

Before the shadowy backdrop of the lunar surface from high up, a teardrop shaped mission patch graphic reads 'south pole safety challenge, lunar rescue system'

Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video)

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 4:30 pm

Astronomers have captured the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond the Milky Way. The historic image reveals a dying behemoth star wrapped in a death shroud of gas about to explode.

An orange ring with a misshapen yellow sphere at its center

What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 21^st 2024 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?

a giant silver rocket launches into a blue sky, with the ocean in the background

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 21^st 2024 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).

a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky.

NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 4:30 am

The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.

a partial panoramic view of a rusty landscape with large broken rocks embedded in the redbrown ground.

Final trailer for Prime Video's 'Secret Level' looks out of this world

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 21^st 2024 at 2:12 am

A final trailer for Prime Video's "Secret Level" animated anthology

An image from Prime Video's "Secret Level"

SabersPro Obi Wan Ep3 lightsaber review

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 1:30 am

Take the high ground with this stunning, and very expensive, replica lightsaber.

Russian Soyuz rocket launches supplies to ISS on 90th Progress cargo spacecraft (video)

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 1:30 am

Liftoff occurred at 7:22 a.m. EST. (1222 GMT).

rocket launching into the early evening sky

Supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to monstrous sizes

Space

November 21^st 2024 at 12:30 am

Scientists may have cracked one of the biggest mysteries in space science, determining that supermassive black holes bent the laws of physics to grow to their huge sizes.

A orange disk emiting white smoke across its plane with a black orb at its center

The not so 'wicked' path from 'The Wizard of Oz' to the moon landing

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 20^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

"The Wizard of Oz" and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, if you follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough you reach the moon.

From Munchkinland to the moon: The path between "The Wizard of Oz" and the Apollo moon landings may not be paved in gold bricks, but involves a large beige concrete soundstage and eight decades of Hollywood history.

Black Friday Bargain: The best Sony camera for astrophotography is over $930 cheaper

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 10:08 pm

Hurry, stocks are low! 25% off this versatile Sony camera that is also perfect for astrophotography, there's not a lot we don't love about this early Black Friday deal.

Author holds a Sony camera in both hands

'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.

Graphic illustration of large rocky objects in the solar system.

Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Scientists measured the speed of sound on Mars using a microphone on the SuperCam instrument on NASA's Perseverance rover.

ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 20^th 2024 at 8:49 pm

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.

the international space station as photographed while looking down at Earth

Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.

A computer illustration of the creation of separate parallel universes as fluctuations in a quantum foam

Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 20^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.

a bright orange yellow star hangs behind a red and black striped planet.

Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

A large image of the sun with a few small dark sunspots

'Superhighways' connecting the cosmic web could unlock secrets about dark matter

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. But due to their complex shapes, they are stubbornly difficult to measure.

Crackles of orange streak across a purple background, representing tendrils of gas in the cosmic web that unites all galaxies

I love this Star Trek-themed underwear and it's now got a 20% discount for Black Friday

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 5:24 pm

If you're looking for a Christmas gift for the Trekkie in your life, it's time to live comfortably and prosper with the Oddballs Star Trek range

A selection of oddballs star trek underwear on a space.com background

See Mars make a close pass to the moon tonight

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 20^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

The moon and Mars will share a close approach tonight (Nov. 20) during a conjunction as the two visit the Cancer constellation, the Crab.

A large thin orange circle captures a three quarter moon and is intersected by the blue lines tracing a constellation. Mars is labeled as a small point near the top.

'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 20^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.

photo collage showing a plush banana toy in front of a silver spacecraft, which has a cartoon banana painted on its side

The Unistellar eQuinox 2 is our top-rated smart telescope and now has a $500 price cut in this Black Friday deal

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 1:30 pm

This super easy-to-use motorized telescope is currently available with a 20% saving off the regular price.

The Unistellar eQuinox 2 smart telescope on a colored space background

'Mind-blowing' dark energy instrument results show Einstein was right about gravity — again

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 4:30 am

The first year of data from the 5,000 robotic eyes of DESI shows Einstein's theory of general relativity is the right recipe for gravity despite the challenges of dark energy and dark matter.

A rainbow composed of jagged fibres extends out from the grey dome of an observatory

Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 20^th 2024 at 4:21 am

President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.

a crowd of people, including a man in a red baseball cap, watch a rocket launch from across a stretch of water

Pentagon UFO chief tells Senate 'very anomalous objects' need careful study (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 20^th 2024 at 3:00 am

In new testimony, the head of the Pentagon's UFO office told the US senate that it "has not discovered any verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology."

a blurry black dot flying above a snow-covered volcano in grainy black-and-white footage

SpaceX Starship launches banana to space, skips giant rocket catch on 6th test flight (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 20^th 2024 at 1:59 am

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the sixth time ever today (Nov. 19) but did not try to catch the vehicle's Super Heavy first stage back at the pad.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket launches for the sixth time ever on Nov. 19, 2024.

India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft

Space

November 20^th 2024 at 12:30 am

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.

a dark image of the moon in space looped by many lines of varying colors, angles, and proximity.

SabersPro Luke lightsaber review: "A premium, supersaver saber for duellists"

Space

November 19^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

SabersPro's streamlined take on Luke Skywalker's second lightsaber – built with the duellist in mind.

The SabersPro Luke lightsaber with the blade ignited in the default green.

Everything we know about 'Avengers: Doomsday'

Space

November 19^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

Earth's mightiest heroes are assembling again in 2026. Here's what we know about Avengers: Doomsday so far.

Geminid meteor shower begins tonight. Here's what to expect from one of the best meteor showers of the year

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 19^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

The annual Geminid meteor shower returns to the night sky on Nov. 19 ahead of its peak in mid-December. Here's what you need to know.

streaks of light cross the starry night sky

Trump to attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test today

Space

November 19^th 2024 at 8:41 pm

President-Elect Donald Trump confirmed he will attend SpaceX Starship's 6th flight test on Nov. 19. It comes as SpaceX founder Elon Musk takes a greater role in the forthcoming Trump administration.

donald trump holding up his hand in front of a spacecraft that has the word spacex on it

SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos)

Space

By: elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell)

November 19^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

"Starlinksatellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey.' "

long streaks of light above earth with little white flashes visible in a timelapse photo

Rocket Lab signs 1st customer for its powerful new Neutron rocket. But who is it?

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 19^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Rocket Lab is targeting mid-2025 for the debut of its partially reusable Neutron rocket, with commercial launches to start in 2026.

A black rocket in space above earth opens its payload fairings like a beak to reveal a stack of thin satellites on an upper stage.

Green auroras and a SpaceX Dragon glow in new astronaut photos from the ISS

Space

By: elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell)

November 19^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The long-duration photographs capture Earth in motion.

a white space capsule is seen through the window of the international space station, with a green aurora and earth's city lights in the background

These 5 stunning galaxy images tell us a story of cosmic evolution

Space

November 19^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Five new portraits of galaxies located between 4 million to 30 million light-years from Earth could help astronomers unlock the secrets of cosmic evolution.

A yellow swirl against a black background four gatherintg of stars are located in the four corners of the image

Dark matter might make space-time ring like a bell around black holes — and we might be able to 'hear' it

Space

November 19^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

To explain why dark matter particles haven't come up in any direct detection experiments, physicists have wondered if it may be a kind of particle known as an axion.

a black sphere is surrounded in gasses that fade from a bright purple to a dark rust.

How to watch SpaceX launch Flight 6 of its Starship megarocket today

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 19^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX is launching Starship on its 6th test flight, with another Super Heavy booster catch back at the rocket's Starbase, Texas launch tower. Watch the action live on Space.com.

A chrome finned rocket lifts off next to a dark grey launch tower with black extended arms. Smoke billows up, obscuring all but the rocket's second stage, glowing orange and rising into the clue blue sky. In the foreground, grass reeds and an old test launch vehicle in the distance.

'Star Trek Generations' at 30: Director David Carson reflects on The Nexus and Kirk's quiet death (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 19^th 2024 at 1:30 am

An exclusive interview with British director David Carson for "Star Trek Generations'" 30th anniversary.

Two starship captains grace a promo poster for "Star Trek Generations"

Blue Origin targeting Nov. 22 for next space tourism launch

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 19^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Blue Origin is targeting Friday (Nov. 28) for its NS-28 tourism mission, which will take "Space Gal" Emily Calandrelli and five other people to suborbital space.

This Black Friday Sony camera deal at Walmart has everyone else beat

Space

November 18^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

Walmart's Sony camera Black Friday deal price beats Adorama, Amazon and Best Buy by hundreds of dollars.

A close up of a Sony camera with a Space Black Friday Deals Logo

Rocket startup ABL Space Systems ends orbital launch plans, pivots to missile defense

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 18^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

ABL Space Systems, founded in 2017, will pivot from orbital launch sector to U.S. missile defense programs.

A view of the first RS1 rocket by ABL Space Systems on its pad on Kodiak Island, Alaska on during a Nov. 17, 2022 launch attempt.

Pentagon UFO office testifies to US Senate today. Watch it live here (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 18^th 2024 at 11:01 pm

The Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office will testify before the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (Nov. 19) about its latest report starting at 4:30 p.m. ET (2130 GMT).

a seal reading "AARO" above the Pentagon

Check out these top space gifts at Amazon this Black Friday

Space

November 18^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

We've rounded up the top space gifts from Amazon this Black Friday. Happy shopping!

SpaceX's epic Starship Super Heavy rocket catch looked just like the company imagined (side-by-side video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 18^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

New video ahead of SpaceX next Starship launch shows footage of a rendering versus reality of the Super Heavy booster performing its landing burn before being caught by the launch tower's "chopstick" arms.

Side by side images show a rocket booster hovering in mid air to the right of a tall launch tower on the shores of a sea.

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket in key test ahead of 6th test flight (photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 18^th 2024 at 10:00 pm

SpaceX has fueled up Starship and completed preflight checkouts ahead of the sixth test launch of the giant rocket, which is scheduled for Nov. 19.

A giant chrome rocket stands next to a tall launch tower, with sections frosted white from internal fueling. A blue sky hangs above with an ocean painted across the horizon, the marsh beach surrounding the launchpad.

Aurora forecast: Will the northern lights be visible tonight?

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

November 18^th 2024 at 8:38 pm

The latest aurora predictions for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

A distant planet seems to have a sulphur-rich atmosphere, hinting at alien volcanoes

Space

By: agnibha.banerjee@open.ac.uk (Agnibha Banerjee)

November 18^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Even JWST can’t separate these tiny planets from their host stars – as they orbit their stars too closely. But there is a way to “see” the planet’s atmosphere from this entangled light.

An illustration of the "cotton candy" planet WASP-193b

'Dune: Prophecy' episode 1 - 'The Hidden Hand': Will Valya's Sisterhood shape the flow of galactic power?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 18^th 2024 at 7:00 pm

Episode 1 of HBO's new "Dune" prequel miniseries, "Dune: Prophecy" introduces the secret history of the powerful Bene Gesserit sisterhood.

A woman in a long red gown is betrothed to a short child in a white suit

Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 18^th 2024 at 6:36 pm

The Hubble Space Telescope may have captured our Milky Way galaxy being a bit of a bully.

in a pink haze of space, a galaxy near center top shoots three blue lines downward left, to a gaseous smudge labeled LMC Halo.

India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040

Space

November 18^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

India plans to build a moon-orbiting space station by 2040 to support crewed missions to the lunar surface.

Illustration of NASA astronauts at the lunar south pole.

'Silo' Season 2 Episode 1: What happened to Silo 17's tragic rebel uprising?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 18^th 2024 at 5:19 pm

A recap of the events unfolding in Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 1.

A group of sci-fi survivors prepares for an uprising

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is solving long-standing mysteries about the sun. Here's what we've learned so far.

Space

November 18^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

The goal of the Parker Solar Probe mission is to investigate the mysteries of the sun's corona, its outer atmosphere. What has it learned so far?

A silver and gold trumpet like spacecraft directed at the edge of a glowing orange sphere

SpaceX launching 1st mission for Indian Space Research Organisation today

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 18^th 2024 at 3:30 pm

SpaceX is set to launch the GSAT-N2 satellite today (Nov. 18), the company's first-ever mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a darkening evening sky.

What to expect during SpaceX's 6th Starship test flight on Nov. 19

Space

November 18^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Nov. 19) for the launch of its sixth Starship flight test, during a 30-minute launch window that opens at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

SpaceX's Starship Flight 5 Super Heavy booster approaches its launch tower for the first-ever landing and capture at the pad after launching on a suborbital test flight from Starbase in South Texas on Oct. 13, 2024.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 17^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base early Monday morning (Nov. 18).

SpaceX launches Optus-X telecom satellite from Florida in gorgeous sunset liftoff (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 17^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

SpaceX launched a satellite for the Australian telecom company Optus on Sunday evening (Nov. 17) from Florida's Space Coast.

a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a sunset sky.

Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?

Space

November 17^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The only way to see the curve of the Earth is to fly more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) above its surface.

a hurricane seen from space, with a space station vehicle hanging in frame.

Space-flown Choctaw Nation seeds to be planted on Earth for STEM experiment

Space

November 17^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Five varieties of heirloom seeds from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma were flown to the International Space Station last year and will be compared to Earth-bound seeds when planted this coming spring.

flat plastic ziplock baggies filled with various seeds float in front of a window on a spacecraft, looking down at the blue surface of Earth.

'Lunik Heist:' A real-life CIA rocket kidnapping goes to Hollywood

Space

November 17^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

"At a time like this, we need to find more stories from the days when Americans outsmarted the bad guys and planted our flag on the moon."

several cone-shaped spacecraft on display on a museum floor

Last supermoon of 2024 wows skywatchers around the world with Full Beaver Moon (photos)

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

November 16^th 2024 at 7:29 pm

The final supermoon of 2024, the Beaver Moon of November, thrilled skywatchers around the world as it ushered in the weekend with a stunning night sky sight.

Beaver Full Moon, the last supermoon of the year is seen setting behind the birds perched on a wire in the early morning hours as some birds are flying in the sky on November 16, 2024 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Where did the universe's magnetic fields come from?

Space

November 16^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

How the universe got its large magnetic fields has remained one of the stickiest outstanding problems in astrophysics. Now, researchers have proposed a novel solution: a giant "dust battery" operating when the first stars appeared.

The magnetic field of the muon has proven incredibly hard to predict.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 137 —Strange New Worlds

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

November 16^th 2024 at 6:08 pm

On Episode 137 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jason Steffen, a member of the science team for the Kepler Space Telescope mission.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 137 — Strange New Worlds

Documentary director redefines astronaut Eileen Collins as the 'Spacewoman' (interview)

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 16^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

The dictionary defines "spacewoman" as simply "a woman astronaut." In the case of its latest usage, though, the term carries more meaning. "Spacewoman" is a new film about Eileen Collins.

a smiling woman in an orange flight suit kneels next to a young girl

USC students set world record with high-flying rocket launch (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 16^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

The student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II vehicle soared to an altitude of 470,400 feet last month, higher than any amateur rocket had ever gone before.

Photo showing the nose cone of the USC Rocket Propulsion Lab's Aftershock II rocket in space on Oct. 20, 2024.

SpaceX stacks Flight 6 Starship megarocket ahead of Nov. 19 launch (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 16^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX has stacked its Starship megarocket ahead of the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (Nov. 19).

a large silver spacecraft is placed atop a booster by a launch tower at night

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launch test on Nov. 19?

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

November 16^th 2024 at 2:10 am

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its next Starship test flight, a mission that will attempt a second catch of the world's largest rocket on Nov. 19. Here's when to watch Starship Flight 6.

The upper stage of SpaceX's sixth Starship vehicle rolls out to the launch pad ahead of a planned Nov. 18, 2024 test flight. SpaceX released this photo via X on Nov. 12, 2024.

Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 16^th 2024 at 1:30 am

Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.

headshots of six smiling people — two women and four men

Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 16^th 2024 at 12:41 am

Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site of NASA's DART impactor.

a cube-shaped spacecraft with two wing-like solar panels fires its engine, propelling it away from the viewer into the star-filled background of space

Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet

Space

November 16^th 2024 at 12:30 am

"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars to the present day."

a small black rock on a clear plastic stand

The ISS has been leaking for 5 years. NASA and Russia disagree on how to fix it

Space

By: elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell)

November 15^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

a space station floats above earth, over an ocean or sea

UFOs 'not attributable to foreign adversaries," new Pentagon report says

Space

November 15^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office is leading DOD’s efforts with others to document, analyze, and when possible, resolve UAP reports using a rigorous scientific framework and a data-driven approach.

Lava could light up the James Webb Space Telescope's search for watery exoplanets

Space

November 15^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Scientists are trying to figure out how minerals connected to exoplanetary water would look to the James Webb Space Telescope.

Worlds lined up next to one another in an artist's concept.

Best beginner binoculars are down to their lowest-ever price ahead of Black Friday

Space

November 15^th 2024 at 8:53 pm

Excellent quality optics for less than $100 and a free accessory thrown in to boot with this early Black Friday binocular deal.

Nikon PROSTAFF binoculars on a purple background

Donald Trump's approach to US space policy could throw up some surprises, especially with Elon Musk on board

Space

November 15^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

What can be expected of a second Trump administration on space policy? In short, a mixture of continuity and change.

Humanoid robot may fly on China's Chang'e 8 moon mission in 2028

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 15^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

China's Chang'e 8 mission to test resource technologies at the moon's south pole is taking shape — and may even include a humanoid form.

closeup of a silver and gold spacecraft on the surface of the moon

'Silo' returns for season 2 on Apple TV+: What's in store for Juliette and the Silo 18 survivors?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 15^th 2024 at 6:50 pm

Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 launches on Nov. 15 and we've got everything you need to catch up with Season 1.

A woman wearing a protective silver suit walks in a wasteland

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird smartphone satellites

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 15^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

illustration of a white rocket high in earth's atmosphere

The Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Are 'shooting stars' in the forecast for 2024?

Space

November 15^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks on Nov. 17, 2024, but a bright moon just two days past full will make viewing this year's Leonids difficult.

thin blue lines connect faint points in a starry night sky above a low horizon of short city trees and buildings. Just right of top center, a small moon hangs to the left of a bright point labeled Jupiter. On the left in the center, from the constellation Leo, A point labeled Leonids protrudes green lines in many directions.

Watch Beaver Moon supermoon rise today in free livestream

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

November 15^th 2024 at 5:06 pm

Don't miss the Beaver Moon! The last supermoon of the year.

Sturgeon full super moon (first 2023 supermoon) rising behind Sirente mountain (Sirente Velino Natural Park) is seen from Rocca Di Cambio (L'Aquila, Abruzzo), Italy on July 31, 2023.

Aurora activity is just getting started. Here's why the best northern lights are yet to come.

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

November 15^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Mark your diaries for the 2026/27 aurora season could be a big one!

A person stands on a dark beach under a vibrant display of green and blue northern lights, which streak across the sky in a dynamic, swirling pattern. A large, rugged rock formation rises nearby, adding to the dramatic scene.

Did NASA's Viking landers accidentally kill life on Mars? Why one scientist thinks so

Space

November 15^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a scientist who thinks NASA's Viking landers could have inadvertently destroyed the life they were searching for. In this Q&A, we ask why.

Viking 2 lander at Utopia Planitia – an unexpected rockfest. Viking 2 landed some 4,600 miles from its twin, Viking 1.

SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 15^th 2024 at 2:37 am

SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy first stage of its Starship megarocket out to the launch pad to prep for the vehicle's sixth test flight, which is scheduled for Monday (Nov. 18).

a silver rocket and silver spacecraft stand vertically next to a seaside launch tower

NASA rockets seed artificial clouds below glowing auroras in Norway (photo)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 15^th 2024 at 1:29 am

NASA's VortEx experiment launched sounding rockets that created clouds, which will help scientists better understand how energy flows between layers of the atmosphere.

colorful wisps of light in the night sky

FAA creating new committee to update launch regulations

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 15^th 2024 at 12:30 am

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is creating a new committee to review and update its "Part 450" launch and reentry licensing rule.

a black and white rocket launches into a cloudy blue sky

Asteroid pieces brought to Earth help reveal how our solar system's planets and moons grew

Space

November 14^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have revealed clues about a primordial magnetic field that helped asteroids, planets and moons grow in our solar system.

The asteroid Ryugu, as seen by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft on June 26, 2018.

China launching Tianzhou 8 cargo mission to Tiangong space station on Nov. 15

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 14^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

A Long March 7 rocket is set to launch the Tianzhou 8 cargo spacecraft toward China's Tiangong space station on Friday morning (Nov. 15).

a white rocket rolls out to its launch pad on a track that passes greenery and a small lake

Brilliant fireball explodes over North America as satellites capture flash from space (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 14^th 2024 at 9:34 pm

Cameras and NOAA weather satellites captured the moment when a meteor exploded into a brilliant fireball over the western U.S. and parts of western Canada.

a bright flash of light crosses the night sky above businesses and street lights along a road

Is this the best Black Friday camera deal ever? The Canon EOS R5 is nearly $1500 off the MSRP

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

November 14^th 2024 at 9:10 pm

The Canon EOS R5 could be the perfect Christmas present as this early Black Friday camera deal has nearly $1500 off the MSRP, its lowest-ever price.

First quilter in space challenges students, crafters to stitch the moon

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 14^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

Ten years after launching a patchwork of stars from her place in space, Karen Nyberg is calling for quilters to create the moon. The "Lunar Quilt Block Challenge" is now accepting quilt squares.

quilt showing the moon against a stylized american flag

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5: What's the problem with Starbase 80?

Space

November 14^th 2024 at 6:54 pm

The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos visits a "cursed" Starbase in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 5.

cartoon humanoids stand around in a brightly-lit futuristic-looking corridor

'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.

Space

November 14^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Primordial black holes may be exploding throughout the universe. If we can catch them in the act, it could pave the way to new physics, a study suggests.

An abstract illustration showing streaks of light radiating from a central point

This Lego Star Wars Droideka set is now 20% off ahead of Black Friday

Space

November 14^th 2024 at 5:38 pm

Grab one of the coolest droids from the Phantom Menace for your Lego Star Wars collection, now at its lowest price this year.

The Lego Star Wars Droideka set with display plaque and minifigure next to the product box on an orange planet background with the space.com logo in the top left corner.

Artemis 2's Orion capsule goes into altitude chamber to prep for 2025 moon mission (photo)

Space

By: elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell)

November 14^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Today, an altitude chamber. Next year, the moon.

a cone-shaped spacecraft inside a chamber

Blue Origin stacks huge New Glenn rocket ahead of 1st launch (photo)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 14^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Blue Origin showed off its New Glenn rocket after its two stages were mated in the company's Florida facility. The new rocket could take off on its maiden flight as soon as November.

a huge white rocket sits on its side in a hangar

Could a supernova ever destroy Earth?

Space

November 14^th 2024 at 2:29 pm

When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars?

a star explodes in deep space, rendering a nearby planet to flaming gravel

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 14^th 2024 at 11:08 am

SpaceX launched 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida early this morning (Nov. 14), just five hours after another Starlink liftoff.

falcon 9 rocket launches up into a blue sky

All astronauts on the ISS are in 'outstanding health': NASA's chief medical officer debunks tabloid rumors

Space

November 14^th 2024 at 2:24 am

Both Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are in good health on the ISS, NASA confirms, despite tabloid rumors suggesting otherwise.

Two people floating in microgravity on the International Space Station. They are surrounded by lots of wires and other hardware.

Former Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides wins seat in US Congress

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 14^th 2024 at 1:29 am

Former Virgin Galactic CEO and NASA Chief of Staff George Whitesides won his race to represent California's 27th district in the U.S. Congress.

a smiling man in a blue sweater shakes hands with a woman while an older fellow in a bow tie looks on

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 14^th 2024 at 12:30 am

SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday (Nov. 14).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 20 Starlink internet satellites launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

Top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

If you're starting your Christmas shopping early and want an alternative to Amazon, these are the top Black Friday space gifts at Walmart.

Image shows the Walmart logo against a picture of the moon.

UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos' (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 13^th 2024 at 11:06 pm

The latest congressional UFO hearing featured testimony from former military personnel who told representatives that excessive government secrecy hides the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.

a white domed building under a blue cloudy sky

Get a sneak peak at the incredible sci-fi coming to Disney+ in 2025 (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 13^th 2024 at 11:00 pm

Disney+ and Hulu released a new teaser trailer for all the best shows coming for 2025 including two new 'Star Wars' shows and a new 'Alien' series.

An ominous black robot walking in a sci-fi metropolis

The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study.

A fiery red ball against a dark background.

SpaceX rolls Starship Flight 6 spacecraft to pad ahead of Nov. 18 launch — and it's wearing a banana (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 13^th 2024 at 10:10 pm

SpaceX just rolled the upper stage of its sixth Starship megarocket out to the pad to gear up for its test flight, which is scheduled for Nov. 18.

a large spaceship is seen leaving a hangar at night with a banana pixel picture inset

The final supermoon of 2024 rises Nov. 15 as November's Full Beaver Moon

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 13^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

The Full Beaver Moon of November 2024 will be the final of four consecutive supermoons this year, appearing slightly larger in the night sky on Friday (Nov. 15).

a bright full moon in a dark blue night sky

Surprised Russian school kids discover Arctic island has vanished after comparing satellite images

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.

A top-down drone photo of Mesyatsev Island

'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 13^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

An illustration of a frozen white Earth.

Galaxies get tangled up in 'the queen's hair' in new Hubble Telescope image

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured two tangled galaxies, whose interactions have caused knots to form in the constellation Coma Berenice, or the "queen's hair."

Two wispy white galaxies swirl next to each other in black space, with some faint stars and distant galaxies scattered about.

NASA dealing with aging ISS and spacewalk hardware: 'None of our spacesuits are spring chickens'

Space

By: elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell)

November 13^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Crew-8 commander Matthew Dominick says NASA is carefully making decisions for astronaut safety while the ISS deals with a leak, and spacesuit issues, related to aging hardware.

Trump appoints SpaceX's Elon Musk to help head regulation-slashing 'Department of Government Efficiency'

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 13^th 2024 at 6:56 am

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to 'dismantle government bureaucracy.'

a man in a black suit is seen in profile against a white wall

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 13^th 2024 at 3:52 am

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA's chief center for planetary exploration, is conducting its second round of layoffs in 2024, reducing its workforce by another 5%.

a handful of white and tan buildings, one with a large blue nasa logo, sit in the foothills of mountains.

'I weigh the same': NASA astronaut Suni Williams refutes tabloid health claims (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 13^th 2024 at 2:30 am

NASA astronaut Suni Williams says her weight is stable aboard the International Space Station, rebutting tabloid claims that her orbital stay has made her emaciated.

A person in a space module floats due to microgravity conditions. There's lots of hardware all around.

China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 1:58 am

Data from China's Zhurong rover has revealed what appears to be an ancient shoreline streaking through Mars' northern hemisphere.

Two devices next to one another on the surface of Mars.

Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 12:52 am

A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus's unique magnetosphere.

Uranus as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope

SabersPro Vader lightsaber review: "An elegant replica that doesn't come cheap"

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Is this ode to the Dark Lord of the Sith most impressive or does it choke on its own aspirations?

The SabersPro Vader lightsaber with blade installed and ignited.

'Crumb trails' of meteoroids could reveal potentially dangerous comets years before they reach Earth

Space

November 13^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows.

Marvel superheroes explore strange timelines in new trailer for 'What If…?' Season 3 (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 12^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

A new trailer for Marvel Animation's animated anthology "What If…?" Season 3 has landed

A blue-skinned cyborg alien with a bald head

Open Gateway: Step into mock lunar orbit habitat at Space Center Houston

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 12^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

The public can now step into the future of lunar exploration at Space Center Houston by entering an early mockup for Northrop Grumman's Gateway astronaut accommodations around the moon.

Visitors to Space Center Houston can now step inside Northrop Grumman's early mockup of a lunar orbit habitat.

Disney+ announces official 'Andor' Season 2 premiere date and teases TIE fighter heist

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 12^th 2024 at 9:32 pm

Disney+ announced an official premiere date for "Andor" Season 2, which will return to the streaming service on April 22, 2025.

a bearded man in a red flight suit looks worried inside a cockpit lit by red LEDs

James Webb Space Telescope finds galaxies pointing toward a dark matter alternative

Space

November 12^th 2024 at 9:20 pm

A new study suggests galaxies in the early universe appear much larger and brighter than expected, precisely as predicted by modified Newtonian dynamics, or MOND.

specs of stars and galaxies in the black of space.

Chinese private rocket launches 1st satellite for international customer

Space

November 12^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

CAS Space successfully launched 15 satellites into Earth orbit, including one for its first foreign client, the Sultanate of Oman.

a small black point in the middle upper right is surrounded in a bright swirl of orange and yellow gases, with jets of blue shooting out perpendicular to the swirl.

China reveals reusable cargo shuttle design for Tiangong space station (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 12^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

China has unveiled the design of a reusable winged shuttle to take cargo to and from the country's Tiangong space station.

a winged spacecraft with a rounded nose flies above earth

Good news everyone! 'The Art of Futurama' by Matt Groening crash lands today

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 12^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Salute the animated sci-fi classic's 25th anniversary with the first-ever visual history of the animated sci-fi series in "The Art of Futurama" from series creator Matt Groening.

pencil drawings of a one-eyed woman, a human-like robot, and a human man

Mysterious, city-size 'centaur' comet gets 300 times brighter after quadruple cold-volcanic eruption

Space

November 12^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually bright in the process. It is the most powerful outburst from the city-size oddball in more than three years.

An infrared image of the coma and tail of comet 29P after an eruption on Dec. 8 2003.

A black hole's secrets could hide in its dizzying light 'echoes'

Space

November 12^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Black hole light echoes are an extreme form of gravitational lensing.

Top 10 best Lego deals we've spotted: Black Friday 2024

Space

November 12^th 2024 at 2:35 pm

Black Friday is almost upon us, and here are the biggest savings we've found on Lego deals so far.

Lego Technic Planet Earth and Moon in orbit on a colourful background with a Black Friday deals banner on top

Scientists found 'nitriles' in an interstellar cloud — here's why that could be huge

Space

November 12^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Scientists found molecules containing nitriles in space — the discovery could shed light on the origins of life as we know it.

fuzzy dark brown clouds fill the image, faint peaks of light shine through some cracks.

US Congress will hold another UFO hearing this week. Here's how to watch

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 12^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Congress will hold its second hearing in two years aimed at gathering testimony about alleged UFO retrieval programs and the U.S. government's attempt to hide them.

Top space gifts from Best Buy this Black Friday

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

If you're anti-Amazon, we've rounded up the top space gifts from Best Buy you can find this Black Friday.

Image shows the Best Buy logo and a Black Friday deals rosette in front of a starry night background.

What a 2nd Trump administration could mean for NASA and space exploration

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 11:16 pm

Former President Donald J. Trump's return to the White House next January will likely bring big changes to NASA's Artemis program and a renewed sense of urgency to a crewed landing on the moon.

An orange man in a dark suit walks in front of a large white space capsule.

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the US and China are preparing to send humans back there this decade.

China and the U.S. both have big plans for the Moon, but there are a number of reasons why no country could actually claim ownership of any land there.

Starlink satellite falls to Earth, burns up as stunning fireball over US (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 11^th 2024 at 9:51 pm

A brilliant fireball that lit up the skies over four U.S. states this weekend is reported to be from the fiery reentry of a SpaceX Starlink satellite.

a streak of fire is visible in the night sky above the rooflines of houses in a residential neighborhood

Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 9:31 pm

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet’s atmosphere.

A partially obscured Jupiter, swirling with blue and oranges and tans, with a bulge rising from the bottom.

At 60 years, monument to NASA's Project Mercury still stands, but what of its time capsule?

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 11^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the contents of its time capsule not to be opened until 2464?

photo of a small monument featuring the number 7 amid bushes and grass

Everything we know about Exodus, the new sci-fi game from ex-BioWare developers

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 7:31 pm

While we wait for the next Mass Effect game, ex-BioWare devs have teamed up with other AAA talent to create new space RPG Exodus.

Two people looking at the skyline of a futuristic city full of skyscrapers. There is a small spaceship zipping across the sky.

How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Jupiter has no solid ground, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. But how can that be? If Jupiter doesn’t have a surface, what does it have?

Star cities: New 3D view of globular clusters illuminates their origins (photo)

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 11^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Astrophysicists have reconstructed the movement of stars within globular clusters to understand their evolution and origin.

A grid of images shows clusters of stars in space.

SpaceX rocket launches Koreasat-6A satellite, lands Falcon 9 booster on record-tying 23rd flight (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 11^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite today. It was be the 23rd flight for the rocket's first stage, tying a company record.

a white rocket lifts off under a sunny sky

Supermassive black holes prefer to eat from wobbly plates

Space

November 11^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Researchers have discovered the first evidence that the brightest accretion disks around supermassive black holes "wobble" as their monstrous occupants drag them around.

An orange and blue swirl with a black circle at its heart.

SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites from Florida on Monday

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 10^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

SpaceX plans to launch 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Monday (Nov. 11).

'Mass Effect' TV series is headed to Amazon Prime Video

Space

November 10^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

After more than a decade of waiting for a big-screen project that never materialized, Mass Effect is headed to Prime Video.

Mass Effect Normandy SR1 spaceship flying over a planet.

Star Wars is following in the MCU's footsteps, but is this the way?

Space

November 10^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Is shaping Star Wars’ next live-action era after the tired Marvel Cinematic Universe the right path forward?

A young white woman stood against a desert backdrop.

NASA's Roman space telescope gets ready to stare at distant suns to find alien planets

Space

November 10^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

The Roman Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will enable scientists to detect the faint light from planets beyond our solar system.

scientists in white clean suits move a metallic honeycomb-like structure onto a rectangular piece of electronics covered in wires and components

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 136 —SpaceX Ascendant

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

November 9^th 2024 at 6:38 pm

On Episode 136 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist and author Eric Berger about the rise of SpaceX and Elon Musk's future in US politics and the market.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 136 — SpaceX Ascendant

Where do fast radio bursts come from? Astronomers tie mysterious eruptions to massive galaxies

Space

November 9^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Fast radio bursts — powerful and poorly understood cosmic eruptions — tend to occur in massive galaxies that host long-dead stars known as magnetars, a new study suggests.

This image shows the location of fast radio bursts across the night sky.

China's space agency brought the 1st lunar far side samples to Earth this year — here's what's next

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 9^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

China has opened up the first round of applications for researchers who wish to use some of the Chang'e 6 lunar far side samples for research.

An image of the Chang'e 6 lander on the lunar surface at the far side of the moon

Australian company Gilmour Space gets country's 1st orbital launch license

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 9^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Gilmour Space has received Australia's first orbital launch license for the test flight of its Eris rocket

the silhouette of a rocket stands next to a launch tower with staircase, against a bright cloudy sky.

4 years after the giant Arecibo Observatory collapsed, we finally know what happened

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 9^th 2024 at 2:30 am

The Arecibo Observatory collapsed in 2020, and a new report suggests a zinc decay was to blame for its death.

An aerial view of the massive radio dish at Arecibo Observatory after the telescope's collapse.

NASA still mum about SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut's medical issue

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 9^th 2024 at 2:00 am

NASA is not yet providing details about what caused a SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut to be hospitalized late last month, citing medical privacy concerns.

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Boom Supersonic's XB-1 jet sets new speed record during 7th test flight

Space

November 9^th 2024 at 1:29 am

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft set a new speed record during its latest test flight on Nov. 5, marking a major milestone toward flying at supersonic speeds.

a sleek silver jet with a sharp nose cone flies above a mountain range

New 'Star Wars' trilogy set at Lucasfilm with 'Rebels' writer and producer Simon Kinberg

Space

November 9^th 2024 at 12:30 am

On top of the previously announced standalone big-screen projects, a new trilogy of Star Wars movies is now in active development at Lucasfilm.

two people in brown and black robes fight one another with colorful laser swords

An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 9^th 2024 at 12:00 am

A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.

an animation of the solar system showing a circle that intersects with a circle going through earth

China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 8^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

China aims to develop its own reusable megarocket over the coming decade, and it will look a lot like SpaceX's Starship vehicle.

a large rocket launches into a dawn sky from a seaside pad

SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 8^th 2024 at 10:11 pm

SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft fires its thrusters under green and red lights with a nighttime Earth in the background while docking.

Axiom Space looks to India and Europe for rockets to help build its private space station

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Axiom Space of Houston is considering using launch vehicles from India and Europe to help build its commercial space station mission in low-Earth orbit.

a space station consisting of multiple silver cylinders connected at their ends, floating above earth

Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 8:35 pm

University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028.

tiny six-wheel rovers roll around on an orange mat on a concrete floor. A woman in the foreground on the right kneels next to one, her hand reaching toward it. In the background another woman stands holding a rover, while others look on or sit at computer monitors.

Save $300 on the best-motorized telescope before Black Friday

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 8:19 pm

The Celestron NexStar 8SE is on offer for $300 off ahead of Black Friday, which is cheaper than when it was on offer over Prime Day.

On ancient Mars, carbon dioxide ice kept the water running. Here's how

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Huge shells of frozen carbon dioxide at Mars' south polar cap resulted in subsurface meltwater, which fed a huge system of rivers, lakes and even a sea, a new study suggests.

A misty riverbed winds between sharp red mountain hills covered in white ice.

'Alien: Romulus' bursts onto Hulu for streaming on Nov. 21

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 8^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The latest entry in the xenomorph franchise chestbursts its way onto Hulu on Nov. 21 when 'Alien: Romulus' finally gets its streaming premiere.

Beaverlab Finder TW2 AI-enhanced telescope review

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Beaverlab claims that this inexpensive AI-powered telescope will let you capture the cosmos in stunning 4K — we put it to the test.

3D map reveals our solar system's local bubble has an 'escape tunnel'

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

A spray of orange material with a milky blue splash running through its center.

Saturn and the moon put on a celestial show Sunday night. Here's how to see it

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Saturn gets close to the moon tonight, and some skywatchers in Florida, Central America and South America will see the ringed planet briefly disappear behind our lunar companion.

A thin orange circle larger than the image circles a small three quarter moon and a point above labeled Saturn. to blue lines meet at an obtuse angle to the right of the moon.

Milky Way swirls over famous Easter Island statutes in stunning photo

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

November 8^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

The Moai statues of Easter Island have some of the best views of the night sky on Earth.

Large statues of giant heads stand on a grassy hillside beneath a night sky illuminated with brilliant yellows and oranges from the Milky Way, masked by the cosmic shadow of space among the stars.

Russia sends 53 satellites to orbit on record-breaking launch (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

November 8^th 2024 at 2:30 am

Russia launched 53 small satellites into orbit on Monday (Nov. 4), including two for Iran. The 51 Russian payloads were a single-launch record for the country.

A rocket blasts off near launch facilities and tall lightning towers.

Satellites capture havoc caused by Spanish floods (images)

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 8^th 2024 at 1:30 am

Earth observation technology is set to play a larger role in how agencies respond to natural disasters and weather events.

Aerial view of an urban area with a grey brown river flowing through.

NOAA satellites watch Hurricane Rafael make landfall in Cuba (video)

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 1:03 am

Rafael made landfall in Cuba Wednesday (Nov. 6), and NOAA's GOES satellites have been monitoring the storm every step of the way.

a giant while cloud hurricane swirls over land and sea.

Teeny tardigrades can survive space and lethal radiation. Scientists may finally know how

Space

November 8^th 2024 at 12:30 am

A new species of tardigrades with thousands of genes that become more active when exposed to radiation could help in devising better protection for astronauts on long missions.

An image of a tardigrade as seen under a microscope.

Moon RACER: Intuitive Machines takes lunar rover out for debut drive

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 7^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

Intuitive Machines' lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is not your grandfather's moon buggy. The company's Moon RACER, or Reusable Autonomous Crewed Exploration Rover, just made its public debut.

a six-wheeled, blue-and-white moon rover sits on a sidewalk in front of a large white airplane

'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by tremors and landslides during 2029 flyby of Earth, study finds

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors and landslides that totally change the asteroid's surface.

An artist's illustration of asteroids, or near-Earth objects, that highlight the need for a complete Space Situational Awareness system.

Astronaut Suni Williams 'in good health' on the ISS, NASA says, refuting tabloid claims

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 7^th 2024 at 9:46 pm

NASA astronaut Suni Williams is in good health aboard the ISS, despite some speculation in the media to the contrary, agency officials stress.

a man and a woman on the international space station, in a module full of wires, computers and other equipment

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 4: Who is Doctor Migleemo and why is he so obsessed with food?

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 9:09 pm

The USS Cerritos' avian psychologist gets a taste of his homeworld.

cartoon characters wearing jumpsuits in bright primary colors talk to a humanoid bird-like alien inside a spaceship filled with lights and buttons

Hawke Endurance ED 10x42 monocular review

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

With its purposeful design, does the Hawke Endurance live up to its good looks?

Space stations are loud — that's why NASA is making a quiet fan

Space

By: conor.feehly94@gmail.com (Conor Feehly)

November 7^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

NASA's building a quiet fan to help future astronauts have some peace and quiet.

the thick metal cylinder of a airplane-like turbo fan.

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet test fires engine for 1st time

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 7^th 2024 at 7:29 pm

NASA's revolutionary X-59 jet is steadily progressing toward its first flight test after completing a set of engine run tests at the storied Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility in California.

a white jet sits in a hangar in the desert

How comet Hale-Bopp can reveal the origins of life on Earth — and maybe beyond

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 6:31 pm

Scientists are tracking the evolution of comet Hale-Bopp, one of the brightest comets ever seen.

a faint comet with bright short tail hangs in space over a dark curve of earth, slightly illuminated in the atmosphere.

'Beppo go home?' An astronaut monkey steals hearts in tear-jerking SNL skit

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Saturday Night Live released a heart-wrenching skit about Beppo the astronaut monkey.

a screen with flight information on the sides shows the image of a young chimpanzee puppet in a space suit in a space capsule.

SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before

Space

By: elizabeth.howell@futurenet.com (Elizabeth Howell)

November 7^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.

Venus' 'missing' giant impact craters may be hiding in plain sight

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Venus' wrinkled, deformed "tesserae" terrain may be ancient impact features the size of continents, a new study suggests.

A large planet hued in vibrant oranges, yellows, and dark browns.

SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites from California early Nov. 9

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 7^th 2024 at 2:30 am

SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9).

Sun erupts with powerful X2.3 solar flare, triggers radio blackouts (video)

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 1:29 am

A X2.3 solar flare Wednesday morning (Nov. 6), leading to shortwave radio blackouts for parts of the southern hemisphere.

a bright flare of light on a wavy, fuzzy-looking background

'Fastest-feeding' black hole of the early universe found! But does it break the laws of physics?

Space

November 7^th 2024 at 1:00 am

The hungriest known black hole in the early universe has been found, thanks to teamwork between NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory.

A section of giant gaseous red has in space is magnified in a white box in the upper right, to show a red swirling cloud brightening to a white hot outer center and black center shooting out a jet of white purple spew.

'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 7^th 2024 at 12:03 am

President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech, mentioning twice that he did not know what Starlink satellites were.

two men stand on a stage behind microphones

SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 6^th 2024 at 11:22 pm

SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever on Nov. 18, on a test flight that will include another dramatic booster catch.

a huge rocket comes in for a landing beside its seaside launch tower

US military test-launches unarmed nuclear missile on election night (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

November 6^th 2024 at 10:29 pm

The United States military test-launched an unarmed nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 5, 2024.

a rocket launches at night above a plume of fire

SpaceX launching 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida on Nov. 7

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

November 6^th 2024 at 10:00 pm

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 7) from Florida's Space Coast.

a black and white rocket launches into a blue sky

Go Centaur! Space Force stands up rocket stage at Los Angeles base

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

November 6^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

A Centaur III propellant tank and its rocket engine stand on display at Los Angeles Air Force Base as a testament to its service to both the United States' military and civilian space missions.

a cylindrical blue rocket propellant tank stands outside an office building on a sunny day

'Interstellar' gets 10th anniversary deluxe 4K UHD and Blu-ray collector's edition

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

November 6^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

A preview of Paramount's new "Interstellar" 10th anniversary limited edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray set.

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