Japan's Resilience moon lander views Earth's most remote region from orbit (photo)

Space

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

January 30^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace snapped a stunning image of the Earth as it prepares for its journey to the moon.

Twisted magnetic fields in space sculpt the jets of black holes and baby stars

Space

January 30^th 2025 at 8:02 pm

By studying the fastest jet ever seen erupting from an infant star, astronomers have discovered that the mechanism that launches these jets also launch supermassive black hole jets.

An illustration shows a helix-shaped magnetic field sculpting jets erupting from an infant star.

'Citizen Sleeper 2' drops tomorrow, and we can't wait to roll the dice on this epic space RPG (trailer)

Space

January 30^th 2025 at 7:35 pm

The launch trailer just dropped for Citizen Sleeper 2, the follow-up to the indie smash hit Citizen Sleeper, ahead of the game's release tomorrow.

Watch Earth and space in 4K with new 24/7 livestream from ISS (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 30^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Space streaming company Sen is now broadcasting live views of Earth and space from the International Space Station (ISS) in 4K HD.

The bulbous blue orb of Earth rises from below. On the left, a white spacecraft.

SpaceX and Vast want ideas for science experiments on Dragon spacecraft and Haven-1 space station

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 30^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

SpaceX and Vast Space are looking for research ideas to fly aboard Vast's new Haven-1 space station launching later this year.

Artist's illustration of a SpaceX Dragon capsule approaching and docking with Vast Space's planned Haven-1 orbiting outpost.

I've found two great deals on a pair of Lego Star Wars sets featuring the iconic Tantive IV starship that complement each other perfectly

Space

January 30^th 2025 at 5:00 pm

These interior and exterior builds of the starship featured in the opening scenes of the original Star Wars movie are a great choice for fans and collectors.

A white Lego spaceship is on a black display stand with the product box behind it, a space.com logo is in the top left corner and the background is a purple starry design.

'SALLY' premieres at Sundance with Sally Ride's family, astronaut in audience

Space

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

January 30^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

National Geographic premiered "SALLY," Cristina Costantini's new documentary about the first U.S. woman in space and her untold love, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah on Tuesday (Jan. 28).

an audience in a theater views a screen with a still image of a female astronaut

How did life's building blocks end up on dwarf planet Ceres?

Space

January 30^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

The building blocks of life could have been delivered to solar system dwarf planet Ceres by one or more space rocks from the outer asteroid belt.

An image of dwarf planet Ceres captured by NASA's Dawn mission.

Watch NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore perform spacewalk outside the ISS today (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 30^th 2025 at 8:31 am

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin U.S. Spacewalk 92 early Jan. 30.

an astronaut in a white spacesuit works outside a space station opposite a space capsule

SpaceX Starlink satellite sparks brilliant fireball as it falls from space over US (videos)

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 30^th 2025 at 1:41 am

A SpaceX Starlink internet satellite fell from space in a blaze of glory overnight, lighting up the Midwest U.S. sky with a brilliant fireball.

A fireball from debris caused by a falling Starlink satellite lights up night sky

NASA X-ray telescope Chandra discovers black holes 'blow' on their food to cool it down

Space

January 30^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope and the VLT have revealed jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause gas to cool and fall toward them in a cosmic feeding process.

A comparison between the galaxy clusters Perseus and Centauru. The glowing white dots are black holes.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches next-gen SpainSat NG-1 satellite into orbit (video)

Space

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

January 30^th 2025 at 12:40 am

SpaceX launches next generation Spanish communications satellite on Wednesday evening (Jan. 29).

A rocket lifts off, lighting the black night with its blinding engines.

NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means

Space

January 30^th 2025 at 12:32 am

NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space rock Bennu.

a ball of grey boulders and rocks seen against the blackness of space

Trump administration's funding freeze attempt could have stalled $1.2 billion in NASA spending

Space

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

January 30^th 2025 at 12:30 am

A memo issued by the Trump administration has frozen $1.2 billion in funding for NASA programs ranging from science to space operations.

a white building with a round blue NASA logo takes up the foreground, while a storm clouds can be seen in the distance above a mountain range in the background

Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May

Space

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

January 29^th 2025 at 11:27 pm

The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will honor its 2025 class of inductees, record-setting space travelers Peggy Whitson and Bernard Harris, at a public ceremony in Florida this spring.

a Black male and caucasian female astronaut in white spacesuits are seen in portraits taken on the ground

NASA Jet Propulsion Lab opens doors after LA fires, helps firefighter helicopters refuel

Space

January 29^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab begins normal operations after devastating LA fires as hundreds of employees who were displaced begin rebuilding their lives.

a handful of white and tan buildings, one with a large blue nasa logo, sit in the foothills of mountains.

January new moon 2025: The young moon visits Venus and Saturn

Space

January 29^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The young January moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster together in the evening sky.

Earth-observing company Planet signs $230 million deal for fleet of new Pelican satellites

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 29^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The Earth-observation company Planet just inked its largest deal to date, a $230 million contract to deliver a fleet of its new Pelican satellites.

Artist's illustration of Planet's Pelican-2 Earth-observing satellite in orbit.

Warhammer 40,000 animation 'Astartes II' looks stunningly brutal in new trailer

Space

January 29^th 2025 at 5:19 pm

In the grim darkness of the 21st century, at least we have this awesome Warhammer 40,000 'Astartes II' trailer to watch

Trump asks Elon Musk to return 2 Starliner astronauts from the ISS for NASA —but they already have a SpaceX ride home

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 29^th 2025 at 3:46 pm

President Trump just asked Elon Musk to retrieve two NASA astronauts from the International Space Station. But the duo are already slated to come home with SpaceX this spring.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Butch Wilmore talk about voting from the International Space Station.

Happy Lunar New Year 2025! Chinese astronauts send Year of the Snake greeting from Tiangong space station (video)

Space

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

January 29^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

As billions of people worldwide celebrate the Lunar New Year, astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station sent home a holiday greeting.

three astronauts in blue sweat suits hold up red paper cuttings in a white rectangular space station cabin

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snaps its 1st photos of the moon (images)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 29^th 2025 at 1:30 am

The moon has come into view for Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft, which is scheduled to land on Earth's nearest neighbor a month or so from now.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snapped this selfie with the moon in the background from Earth orbit. Firefly posted the image on X on Jan. 27, 2025.

India launches navigation satellite into orbit on nation's 1st mission of 2025

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 29^th 2025 at 12:31 am

India launched the NVS-02 regional navigation satellite to orbit this evening (Jan. 28), the 100th liftoff from the nation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

An Indian GLSV rocket launches the NVS-02 navigation satellite to orbit on Jan. 28, 2025.

Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

Space

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

January 28^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

a white chunk of ice seen floating in blue ocean water as clouds pass overhead

Blue Origin scrubs landmark New Shepard moon-gravity launch due to weather, rocket glitch

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 28^th 2025 at 9:53 pm

Blue Origin scrubbed the planned 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Jan. 28) due to uncooperative weather and a vehicle issue.

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle stands on the launch pad at the company's West Texas site on Jan. 28, 2025. A liftoff planned for that day was scrubbed due to weather and an avionics issue.

'Star Trek: Section 31' goes back to Trek's 'space western' roots to tell a 'Clint Eastwood' story (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 28^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

An exclusive interview with 'Section 31's' Alex Kurtzman and Olatunde Osunsanmi

Boom Supersonic XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier on historic test flight (video)

Space

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

January 28^th 2025 at 8:50 pm

Boom Supersonic made history today (Jan. 28) when its XB-1 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on a test flight over the American desert.

Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Space

January 28^th 2025 at 8:39 pm

A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could impact our planet and what level of destruction it could cause.

An illustration of an asteroid racing past Earth

Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?

Space

January 28^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, despite its extreme climatic variability.

a blue haze partially covers the view of a large planet. A smaller orb, a star, passes in the upper left.

An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests

Space

January 28^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

An image of Jupiter mostly shielded in shadow

'Star Wars: A New Legacy' celebrates 10 years of 'Star Wars' comics under the Marvel empire

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 28^th 2025 at 7:00 pm

A preview of Marvel Comics' "Star Wars: A New Legacy #1"

A cosmic 'CT scan' shows the universe is far more complex than expected

Space

January 28^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

A "cosmic CT scan" performed by scientists using two very different cosmic surveys has revealed the cosmos is less clumpy and more complicated than we thought.

An illustration shows a CT scan of the universe with "slices" of the cosmos as it evolves

James Webb Space Telescope's 'big sky images' issued on stamps in Big Sky, Montana

Space

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

January 28^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The unobstructed skies that gave Big Sky, Montana its name made for an appropriate setting for the release of two postage stamps depicting vistas visible to the James Webb Space Telescope.

four stamped and postmark envelopes using U.S. Priority Mail stamps featuring James Webb Space Telescopes images of a star cluster and spiral galaxy

Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth (photo)

Space

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

January 28^th 2025 at 4:14 pm

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31.

coronal hole on the surface of the sun on Jan. 28. the hole appears as a large dark patch on the sun.

Scientists find hints of the dark universe in 3D maps of the cosmos

Space

January 28^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Computer algorithms can model the universe, matching simulations to observations and revealing the distribution of dark matter.

A diagram-type image representing stellar shells and tidal streams in haloes of nearby galaxies.

Boom Supersonic to break sound barrier during historic test flight today: Watch live

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 28^th 2025 at 8:31 am

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft will break the sound barrier for the first time during a Jan. 28 test flight, and you can watch the action live.

a sleek silver jet with a sharp nose cone flies above a mountain range

What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket 'moon gravity' launch? Here's how to watch live after a delay

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 28^th 2025 at 2:17 am

Blue Origin's NS-29 New Shepard rocket is expected to launch by late Jan. 31 after a delay if all goes well. Here's what to know

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket surrounded by its gantry

Supermassive black holes in 'little red dot' galaxies are 1,000 times larger than they should be, and astronomers don't know why

Space

January 28^th 2025 at 12:30 am

"Little red dot" galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in the early cosmos appear to be ruled by supermassive black holes that are 1,000 times too massive.

An illustration shows seven little red dot galaxies embedded in the cosmic web, one of which is dominated by a supermassive black hole

India's space agency completes 1st Gaganyaan astronaut crew capsule

Space

January 27^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

The Indian Space Research Organization has completed its first Gaganyaan astronaut crew capsule, marking another milestone in the country's pursuit to develop homegrown technology for independent human spaceflight capabilities.

the inner frame of a space capsule in a white room

'Dune: Part 2' and 'Alien: Romulus' score Oscar nominations, but Denis Villeneuve misses out again

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 27^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Both sci-fi hits pick up nominations, but 'Dune: Part 2' misses out on some categories that seemed like sure bets.

A man with bright blue eyes in a tattered hood, with a tube stretching across his face and entering his nose.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 27^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites today (Jan. 27) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 27, 2025.

To decode dark energy, the Rubin Observatory will find millions of exploding vampire stars

Space

January 27^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to detect millions of exploding vampire stellar remnants called "white dwarfs," shedding light on dark energy.

(Main) An illustration shows the Vera C. Rubin observatory hunting for Type Ia supernovas (Inset) an illustration of a feeding white dwarf reaching critical mass

'Alien: Earth's new teaser trailer shows us the Xenomorph's arrival

Space

January 27^th 2025 at 7:00 pm

Earth was in Xenomorph-related trouble long before the Nostromo’s trip to LV-426. Here’s the latest teaser for ‘Alien: Earth’, the FX show coming this summer.

Boom Supersonic's next-generation XB-1 passenger plane 1 step away from breaking the sound barrier

Space

January 27^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator craft could become the first commercial jet to break the sound barrier since Concorde after acing its 11th test and reaching 0.95 Mach at low altitudes.

a close-up of a white jet flying through the sky above a snowcapped mountain range

NASA's new supersonic X-59 jet hits the afterburner (photos)

Space

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

January 27^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

NASA and Lockheed Martin recently released photos of the X-59 "quiet" supersonic jet conducting tests of its afterburner, blasting out a column of fire while in the hangar.

a column of purple flame shoots from the cone-shaped nozzle on the rear end of a white jet in a hangar

Why Comet G3 (ATLAS) will be 'remembered as the Great Comet of 2025' (photos)

Space

January 27^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like binoculars or a telescope.

'Invincible' Season 3: Release date, plot, and everything we know

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 27^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

A preview of Prime Videos Invincible Season 3 landing on Feb. 6, 2025

A hovering superhero in a blue-and-black costume

Trump wants US to pursue 'manifest destiny' in space. What could that mean?

Space

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

January 27^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

President Donald Trump recently invoked "manifest destiny" to outline a bold vision for America's space program. But what does this historic and controversial term mean when applied to outer space?

Artist's illustration of SpaceX Starships on Mars.

'Star Trek: Section 31' has a huge surprise celebrity cameo at the end

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 26^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The Oscar-winning 'Everything, Everywhere, All At Once' co-star makes her 'Star Trek' debut.

A scene from the movie Star Trek: Section 31 showing a man and a woman in sci-fi formal attire.

Earth is bombarded with rocks from space — but who gets to keep these ultimate antiques?

Space

January 26^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Every day, about 48.5 tons of space rock hurtle towards Earth.

US military practices rescuing astronauts from the sea (photos)

Space

January 26^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A U.S. military joint task force did some training recently off the Florida coast, preparing to help rescue astronauts from the ocean if need be.

Maj. David Reifenberg, combat rescue officer drop zone controller, 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, free falls from a Joint Base Charleston C-17 Globemaster III, as Senior Master Sgt. George Reed, pararescueman, 308 RQS prepares to jump, during a Human Space Flight Support airdrop search and rescue exercise Jan 15, 2025, near Patrick SFB, Fla.

Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Everything you need to know about the 'solstice' solar eclipse

Space

January 26^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Some remote regions will experience a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. The best places to see it will be in Antarctica and New Zealand.

partially eclipses sun appears as a thin crescent behind clouds.

What are boson stars — and what do they have to do with dark matter?

Space

January 26^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

The skies may be full of invisible "boson stars" that could have a connection to dark matter.

a black hole surrounded by a ring of white light

Mysterious Mars mounds may bolster case for ancient Red Planet ocean

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Buttes and mesas in Mars' Chryse Planitia contain clay minerals made from liquid water interacting with the rock nearly 4 billion years ago.

Some of the Martian buttes and mesas on the Red Planet's northern plains. Inside these eroded mounds are layers of clay formed by liquid water.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 145 —We're 'Star Bound' with a guide to America's space program

Space

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

January 25^th 2025 at 7:21 pm

On Episode 145 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik meet the authors of a new book about spaceflight called "Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between," Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III.

Invisible 'flickering' on the sun could predict potentially dangerous solar flares hours in advance

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ultraviolet light before a solar flare, which could act as an early warning system for dangerous space weather.

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

NASA wants to launch rockets into northern lights to study 'black auroras'

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan night sky.

On March 3, 2014, at 6:09 a.m. EST, a NASA-funded sounding rocket launched straight into an aurora over Venetie, Alaska. The Ground-to-Rocket Electrodynamics ? Electron Correlative Experiment (GREECE) sounding rocket mission, which launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Poker Flat, Alaska, will study classic curls in the aurora in the night sky. The GREECE mission seeks to understand what combination of events sets up these auroral curls as they're called, in the charged, heated gas ? or plasma ? where aurorae form. This is a piece of information, which in turn, helps paint a picture of the sun-Earth connection and how energy and particles from the sun interact with Earth's own magnetic system, the magnetosphere.

Electric spacecraft propulsion may soon take a leap, thanks to new supercomputer

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations.

a white cylindrical spacecraft with four skinny solar panels and two larger black panels fires blue exhaust from three after engines arranged in a line.

Could we travel to parallel universes?

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

If parallel universes exist, can we access them? Let's explore the possibility.

An illustration of a person in a cockpit of a spacecraft and traveling through light at warp speeds.

What is Section 31? The 'Star Trek' spy organization explained

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 2:30 am

As the shadowy branch of Starfleet Intelligence gets its very own movie, we look back at Section 31's morally dubious history.

Split image showing three members of Section 31. Left: a Man with his hands together, only the fingertips touching; Middle: A woman in a black overcoat; Right: A cartoon man with purple hair. The image has the text "Star Trek: What is Section 31?" over the top.

Scientists discover exoplanet with supersonic winds — the fastest in the known universe

Space

January 25^th 2025 at 1:30 am

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own system," scientists said.

An illustration of a blurred planet that looks like it has super high wind speeds.

Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on Jan. 28 New Shepard suborbital launch

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 25^th 2025 at 12:30 am

Blue Origin will launch the 29th mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Jan. 28, on an uncrewed research flight that will simulate lunar gravity conditions.

a white-and-blue rocket launches under a blue sky

Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth, explodes near home (video)

Space

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

January 24^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home.

A Chinese Long March 3B rocket lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center carrying the Shiyan-10 02 satellite on Dec. 29, 2022.

Watch 'planetary parade' online for free on Jan. 25

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the "planetary parade" on Saturday (Jan. 25), featuring a lineup of six planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.

Sky chart showing the planetary lineup visible after dark in January 2025. Jupiter is near Aldebaran, the star that makes up the eye of the bull in the constellation Taurus.

Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)

Space

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

January 24^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth as it prepares to make its way towards lunar orbit.

a blue-and-white planet recedes from view on a black background

Thinking of Buying a Telescope? Here's Our Advice

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 8:44 pm

In some cases, binoculars are a better bet.

Total lunar eclipse September 2025: When and where to see the 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The second total lunar eclipse of 2025 will be visible from Asia and western Australia on Sept. 7-8, 2025.

lunar eclipse phases showing a blue hued moon on the left then increasingly red moons to the right, the blood moon on the right looks a deep orange color.

The 1st monster black hole ever imaged has messy eating habits

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

A new analysis of M87*, the first black hole imaged by humanity, has revealed turbulence in the matter around it, which this supermassive black hole feasts upon.

Side by side comparison of the supermassive black hole M87* as seen in April 2018 and a year earlier in April 2017

3 years of James Webb Space Telescope data on alien worlds now available online

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the study of exoplanets, worlds beyond the solar system.

An illustration of the JWST investigating some hypothetical exoplanets witha graph in th ebackground showing its exoplanet discoveries thus far

Volcanic cones on Mars tell a tale of ice and fire

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

A study of volcanic cones near the equator on Mars is challenging what scientists previously knew about when and where water flowed on Mars.

a vast rusted orange landscape sloping upward to a faraway crater edge.

See the planet parade for under $70 with this beginner friendly, super-portable Celestron telescope deal

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 4:10 pm

The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope is currently 36% off with a coupon, making it the cheapest it's been in a long time.

The Celestron Travel Scope 70 with it's accessories in black, on a purple background with disco rings while the space.com logo is in the top left corner

Save 23% on Lego City Modular Space Station, one of our favorite Lego space sets

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 3:08 pm

There's currently a $26 saving to be had on the excellent Lego City Modular Space Station via Amazon.

Lego City Modular Space Station against an orange planet background with a 'Space.com deals' logo

Earth's recent asteroid visitor might've been a piece of the moon

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ago, scientists find.

An image of earth's tempoary mini moon as it departs on Monday (Nov. 25)

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 11th Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 24^th 2025 at 8:31 am

SpaceX launched 23 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast today in the company's 11th Falcon 9 rocket flight of 2025 (Jan. 24).

a white rocket lifts off in the dark early morning above a pillar of fire

NASA honors fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 24^th 2025 at 2:42 am

NASA honored its fallen space explorers during ceremonies at multiple sites on Thursday (Jan. 23).

The crew of the STS-51L mission of the space shuttle Challenger, which was lost shortly after launch on Jan. 28, 1986. Left to right: Mission Specialist Ellison S. Onizuka, Pilot Michael J. Smith, Payload Specialist Christa McAuliffe, Commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee, Payload Specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, Mission Specialist Judith A. Resnik, Mission Specialist Ronald E. McNair.

Growing up and going out: Beyond the cradle (op-ed)

Space

January 24^th 2025 at 12:30 am

Humanity is reaching the threshold of adulthood. It is time to grow up and go out — beyond the cradle and into the cosmos.

people in spacesuits on the surface of mars surrounded by metal buildings

'Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles' continues to be the most fascinating 'The Phantom Menace' tie-in video game

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 11:30 pm

Despite the tepid reception back in 2000, the Jedi Power Battles remaster is a fun return to simpler times when Star Wars video games were allowed to be weird.

Game box art for the video game 'Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles.' Top center is the title 'Star Wars Episode 1 Jedi Power Battles.' Two brown-robed male Jedis are fighting off an army of attacking droids. Each is wielding a lightsaber.

How to watch 'Star Trek: Section 31': Stream the new spy movie online and from anywhere

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 10:30 pm

"Star Trek" goes "Mission: Impossible" in a new TV movie – here's how to watch "Section 31" on Paramount Plus in the US, UK and Australia.

Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) sitting behind a desk in her nightclub in the Star Trek: Section 31 movie.

Trump orders interim NASA chief to end DEI initiatives

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 23^rd 2025 at 9:44 pm

NASA employees received a memo from acting agency administrator Janet Petro, Wednesday, mandating the closure of all diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility initiatives and contracts.

An oversized NASA logo is prepared for installation on the front of a hangar at NASA's Lewis Research Center (today, NASA Glenn) in 1962.

Where to watch 'Blade Runner 2049': Free streaming as sci-fi movie lands on BBC iPlayer

Space

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

January 23^rd 2025 at 8:50 pm

Ahead of Blade Runner 2099 this year, the sequel/prequel is now available for free in the UK for a limited time only, with Blade Runner 2049 landing on the BBC.

A young star may soon disappear: Inside the great dimming of T Tauri

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 7:30 pm

The young protostar T Tauri is about to be eclipsed by a huge disk of gas and dust that could prompt the star to fade or even disappear.

two bright stars, one white and one red, seen ins pace in a cloud of dust. many other smaller, fainter stars can be seen in the background

Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 6:30 pm

The most detailed panorama of the entire Andromeda galaxy is packed with science that could revolutionize our understanding of how spiral galaxies across the universe form and evolve.

A panoramic view of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, located 2.5 million light-years away, requiring over 600 Hubble overlapping snapshots to stitch together. This mosaic captures the glow of 200 million stars - a fraction of Andromeda’s population - spread across about 2.5 billion pixels.

400 rocket landings! SpaceX notches reuse milestone

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 23^rd 2025 at 5:30 pm

SpaceX made some history during a Jan. 21 Starlink satellite launch from California, landing an orbital-class rocket for the 400th time.

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a drone ship shortly after launching 27 Starlink satellites from California on Jan. 21, 2025.

New 'Mickey 17' trailer gives us a deeper look at Robert Pattinson's upcoming sci-fi dark comedy romp

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 5:00 pm

Ahead of its early March release in theaters, Bong Joon-ho's Mickey 17 has received a second trailer full of action, intrigue, and comedic beats.

Trillions of comets discovered orbiting alien planet systems (image)

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 4:30 pm

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, astronomers have discovered icy exocomet belts circling 74 different alien planetary systems.

74 different orange ring shapes on fuzzy purple backgrounds, arranged in a grid

Aurora alert: Incoming solar storms could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight

Space

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

January 23^rd 2025 at 4:13 pm

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

northern lights above Higgins Lake, Michigan appear as vibrant ribbons of green and purple light above the water.

10 best camera gifts for astrophotography and videography 2025

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 3:35 pm

New camera gear for the holidays? It'll likely you'll need some accessories to go with it if you're going to shoot astro, here are the 10 best camera gifts we'd recommend.

Man opening a box that may have one of the 10 best camera gifts for astrophotography in front of cameras

Astronomers watch monster black hole spit out a light-year-long jet

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 2:30 pm

Astronomers have witnessed a monster supermassive black hole erupting with a light-year-long jet traveling at one-third the speed of light.

An illustration shows a supermassive black hole beginning to blast out a jet of matter at around 33% the speed of light (inset) Radio images of 1ES 1927+654 reveal emerging structures that appear to be jets of plasma erupting from both sides of the galaxy’s central black hole following a strong radio flare.

'Star Trek: Section 31' review: It isn't classic 'Trek', but the Paramount+ exclusive offers some flashy fun

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 23^rd 2025 at 8:30 am

A review of Paramount+'s "Star Trek: Section 31"

A woman and man stood next to each other, dressed in black covert ops attire and holding hands, with each person pointing a gun with their free hand.

Chinese commercial Ceres-1 rocket launches 5 weather satellites to orbit (video)

Space

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

January 23^rd 2025 at 1:30 am

Chinese company Galactic Energy launched five satellites atop a Ceres-1 four-stage rocket on Jan. 20, 2025.

A CERES-1 carrier rocket carrying five satellites blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on January 20, 2025 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. The rocket blasted off at 6:11 p.m. on January 20, successfully sending a group of satellites including the Yunyao-1 37-40 and JTX-A-05 models into their planned orbits.

Strange 'quasi-moon' of Earth gets named Cardea, after goddess of door hinges

Space

January 23^rd 2025 at 12:30 am

A quasi-moon of Earth has been given a name. It's Cardea, after the goddess of door hinges.

a blurry grey dot zooms across a background of blurry stars

Astrophotographer captures a 'Great Dragon' in the Pelican Nebula (photo)

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 11:30 pm

Miguel Claro captured a stunning portrait of the colorful Pelican Nebula from the Dark Sky Alqueva Observatory in Portugal.

a colorful cloud of gas seen against a backdrop of bright stars in white, blue and red

Marvel's flagship 'Star Wars' comic series relaunching into the New Republic era in May

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 10:30 pm

After the Battle of Jakku miniseries released in 2024, the main Star Wars comic book series from Marvel is fully embracing the New Republic era.

Watch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander witness an eclipse from space (video)

Space

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

January 22^nd 2025 at 10:00 pm

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander is healthy on its way to the moon, and even witnessed a solar eclipse from space when Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the spacecraft.

the sun reflects off of metallic surfaces wrapped in gold foil. in the background, nothing can be seen but the blackness of space

Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)

Space

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

January 22^nd 2025 at 9:30 pm

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the Tiangong space station.

A Shenzhou 19 astronaut works outside the Tiangong space station during a spacewalk on Jan. 20, 2025.

Europe plans to launch advanced Mars lander in 2035

Space

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

January 22^nd 2025 at 8:30 pm

The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.

Artist's illustration of Europe's ExoMars rover, named Rosalind Franklin, on the surface of the Red Planet.

Beam me to the stars: Scientists propose wild new interstellar travel tech

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 7:30 pm

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds."

blurry white lines converge on a single point in the distance against a background of stars

Want a Telescope for Christmas? Here's What You Need to Know

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 7:04 pm

Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in mind when buying a telescope. Here are some tips and features to consider when looking for astronomy telescopes and binoculars.

SMILE! Europe and China move toward 2026 launch of space weather mission

Space

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

January 22^nd 2025 at 6:30 pm

The European Space Agency is set to launch a joint space science mission with China in early 2026 after a long collaboration.

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

‘The Other Moonshot:’ New podcast centers on unsung black heroes of the space race (trailer)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 22^nd 2025 at 5:31 pm

An exclusive trailer for the new podcast series "L.A. Made: The Other Moonshot," which comes out Jan. 29.

Three men seated before the outline of the moon with a rocket passing by

Partial solar eclipse March 2025: Everything you need to know

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 4:30 pm

Get ready for a deep partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, which will occur at sunrise in North America and mid-morning across Europe.

Hubble tension is now in our cosmic backyard, sending cosmology into crisis

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 2:30 pm

Measurements of the distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies find that it is millions of light years closer than the standard model predicts.

galaxies scattered across the vast abyss of space.

Save nearly $75 on these all-purpose Celestron Nature DX ED 8x42

Space

January 22^nd 2025 at 1:58 pm

These rugged, all-weather Celestron binoculars are perfect for wide-field stargazing and wildlife watching, and now they're just $152, plus an additional $15 off.

A pair of Celestron Nature DX ED 8x42 binoculars against a circle background with a Space Deals badge next to it.

Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras

Space

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

January 22^nd 2025 at 2:30 am

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space.

An image of the Northern lights over Bloomington, Indiana

Finland becomes 53rd country to join the Artemis Accords for moon exploration

Space

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

January 22^nd 2025 at 1:30 am

Finland just became the Artemis Accords' 53rd member nation, bolstering NASA's efforts to establish peaceful and cooperative international space exploration.

Artist's impression of a moon exploration scenario.

Bill Nelson steps down as NASA chief as Trump begins 2nd term

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 21^st 2025 at 11:30 pm

Bill Nelson has stepped down as NASA administrator, ending a half-century of public service. Janet Petro is now the agency's interim chief.

a man in a suit sits at a table covered in microphones in a large wood-paneled room

'Silo' creator Graham Yost talks season 2's cliffhanger ending and how it sets up season 3 (Exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 21^st 2025 at 10:30 pm

An exclusive interview with "Silo's" acclaimed executive producer and showrunner, Graham Yost

A bearded man and a blonde woman stare intently at something unseen

Watch (and hear!) a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video in a world 1st

Space

January 21^st 2025 at 9:30 pm

A doorbell camera caught the moment when a meteorite impacted on the walkway of a home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, recording what is likely the world's first audio of a space rock impact.

The best Disney-era Star Wars spaceships

Space

January 21^st 2025 at 8:30 pm

After nearly a decade of brand-new Star Wars movies and shows under Disney, which are the coolest new starships flying across the galaxy?

Vortex Solo R/T 8x36 monocular

Space

January 21^st 2025 at 6:30 pm

Shorter version of strapline

A hand holding a Vortex Solo R/T 8x36 monocular in front of a lake.

Rocket Lab selected to launch more hypersonic test vehicles for US military

Space

January 21^st 2025 at 6:30 pm

The new 5-year contract that focuses on hypersonic technology is worth $1.45 billion.

a black-and-white rocket launches at night above a bright plume of fire

When you wish upon a star, is it already dead? An astronomer crunches the numbers

Space

By: space@astrolaura.com (Laura Nicole Driessen)

January 21^st 2025 at 5:30 pm

The stars we can see in the night sky are a lot closer and live a lot longer than you would think.

a starry night sky seen behind ears of corn

First look at space shuttle, Mission Control 2025 dollar coins from US Mint

Space

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

January 21^st 2025 at 4:30 pm

The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto coins to celebrate advancements made by Texas and Florida. The U.S. Mint has released designs for American Innovation dollars.

two golden dollar coins are depicted side by side, one with the image of a launching space shuttle and then other with an astronaut floating outside a space station

Save up to 35% on a range of Black Series Force FX lightsabers

Space

January 21^st 2025 at 3:59 pm

The Black Series Force FX lightsabers are some of the best on the market, and you can save credits while learning the ways of the Force.

Force FX Obi-Wan Kenobi lightsaber on an orange planet background

UK approves 1st vertical rocket launch from Saxavord Spaceport

Space

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

January 21^st 2025 at 2:30 pm

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe.

fire and smoke spew from a sliver cylinder upright on a large metal platform

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 21^st 2025 at 2:43 am

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on a drone ship shortly after launching 21 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida on Jan. 21, 2025.

Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)

Space

January 20^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured two young stars named HOPS 150, which glows a bright golden red in the upper-right corner of the image, and HOPS 153, which lies on the left side of the image, represented by a narrow, colourful jet, in the Orion Nebula.

'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 20^th 2025 at 10:35 pm

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in at his inauguration in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

DC's new 'Superman Unlimited' comic lands prior to James Gunn's 'Superman' movie

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 20^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

A preview of DC Comics' new ongoing series coming in May, "Superman Unlimited"

Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem

Space

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

January 20^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.

irregular pieces of metal float high above a planet dotted with clouds

Monocular vs binocular: Which is best for stargazing

Space

January 20^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying binoculars or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.

Someone holding a pair of binoculars and a monocular

'Heavy' dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests

Space

January 20^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Dark matter can't be too heavy or it might break our best model of the universe, new research suggests.

A NASA graphic depicting a galaxy with a red half-circle superimposed over it to represent the mass of dark matter believed to be found there.

3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'

Space

January 20^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."

Three side-by-side images of the Ring Nebula in different filters.

How President Trump could change NASA

Space

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

January 20^th 2025 at 4:45 pm

The new Trump administration could upend NASA's priorities, reshaping the Artemis moon program, climate science funding and the role of commercial space players.

An orange man in a dark suit walks in front of a large white space capsule.

'Silo' Season 2's explosive finale teases season 3 with a cliffhanger and a Pez dispenser

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 20^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

A recap of "Silo" Season 2's finale, "Into the Fire," and all its reveals and secrets exposed

Bernard (Tim Robbins) faces shocking truths in "Silo" Season 2

'Predator: Hunting Grounds' is the perfect template for another modern-day Predator movie

Space

January 20^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

It took a few updates, but Predator: Hunting Grounds has become a notable asymmetrical multiplayer game with a refreshing and cohesive take on the sci-fi universe.

Gravitational waves offer a 'cosmic DNA test' for black holes

Space

January 20^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

The size and spin of black holes can reveal how and where they were born, and gravitational waves offer a way to decode this information like a cosmic DNA test.

An illustration of merging black holes within the boundary of a supermassive black hole

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there

Space

January 19^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.

earth, cut in half to expose its bright molten core

How 'quantum foam' may have inflated the early universe

Space

January 19^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

For decades, scientists assumed that the expansion of the universe was powered by a new entity, known as the inflaton, but new research suggests that it may have been possible without it.

a bright pinpoint of light on the left side of the image eventually grows into galaxies and stars on the right

World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)

Space

January 19^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028.

20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind

Space

January 19^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Despite crashing in the Utah desert in 2004, NASA's Genesis mission is still helping scientists study the effects of solar wind.

a smashed metal cylinder embedded into the desert floor

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada

Space

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

January 18^th 2025 at 6:44 pm

On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.

A view of SpaceX's Starship on the moon.

Nikon 5x15 HG monocular review

Space

January 18^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The Nikon 5x15 HG monocular is tiny, but it promises the same high-quality build and lens of Nikon's other optical devices.

Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)

Space

January 18^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.

a satellite's view of a tiny island off of a larger coastline. a wispy trail of muddy water extends downward away from the island in the surrounding water

World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project

Space

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

January 18^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.

a silver dome on top of a mountain surrounded by desert

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites from California (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 18^th 2025 at 3:31 pm

SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast on Tuesday (Jan. 21).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 21, 2025.

Step inside a virtual reality art piece inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope

Space

January 18^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Ashley Zelinskie's VR artwork Twin Quasar was inspired by the iconic deep-space image from the James Webb Space Telescope that introduced a new audience to gravitational lensing.

A video-game-esque world shows lots of stars, galaxies, artwork and a figure roaming around.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 18^th 2025 at 2:30 am

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has come through the L.A. fires in one piece. It will open next week to employees who need to work on site.

Space Force to march in Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch

Space

January 18^th 2025 at 12:30 am

On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation's newest military branch.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven E. Vera, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard non-commissioned officer in charge of technical training, trains 45 augmentees on marching in preparation for the Jan. 20 Presidential Inauguration at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., on Jan. 8, 2025. This marks the first time the Space Force will participate in a presidential inauguration, a significant milestone for the youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing

Space

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

January 17^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.

a silhouette of a person looking into a telescope under starry skies

FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 17^th 2025 at 10:06 pm

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.

SpaceX's Starship vehicle launches on its seventh-ever test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

Fastest disintegrating world ever seen 'spills its guts' for NASA's exoplanet hunter

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has found the fastest-disintegrating planet ever. Losing a moons-worth of matter every million years, it is a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.

An illustration shows a planet being disintergrated "spilling its guts" into space

Save 20% on the Lego Space Astronaut, one of our favorite space sets of 2024

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 9:17 pm

Bag an $11 saving on Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Astronaut, which can also be turned into a dog or a space shuttle.

Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Astronaut set in all its three forms on a purple background

Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February

Space

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

January 17^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Europe is moving towards the second launch of its new Ariane 6 launcher after finding and addressing anomalies following its debut flight.

Ariane 6 fully stacked and ready for testing.

25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked

Space

By: ailsa.harvey@futurenet.com (Ailsa Harvey)

January 17^th 2025 at 6:57 pm

Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.

a person in a bulky white spacesuit stands next to a wheeled rover and a cylindrical spacecraft on four legs, all on a dusty grey surface

Bushnell Equinox X650 5x32mm digital night vision monocular review

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The Bushnell Equinox X650 digital night vision monocular is an entry-level 5x32mm monocular capable of night vision. Is it worth considering?

A Bushnell Equinox X650 Digital Night Vision monocular on a wooden bench.

Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

A photo taken from the International Space Station captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025.

a bright streak of fuzzy light with the stars in the background

'Star Trek: Voyager' at 30: Why it was the right show at the wrong time

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The fourth live-action "Star Trek" TV show made some mistakes along the way, but it was arguably held back by the time it was made

Venus and Saturn take a sunset stroll tonight. Here's how to see it

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 5:00 pm

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.

an illustration of two pale yellow orbs next to one another in a starry night sky

Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic 'dark ages' billions of years ago

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.

An illustration of a supermassive black hole in the early cosmos

SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 17^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.

The two stages of SpaceX's Starship megarocket separate during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

A century ago, humans didn't know other galaxies existed. Here's how Edwin Hubble changed that view.

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk and reading a magazine.

Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)

Space

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

January 17^th 2025 at 3:38 am

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle's Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.

Earth as seen from the upper stage of SpaceX's seventh Starship vehicle during its test flight on Jan. 16, 2025. The vehicle suffered an anomaly and exploded in Earth's atmosphere around 8.5 minutes after launch.

SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 17^th 2025 at 2:47 am

SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.

SpaceX's seventh Starship megarocket launches on a test flight on Jan. 16, 2025.

'Dune' director David Lynch dies at 78

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 17^th 2025 at 2:29 am

An obituary for iconic filmmaker David Lynch who died Jan. 16, 2025.

a white-haired man in a black suit on a red carpet

Centuries-old supernova guides James Webb Space Telescope through an interstellar gap

Space

January 17^th 2025 at 12:30 am

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the first exquisite images of an interstellar patch of sky, about 11,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Reddish orange brownish streaks of light flow thgouth space.

Major milestone! India becomes 4th nation to dock satellites in orbit

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 16^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

India successfully docked its two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit yesterday (Jan. 15), becoming just the fourth country to pull off such a satellite meetup.

An illustration of two Indian satellites nearing each other in orbit.

Astronauts repair black hole observatory, inspect cosmic ray detector on ISS spacewalk

Space

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

January 16^th 2025 at 11:00 pm

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams completed a six-hour spacewalk to repair and upgrade equipment outside the International Space Station on Thursday (Jan. 16).

Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says

Space

January 16^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

2024 was the warmest year on record, according to NASA data. The global average temperature was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the mid-20th-century baseline.

This map shows where on Earth the average temperature in 2024 was higher or lower than the 20th-century baseline. Red indicates higher-than-average temperatures, while blue indicates lower-than-average temperatures.

Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says

Space

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

January 16^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may make.

An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

Photographer captures rare Comet G3 ATLAS from UK in dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image

Space

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

January 16^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Photographer Josh Dury captured rare Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) in a dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image after a challenging chase across UK skies at dusk.

comet g3 atlas in an orange sky at dusk above water, an inset image shows the comet close up.

What is a monocular and how do they work?

Space

January 16^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

For stargazers and wildlife watchers, monoculars can be an effective alternative to telescopes or binoculars. Here's how they work.

Monocular being used by the author outside a castle at sunset

NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 16^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a flagship NASA telescope that could answer the ultimate question.

An artist's concept of NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory in space.

James Webb Space Telescope watches planet-forming dust shells zooming through space

Space

January 16^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.

Concentric gas shells expanding into space.

Are James Webb Space Telescope images really so colorful?

Space

By: rebeccasohnm@gmail.com (Rebecca Sohn)

January 16^th 2025 at 5:18 pm

How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?

Against a dark backdrop of space, speckled with bright dots representing hundreds of galaxies, a giant reddish splotch at the center depicts an active region of star formation.

Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage

Space

January 16^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The World Monuments Fund has added the moon to its watch list of 25 historic places that face major challenges and has called for preserving lunar heritage.

a footprint of a large clunky boot in dusty gray soil

What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?

Space

January 16^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Scientists think it's possible that life cells from Earth could've been transferred to Venus, thanks to asteroid impacts over the last few billion years.

A cropped image of a yellowish streaked and cloudy planet.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)

Space

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

January 16^th 2025 at 11:28 am

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket reached orbit on its first-ever flight early this morning (Jan. 16).

Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:03 a.m. EST on Jan. 16, 2025.

Watch 2 NASA astronauts repair X-ray telescope on ISS during a spacewalk today

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 16^th 2025 at 8:31 am

NASA's Nick Hague and Suni Williams will service the X-ray telescope attached to the ISS during a 6.5-hour-long spacewalk today (Jan. 16). Watch it live.

Astronauts perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Space Mountain at 50: Five nods to NASA from the Walt Disney World ride

Space

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

January 16^th 2025 at 12:30 am

The ride today bears little resemblance to actual spaceflight. But in the 50 years Space Mountain has been running, there have been and still are several nods to NASA.

four spacesuited figures are shown in a ride vehicle opposite a photo of the opening day ceremony for Space Mountain at Walt Disney World

Battlestar Galactica at 20: the show that reinvented space opera

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

How a kitsch "Star Wars" cash-in spawned a bona fide sci-fi classic. So say we all!

The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 10:53 pm

We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.

map showing the routes of upcoming total solar eclipses and annular solar eclipses across Earth along with their dates.

Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 million light-years away from Earth.

This Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 22057, which is located about 650 million light-years away in the constellation Gemini. LEDA 22057 is the site of a supernova explosion, named SN 2024PI, which is visible in this image: located just down and to the right of the galactic nucleus.

James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope's ancient "little red dot" galaxies have been seen as a sign of "broken cosmology." Feeding supermassive black holes may have come to the rescue.

An illustration shows the JWST in space next to its observations of some of the earliest galaxies ever seen, the so-called "little red dots."

Uncanny 'Alien: Romulus' Ian Holm CGI fixed for home release as director 'wasn't 100 percent happy'

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Director Fede Alvarez spoke to Empire about fixing the controversial CGI of Rook in Alien: Romulus.

Goodnight, Gaia! ESA spacecraft shuts down after 12 years of Milky Way mapping

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 7:22 pm

Goodnight Gaia. The European Space Agency star-tracking satellite ceased operations on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, after 12 years of mapping the Milky Way.

An illustration shows the shutdown Gaia spacecraft telescope drift between Earth and the sun as the Milky Way looks on

Telescope vs monocular: Which should I buy?

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.

Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn, briefly hiding it from viewers on Earth.

a ringed planet disappears behind a crescent moon in a timelapse image

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' finale leaves us asking 'what's next'?

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 5:56 pm

In its final episode, Skeleton Crew sticks the landing with lots of action and some genuinely tense moments, but its answers are limited.

An ancient 3-star system give this 'blue lurker' a turbo boost, Hubble Space Telescope reveals

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A massive white dwarf and a sun-like "blue lurker" star tell a remarkable story of what was once a triple-star system in the M67 cluster.

A dark image of space with some stars speckled. There are two glowing orbs. One is yellow and the other is blue. They are quite separated.

The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.

Space

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

January 15^th 2025 at 4:53 pm

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

Image of the sun with a bar magnet graphic rotating in front of it

Strange multi-planet system proves not all hot Jupiter exoplanets are lonely giants

Space

January 15^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Hot Jupiters may not be the lonely giants scientists once thought they were.

An illustration shows a hot Jupiter planet orbiting its parent star with a super-Earth and an ice giant

What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 15^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just launched lunar landers built by Firefly Aerospace and Tokyo-based company ispace. What's next for the two craft?

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is seen here attached to the upper stage of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket shortly before its deployment on Jan. 15, 2025.

SpaceX launching Starship Flight 7 on Jan. 16: Watch it live

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 15^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX is set to launch the seventh test flight of its Starship megarocket on Thursday (Jan. 16) at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT), and you can watch the action live.

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket rolls out to the launch pad at the company's Starbase site on Jan. 9, 2025 ahead of a planned Jan. 13 test flight.

SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon (video, photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 15^th 2025 at 10:06 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched lunar landers for Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early this morning (Jan. 15).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Blue Ghost and Resilience moon landers from Florida's Space Coast on Jan. 15, 2025.

Little house on the (moon) prairie: Artist's 'Moonhouse' set to lift off on lunar lander

Space

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

January 15^th 2025 at 2:30 am

The moon is about to gain its first tiny house. Launching on a Japanese lunar lander is the "Moonhouse," a project by Mikael Genberg 25 years in the making.

a small model of a red and white house is mounted to a gold foil-covered lunar rover with white wheels

Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 15^th 2025 at 1:15 am

NASA is sending a suite of science and technology demonstrations on Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the surface of the moon.

a gold-foiled fixed-leg lander probe stands on a grey semi rocky surface beneath a black sky.

Rubin Observatory aces 1st image tests, gets ready to use world's largest digital camera

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 15^th 2025 at 12:37 am

The Rubin Observatory will eventually hold the world's largest digital camera. It's therefore a good sign it has aced its first image test.

An image with identical blue squares perfectly organized. In the center, there are nine darker squares.

What's flying to the moon on ispace's Resilience lunar lander?

Space

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

January 15^th 2025 at 12:30 am

Tokyo-based company ispace's Resilience lunar lander will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday (Jan. 15). Here's what the spacecraft is carrying.

An ispace engineer inspects the “Tenacious” micro rover in the payload bay of the company’s lunar lander, “Resilience.”

Nocs Provisions 8X32 Field Tube monocular review

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

The Nocs Field Tube 8x32 is weatherproof and offers excellent views of the moon and planets. It's a great companion for the great outdoors.

A blue Nocs Provisions 8X32 Field Tube monocular

Feeding supermassive black holes are more common than thought across the universe

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Feeding supermassive black holes are more common in the cosmos than previously suspected. What could possibly hide such ravenous cosmic titans?

An illustration of the region surrounding a feeding supermassive black hole. What could possibly hide such a ravenous cosmic titan?

Watch SpaceX launch 2 private moon landers on a single rocket early Jan. 15

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 14^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch moon landers built by Firefly Aerospace and the Japanese company ispace early Wednesday (Jan. 15), and you can watch it live.

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

Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world

Space

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

January 14^th 2025 at 8:39 pm

People across the world captured awesome views of a large Full Wolf Moon and a mini Mars.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest 'truly gargantuan' supernovas ever seen

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun.

(main) An illustration of a massice star going supernova in the early universe (inset) the supernova 2023adsv as seen by the JWST in 2022 and 2023

DJI Flip drone review

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 7:53 pm

The DJI Flip is a sub-250 g drone with multiple control options and the ability to capture 4K 60 FPS video and 12MP/48MP photos.

The DJI Flip drone, in white with four propellers is mid flight with clear blue skies behind it and one small grey cloud just below it.

Mysterious spiral galaxy jet puzzles astronomers: 'At first, I thought I completely messed up'

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Jets from a distant galaxy could offer fresh clues to how galaxies and their black holes evolve over eons.

A sepia image of space, with two defined glowing structures.

Panasonic Lumix S5IIx review

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The Panasonic Lumix S5IIx is an impressive full-frame camera that doesn't cost the earth and delivers impressive features and performance.

Dark matter may have caused a baffling break in this star stream

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

A strange break in a stream of stars in the Milky Way could be the result of dark matter, but only if the dark matter is hot and self-interacting.

An illustration of a halo of dense dark matter surrounding a spiral galaxy

Space2Sea Antarctica: 2 Ukrainian soldiers fulfill 1st part of Antarctic dream

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 5:51 pm

Visiting Antarctica — and, in particular, Ukraine's Vernadsky Research Base on the continent's peninsula — was a lifelong dream of two Ukrainian soldiers.

three people hold up a blue and yellow flag on the deck of a ship at sea

Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time

Space

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

January 14^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.

Los Angeles fires leave NASA's Deep Space Network mission control empty for 1st time in 60 years

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 14^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Despite the evacuation of its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, no space mission data has been lost, NASA says.

The Deep Space Network command center takes center stage.

SpaceX launches 131 satellites on Transporter 12 rideshare mission (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 14^th 2025 at 2:31 pm

SpaceX launched 131 satellites to orbit today (Jan. 14) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on a rideshare mission called Transporter 12.

a white rocket lifts off under cloudless blue skies

What happened to the flags Apollo astronauts left on the moon?

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 1:45 am

Astronauts placed six different American flags on the moon during the Apollo program. What became of those flags in the years since, and why were they controversial?

an astronaut in a spacesuit with a gold face shield walks on the grey dusty surface of the moon

Scientists turn 3 years' worth of solar flares into audible sound (video)

Space

January 14^th 2025 at 12:30 am

The European Space Agency has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, using data from the Solar Orbiter probe.

A screenshot of ESA's new animation and sonification of solar activity, based on data from the Solar Orbiter mission.

Total lunar eclipse March 2025: When and where to see the next 'Blood Moon' lunar eclipse

Space

January 13^th 2025 at 11:10 pm

A total lunar eclipse will be seen across North America on the night of March 13-14, 2025, while parts of Europe will get a brief view.

Various phases of a total lunar eclipse, blood moon,

The 2025 'Super Bowl of Astronomy' kicks off this week in Maryland

Space

January 13^th 2025 at 8:00 pm

Scientists from around the world are gathered in Maryland this week for the so-called "Super Bowl of astronomy." the 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

Star formation inside the Small Magellanic Cloud revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

'Daredevil' white dwarf star could be closest-known object to a weird black hole

Space

January 13^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

The weird outbursts of a distant supermassive black hole may be caused by a death-defying white dwarf walking a cosmic tight rope around it.

An illustration shows a white dwarf teetering on the edge of destruction and a supermassive black hole

'Silo' Season 2: 'The Safeguard' recap: Solo is redeemed and Lukas finds a secret tunnel

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 13^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

A recap of Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 9, "The Safeguard"

A bearded man in a dark subterranean cavern

Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?

Space

January 13^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The International Space Station is always falling, yet it never crashes to Earth or burns up in our atmosphere. How is this possible?

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

China plans to plant a waving flag on the moon in 2026. Here's how

Space

January 13^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

China's Chang'e 7 moon-landing mission will apparently include a flag that can flutter in the moon's thin and tenuous atmosphere.

Illustration of China's Chang'e 7 mission on the surface of the moon.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands booster for 15th time (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 13^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX launched 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this morning (Jan. 13).

a white rocket lifts off above a plume of fire

Blue Origin scrubs 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to technical issue

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 13^th 2025 at 11:58 am

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its powerful New Glenn rocket this morning (Jan. 13) due to a technical issue.

Blue Origin's first New Glenn rocket stands on the pad on Jan. 13, 2025, ahead of its planned liftoff that day.

China test-fires 5 new rocket engines in a single day. But what are they for? (video)

Space

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

January 12^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

China's state-owned main space contractor tested five different rocket engines on one day last week in preparation for future missions and projects.

On Jan. 2, 2025, China tested five different new rocket engines, which could help power a variety of space missions.

SpaceX will launch 2 private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

January 12^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Lunar landers from Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace will lift off atop the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week, kicking off a busy year of moon missions.

A still image from tracking cam footage of SpaceX's July 22, 2022, Starlink launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Smart robot helps out astronauts on China's Tiangong space station (video)

Space

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

January 12^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The three astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot named Xiao Hang.

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts have been testing a smart robotic assistant aboard the Tiangong space station.

Astronomers investigate black hole jets with Event Horizon Telescope

Space

January 12^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Astronomers are now confident the Event Horizon Telescope can help them decode elusive origins of black hole jets.

a red gaseous disk spins in starry space, spitting blue jets of light in polar directions from its center.

Ruko U11MINI drone review

Space

January 11^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

The Ruko U11MINI is a lightweight beginner drone with a multitude of plus and minus points that don't make it the most straightforward option.

'Dune: Prophecy' showrunner and Harkonnen stars dissect a stellar first season (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 11^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

A recap of a "Dune: Prophecy" season finale press conference held in late December

Three people exit a spaceship onto a dusty dry planet

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 143 —King Starship

Space

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

January 11^th 2025 at 5:56 pm

On Episode 143 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq are joined by Leonard David to talk about what 2025 has in store for SpaceX's Starship plans.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 143 — King Starship

How to see a 'planet parade' of 4 bright planets in January's night sky (video)

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 11^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn shine in a January planet alignment, NASA says.

SpaceX assembles the world's largest rocket for Starship Flight 7 test launch (photos)

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 11^th 2025 at 2:51 am

SpaceX just stacked its Starship megarocket to prepare for the vehicle's seventh test flight, which is scheduled for Jan. 13.

A silver stainless-steel SpaceX Starship is assembled for launch on the pad for Flight 7.

Devastation of raging Los Angeles fires visible from space in satellite images

Space

January 11^th 2025 at 2:32 am

Satellite images show destruction caused by huge, fast-moving fires raging this week in Southern California.

A false-color satellite image by Planet Labs shows the Palisades Fire consumed coastal neighborhoods. Land covered in vegetation is seen in red.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab still 'untouched' by raging LA fires

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 11^th 2025 at 2:30 am

The powerful Eaton fire has not reached the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, NASA's lead center for robotic planetary exploration.

The Full Wolf Moon 'eats' Mars on Jan. 13. Here's how to see it

Space

January 11^th 2025 at 2:30 am

On the night of Jan. 13, the full moon will appear to pass in front of Mars, resulting in an occultation visible from the United States, much of southern and eastern Canada, and West Africa.

a reddish-orange orb passes behind a bright full moon

What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 launch test on Jan. 16?

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 11^th 2025 at 6:46 pm

SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight will now launch no earlier than Thursday, Jan. 16, at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT).

Mars is bigger and brighter this weekend than it will be all year. Here's how to see it

Space

January 11^th 2025 at 12:30 am

Mars will be at perigee, its closest point to Earth, on Sunday, Jan. 12, appearing bigger and brighter in the sky. Here’s how to view the Red Planet at its best for 2025.

World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)

Space

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

January 10^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the future.

Three small cubesats, including the wooden LignoSat, deploy from the International Space Station. NASA posted this photo via X on Dec. 13, 2024.

Star escapes ravenous supermassive black hole, leaving behind its stellar partner

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Scientists want to know if a tidal disruption event that exploded twice is the result of a star abandoning its binary partner, allowing it to be devoured by a supermassive black hole.

An illustration shows a star escaping consumption by a black hole as its binary partner is devoured

Panasonic Lumix GH7 review

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

The Panasonic Lumix GH7 is Panasonic's flagship G-series camera with features and functionality covering both professional photo and video capture.

Panasonic Lumix GH7 with a 15mm f/1.7 lens attached

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 25th flight (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 10^th 2025 at 8:31 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 21 Starlink satellites from Florida today (Jan. 10). It was the 25th mission for the rocket's first stage, a new record.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida on Jan. 10, 2025. It was the 25th liftoff for the rocket’s first stage, a new record for the company.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory back online after 2024 data center flood

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 7:35 pm

The spacecraft themselves continued to operate normally in Earth orbit during the outage and "no science data has been lost."

A yellowish brown view of the sun with lots of glowing activity.

What is the US Space Force doing in Greenland?

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

The United States' northernmost military installation is critical for national security, Space Force officials say.

Chief of Space Operations U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Saltzman and distinguished guests stand in front of a radar dome belonging to the 23rd Space Operations Squadron Detachment 1 at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland on April 5, 2023. Det. 1's mission is to provide telemetry, tracking and commanding operations to the U.S. and allied government satellite programs.

How a leap year mistake knocked out a OneWeb satellite for 2 days

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

February 29, 2024 caused quite a stir for a giant satellite provider.

An artist's illustration of a OneWeb internet satellite in orbit.

See the moon and Jupiter ride the Bull in tonight’s sky

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

On Friday (Jan. 10), the moon will pass near Jupiter, meeting up with the gas giant in the constellation Taurus. Viewers can expect to see the bright moon and Jupiter shortly after sunset.

The fastest-spinning 'vampire star' we know of is shrinking. Soon, it will explode

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The fastest-spinning white dwarf ever discovered is a shrinking cosmic vampire feasting on a stellar companion. A feeding process is pushing the dead star toward an imminent supernova explosion.

An illustration of a white dwarf star stripping stellar material from a companion star

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Final Season and The Complete Series beam onto Blu-ray this March

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 10^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

A preview of the Blu-ray release of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Final Season and The Complete Series

Star Trek: Lower Decks Final Season and Complete Series Blu-rays

Opticron Explorer WA ED-R 8x42 monocular review

Space

January 10^th 2025 at 12:30 am

The Opticron Explorer WA ED-R 8x42 monocular sets itself apart with its wide focus ring — a departure from the top-mounted design of most competing models.

An Opticron Explorer WA ED-R 8x42 monocular held between the author's fingers.

An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 11:34 pm

The long-held assumption that Jupiter's iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia could be upended.

A tan, gaseious Jupiter hangs in black space, layered like a cross section of geological survey, a swirling red storm at its lower left.

SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 9^th 2025 at 10:00 pm

SpaceX rolled the upper stage of its Starship megarocket out to the pad this morning (Jan. 9) ahead of its planned Jan. 13 test flight.

Blue Origin delays 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to rough seas for landing

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 9^th 2025 at 9:52 pm

Bad weather for a rocket landing has pushed Blue Origin's first New Glenn launch to Jan. 12.

A blue and white rocket on the launch pad with towers on each side.

SpaceX launches 7th batch of next-gen spy satellites for US government (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 9^th 2025 at 8:52 pm

SpaceX launched the seventh batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office tonight (Jan. 9).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-153 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 9, 2025.

Mercury looks stunning in images from BepiColombo spacecraft's 6th and final flyby

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 8:43 pm

BepiColombo made its sixth and final flyby of Mercury on Wed (Jan. 8) capturing images of the tiny planet hinting at the mysteries it will soon investigate.

Top three images acquired of Mercury by the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft during its sixth Mercury flyby on 8 January 2025 as selected by the ESA

Humans will soon be able to mine on the moon. But should we? 4 questions to consider

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

By the end of this decade, nations and private companies may well be mining the surface of the Moon.

Astronauts watch giant spider cranes 3d-print landing pads on the moon.

What should I look for in a monocular for stargazing?

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 8:03 pm

From magnification to letting in enough light at night, here's how to choose the perfect monocular for stargazing and astronomy.

Food grows better on the moon than on Mars, scientists find

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Scientists expect the moon to have better soil for growing food than the red planet

Two domes and one under construction are connect by short tubes on the grey surface of the moon. Neighboring the their upper left, two additional domes, like mounds covered with moon dust, and rows of solar panels on the right. Above in the black sky, Earth hangs upper left.

Giant super-Jupiter planets could have very chaotic pasts

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

When two giant planets collide, an even bigger world may be born.

a gas giant striped in different shades of red dominates the left half of the image, hanging in black space. in the top right, a fainter twinkling star with short rays jetting out in several directions.

Watch the moon hide the 'Seven Sisters' of the Pleiades star cluster tonight

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The moon will pass in front of the Pleiades star cluster during an occultation on Jan. 9, 2025. Here's how to see it.

Once-in-a-160000-year comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week. Here's what to expect.

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 3:40 pm

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

In this animation by French optical engineer and amateur photographer, Nicholas Lefaudeux, the sun is surrounded by a glow that represents the area of the sky affected by twilight. As the comet whirls around the sun, take note of the changing orientation of its blue gas tail and curved, white dust tail. Courtesy, https://hdr-astrophotography.com/

The Fantastic Four join 'Marvel Rivals' ahead of their big-screen Marvel Cinematic Universe reboot

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

As fans await the first public trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the hit online hero shooter Marvel Rivals is welcoming the First Family.

Watch Blue Origin launch its 1st New Glenn rocket early Jan. 16 in a free livestream

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 9^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Blue Origin plans to launch the debut mission of its powerful New Glenn rocket early Thursday morning (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live.

a white rocket stands on a launch pad at night

Satellites watch as LA wildfires burn out of control in California (video)

Space

January 9^th 2025 at 1:30 am

A deadly wildfire continues to burn in parts of Los Angeles in Southern California, NOAAssatellites continue to monitor the location of the fire and smoke across the region.

a satellite's view of white smoke roiling from an orange orb along a coastline

What time is Blue Origin's 1st New Glenn rocket launch on Jan. 16?

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 9^th 2025 at 1:12 am

Blue Origin will launch its first-ever New Glenn rocket on Jan. 16. Here's what time it will fly and where to look to watch it.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stacked on the launch pad in November 2024.

SpaceX to launch Starship megarocket's Flight 7 test mission on Jan. 13

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 8^th 2025 at 11:40 pm

SpaceX aims to launch Starship Flight 7 on Monday (Jan. 13), an ambitious test that will feature an attempted launch-tower catch of the first-stage booster.

SpaceX's upper-stage Starship spacecraft inside a hangar at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Jan. 8, 2025.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab closed due to raging LA fires

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 8^th 2025 at 10:46 pm

The approaching Eaton wildfire has forced the closure of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, NASA's lead center for robotic planetary exploration.

Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Space

January 8^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

Bill Nye was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his dedication to science education.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 4: Science advocate and television host Bill Nye is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden in the East Room of the White House on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor.

Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane soars past 1 year in orbit

Space

January 8^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The U.S. Space Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) has silently slipped past one-year of flight time.

a spacecraft with two stubby wings flies above a blue-and-white planet with an orange glow surrounding it

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 7 is a bittersweet return to At Attin

Space

January 8^th 2025 at 6:27 pm

Skeleton Crew's penultimate episode lets Jude Law shine again and feels like the first half of a season finale that remains unpredictable.

Venus and the moon light up the night sky in gorgeous photos from around the world

Space

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

January 8^th 2025 at 5:59 pm

Venus and the moon made quite a pair during a conjunction on Jan. 3, 2025, and we've got the photos to prove it.

a bright crescent moon under a pale yellow orb

'Dark photons' at Big Bang's cosmic dawn could shine a light on dark matter

Space

January 8^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Interactions between dark matter and dark photons during a "missing chapter" cosmic history could shed light on one of the most troubling cosmic mysteries.

An illustration shows the universe expanding during cosmic dawn with its flip side the dark universe dominated by dark photons and dark matter also evolves.

Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in

Space

January 8^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

You may be stuck in the Milky Way but new research suggests the carbon that makes up your body took an intergalactic round trip on a cosmic conveyer belt.

An illustration of gas flowing out of a galaxy (purple) and then back in (red) on a cosmic conveyer belt.

SpaceX launches 21 new Starlink satellites from Florida

Space

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

January 8^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink internet satellites lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

a tall, black and white rocket lifts off into a mostly cloudy sky from a Florida launch pad

Watch India attempt its 1st space docking between satellites live this week after delays

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 8^th 2025 at 1:40 am

ISRO's SpaDeX satellites will try to dock in orbit on Jan. 8 around 9:30 p.m. EST (0230 Jan. 9 GMT/0800 IST).

The two docking satellites of India's Space Docking Experiment mission, or SpaDex.

NASA won't decide on overhaul for Mars Sample Return mission until mid-2026

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 8^th 2025 at 12:37 am

NASA is considering two ways to get its precious Mars samples back to Earth but won't pick a winner for another 18 months or so.

This photomontage shows each of the sample tubes deposited by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover at the Three Forks sample depot, as viewed by the WATSON camera on the end of the rover's robotic arm.

Scientists find 'spooky' quantum entanglement on incredibly tiny scales — within individual protons

Space

January 7^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

Einstein may have been troubled enough by entanglement to call it "spooky action at a distance" but scientists have discovered it operates at small scales between quarks and gluons in protons.

An illustration of a proton (the large golden sphere) colliding with an electron (smaller red sphere).

How NASA and Sierra Space are preparing for Dream Chaser space plane's 1st flight to ISS

Space

January 7^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Sierra Space and NASA's Johnson Space Center are conducting simulations to prepare for the Dream Chaser space plane's first flight to the International Space Station.

a black and white triangular aircraft is docked to a large T-shaped space station covered in rectangular solar panels, some of which extend outward like arms

SpaceX launch of private Blue Ghost moon lander set for Jan. 15

Space

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

January 7^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

SpaceX and NASA are targeting Jan. 15 for the launch of the private Blue Ghost moon lander from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

'Helldivers' game series is getting a movie — would you like to know more?

Space

January 7^th 2025 at 9:00 pm

Movies are usually shot on 35mm, but we're feeling the 380mm barrage for this one. For Super Earth!

Split image showing the Helldivers movie announcement on the left, and a Helldiver giving a thumbs up on the right.

Big 'dark comet' discoveries could be coming in 2025

Space

January 7^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new "dark comets" after coming online in July 2025.

An artist's impression of a dark comet in the outer solar system.

ISS astronaut captures green auroras dancing over city lights (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 7^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

NASA astronaut Don Pettit continues to give us great views of Earth from the ISS, this time beaming home video of green auroras shimmering over bright city lights.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted this view of the northern lights, as seen by the International Space Station, on X on Jan. 5, 2025.

The 'original' John Glenn gave his 'go' for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket

Space

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

January 7^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

John Glenn's last correspondence before his death was to approve the use of his name for Blue Origin's first orbital-class rocket. Glenn hailed the booster for what it could enable for spaceflight.

a spacesuited astronaut gives thumbs up while a white rocket is lit by spotlights on its launch pad

Boldly boost your bartending skills with 'Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium'

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 7^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A preview of Titan Books' "Star Trek Cocktails: A Stellar Compendium"

James Webb Space Telescope spots record-breaking collection of stars in far-flung galaxy

Space

January 7^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 44 individual stars in a gorgeous portrait of a distant galaxy.

an endless darkness filled with curved dots and specks of light shining into foreverness.

Blue Origin to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket on Jan. 10

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

January 7^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Blue Origin plans to launch its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket for the first time ever in the wee hours of Friday morning (Jan. 10).

Blue Origin's first New Glenn rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

India delays 1st space docking of SpaDeX satellites, 'further validation' needed

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 7^th 2025 at 1:30 am

India postponed its first attempt to dock two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit from Jan. 6 until Jan. 9, to allow more time for tests.

Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)

Space

January 7^th 2025 at 12:30 am

It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.

Chunks of frost composed of carbon dioxide begin to break apart and crash to the Martian surface.

US Space Force broke its launch record in 2024 with 93 liftoffs

Space

January 6^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

An impressive 93 launches lifted off from Florida’s coast in 2024, setting a new Space Force record for the second year in a row.

a lot of rocket launch images stacked in rows and columns.

BluShift Aerospace hopes to launch 1st suborbital rocket from Maine in 2025

Space

January 6^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test toward the end of 2025.

an illustration of a white rocket in orbit above earth

SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight will deploy simulated Starlink satellites for 1st time

Space

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

January 6^th 2025 at 7:59 pm

SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.

A SpaceX Starship spacecraft on a test stand with the setting sun for Flight 7

How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'

Space

January 6^th 2025 at 7:31 pm

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.

An illustration shows Pluto and its largest moon Charon

Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space

Space

By: natasha.hurley-walker@curtin.edu.au (Natasha Hurley-Walker)

January 6^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Innew research, we have for the first time tracked a fast radio burst back to its source: a common kind of lightweight star called a red dwarf.

a fiery red orb in space next two a much smaller white orb

Dark Energy Camera captures thousands of galaxies in stunning image

Space

January 6^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Astronomers have captured a breathtaking new image of the Antlia Cluster of galaxies.

Lots of galaxies and stars against a dark background.

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2025 (video, photos)

Space

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

January 6^th 2025 at 4:21 pm

SpaceX launched the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida's Space Coast today (Jan. 6).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Jan. 6, 2025.

Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says

Space

January 6^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."

An illustration of a starry section of space with an orange orb, a yellowish orb with some loops coming off of it and a world in the foreground, mostly offscreen.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 142 —2025 in Space

Space

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

January 4^th 2025 at 6:31 pm

On Episode 142 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about 2025 in space!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 142 — 2025 in Space

'Silo' Season 2, 'The Book of Quinn': Juliette suffers, Walker snitches, and Lukas decodes Quinn's letter

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 4^th 2025 at 6:29 pm

A recap of "Silo" Season 2 Episode 8, "The Book of Quinn"

A woman in a jumpsuit crouches with a shield and piece of pipe

Peter Parker battles a rogue alien hunter in Marvel's 'Predator vs. Spider-Man'

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 4^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A preview of Marvel Comics' "Predator vs. Spider-Man #1"

A comic book superhero with a spiderweb mask clashes with a reptilian alien

Small satellite constellation could reveal black holes like never before

Space

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

January 4^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

A constellation of small satellites could help researchers view processes in close vicinity of supermassive black holes like never before.

A second image of M87* the first black hole seen by humanity as it appeared in April 2018

NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 4^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

An artist's depiction of a Mars sample-return mission.

What I learned from a black hole in Los Angeles

Space

January 4^th 2025 at 2:31 pm

PST: Art and Science Collide exhibits are on view across Los Angeles.

An image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, a behemoth dubbed Sagittarius A*, revealed by the Event Horizon Telescope on May 12, 2022.

Blue Origin is expected to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket next week, but when?

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

January 4^th 2025 at 1:30 am

The first launch of New Glenn could occur between Jan. 6 and Jan. 12, according to the FAA.

a white and blue rocket standing on its launch pad at night.

Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life

Space

January 4^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Researchers believe dark rocks at the site of a future Mars rover landing mission may be left over from ancient volcanic eruptions, and may be protecting signs of life — if there ever was life on Mars.

a false-color blue-and-green image of a mountainous landscape dotted with craters

'Silo' Season 2: Steve Zahn sees his enigmatic character Solo as a 'curious, delightful kid' (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 4^th 2025 at 12:30 am

Accomplished actor Steve Zahn lifts the layers on Solo, how he got the "Silo" job, and what it's like working with Rebecca Ferguson.

A disheveled man with a long beard hold a finger up

Sun erupts with powerful X1.2 solar flare, causes radio blackouts (photo)

Space

January 3^rd 2025 at 8:15 pm

The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America.

a white flare of light erupts from the leftmost edge of a green fuzzy blob

SpaceX launches 1st Falcon 9 rocket of 2025, sends Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit (video)

Space

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

January 3^rd 2025 at 7:30 pm

SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 as it sent the Thuraya 4 communications satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday (Jan. 3).

a white rocket launches at night above a vright plume of fire

Rare string of 'cosmic pearls' dance together in the universe

Space

January 3^rd 2025 at 4:30 pm

A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls.

An illustration of five galaxies alligned on a cosmic string of pearls

Supercharged auroras possible this weekend as colossal 'hole' in the sun spews solar wind toward Earth

Space

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

January 3^rd 2025 at 4:21 pm

Aurora alert — a coronal hole is spewing fast solar wind toward Earth, potentially boosting geomagnetic activity and supercharging northern lights Jan. 4 to Jan. 5.

two panel image showing a large coronal hole on the sun in the left panel and on the right is a photograph of northern lights appearing as purple and green ribbons of light in the sky.

Can NASA's troubled Mars Sample Return mission be saved?

Space

January 3^rd 2025 at 2:30 pm

An independent review team is delivering a final report to NASA leadership to determine if the agency's Mars Sample Return mission is salvageable after facing scrutiny for its $11 billion budget.

a circular machine on four legs launches a small rocket from the surface of a dusty reddish-orange planet

Dead stars can celebrate 2 New Years every second with nearby cosmic fireworks

Space

January 3^rd 2025 at 1:30 am

Celestial fireworks that erupt all year long but last a fraction of a second, fast radio bursts, may have traced them to the immediate surroundings of extreme and highly magnetic dead stars.

An illustration shows a neutron star blasting out a beam of radio waves from its highly magnetic enviroment

NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun

Space

January 3^rd 2025 at 12:07 am

This New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched on August 12, 2018 on a mission to study the sun.

Strap on a VR headset like a Facehugger with 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' — the 1st-ever 'Alien' VR game

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

January 2^nd 2025 at 11:30 pm

"Alien: Rogue Incursion" virtual reality game for PSVR and PCVR available now

A snarling alien monster with its teeth bared

Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the search for alien life

Space

January 2^nd 2025 at 10:30 pm

A newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could help guide scientists' search for alien life.

alien planets line up in space, curving toward a distant star.

Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware

Space

January 2^nd 2025 at 9:20 pm

Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter fell from the sky, crashing into Mukuku village.

A large piece of round metal stands next to a tall man in a wooded area. Onlookers look from a distance.

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Space

By: majello@clemson.edu (Marco Ajello)

January 2^nd 2025 at 8:30 pm

Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy

Colliding black holes create space-time ripples that can be seen by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).

Fall 2024 was Earth's warmest autumn ever

Space

January 2^nd 2025 at 7:30 pm

Fall 2024 makes history in the record books as the warmest on record in the past 130 years.

smashed cars and other debris lay strewn across a muddy field beside a brown river

The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight! Don't miss the 1st 'shooting stars' of 2025

Space

January 2^nd 2025 at 6:32 pm

The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight on Jan. 3, and could produce between 60 to 120 meteors per hour.

ANKARA,TURKEY - JANUARY 05: Quadrantid meteor streaks across the sky over Beypazari district of Ankara, Turkey on January 05, 2022.

James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast

Space

January 2^nd 2025 at 4:30 pm

Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped.

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 6: The crew and their spaceship reveal their true selves

Space

January 2^nd 2025 at 4:15 pm

Skeleton Crew's sixth episode splits the team apart ahead of their much-desired return to At Attin and a final confrontation with Jod.

Black holes can squash star formation, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Space

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

January 2^nd 2025 at 2:30 pm

"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail."

A black screen with lots and lots of colorful little blobs.

Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH review

Space

January 1^st 2025 at 11:30 pm

The Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH is a Micro Four Thirds prime lens offering an equivalent focal length of 30mm.

Panasonic 15mm f1.7 Leica Summilux DG ASPH

Image of the Day 2024 Archive

Space

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

January 1^st 2025 at 8:30 pm

Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

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.

'Star Trek: Lower Decks': the 25 best 'Trek' callbacks from the show's five-year mission

Space

January 1^st 2025 at 8:30 pm

As the animated show comes to an end, we look back at the best 'Trek' gags from the final frontier.

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float

Space

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

January 1^st 2025 at 7:45 pm

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired "Rover Rendezvous" float.

flower-covered parade float depictions of an astronaut riding a Mars rover and a flying drone

We finally know where to look for life on Mars

Space

January 1^st 2025 at 7:33 pm

Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain.

mars as seen from from an orbiting spacecraft

Satellites map Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail

Space

January 1^st 2025 at 6:30 pm

A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed.

New Year's northern lights delight as powerful solar storms spark auroras across central US and Europe (photos)

Space

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

January 1^st 2025 at 3:41 pm

Last night, the sun and Earth collaborated to give us a light show that no fireworks display could rival. Happy New Year!

northern lights in sky appear as red and green ribbons and pillars of light

Launches, moon landings and more: Here's the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025

Space

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

January 1^st 2025 at 2:30 pm

From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.

Jupiter's chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms, in an area known as a folded filamentary region, shine in a photo captured by NASA's Juno probe on May 12, 2024.

'Ambitious climate action is more urgent than ever:' 3 Climate records broken in 2024

Space

December 31^st 2024 at 9:30 pm

2024 has been another challenging year for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, and urgent warnings from scientists about the accelerating pace of global warming.

The Thompson fire burns around Lake Oroville in Oroville, California on July 2, 2024.

Ireland's lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documents

Space

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

December 31^st 2024 at 9:28 pm

New details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to Ireland in 1970 have now been unearthed. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Apollo 11 lunar samples.

a wooden podium displaying four black pebbles inside a clear lucite ball and a green, white and orange flag

NASA's Orion crew capsule had heat shield issues during Artemis 1 − an aerospace expert weighs in (op-ed)

Space

By: marcos.fernandeztous@UND.edu (Marcos Fernandez Tous)

December 31^st 2024 at 8:30 pm

Issues with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield on Artemis 1 have delayed the next mission, Artemis 2. So what happened?

After NASA’s Orion spacecraft was recovered at the conclusion of the Artemis 1 test flight and transported to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, its heat shield was removed from the crew module inside the Operations and Checkout Building and rotated for inspection.

Auroras, solar eclipse, Starship – 3 space stories make Google's Breakout Searches of 2024 (video)

Space

December 31^st 2024 at 8:10 pm

Google's "Year in Search 2024" compilation is out, and three space stories this year made the list.

A mosaic of images showing auroras, a solar eclipse and SpaceX's Starship rocket catch

'Star Bound' serves up a 'snarky approach to space history' and the American space program (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 31^st 2024 at 7:30 pm

An interview with celebrated author Bruce McCandless III for his new NASA book, "Star Bound"

An astronaut standing on the moon beside an American flag

'Galaxy Quest' at 25: the 'Star Trek' spoof that has its cake and eats it

Space

December 31^st 2024 at 7:00 pm

Never give up, never surrender… As the classic sci-fi comedy clocks up a quarter-century, we look back at a movie that wholeheartedly embraces its source material

'Silo' Season 2 Episode 7: Juliette takes a plunge and Lukas views the vault of human history

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 31^st 2024 at 6:30 pm

A recap of "Silo" Season 2 episode 7, "The Dive"

Best sci-fi TV shows of 2024

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

December 31^st 2024 at 6:30 pm

2024 was a year abundant with sci-fi greatness. Here's our round-up of the best out-of-this-world content to hit the small screen.

Image from the Fallout TV show. This is a close up of a man wearing a cowboy hat. His face has no skin.

Eclipses, meteor showers and more: The must-see skywatching events of 2025

Space

December 31^st 2024 at 6:30 pm

A rundown of some of the exciting sky events — including meteor showers and the first total lunar eclipse for the U.S. since 2022 — that will take place this year.

The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Was 2024 the year we finally started to understand dark energy?

Space

December 31^st 2024 at 5:30 pm

2024 was a big year for the study of the universe's most troubling and mysterious "ingredient," dark energy. Here's what scientists found.

An illustration of dark energy expanding a cosmic structure that resembles the symbol for infinity

Will 2025 be the year of Starship? SpaceX's megarocket is growing up.

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 31^st 2024 at 2:30 pm

SpaceX could make serious strides with its Starship vehicle in 2025, perhaps launching 25 test flights of the fully reusable megarocket.

closeup of a huge silver rocket flying through a blue sky

Sci-fi movies and TV shows to be excited for in 2025

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 11:00 pm

From 'Star Trek' and 'Star Wars' to superheroes and clones, it's set to be a busy 2025 on screens both big and small.

Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 POWER O.I.S. review

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

The Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 POWER O.I.S. is a high-quality telephoto prime offering excellent image quality alongside a 400mm equivalent focal length.

Panasonic Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 POWER O.I.S attached to a Panasonic GH7

Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 8:31 pm

Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 could be set to wow sky-watchers at the beginning of 2025.

comet streaking through the starry sky. It has a long white tail. The milky way stretches through the center of the composite image.

Aurora alert: Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois tonight and tomorrow

Space

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

December 30^th 2024 at 7:20 pm

Aurora chasers are on high alert for powerful geomagnetic storm conditions on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 with northern lights possible deep into mid-latitudes.

Vibrant green and purple aurora borealis streaking across the night sky, creating a mesmerizing celestial display with stars visible in the background.

'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests.

A diagram showing the orbital geometry of star HD 110067

New flexible 'metamaterial' inspired by nature could help us build shapeshifting space habitats and telescopes

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Researchers have designed a flexible material that could pave the way for the development of adaptable space structures.

artist's rendering of a large solar array under construction on the moon

Understanding UFOs: What has to happen in 2025 to move the UAP story forward?

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

What should happen in 2025 to move the UAP/UFO story forward? Are we at a dead-end? Conversely, is the coming year one of "full disclosure?"

a person sits on the grass looking up at a starry night sky

David Lynch's 'Dune' at 40: David Lynch's 1984 adaptation is a true spice oddity

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 3:30 pm

Squeezing Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel into a two-hour movie was always doomed to misfire.

The top 7 black hole discoveries from 2024

Space

December 30^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

2024 was a big year for black hole science, and Space.com was on duty all year to bring you every major development in our understanding of the universe's most fascinating entities.

Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100, but his voice continues 'into the cosmos'

Space

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

December 30^th 2024 at 4:33 am

The longest-lived president in United States’ history, Jimmy Carter’s voice will continue to extend “into the cosmos” beyond his death at 100.

as press photographer take photos, nasa officials briefs the president of the united states about the space shuttle beside a larger outdoor model of the winged vehicle.

'Dune: Prophecy's' Faoileann Cunningham talks about Sister Jen's harrowing series journey (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 29^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

An exclusive interview with "Dune: Prophecy's" Sister Jen, actress Faoileann Cunningham

An unsettled woman hovers over a sleeping woman reclined on a bed

India launches 2 SpaDeX satellites on ambitious space docking test for future moon mission, space station

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

December 29^th 2024 at 9:06 pm

The SpaDeX mission will attempt India's first-ever autonomous docking in space.

An Indian Space Research Organisation PSLV rocket launches the two satellites of the Space Docking Experiment mission into orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Center in India on Dec. 30, 2024.

SpaceX's last launch of 2024 puts Starlink satellites into orbit (video)

Space

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

December 29^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

SpaceX launched its last mission of 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on New Year's Eve.

a black and white rocket launches into the night sky from a launch pad in Florida

DJI Air 3S drone review

Space

December 29^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

The DJI Air 3S builds on what was available with the DJI Air 3 thanks to a 1-inch sensor in the main camera and next-level obstacle avoidance.

Sun unleashes massive X1.1 solar flare to close out 2024 (photo)

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

December 29^th 2024 at 7:55 pm

The huge solar flare may be the last big explosion from the sun this year.

A solar flare erupts from the sun in a region circled in yellow

Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video

Space

December 29^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.

melting ice pours off the tip of an ice sheet

Who are the Covenant? The Halo universe's alien alliance explained

Space

December 29^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

In the Halo universe, the biggest threat is an alien hegemony called the Covenant. Who are they and what do they want?

Still from sci-fi video game Halo. Point of view is from the bridge of a fancy alien spaceship with a massive window. An important figure is sitting in a chair flanked by a guard on either side. They are overlooking the top of a planet and a space station.

15 must-see naked-eye skywatching events this year

Space

December 29^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

The 2025 skywatching guide includes a rare sunrise solar eclipse, an occultation of Mars and three supermoons. Here are the dates you need to know.

gif animation of a person looking at the night sky with the text 2025 in the top right corner.

3... 2... 1... SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on third-to-last mission of 2024

Space

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

December 29^th 2024 at 5:42 am

SpaceX has begun counting down to the New Year, with the launch of the first of three rockets planned to close out 2024.

the bright white thrust from a launching rocket is seen through the fog surrounding the launch pad

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

December 28^th 2024 at 9:41 pm

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on 2nd try after last-second abort

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

December 28^th 2024 at 9:07 pm

SpaceX successfully launched a miniature fleet of communications satellites into orbit in a vindication of sorts after a last-second abort delayed the flight.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching at night from a Florida pad

DJI Neo drone review

Space

December 28^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

The DJI Neo is a sub-250 g drone with several control options. It can capture 4K 30 FPS video and basic 12MP photos.

Blue Origin hot fires New Glenn rocket for first time and scores FAA license for test launch

Space

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

December 28^th 2024 at 7:26 pm

Blue Origin fired up its new heavy-lift orbital rocket for the first time just hours after receiving federal clearance to conduct its maiden launch.

a large white rocket fires its seven engines on the launch pad as a test

How The Bad Batch became key to the Star Wars lore

Space

December 28^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The Bad Batch is the latest Star Wars animated series to stick the landing. Now that it has ended, we look at its impact on the larger narrative.

Art showing the cast of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.

Year of Venus: How to see the 'evening star' at its best in 2025

Space

December 28^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the "evening star" after sunset. Here's when to catch it at its brilliant best.

large orange yellow planet against a black background.

Don't miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025

Space

December 28^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

gif animation showing a moon traveling through the letters spelling out 2025.

Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

Space

December 28^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

The rare 'black moon' of December 30 rises tonight

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 11:30 pm

December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

an illustration of the sky showing a dark moon near the sun

Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 7:59 pm

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

A solar flare shines as a bright light on the sun on Christmas Day, 2024.

How to use monoculars for stargazing

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Monoculars offer a highly portable option for powerful stargazing wherever you are. Our handy guide will help you use them to spot objects in the night sky.

Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Our Lego Marvel Avengers Helicarrier review: Boring to build and flimsy in places, even if it does resemble the actual thing.

NASA, Astronomical League team up for 2025 Hubble night sky challenge

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the mighty telescope with a year-long observation challenge.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 6:23 pm

A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.

Gears of War games ranked, worst to best

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

E-Day is on the horizon, so we thought it'd be a good time to dive into the mad world of Gears of War and rank every entry from worst to best.

Lead art for the video game Gears of War showing Delta Squad (Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago, Damon Baird and Augustus Cole) marching to battle alongside the COG army.

The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year ahead

Space

December 27^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.

gif animation showing the sun rising through the text 2025.

'Silo' scores a third and fourth season from Apple TV+

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 26^th 2024 at 9:30 pm

Apple TV+'s successful sci-fi series "Silo" will return for a third and fourth season

A disheveled woman and man in a dark bunker

Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

December 26^th 2024 at 8:50 pm

The spacecraft made the closest ever flyby if the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20.

On its closest approach to the sun near the end of the mission, the Parker Solar Probe will become the fastest spacecraft ever.

Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth's surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find

Space

December 26^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth's surface, but researchers aren't sure where it is yet.

Interior of a mine. We see a dark tunnel lit at regular intervals by electric lamps.

'DOOM 3' 20 years later: Not the threequel we expected, but still an essential sci-fi shooter

Space

December 26^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

Despite tons of praise back in the day, the heated debate around Doom 3 continues. After 20 years, what does it represent for the series?

Still from the video game Doom 3. A giant, muscular, grotesque demon coming down a dark corridor.

Are night vision monoculars good for skywatching?

Space

December 26^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Night vision monoculars are hi-tech pieces of kit, but can they help us see celestial objects in areas with light pollution?

Close-up of a night vision monocular in a man's hand.

Running Chicken Nebula glows in gorgeous new image from Very Large Telescope in Chile

Space

December 26^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

A new image from the Very Large Telescope captures a cosmic cloud referred to as the Running Chicken Nebula, given its bright 'beak' and characteristic shape.

an orange cloud of gas in space, shaped almost like an upside-down chicken

'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 5: What's hidden inside Skull Ridge Mountain?

Space

December 26^th 2024 at 5:18 pm

Episode 5 of Skeleton Crew is a colorful romp through a luxurious resort full of strange aliens, new friends and foes, and many hidden secrets.

SpaceX's big year: The new records and feats Elon Musk's space company achieved in 2024

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

December 26^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

SpaceX launched more than 130 missions this year and made significant progress with its new Starship vehicle, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built.

10 times the sky amazed us in 2024

Space

December 26^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

A magnificent totality across North America, raging northern lights and a naked-eye comet were just three skywatching highlights in 2024. Here's how they all unfolded.

three panel image shows in the top left a woman watching the April 8 solar eclipse and smiling, on the top right a group of people gather to look at the sky, there is a thin crescent moon shining bright and the lower image shows vivid red and green northern lights and a person standing on a hill.

The 'Doctor Who' Christmas special 2024 is pure Steven Moffat: Here's why 'Joy' is so important to the world

Space

December 25^th 2024 at 9:45 pm

An intricately plotted festive tale checks into a hotel that takes guests everywhere in history.

Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)

Space

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

December 25^th 2024 at 8:57 pm

Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.

Four astronauts in Santa hats show off their Christmas meal near a Christmas tree on the Interanational Space Station

Piece of Apollo 11 spacecraft 'lands' in moon meteorite-lined wedding ring

Space

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

December 25^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

For better or for worse, a small part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft will now be Jon Mesick's to have and to hold for all the days of his life. The tape is the centerpiece of Mesick's wedding band.

a black metal ring with a golden center inset bordered by crushed rock.

What does the NASA administrator do?

Space

December 25^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

NASA administrators play a vital role in deciding what NASA does and how it does it, and they also help build political support for space exploration.

a man in a suit speaks into a microphone in front of a backdrop that reads "NASA"

New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant's massive bands disappear

Space

December 25^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear."

A photo of Jupiter with two white storms (circled) in one of the planet's large brown bands

Mars opposition 2025: How to see the Red Planet at its biggest and brightest

Space

December 25^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

Mars is on the cusp of becoming bigger and brighter than at any point since 2022 as it comes into alignment with Earth and the sun.

mars appears dusty red with white patch at the bottom.

How 2024 brought us deeper into the world of particle physics

Space

December 25^th 2024 at 3:30 pm

Dark matter, antimatter, W bosons and neutron lifetimes all feature in our top 10 stories.

An illustration of the colliding galaxies of MACS J0018.5 with the dark matter (blue) racing past normal matter (orange).

ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space interceptor' to defend satellites

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 10:30 pm

United Launch Alliance (ULA) says its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur upper stage rocket could play a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.

a cylindrical spacecraft flies above earth, seen only as a sliver of light

Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)

Space

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

December 24^th 2024 at 8:30 pm

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

wispy snow stretches across a reddish-brown landscape

Black hole paradox that stumped Stephen Hawking may have a solution, new paper claims

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 7:30 pm

As black holes slowly vanish through Hawking radiation, their information may be preserved in subtle space-time ripples, a new theory suggests.

An illustration of a rippling wave passing through a grid of galaxies

Best sci-fi movies of 2024

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Take a look back at the best sci-fi movies of 2024: A journey across sci-fi worlds with these top 8 titles.

A picture of four transformers looking back at the camera with a low setting sun in the background

Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 6:30 pm

Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025.

several dark orbs pass through the words "2025" that appear on top of a starry space background

Dune: Prophecy' renewed for Season 2 after HBO show's hugely successful debut

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 24^th 2024 at 6:00 pm

HBO's "Dune" prequel spinoff, "Dune: Prophecy," scores a second season

'Dune: Prophecy' Season Finale: Lies unleashed, a lost child, and long live the Emperor

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 24^th 2024 at 5:30 pm

A recap of the "Dune: Prophecy" season finale

A stern woman in a ceremonial robe and veil sits in a throne chair

Stars get ripped open like Christmas presents to create strange 'JuMBO' worlds

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 4:30 pm

What did you get fot X-mas? Scientists may have been gifted with a solution to the mystery of juMBOs, strange celestial bodies that seem to be neither planets nor stars.

An illustration shows a star violently unwrapping two stellar cores to creat a pair of JuMBOs

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 3:30 pm

On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) NASA's parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet, passing through the blisteringly hot outer atmosphere of our star.

A spacecraft illustration. It is near the sun, which is blasting out a loop of fiery material.

24 amazing space images from 2024

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

December 24^th 2024 at 2:30 pm

Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

Aurora alert: Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights in upper Midwest skies this Christmas

Space

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

December 24^th 2024 at 2:09 pm

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions on Dec. 25. Northern lights could be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

christmas northern lights. Green ribbons of light in the sky and snow on the ground. A man dressed as Santa holds a lantern.

These 5 particles are so strange, we're not sure they exist

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 9:30 am

Scientists theorize there could be subatomic particles we have yet to discover. Here are five of the weirdest, rarest hypothetical particles in the universe.

in front of a black background, two green globs smash together, creating smaller red blobs

Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby

Space

December 24^th 2024 at 2:30 am

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

A spacecraft against a gigantic red-orange sun.

See a dead Chinese satellite burn up as a brilliant fireball in the night sky (video)

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

December 24^th 2024 at 2:01 am

The satellite was one of China's first-ever commercial Earth imaging satellites. RIP, SuperView 1-02.

A piece of Chinese satellite space junk breaks apart in the night sky as a fireball in this video still image captured by Luke Matheson in Rison, Arkansas on Dec. 21, 2024.

How to follow Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2024 tracker

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 24^th 2024 at 12:30 am

Keep watch for Jolly Old St. Nick on NORAD's official website and festive Santa Claus tracker.

Santa Claus sits ready for flight in front of an F-16 at Buckley Air Force Base.

Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

Space

December 23^rd 2024 at 11:30 pm

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system.

A blue triangular shape against a dark background of space with a few tiny star sparkles.

How to watch 'Doctor Who' Christmas special: Stream 'Joy to the World' online and from anywhere

Space

December 23^rd 2024 at 10:30 pm

The Doctor checks in to a very unusual hotel – here's how to watch "Doctor Who" Christmas special "Joy to the World" online on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Disney Plus in the US.

The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Joy (Nicola Coughlan) sitting on the floor of a cabin-like room, looking up at something that concerns them.

10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

Space

December 23^rd 2024 at 7:30 pm

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.

A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a swirling inferno.

NASA delays Artemis missions again. What could this mean for the moon, Mars and space leadership?

Space

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

December 23^rd 2024 at 6:30 pm

NASA has pushed its first two crewed Artemis moon missions back to 2026 and 2027, and the move could have big ramifications.

A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken on the sixth day of the Artemis I mission by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays.

Who is that dying blue robot in the new 'Superman' trailer?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 23^rd 2024 at 6:00 pm

An explanation of the dead robot in the new James Gunn "Superman" teaser trailer

A caped superhero kneels beside a dead robot holding its hand

Could that be Santa's sleigh? Early risers can spot the ISS from the UK this Christmas

Space

December 23^rd 2024 at 5:30 pm

A bright streak of light in the pre-dawn skies above the U.K. could easily be mistaken for Santa Claus getting an early start to his Christmas deliveries.

a bright white streak of light against a backdrop of stars. there is snow on the ground and a faint pink airglow in the air.

'Silo' Season 2 Episode 6: How far will Bernard go to maintain control?

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

December 23^rd 2024 at 4:45 pm

A recap of Apple TV+'s "Silo" Season 2 Episode 6, "Barricades"

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