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Visualization showing how charged particles stream onto the poles of the Earth creating the northern and southern lights as seen in the new PBS documentary Earth from Space by NOVA.

Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories — experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

By Eli Elster published

Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence?

Earth

Iran says it launched 3 satellites to space on Russian rocket: report

By Tariq Malik published

Iran has launched a trio of new satellites into space with the help of a Russian rocket, the country's state media reported Sunday (Dec. 28).

Launches & Spacecraft
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On this day in space: Dec. 29, 1777: Captain James Cook observes an annular solar eclipse

By Hanneke Weitering, Chelsea Gohd last updated

On Dec. 29, 1777, Captain James Cook observed an annular solar eclipse.

Space Exploration
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Monday, Dec. 29: Ursa Minor constellation (after dark)

By Jamie Carter last updated

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

Stargazing
streaks of fire in the evening sky

12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025

By Mike Wall published

We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.

Launches & Spacecraft
A photograph of the tip of Florida and nearby Cuba from space, with lights from cities illuminating the surface of the planet, labeled cities like Orlando and Tampa are seen as well as a green surface over Earth's labeled airglow

ISS astronaut snaps stunning nighttime photo of Florida and Cuba | Space photo of the day for Dec. 29, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The image offers a rare look at how Earth's surface and atmosphere interact after sunset.

Earth
An illustration of a human head made of glowing dots facing right with glowing planets from our solar system at the back of its head all against a dark blue background

Does physics say that free will doesn't exist?

By Paul Sutter published

At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will.

Particle Physics

The best sci-fi Blu-rays to own: Beat the streaming subscriptions

By Fran Ruiz published

Looking to watch some of the best Sci-Fi movies and shows ever without having to rely on streaming? Don't skip these out-of-this-world Blu-ray editions.

Space Movies & Shows
An illustration showing two boxy satellites with solar panels floating in front of the red planet Mars

Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

By Ari Koeppel published

This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions.

Missions
Four images next to each other with the top left being a black and white image of a satellite with green circles, the top right being a black and white image of a man in front of a red background, the bottom left showing cutouts of protestors on an orange background and the bottom right a deep space image showing a circled dot.

Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025

By Space.com Staff published

We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got.

Space Exploration
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