Skywatching

Kenko VC Smart Cellarto 10x30 WP binoculars review

By Gavin Stoker published

Review We put the Kenko VC Smart Cellarto 10x30 WP through their paces to find out if these image-stabilized smart binoculars live up to their name.

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A man looking through the Fujifilm Techno-Stabi TS-L 1640 image-stabilized binoculars upwards with trees in the background.

Fujifilm Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS-L 1640 image stabilized binoculars review

By Harry Bennett published

Review Lightweight, image stabilized and with 16x magnification, these Fujifilm binoculars are a must-have for outdoor stargazing.

Review
graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated

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

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Spaceflight

Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell, seen here in a 1966 Gemini 12 photo, will celebrate their mission's 50th anniversary in November 2016 in Florida.

On this day in space! Nov. 11, 1966: Gemini 12 launches Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell into orbit

By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell last updated

On Nov. 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched.

Launches & Spacecraft
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.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2025 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated

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

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Nov. 10, 2025.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 94th liftoff of the year from Florida's Space Coast (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 29 of its Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday night (Nov. 10). It was the record-breaking 94th launch of the year from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft
A dark silhouette of a satellite dish tilts to the left next to the dark horizon with a dark blue night sky in the background

'Shockingly large' amount of sensitive satellite communications are unencrypted and vulnerable to interception, researchers find

By Tereza Pultarova published

A mind-boggling lack of encryption allowed researchers to eavesdrop on satellite links and intercept vast quantities of private communications, including those by government and military officials.

Satellites
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Science & Astronomy

Arecibo radio observatory shown in Species (1995)

Around the world in 80 telescopes: a space trivia quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This quiz explores the world's most powerful telescopes and observatories — on Earth and beyond.

Astronomy
A white streak of a comet's tail can be seen in the center of the image as it streaks diagonally from top right to lower left between the dark silhouette of rocks blocking part of the starry night sky

Comet Lemmon lights up the sky over Spain | Space photo of the day for Nov. 11, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

This image captures Comet Lemmon in dramatic fashion, its bright coma and faint tail arcing across the starfield.

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Entertainment

a slice from the cover of a book about Project Gemini

Giving Gemini its due: 'Apollo 13' author Jeffrey Kluger honors 'forgotten' NASA program with new book (exclusive interview)

By Jeff Spry published

"I felt like it was time to give the Gemini program its due. It was an opportunity not to be missed."

Space Books
an astronaut aboard the international space station

Could this film become the 1st western movie to send a filmmaker into space?

By Jeff Spry published

An Italian producer has announced plans for the first western film to launch a filmmaker into low-Earth orbit to shoot key scenes.

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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

Artist's conception of a protoplanetary disc around a newborn star. A new study suggests that our solar system formed from a cloud of dust and gas that was isolated from the broader galaxy for up to 30 million years.

Planets may make their own water as they form — could that mean more habitable worlds in the universe?

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

New lab experiments suggest that water may not be a rare visitor delivered by chance but rather a fundamental ingredient woven into the process of planetary birth.

Search for Life
A close up of a gray planet with various streaks and ditches in its surface.

Heat leaking from Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus bolsters its case as an abode for life

By Keith Cooper published

Excess heat detected at Saturn moon Enceladus' north pole helps to account for a finely balanced energy budget that keeps the moon's ocean liquefied. What could this mean in the search for life?

Search for Life
A white orange sphere representing the sun spews red and blue gas toward a gray small exoplanet

Powerful solar storms may help life get going on alien planets. Here's how

By Keith Cooper published

New observations of a volatile young star have shown how infant suns could unleash enough energy to trigger biologically relevant chemical reactions in an orbiting planet's atmosphere.

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Technology

Holy Stone HS600D in flight

Holy Stone HS600D drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Holy Stone HS600D is a mid-size beginner drone with an automatic camera for capturing photos and videos alongside useful creative features for beginner drone pilots.

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Holy Stone HS360E in flight against a blue sky

Holy Stone HS360E drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The Holy Stone HS360E is a sub-250 g beginner drone with a basic automatic camera for capturing 4K photos and videos alongside some fun features.

Review
HoverAir X1 PROMAX in flight against a blue sky

HoverAir X1 PROMAX drone review

By James Abbott published

Review The HoverAir X1 PROMAX is ZeroZero Robotics’ flagship selfie drone with up to 8K video capture alongside fantastic subject tracking capabilities and manual flight control.

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