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Camila Mendes sits in a director's chair in front of a movie poster for "Masters of the Universe."

'I was literally becoming Teela': We chat to Camilla Mendes about kicking ass in 'Masters of the Universe'

Chelsea Gohd published 30 May 26

He-Man isn't the only one with a sword.

a blue moon in the center of a vector image of a laptop with "live" written in the top right corner. in the background is a view from Earth from space.

Watch the smallest full moon of 2026 tonight in this rare 'Blue Moon' livestream

Daisy Dobrijevic published 30 May 26

Don't miss 2026's smallest full moon with this livestream from Italy with the Virtual Telescope Project. The 'Blue Moon' livestream will begin at 9:30 p.m. EDT (0130 GMT).

A 3D rendering astronaut using a laptop. Gameplay from the game Starfield has been superimposed onto the laptop screen.

From 'Tetris' to 'StarCraft 2' — 5 times astronauts took video games into space

William Worrall published 30 May 26

How would you like to play a game ... in spaaaaaaccccceeeeeee!!!!

A blue moon is pictured in a black sky with an out of focus string of lights arcing below in the foreground.

The Blue Moon rises tonight: Where and when to see the second full moon of May

Anthony Wood published 30 May 26

The second full moon of May takes to the night sky tonight. Here's what to expect.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on May 29, 2026.

Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida

Josh Dinner last updated 30 May 26

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Friday night (May 28).

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'Star City': Release date & how to watch Apple TV's superb Soviet space series

Jeff Spry published 29 May 26

Bundle up for our frigid trek behind the Iron Curtain in this new 'For All Mankind' spinoff

a massive fireball can be seen over a distant treeline — Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball during prelaunch test Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket exploded during a prelaunch engine test on Thursday night (May 28). It could be a big setback for the company and for NASA's moon ambitions.
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This still image from a Spaceflight Now video shows the aftermath of a massive explosion and fireball after an anomaly with Blue Origin's NG-4 New Glenn rocket booster on May, 28, 2026 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. — Incredible videos show Blue Origin rocket explosion could be seen from hundreds of miles away Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket exploded during testing Thursday night, May 28, blasting flames and debris high into the sky in a display visible across wide swaths of Florida.

full moon rising behind a band of cloud with a tree in the foreground surrounded by sheep. — How to catch the perfect full moonrise — just in time for the Blue Moon show on May 30 A rare second full moon arrives this week — and if you get the timing wrong, you'll miss its magic. Here's how to plan it precisely.

An illustration of Uranus and its five largest moons, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon. — A 'lost planet' may have given Jupiter and Uranus their moons New research suggests the moons of Jupiter and Uranus may hint that our planetary neighborhood once had a third ice giant.

an elevated railroad-like structure on a grey dusty landscape — Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons? A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.
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a red-haired man wearing sunglasses — 'The Man Who Fell To Earth' at 50: Was David Bowie’s strange stranded alien his best role ever? Maverick director Nicolas Roeg delivered a surreal sci-fi classic in 1976 that still resonates today.

Recovery crews help astronaut Zhang Lu of the Shenzhou 21 mission out of his spacecraft shortly after it touched down safely at the Dongfeng Landing Site on May 29, 2026 in Inner Mongolia. — China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts return to Earth after being briefly 'stranded', wrapping up record-breaking mission (video) China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts returned to Earth on Friday (May 29), wrapping up a record-breaking, and very eventful, space mission.

Skywatching

Rare Blue Moon hides the red light of an ancient star on May 31: Will you be able to see it?

By Anthony Wood published 29 May 26

Prepare for a spectacular sight, as the second full moon of May meets the red star Antares this weekend.

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Unistellar blasts 15% off all smart telescope prices in Father's Day sale

By Harry Bennett published 29 May 26

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Aurora forecast May 29-31 - Northern lights may remain limited through the weekend despite growing sunspot activity

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 29 May 26

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

Spaceflight

A white and black rocket lifts off into a bright blue sky on its way to deploy satellites into space.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida just hours after Blue Origin rocket explosion (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated 29 May 26

SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday (May 29), about 12 hours after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on a different pad at the site.

Launches & Spacecraft

How to photograph a solar eclipse: image shows solar eclipse

On this day in space! May 29, 1919: Einstein's theory of relativity tested with total solar eclipse

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 29 May 26

On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix lander arrived on Mars.

Space Exploration

A yellow spacecraft hovers over the Earth in low-Earth orbit

NASA is hatching a 'fast-paced plan' to boost this space telescope. But first, they'll have to find it

By Mike Wall published 28 May 26

NASA is working hard to predict where in Earth orbit its Swift space telescope will be this fall, so that a private spacecraft can meet up with the observatory and boost its altitude.

A view from the ISS that shows the ISS solar panels, auroras over Earth, and outer space with a vast array of stars.

Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 28 May 26

This is one spectacular photograph.

Human Spaceflight

a large silver rocket launches above a plume of fire

What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?

By Mike Wall published 28 May 26

SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?

Launches & Spacecraft

Science & Astronomy

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Record-breaking Europe heat wave from space | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 29 May 26

Even the satellites are seeing red.

An illustration shows a cannibal red dwarf star devouring its planet

Red dwarf stars are cosmic killers that eat their own planets

By Robert Lea published 29 May 26

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence that tiny red dwarf stars can devour their own planets.

Space Photo of the Day

a map of europe colored in reds and yellows

Record-breaking Europe heat wave from space | Space photo of the day for May 29, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 29 May 26

Even the satellites are seeing red.

A view from the ISS that shows the ISS solar panels, auroras over Earth, and outer space with a vast array of stars.

Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 28 May 26

This is one spectacular photograph.

Human Spaceflight

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Laser beams blast through the cosmos | Space photo of the day for May 27, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 27 May 26

Fear not, these lasers are just doing science.

Entertainment

'For All Mankind' spin-off 'Star City' will make you want to know more about the Soviet space program

By Richard Edwards published 29 May 26

Stories of NASA and Apollo have passed into folklore, but the equivalent stories from the other side of the Iron Curtain have often been shrouded in secrecy.

Space Movies & Shows

Andy Weir's 'The Martian' just got a deluxe edition to celebrate the book's 15-year anniversary, and it's a stunner

By Jeff Spry published 28 May 26

Before 'Project Hail Mary,' Weir wrote the quintessential space saga now being given a stunning makeover

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Search For Life

This image captured during NASA’s Apollo 17 moon mission in December 1972 contains three “dots” in a triangular formation in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky that is clearly visible upon magnification of the image.

The UFO files: What did we learn from the Pentagon's 1st big release?

By Leonard David published 19 May 26

On May 8, the Pentagon released its first tranche of "UFO files." Space.com reached out to experts to make sense of this highly anticipated data drop.

Search for Life

This image captured during NASA’s Apollo 17 moon mission in December 1972 contains three “dots” in a triangular formation in the lower right quadrant of the lunar sky that is clearly visible upon magnification of the image.

These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?

By Mike Wall published 18 May 26

Much of the UFO imagery that the Pentagon released last week was new, but we've known for decades about the odd things that the Apollo astronauts saw on and around the moon.

Search for Life

Scientists propose new way to find aliens — and we may already have a spacecraft that can help

By Keith Cooper published 14 May 26

Scientists say amino acids produced by life are distributed differently and more diversely than amino acids produced by non-living chemical reactions, thereby providing a truer signature of life.

Search for Life

Technology

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By Paul Brett published 22 May 26

Deals Expert tester Jase Parnell-Brookes rated the Nikon 12x25 Binoculars with a flawless review and was impressed with the image stabilization, their small, lightweight and pocketable versatility that makes them perfect for on-the-go stargazing.

The Canon EOS R5 Mark II is our choice as the best-resolution Canon camera – it's perfect for astrophotography and is $501 off in this Walmart deal

By Paul Brett published 15 May 26

Deals Expert tester James Abbott rated the R5 Mark II with a flawless review, it produces impressive astrophotography and is a brilliant all-round mirrorless powerhouse, now at its best-ever price

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