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Vertical view of a very large telescope | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2025

Robert Z. Pearlman published 12 May 25

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

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?

Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated 12 May 25

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

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

Space.com last updated 12 May 25

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

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James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of bright auroras on Jupiter (video)

Brett Tingley published 12 May 25

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth glowing on the gas giant's poles.

An illustration of a yellow fireball streaking across space with the horizon of Earth seen faintly in the back.

Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland

Patrick Pester published 12 May 25

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.K.'s earliest land life.

a cosmonaut is seen on a spacewalk outside a space station

On this day in space! May 12, 2000: Last spacewalk at Mir space station

Hanneke Weitering last updated 12 May 25

On May 12, 2000, two Russian cosmonauts embarked on the 80th and final spacewalk at the Mir space station.

A woman with long dark hair and blue eyes wears clear-framed glasses and black hoodie with phases of the moon on the front. — NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her. NASA's deletion of websites related to women in STEM and other DEIA programs erased this woman's story from the internet. NASA put it back online, but then they fired her.

A full moon is pictured in the night sky with purple flowers framing the upper part of the image. — The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's what to expect When and where to catch the 2025 full Flower Moon rise tonight (May 12).

An experimental dart-shaped rocket-powered aircraft — Need for speed? Watch this thrilling video from historic Stratolaunch Talon-A2 hypersonic flight (video) Stratolaunch released a thrilling new video documenting its second hypersonic flight and full recovery for its Talon-A2 autonomous vehicle.

a faint line of light crosses a starry night sky at dusk — Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.

A massive red demon grasping at an exotic spaceship. — Sci-fi cult classic 'Event Horizon' scares up a prequel comic series later this year and we can't wait Learn the original fate of the infamous “gravity drive” starship in IDW’s new five-issue summer shocker that emerges from hell in August 2025.

A composite view of the galaxy IC5063 taken with the JWST's MIRI instrument with the background supplied by Hubble — Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope Through a citizen science project called Galaxy Zoo, volunteers can help astronomers analyze over 500,000 James Webb Space Telescope images and classify galaxies observed from deep space.

A hazy yellow dot in the center of a dark patch of space. Other colorful dots are around as well. — Doomed star circling supermassive black hole could be ripped apart in less than 6 years Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

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NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.
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The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's what to expect

Spaceflight

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Astronaut Scott Kelly joins 'Mission Dry,' stars in Goodnites campaign film

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 8 May 25

Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids wear to bed and what explorers wear into space.

Human Spaceflight

A view of a white module with the Indian flag painted on the side.

India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027

By Josh Dinner published 8 May 25

India now plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit for the first time no sooner than 2027, after completing a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin later this year.

Human Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

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New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend

By Jesse Emspak published 25 April 25

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a conjunction) in the predawn sky.

An image of Mars

Mars is covered in evidence of ancient lakes, rain and snow — but scientists aren't sure how that's possible

By Victoria Corless published 24 April 25

Valleys on Mars suggest the Red Planet was once covered in flowing water — but it's still a mystery how that could have been.

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Search For Life

This strange bacteria aligns to Earth's magnetic field and needs friends to survive

By Jessica Rendall published 2 May 25

A unique type of bacteria appears to have social groups — left alone, they'd die.

Search for Life

Doubts over signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b are rising: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 1 May 25

An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.

Search for Life

a blue planet near a red star, with thousands of stars seen in the background around them

The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)

By Darryl Seligman, Adina Feinstein published 29 April 25

As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

Search for Life

Skywatching

Telescopes on Amazon: Image shows amateur astronomer pointing telescope at sky

Telescopes on Amazon: The best deals 2025

By Ruth Gaukrodger last updated 12 May 25

Telescopes on Amazon are in abundance, so we've scoped out the best deals that are available.

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Sky-Watcher telescope deals 2025: save big on one of the top telescope brands

By Gemma Lavender last updated 12 May 25

DEALS We've found the best Sky-Watcher telescope deals for you.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 12 May 25

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

Entertainment

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'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' producer talks bringing back Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane for Disney+ series (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published 11 May 25

'They are undoubtedly villains. They murder people in cold blood.'

Space Movies & Shows

a toy astronaut figure is rendered working on the moon with a rover and antenna

Playmobil, ESA partner on toy starter pack for a space mission on the moon

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 11 May 25

They have taken them to space (for real) and advised on their futuristic Mars vehicles. Now the European Space Agency is partnering again with Playmobil to explore the moon.

Space Toys & Lego

The face looks familiar, but who's the other Time Lord in 'Doctor Who: The Story & the Engine'?

By Richard Edwards published 10 May 25

A brief flashback in this Nigeria-set episode dives deep into the Doctor's past.

Space Movies & Shows

References

Telescopes on Amazon: Image shows amateur astronomer pointing telescope at sky

Telescopes on Amazon: The best deals 2025

By Ruth Gaukrodger last updated 12 May 25

Telescopes on Amazon are in abundance, so we've scoped out the best deals that are available.

Skywatching Kit

special relativity equation e=mc2 written in light with the milky way in the background and the equation reflected in water below.

Special relativity explained: Einstein's mind-bending theory of space, time and light

By Vicky Stein, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 12 May 25

Einstein's paper on special relativity revolutionized light, light speed, matter and energy with a deceptively simple equation.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 12 May 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

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