Scientists find oldest-known black hole in the universe: 'This is about as far back as you can practically go'
A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.
Skywatching
Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
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
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Salyut 5 space station burns up in the atmosphere
Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program.
European weather satellite readied for launch on Ariane 6 rocket | Space photo of the day for Aug. 8, 2025
The MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite is loaded onto the Ariane 6 launch adapter as part of a mission for the European Space Agency.
Falcon 9 rocket launching Amazon internet satellites on SpaceX's 100th mission of the year Aug. 9: Watch it live
SpaceX will launch a batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites on Saturday (Aug. 9). It will be the 100th liftoff of the year already for Elon Musk's company.
Science & Astronomy
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.
A laser-propelled mini spacecraft could travel to a nearby black hole, astrophysicist says
A bold new proposal envisions launching laser-propelled nanocraft to a nearby black hole to test Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Entertainment
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Northern lights - live updates
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.
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Rocket launch today
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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Night sky for tonight
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
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Live 4K video from space!
Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.
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On this day in space!
NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
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ReferenceWhat is the moon phase today?
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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ReferenceSpace calendar 2025
Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.
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Search For Life
Is life widespread throughout the cosmos? Complex organic molecules found in planet-birthing disk
Complex organic molecules that could be the precursors to the building blocks of life as we know it have been discovered in a disk of gas and dust swirling around an infant star.
Nearby super-Earth K2-18 b may be a water-rich ocean planet: 'This has certainly increased the chances of habitability'
The search for life beyond the solar system is heating up. Though biosignatures around super-Earth K2-18b remain unconfirmed, the JWST has found the planet could be a water-rich ocean world.
Technology
Discovery Space Projector review
It’s a disappointing star projector, but the Discovery Space Projector has some nice scientific images of moons and planets.
