Skywatching

The Sony A1 on a white granite surface with a blue Space.com Prime Day badge in the upper-left corner.

Act fast to get the best cameras for less — Amazon Prime Day ends tonight

By Harry Bennett published

Deals The end of Prime Day is in sight — savings won't last for long on these top Canon and Sony cameras.

Deals
The Unistellar eQuinox 2 smart telescope against a blue and orange sunset with a blue Space.com Prime Day badge in the upper-left corner.

Prime Day is over but savings are still active — invest in some new optics for the return of Saturn to late-night skies

By Harry Bennett published

Prime Day finished on July 11 and there are still some late savings on telescopes and binoculars, but they won't last forever.

Skywatching Kit

Don't miss the last full 'Manhattanhenge' sunset of 2025 light up NYC today

By Anthony Wood published

"July Manhattanhenge is what I call the goodbye to the grid."

Stargazing
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Spaceflight

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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 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
The Chinese company Landspace conducts an engine test with the first stage of its methane-fueled Zhuque-3 rocket in June 2025.

Chinese company Landspace aims to debut its reusable methane rocket this year (video)

By Andrew Jones published

Landspace aims to debut its stainless steel Zhuque-3 rocket later this year, marking a bold step forward for China's commercial launch sector.

Launches & Spacecraft
seven people in polo shirts and slacks gather around a table to enjoy a meal together aboard a space station

Keeping wastewater flowing into tomorrow's coffee | On the ISS this week July 7 - 11, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The Expedition 73 and Axiom Mission 4 crews spent their second of two weeks together conducting science aboard the International Space Station.

International Space Station
Artist's rendering of the exterior of the planned Inspiration4 Skills Training Complex at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Alabama.

Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman donating $15 million for Space Camp programs

By Mike Wall published

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire private astronaut who until recently was on track to lead NASA, is donating $15 million to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center for its Space Camp programs.

Space Exploration
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Science & Astronomy

Could asteroid mining actually work? Maybe if we start with impact sites on the moon

By Leonard David published

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?"

Asteroids
a fiery orange orb crackles with flames and a large block spot, around which can be seen bright pinpoints of light

Sunspot crackling with magnetic 'bombs' is now turning toward Earth (photo)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Astrophotographer Philippe Tosi captured explosive Ellerman bombs on the sun's surface as an active sunspot turned toward Earth.

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Entertainment

A weird-looking bald superhero with luminous blue eyes

Who is Metamorpho, the shape-shifting miracle in James Gunn's 'Superman'?

By Jeff Spry published

This B-List DC Comics character is about to shine in the limelight of James Gunn's new superhero epic.

Entertainment
a long-haired, bearded man in rags screams in agony inside a stone corridor

'Darkness is coming.' 'Foundation' Season 3 arrives today on Apple TV+

By Jeff Spry published

The Mule makes a murderous entrance in today's premiere episode, 'A Song For the End of Everything'.

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What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

Grey blobs next to each other

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

By Oliver Swainston, Chris Carter published

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious

Search for Life
(Main) an illustration of an Earth-like planet (inset) Clavascidium lacinulatum a desrt lichen

Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal

By Robert Lea published

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Search for Life

The 'Black Knight' satellite: A 120-year-old conspiracy theory

By David Crookes, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

According to conspiracy theorists, the Black Knight satellite is an alien spacecraft orbiting Earth. Here's what's really going on.

Search for Life
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Technology

A grey spaceship made of bricks, a white and orange buggy and a tower with characters fighting sit in a triangular formation in front of a blue planet background with the space.com logo in the top left corner.

We've reviewed hundreds of Lego sets — these are the best Prime Day Lego deals you can still get

By Alexander Cox last updated

Amazon Prime Day 2025 has come to an end but there are still sizable discounts on Lego Star Wars, space and Marvel sets to snap up.

Technology
Three model rockets are in a triangle formation, the bottom two are in their box, all on a orange planet background with the space.com logo in the top left corner.

These are the best Amazon Prime Day 2025 model rocket deals still available

By Alexander Cox last updated

These are the best Amazon Prime Day model rocket deals you can still get as the sales event has come to an end but discounts are still live.

Technology
A DJI Mini 4K drone in flight, with a Space Prime Day deals badge over it.

We've tested countless drones these are the best Prime Day drone deals that you can still get

By Alexander Cox last updated

Some Prime Day drone deals are still live and we've rounded up the best models still on offer.

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