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$800 million, 13 years, and still no release date — the state of Star Citizen in 2025
By Alan Bradley published
As Star Citizen approaches a billion dollars in funding and with no full release date in sight, we take a look at its history and the current state of this ambitious space epic.

Incredible auroras delight stargazers in New Zealand | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Aurora Australisa, or the "southern lights" was on full display on June 1, 2025, as spectators outside Christchurch, New Zealand witnessed firsthand.

Private Japanese spacecraft aims to land in the moon's 'Sea of Cold' this week
By Samantha Mathewson published
Tokyo-based company ispace aims to land its "Resilience" spacecraft in the moon's Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold") region on June 5, notching a big milestone for Japan and for commercial spaceflight.

The Milky Way may not collide with neighboring galaxy Andromeda after all: 'From near-certainty to a coin flip'
By Robert Lea published
A collision between the Milky Way and neighboring galaxy Andromeda is far from a sure thing; in fact, it could hinge on the flip of a cosmic coin.

Northern lights may be visible in these 15 US States tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Massachusetts geomagnetic storm conditions continue.

Upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2025 — Alien: Earth, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 and more
By Grace Dean last updated
2025 brings a new roster of superb sci-fi TV shows to binge across all the streaming platforms. What's coming up next? Here's what we know.

Amateur astronomer captures ghostly outer shell of the Cat's Eye Nebula (photo)
By Anthony Wood published
The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.

On this day in space! June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 becomes 1st American spacecraft to soft-land on the moon
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On June 2, 1966, NASA's Surveyor 1 reached the lunar surface and became the first American spacecraft to successfully execute a soft landing on the moon.
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