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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.

Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
Iceberg A23-A has been around since the Chernobyl explosion and Space Shuttle Challenger accident...but perhaps not for much longer.

Astronomers discover cosmic hamburger has the potential to grow giant planets
By Robert Lea published
"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect laboratory for understanding how giant planets can form."

Astronomers baffled by 'mysterious disruptor' with a mass of 1 million suns and a black hole for a heart
By Robert Lea published
"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object."

Night sky tonight: See the stars of the 'Winter Hexagon' shine in the east
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Aurora forecast Jan. 12 - Northern lights remain possible at high latitudes tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
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.

Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
India's PSLV rocket apparently failed Sunday night (Jan. 11) while trying to launch 16 payloads to space. It was the PSLV's first liftoff since a May 2025 failure.

SpaceX launches NASA's Pandora exoplanet mission, 3 dozen other satellites (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched NASA's Pandora exoplanet mission and about three dozen other payloads early Sunday morning (Jan. 11) on a rideshare flight called "Twilight."

I visited the largest collection of public telescopes in the US in Oregon's high desert, and the dark skies blew me away
By Jeff Spry published
Located south of Bend’s outdoor playland, I visited this Pacific Northwest gem for an enchanted winter evening of astronomical wonders

ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: New commander to take charge soon
By Tariq Malik, Mike Wall, Josh Dinner published
NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.
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