Spaceflight

an astronaut rises from the hatch of a circular space station node. A robotic arms stands in the distance on the elft.

Chinese astronauts add debris shields to Tiangong space station during 8-hour spacewalk (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8-hour spacewalk on May 22, successfully installing debris shielding on the exterior of the Tiangong space station.

Human Spaceflight
a metallic dark-purple space plane sits inside a hangar

Virgin Galactic on track to start launching customers again in 2026, but seat prices will rise

By Mike Wall published

Virgin Galactic remains on track to bring its new "Delta-class" space plane into commercial service next year, company representatives said.

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Science & Astronomy

Night sky map

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

By Jesse Emspak published

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.

The moon
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

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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Meet the team

Search For Life

NASA's Phoenix Mars lander undergoes a test before its August 2007 launch.

Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility

By Stefanie Waldek published

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

Search for Life

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

By Jessica Rendall published

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

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

Search for Life
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Skywatching

A pair of Swarovski Optik AX Visio smart binoculars laying on a flower bed.

Best smart binoculars 2025: Learn, share and be guided around the night sky

By Matt Morris published

Buying Guide Smart binoculars are a new technology, but are they worth getting in on? We've rounded up the best.

Buying Guide
A pair of Swarovski Optik AX Visio smart binoculars laying on a flower bed.

Swarovski Optik AX Visio 10x32 binoculars review

By Gavin Stoker published

Review These AI-powered smart binoculars provide crisp views of the sky and wildlife. But are they any good for stargazing?

Review

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

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.

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Entertainment

Split image showing three characters from the Borderlands games: On the left, a bandit from Borderlands, pointing his hand at his head like a gun. In the middle, Handsome Jack stood with his arms crossed, wearing a leather jacket. On the right, Tiny Tina wielding a large axe.

Borderlands games in order: Chronological and release

By Fran Ruiz published

Borderlands 4 is almost here, and whether you're a newcomer or a lapsed Vault hunter, you might need this list of every Borderlands game in order.

Space Games
A man adjusts sci-fi miniatures on a snowy backdrop

'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' at 45: Stop-motion master Phil Tippett on creating the iconic Battle of Hoth (exclusive)

By Jeff Spry published

The Oscar-winning SFX guru talks turkey sandwiches, space lizards, and making the awesome Battle of Hoth scene for "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back".

Space Movies & Shows
Alien: Earth main image showing the key art, with a xenomorph head entering the screen from the right.

'Alien: Earth': Release date, plot, cast & everything we know about the xenomorph's Hulu series

By Fran Ruiz last updated

After Alien: Romulus, there's a first-ever Alien TV show in development for FX on Hulu. Here's everything we know about 'Alien: Earth' so far.

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References

Split image showing three characters from the Borderlands games: On the left, a bandit from Borderlands, pointing his hand at his head like a gun. In the middle, Handsome Jack stood with his arms crossed, wearing a leather jacket. On the right, Tiny Tina wielding a large axe.

Borderlands games in order: Chronological and release

By Fran Ruiz published

Borderlands 4 is almost here, and whether you're a newcomer or a lapsed Vault hunter, you might need this list of every Borderlands game in order.

Space Games
Graphic illustration with 'space calendar' in large blue neon letters and 2025 below it in smaller white letters. Below the title are four neon images depicting a meteor or comet, a telescope, a rocket launch and an astronaut's helmet. There is a starry background to the entire image.

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.

Reference
A pair of Swarovski Optik AX Visio smart binoculars laying on a flower bed.

Best smart binoculars 2025: Learn, share and be guided around the night sky

By Matt Morris published

Buying Guide Smart binoculars are a new technology, but are they worth getting in on? We've rounded up the best.

Buying Guide
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