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Star's swan song captured by Hubble | Space picture of the day for April 15, 2025

Robert Z. Pearlman published 15 April 25

Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

A stunning long-duration photograph of the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station with the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft docked above Earth’s atmospheric glow as seen 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts will return to Earth on April 19

Robert Lea published 15 April 25

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday night (April 19), if all goes to plan.

graphic showing an astronaut sitting on the moon looking at a laptop with earth in the background.

Tax Day in space: How do astronauts pay taxes off Earth?

Elizabeth Howell last updated 15 April 25

Reference Paying taxes in space is a necessity, no matter where you happen to be visiting. This is what U.S. astronauts and other space fliers can expect.

Man looking at colorful auroras in north Iceland. Snow covered ground with stars and Northern lights dancing in the sky.

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

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 15 April 25

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.

No Man's Sky_Hello Games

The 10 best space exploration games that let you travel the cosmos and explore strange new worlds

Fran Ruiz last updated 15 April 25

What’s out there? We don’t know for sure, but the best space exploration games let you discover alien worlds, dodge supermassive black holes, or become an interstellar trucker.

a white jetliner with a red stripe has a rocket mounted to its underbelly on the tarmac

On this day in space! April 15, 2005: NASA spacecraft collides with satellite

Hanneke Weitering last updated 15 April 25

On April 15, 2005, NASA launched a spacecraft on a mission to rendezvous with a small communications satellite.

A pink hazy structure in space that looks like two overlapping rings, much like a Venn diagram. — James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.

graphic showing an astronaut sitting on the moon looking at a laptop with earth in the background. — Tax Day in space: How do astronauts pay taxes off Earth? Paying taxes in space is a necessity, no matter where you happen to be visiting. This is what U.S. astronauts and other space fliers can expect.

This artist's concept of a lake at the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan illustrates raised rims and rampart-like features as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. — Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.

Blue Origin's NS-31 crew poses for a photo after their flight. From left: Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Gayle King and Amanda Nguyen. — ‘It is the highest high’: Here's what Katy Perry and the 5 other women of Blue Origin's historic all-female flight felt after liftoff (videos) Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off on the NS-31 mission with Katy Perry and five other women on April 14, for a suborbital spaceflight that left a deep and lasting impact on the entire crew.

Katy Perry holds a daisy flower to the sky, which she took to space on Blue Origin's historic spaceflight. — Katy Perry and Gayle King launch to space with 4 others on historic all-female Blue Origin rocket flight Blue Origin launched the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years today (April 14), sending Katy Perry and five crewmates on a brief trip to suborbital space.

A black prototype fusion-powered rocket — Pulsar Fusion unveils vision for ‘Sunbird’ nuclear rocket to reach Mars in half the time (video) Pulsar Fusion just released a video showcasing its planned Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, which is designed to reach speeds of about 329,000 mph (500,000 kph).

Key art for Marathon (2025). It shows the name on the left side, and then three colorful images showing sci-fi mercenaries. — Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video) Cybernetic mercenaries team up to venture into an abandoned colony planet, grab valuable loot, and fight each other in Bungie's Marathon reboot.

Tech

Save a massive $160 on the Ruko F11Pro 2 drone, a drone with a 6K camera and it's now one of the lowest prices we've seen

By Alexander Cox published 8 April 25

Deals The Ruko F11Pro 2 is a drone with a 6K camera and you can now save a huge $160 on it in this drone deal when you grab it from Amazon.

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Russia and China are threatening SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 8 April 25

"A future conflict in space could have massive, long-term negative repercussions that are felt here on Earth, as everyone on this planet is a user of space data in some form."

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'I've never been more proud of my friend than today,' Oprah Winfrey says as she watches Gayle King launch on Blue Origin rocket (video)
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Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough
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Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video)
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Pulsar Fusion unveils vision for ‘Sunbird’ nuclear rocket to reach Mars in half the time (video)

Spaceflight

Oprah Winfrey attended the launch of Blue Origin's all-female NS-31 suborbital spaceflight on April 14, 2025. Her longtime friend Gayle King was one of the crewmates.

'I've never been more proud of my friend than today,' Oprah Winfrey says as she watches Gayle King launch on Blue Origin rocket (video)

By Jeff Spry published 15 April 25

Oprah Winfrey was on hand April 14 to witness the launch of Blue Origin's historic NS-31 mission, which carried her friend of nearly 50 years, journalist Gayle King, to and from suborbital space.

Private Spaceflight

Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket and space capsule during a test flight.

Blue Origin NS-31 all-female crew space launch: Mission updates

By Josh Dinner last updated 14 April 25

Blue Origin just launched Katy Perry and the first all-female crew to space April 14. Here are live updates for the NS-31 mission.

Human Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 15 April 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

A dark matter halo with a galaxy at its heart. Not all these objects could packed with stellar fillings

Some dark matter haloes could roll through the universe like hollow cosmic Easter Eggs

By Robert Lea published 14 April 25

The universe could be packed with dark matter haloes that have no galaxy fillings.

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Search For Life

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Area 51: What is it and what goes on there?

By Robert Lea last updated 9 April 25

Reference Area 51 is a U.S. military base that has become synonymous with tales of UFOs, government cover-ups and potentially testing alien technology.

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How rare are inhabited worlds in the universe? The 'LIFE' space telescope fleet could find out

By Keith Cooper published 7 April 25

The LIFE mission would feature four space telescopes acting together to search for biosignatures on rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars.

Search for Life

man sits on a rock under the milky way

The Fermi Paradox: Where are all the aliens?

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 4 April 25

Reference The Fermi Paradox seeks to answer the question of where the aliens are. After all, the universe is incredibly old, big and filled with potentially habitable planets.

Skywatching

Photographer using one of the best cameras for low light photography to take images of the northern lights

Best cameras for low light photography in 2025

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 15 April 25

Buying Guide The best cameras for low light photography let you shoot effortlessly in dark conditions without boosting the ISO too high — check out our favorite models.

Statue of liberty in the foreground and a large bright full moon in the background shrouded by clouds.

April's Full Pink Moon captivates skywatchers worldwide with dazzling 'micromoon' show (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 15 April 25

Skywatchers around the world turned their heads — and lenses to the skies to capture the beauty of April’s full Pink Moon — 2025's only micromoon.

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Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated 15 April 25

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Entertainment

Artwork for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 showing Darth Vader and imperial vehicles next to a motif of the Japanese flag, with Mt Fuji in the center.

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 is this weekend, and here are 5 things we want to see from the year's biggest Star Wars event

By Fran Ruiz published 14 April 25

Star Wars Celebration is returning to Japan later this month, so here's a list of things we expect (and hope) to see addressed at the event.

A split image showing screenshots from Marathon, Borderlands 4, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

Upcoming space games: Mass Effect 4, Borderlands 4, Marathon & more

By Fran Ruiz last updated 14 April 25

Our round-up of the most anticipated space games in 2024 and beyond, including fresh IPs, new Star Wars adventures, and Mass Effect 4.

Space Games & Toys

Screenshot from The Alters showing a person in a spacesuit looking out over a hostile planet with lava flows and deep crevaces.

We finally have a release date for ‘The Alters’, the sci-fi survival game where you team up with your clones to survive a planet on fire (video)

By Fran Ruiz published 14 April 25

The next game from 11 Bit Studios, the team behind Frostpunk, is almost here, and this time, things are about to get personal.

Space Games & Toys

References

Photographer using one of the best cameras for low light photography to take images of the northern lights

Best cameras for low light photography in 2025

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 15 April 25

Buying Guide The best cameras for low light photography let you shoot effortlessly in dark conditions without boosting the ISO too high — check out our favorite models.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 15 April 25

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Lyrid meteor shower streaks across the sky with silhouetted trees in the foreground and the milky way stretching across the night sky in the background

Lyrid meteor shower 2025: When, where & how to see it

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 14 April 25

Reference The best time to view the Lyrids this year will be early morning on April 22.

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