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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.

Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today

Mike Wall published 19 April 25

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station this evening (April 19), and you can watch it live.

a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond.

Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe

Stefanie Waldek published 18 April 25

Using NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze Martian rocks, researchers suggest that Mars' complex volcanism might hold clues about the planet's ancient habitability.

SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket to land off the coast of the Bahamas touched down on a drone ship on Feb. 18, 2025.

Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report

Tariq Malik published 18 April 25

Landing off the coast of the Bahamas offers SpaceX new rocket flight trajectories.

ISS Expedition Commander Alexey Ovchinin (left) hands the symbolic key to the orbiting lab to Japan's Takuya Onishi (right) in a change-of-command ceremony on April 18, 2025.

'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)

Mike Wall published 18 April 25

Russia's Alexey Ovchinin handed the keys of the International Space Station to Japanese spaceflyer Takuya Onishi in a change-of-command ceremony today (April 18).

A hazy orange glow with stars in the background.

NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far

Monisha Ravisetti published 18 April 25

NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.

Star Wars Celebration reveals new footage about Sigourney Weaver's 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' character

Fran Ruiz published 18 April 25

The Mandalorian's next chapter will blast into theaters in 2026, and we're learning more about its characters and story.

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA launches toward the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025. — 'It's very pro-commercial space right now': An industry insider's off-Earth status report Space.com caught up recently with Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, to discuss the state of the U.S. private space industry.

A hazy orange glow with stars in the background. — NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.

the skeleton of a building stands smoking in rubble after a fire. A blue dumpster in the foreground on the bottom left has a sign that reads 'NO PARKING' — Explosion destroys building at Northrop Grumman rocket test site in Utah A fire at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah sent a building up in flames April 16. No injuries were reported.

Ryan Gosling's new 'Star Wars' movie 'Starfighter' is coming in 2027, and it has nothing to do with the Starfighter games Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy is visiting the galaxy far, far away to tell a standalone story set five years after The Rise of Skywalker.

a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond. — Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe Using NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze Martian rocks, researchers suggest that Mars' complex volcanism might hold clues about the planet's ancient habitability.

The Perseid meteor showers are reflected in a lake. — Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top viewing tips Here's how and where to see the Lyrid meteor shower in 2025, which is active between April 16-25 and peaks on April 22.

a blue planet near a red star, with thousands of stars seen in the background around them — Possible signs of alien life found on nearby exoplanet, study reports Scientists have found further evidence of possible biosignature gases on the planet K2-18b, strengthening its case as an abode for alien life. But the case is far from closed.

Tech

A map of Earth’s gravity. Red indicates areas of the world that exert greater gravitational pull, while blue indicates areas that exert less. A science-grade quantum gravity gradiometer could one day make maps like this with unprecedented accuracy.

NASA developing 1st-ever space-based quantum sensor for gravity measurements

By Victoria Corless published 17 April 25

Scientists are developing an advanced quantum sensor for low Earth orbit that can detect the tiniest tremors in Earth's gravity.

HASTE blasts off on Saturday, June 17, from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia.

US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech

By Mike Wall published 16 April 25

The militaries of the U.S. and the U.K. have selected Rocket Lab as a potential partner for their multibillion-dollar programs to develop hypersonic technology.

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Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report
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'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)
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NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far

Spaceflight

a woman in a blue flight suit stands on a set of blue stairs next to a white space capsule resting on the desert sand. The woman has her arms outstretch like a Y in excitement.

Aisha Bowe becomes 1st Bahamian woman to reach space, remembers Alan Shepard’s landmark flight: 'He landed in Grand Bahama' (video)

By Josh Dinner published 15 April 25

On Monday (April 14), Aisha Bowe became the first Bahamian woman to launch to space — and she already wants to go back.

Private Spaceflight

Pop star Katy Perry exits a Blue Origin space capsule after launch on April 14, 2025.

Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space — but Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance

By Tariq Malik published 15 April 25

Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.

Private Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

A pseudo-color image of the ultra-diffuse galaxy FCC 224, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 18 April 25

Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that makes up most of the material universe.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 18 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.

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Search For Life

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

By Victoria Corless published 15 April 25

Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.

Search for Life

Area 51 sign on fence in the Nevada Desert. The white square sign has the text "entering area 51" written in large black letters.

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.

An illustration shows the five spacecraft of the LIFE mission with Earth between them

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

Skywatching

Celestron EclipSmart 20x50mm Porro solar binoculars eyecups.

Celestron EclipSmart 20x50mm Porro solar binoculars review

By Jamie Carter published 18 April 25

These solar binoculars offer lots of magnification for observing sunspots and solar eclipses, but their big size makes them a specialist purchase.

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

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 18 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.

Aurora Borealis

graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

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

By Jamie Carter last updated 18 April 25

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

Entertainment

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' is the next animated series from a galaxy far, far away coming to Disney Plus

By Fran Ruiz published 18 April 25

We've seen Darth Maul, the horned Sith lord, die, resurrect, and die again, but how did his criminal empire rise and fall? Star Wars' next animated show aims to answer that.

Space Movies & Shows

a Lego toy model of a Star Wars sci-fi spaceship

It's always a pleasure to meet a new Lego Star Wars set, as Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship drops in for Star Wars Day

By Jeff Spry published 18 April 25

Lego's 2,970-piece Ultimate Collector Series set arrives in time for May the Fourth!

Space Games & Toys

Screenshots from the I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream video game (2025 remaster).

'I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream' celebrates 30 years with a console port, ready to traumatise a whole new generation with its tales of a mad AI god

By Fran Ruiz published 18 April 25

Nightdive Studios' port of the classic point-and-click sci-fi adventure to modern consoles gets the job done and feels hauntingly timely.

Space Games & Toys

References

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 18 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.

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 17 April 25

Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.

One of the best zoom lenses in 2023 in-hand with the author

Best zoom lenses: The best picks from Canon, Sony, Nikon and more

By Kimberley Lane last updated 16 April 25

Buying Guide Our guide to the best zoom lenses for capturing detailed shots of distant objects, with options to suit a range of cameras and photography styles.

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