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Four astronauts in spacesuits are strapped in their seats aboard a space capsule as a plush polar bear doll floats by a window (with an inset showing detail on the doll)

Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

Robert Z. Pearlman published 2 April 25

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

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

Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 2 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.

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

Jamie Carter last updated 2 April 25

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

a mountain with a field on front of it. in the sky, there are streaks of pink and yellow

Northern Lights in Mexico? Low-latitudes may be more vulnerable than expected to geomagnetic storms

Tom Brown published 2 April 25

Mother's Day 2024 heralded Mexico's most powerful geomagnetic storm in two decades. Here's why scientists say this is something to track.

4 moon phase graphics for April 2025, from left to right it's the first quarter moon on April 4, the full moon on April 12, third quarter on april 20 and the new moon on April 27.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 2 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.

Six panels. The top three are purple, blue and greenish. The bottom three are yellow-green, yellow and orange.

NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'

Monisha Ravisetti published 1 April 25

NASA's new infrared telescope named "SPHEREx" has officially opened its eyes to the cosmos.

Boeing's Starliner capsule is seen docked to the International Space Station during the Crew Test Flight mission in June 2024. — 'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video) NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore both say they'd ride on Boeing's Starliner again, despite the issues the capsule had on its first crewed flight.

Six panels. The top three are purple, blue and greenish. The bottom three are yellow-green, yellow and orange. — NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it' NASA's new infrared telescope named "SPHEREx" has officially opened its eyes to the cosmos.

the top of a round window caps a white space capsule over the snowy background of Earth below. — Watch chilling 1st views of Earth's poles seen by SpaceX Fram2 astronauts (video) The first images of Earth's poles from the Fram2 Crew Dragon have been uploaded from the orbiting spacecraft, and the views are breathtaking.

partial solar eclipse — Rare 'double sunrise' captured in Canada by intrepid solar eclipse chasers (photos) Cloud-dodging eclipse chasers in New Brunswick and Québec, Canada, captured the solar horns, reflections and all kinds of weird views as the sun rose partially eclipsed.

a red dot next to a star-shaped icon — Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets The JWST was used in a creative way to capture direct images of distant worlds.

A side by side image of Uranus from 2015 and 2022. It looks slightly different. — Changing seasons on Uranus tracked across 20 years by Hubble Space Telescope An analysis of two decades of data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has provided fresh insights into the complex atmospheric changes on Uranus, including the effects of the sun's radiation on its seasonal shifts.

The four private Fram2 astronauts inside their SpaceX Dragon capsule in their black and white spacesuits — Cryptocurrency billionaire watches SpaceX rocket launch on the way to his own SpaceX rocket launch Cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang and his Fram2 private astronaut crew got a two-for-one deal when they watched a rocket launch ahead of their own launch on March 31.

Tech

clouds can be seen beneath the curvature of earth under a dark blue sky at the edge of space

DARPA accidentally detects SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reentry by listening to Earth's atmosphere

By Brett Tingley published 1 April 25

Researchers with the U.S. military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully used Earth's atmosphere as a sensor to detect a distant disturbance.

This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system

By Stefanie Waldek published 28 March 25

Hiroyasu Tsukamota has developed a deep-learning-based guidance and control framework called Neural-Rendezvous that could allow spacecraft to safely encounter interstellar objects.

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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'
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New alien abduction film 'Watch the Skies' is giving us Swedish Spielberg vibes (video)
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'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)
5
Rare 'double sunrise' captured in Canada by intrepid solar eclipse chasers (photos)

Spaceflight

a woman in a blue jacket sits at a console with computers in mission control

Mission Control 'members only': NASA flight directors don new jacket

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 31 March 25

NASA's flight directors have taken a page from the astronauts they support, if not also the Masters, Hells Angels and Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club. There is now a flight director's jacket.

Human Spaceflight

The astronauts of SpaceX's Fram2 mission, which will fly over Earth's poles. From left to right: Mission specialist and medical officer Eric Phillips, pilot Rabea Rogge, vehicle commander Jannicke Mikkelsen and commander Chun Wang.

Meet the astronauts of SpaceX's Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth's poles

By Julian Dossett published 28 March 25

The crew of SpaceX's pioneering Fram2 mission includes a polar explorer, a marine technology scientist, a filmmaker and a bitcoin magnate.

Human Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

Solar Orbiter's view of the huge, 2 million kilometer-long helical streamer following a CME.

Million-mile-long solar whirlwind could help solve sun's greatest mysteries (video)

By Keith Cooper published 1 April 25

Europe's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has chronicled the development of the magnetic escape of plasma driven out by a powerful magnetic reconnection event.

an eruptive solar flare is fired off from the sun.

Sun unleashes powerful M5.6 solar flare and Earth is in the firing line — are auroras incoming?

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 1 April 25

After last week's explosive X-flare, sunspot AR4046 is at it again! Could this latest eruption bring stormy space weather to Earth?

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Search For Life

An image of Cassiopeia A (Cas A), the remnant of a massive star that exploded about 300 years ago.

Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 20 March 25

Two nearby explosive massive star deaths, or supernovas, may have triggered mass extinction events in Earth's distant past, new research suggests.

Search for Life

'Poppy seeds' and 'leopard spots' on Mars could hint at ancient microbial life

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 14 March 25

A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.

Search for Life

Water in the universe may have formed closer to the Big Bang than previously thought

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 12 March 25

"We were surprised that water could actually form so early on — even before the birth of the first galaxies."

Search for Life

Skywatching

Is the 'Blaze Star' about to explode? If it does, here's where to look in April

By Jamie Carter last updated 1 April 25

T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is reappearing in the spring night sky, so be ready in case it goes nova.

a large full moon in the evening sky above stacks of flat, rectangular stones

April full moon 2025: The Pink Moon hides one of the brightest stars in the sky

By Jesse Emspak last updated 1 April 25

The full moon of April 2025, called the Pink Moon, will occur during the evening hours of April 12 and will occult the star Spica in the Virgo constellation this month.

a clear night sky with several bright orbs visible among the stars

The brightest planets in April's night sky: How to see them (and when)

By Joe Rao last updated 1 April 25

Reference Where are the bright naked-eye planets in April 2025 and when are the best times to view them?

Entertainment

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New alien abduction film 'Watch the Skies' is giving us Swedish Spielberg vibes (video)

By Jeff Spry published 1 April 25

Check out this peek at new alien abduction thriller "Watch the Skies" coming to theaters May 9.

A gorilla appears to climb out of a cargo back on the International Space Station.

Best space pranks: From space apes to smuggled sandwiches

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 1 April 25

Explore some of the best pranks carried out in space. From rogue gorillas to smuggled sandwiches, we discover the lighter side of space exploration.

This Week in Space 154 — The View From On High

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 154 — The View From On High

By Space.com Staff published 29 March 25

On Episode 154 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space TV director Liam Kennedy about bringing content and video from the International Space Station down to Earth.

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References

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Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!

By Space.com last updated 1 April 25

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

a clear night sky with several bright orbs visible among the stars

The brightest planets in April's night sky: How to see them (and when)

By Joe Rao last updated 1 April 25

Reference Where are the bright naked-eye planets in April 2025 and when are the best times to view them?

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Night sky, April 2025: What you can see tonight [maps]

By Chris Vaughan last updated 1 April 25

Reference Find out what's up in your night sky during April 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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