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Where the ridge meets the river | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2025

From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.

Space

Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.

Space

Elon Musk Says 100K People, 1 Million Tons Of Cargo Needed To Sustain Mars Colonies, Reiterates Starship's Importance: 'Will Land Humans On Mars'

Billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that he is "confident" that the company's Starship rocket would land humans on Mars.

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Watch a charred SpaceX Starship land in the ocean after acing Flight Test 11 (video)

New SpaceX footage from Starship Flight 11 shows the final moments of Oct. 13 mission, which ended with a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

Space

Why October is the perfect time to look for the Andromeda galaxy

October is an excellent time to observe the Andromeda spiral galaxy as it passes high overhead in the Autumn night sky.

Space

Watch the moment a brilliant green fireball meteor turns night to day over Tennessee (video)

A fireball flared to life in the skies over southern America in the early hours of Oct. 14, briefly turning night to day before fragmenting as it neared the surface.

Space

Asteroid discovered only 2 days ago just flew by Earth closer than the moon

A small asteroid, called 2025 TP5, safely flew by our planet on Oct. 15 at about a quarter of the distance to the moon.

Space

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SpaceX launches 21 communications satellites for the US military (video)

SpaceX plans to launch 21 satellites for an advanced new U.S. military constellation this evening (Oct. 15), and you can watch the action live.

Space

SpaceX shows off massive new V3 Starlink satellites — expanded technology will deliver gigabit internet to customers for the first time and enable 60 Tera-bits-per-second downlink capacity

Much larger and heavier V3 satellites set to boost Starlink connectivity to gigabit speeds. Deployment begins early next year.

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Did a NASA exoplanet-hunting balloon really 'crash' in Texas? Not according to the scientist behind the flight

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news reports got a little confused.

Space

‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth?

Astrophysicist proposes a ‘radically mundane’ theory for why humans have yet to encounter extraterrestrials

The Guardian - UK

Solar wind tears a chunk from Comet Lemmon's tail in incredible new astrophotography images

See how the solar wind shredded Comet Lemmon's tail in an extraordinary view from Earth

Space

Getting even bigger: What's next for SpaceX's Starship after Flight 11 success

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

Space

NASA lays off 550 employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in sweeping 'realignment' of workforce

NASA has announced a new wave of layoffs at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the agency undergoes a sweeping "realignment" of its workforce.

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Aurora alert! Several coronal mass ejections are racing toward Earth and could spark impressive northern lights this week

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America.

Space

Autumn 2025 Skywatching sights: 8 targets to see in the night sky

From glowing comets to ancient galaxies, autumn's night sky is filled with celestial treasures.

Space

Strange 'puffy' alien world breaks every rule for how planets should behave

If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI-4507 b. This strange world breaks almost every known rule for how planets should behave.

Space

From caves to the cosmos | Space photo of the day for Oct. 14, 2025

ESA astronaut Marco Sieber journeyed deep underground in Italy's Apennines for CAVES training

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Citizen scientists just discovered the most powerful 'odd radio circle' twins in space we've ever seen

Three new ORCS – "odd radio circles" – have been found associated with giant, active galaxies, giving astronomers clues as to how these immense, enigmatic structures form.

Space

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Rocket Lab launched a radar satellite for Synspective today (Oct. 14), the seventh spacecraft it has lofted for the Japanese Earth-observation company.

Space

SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video)

SpaceX's Starship megarocket aced its test flight today (Oct. 13), the 11th overall for the program and the final mission for this version of the giant vehicle.

The Independent UK

SpaceX launches 11th test flight of Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket

Musk’s aerospace company wanted the rocket to make it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time

Space

The Taurid meteor shower 2025 has begun and could spawn dramatic fireballs in the coming weeks

The Taurid meteor streams have a reputation for generating impressive fireball meteors.

Space

Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell

Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests.

Space

NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

In 2030, the International Space Station will be deorbited: driven into a remote area of the Pacific Ocean.

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