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The four private Fram2 astronauts inside their SpaceX Dragon capsule in their black and white spacesuits

SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates

Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated 7 April 25

Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Fram2 polar astronaut mission for cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.

a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated 7 April 25

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

two people looking at morning sky, one is looking through binoculars and the other a large telescope.

New comet SWAN25F is turning heads — and telescopes — toward the morning sky

Daisy Dobrijevic published 7 April 25

The comet was first spotted by an amateur astronomer looking through SOHO spacecraft data.

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!

Space.com last updated 7 April 25

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

The crew of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, which will launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station on April 8, 2025. From left to right: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky.

Watch Soyuz rocket launch new US-Russian crew to the ISS early April 8

Mike Wall published 7 April 25

A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three astronauts toward the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch the action live.

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 7 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.

two people looking at morning sky, one is looking through binoculars and the other a large telescope. — New comet SWAN25F is turning heads — and telescopes — toward the morning sky The comet was first spotted by an amateur astronomer looking through SOHO spacecraft data.

The crew of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, which will launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station on April 8, 2025. From left to right: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky. — Watch Soyuz rocket launch new US-Russian crew to the ISS early April 8 A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three astronauts toward the International Space Station early Tuesday morning (April 8), and you can watch the action live.

Blue Origin faces backlash ahead of historic all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry Blue Origin is receiving some backlash ahead of its upcoming all-female spaceflight, with actress Olivia Munn criticizing the venture as "gluttonous."

an illustration of a spherical satellite with four stick-like antenna jutting out of it — Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite orbiting Earth. Scientists want to bring it home after 67 years A team that includes aerospace engineers, historians and writers have proposed retrieving the 67-year-old Vanguard 1 satellite from orbit.

Artist's illustration of a U.S. GPS satellite, an increasingly frequent target for jamming, in orbit around Earth. — Satellite jamming is a real and growing threat. How can we protect our space infrastructure? Jamming and spoofing attacks on space-based services have increased by greatly over the past few years, and technologists are racing to find ways to keep the onslaught at bay.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on April 5, 2025. — SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast (video, photos) SpaceX sent 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida on Saturday night (April 5).

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 155 — Space News You Can Use — This Week In Space podcast: Episode 155 — Space News You Can Use On Episode 155 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk about cool space news you can use (if you're not stuck on the ISS!)

Tech

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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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North America is 'dripping' down into Earth's mantle, scientists discover
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'Doctor Who' Season 2 premieres this week with a robot revolution and AI terrors

Spaceflight

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience floats in the Pacific Ocean on April 4, 2025, after splashing down to finish the Fram2 astronaut mission.

Fram2 astronaut mission's West Coast splashdown opens new era for SpaceX

By Mike Wall published 5 April 25

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission returned to Earth in the Pacific Ocean on Friday (April 4), marking a first for the spaceflight company.

Private Spaceflight

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SpaceX's private Fram2 astronauts splash down on Earth, ending historic polar orbit expedition

By Josh Dinner last updated 4 April 25

SpaceX's Fram2, the first crewed mission ever fly a polar orbit, splashed down today (April 4), returning four private astronauts to Earth.

Private Spaceflight

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 7 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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North America is 'dripping' down into Earth's mantle, scientists discover

By Sascha Pare published 6 April 25

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.

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Search For Life

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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.

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

Skywatching

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

By Jamie Carter last updated 7 April 25

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

Night sky map

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 peaks this month: Could we be in for a surprise outburst this year?

By Joe Rao published 6 April 25

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest known of the annual showers, peaks this year with only some small interference from a waning crescent moon.

Meteors & Meteor Showers

an illustration of two orange-colored orbs beneath the moon, above a silhouette of a treeline

The moon joins Mars and Jupiter in a 'mini planet parade' tonight. Here's how to see it

By Brett Tingley published 5 April 25

If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a "mini planet parade" as Mars and Jupiter appear alongside a half-lit moon in the southwestern sky.

Entertainment

colorful clouds of gas in the background obscure the view of hundreds of stars as two large planets loom in the foreground

'Doctor Who' Season 2 premieres this week with a robot revolution and AI terrors

By Jeff Spry published 6 April 25

Ncuti Gatwa is back with a shower of outer space action for Disney+'s sci-fi series

Key art for Wildgate showing colorful cartoon spaceships battling in space.

The Wildgate reveal trailer looks like Sea of Thieves in space, with more interesting progression (video)

By Alan Bradley published 5 April 25

Avast, me space hearties!

Space Games & Toys

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Celebrate 'Star Trek' and help feed the hungry for First Contact Day today

By Jeff Spry published 5 April 25

Trek Talks 4 falls on April 5 this year, with 8 hours of epic 'Star Trek' guests and panels.

References

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 7 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.

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.

graphic illustration showing what flat-earther's believe our planet looks like, a flat disk.

How to debate a flat-Earther: Proven scientific arguments and strategies

By Paul Sutter last updated 4 April 25

Some people around the world believe our planet is flat. Here's the (surprising) truth about debating them.

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