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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. The first stage then made the company's 550th landing.

Up to 150 shooting stars may brighten the night sky each hour during the Dec. 13 peak.

The Geminid meteor shower occurs as Earth passes through the debris from asteroid (3200) Phaethon

Dark stars are not exactly stars, and they are certainly not dark.

On Episode 189 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with their favorite Newspace Buccaneer, Jeffrey Manber.

As 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' rages on, we look back at the previous TV shows to explode out of the Whoniverse.

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago."

The inaugural ceremony was held at London's Natural History Museum on Dec. 5.

The seven members of the Expedition 74 crew studied stem cells, packed up a cargo ship and maintained their toilet this week aboard the International Space Station.

A satellite that rode to space Dec. 9 on a Chinese rocket nearly slammed into one of SpaceX's Starlink internet spacecraft, according to the company.

Like a mood ring, clothing could let future space travelers know when they've been exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.

The U.S. Space Force is boosting its ability to deter and defeat drones and other uncrewed aerial systems near Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and the Eastern Range.

If you didn't stay up to watch The Game Awards 2025, here's the complete rundown of the hottest sci-fi and space games that appeared at the show.

The Geminid meteor shower peaks Dec. 13–14, and the U.S. weather forecast will play a key role in what you'll see.

A strange, spider-like scar on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may mark where salty water once surged up through its fractured crust.

Kara Zor-El goes galactic for this wild teaser set to Blondie's '80s anthem, 'Call Me'.

This Disney Plus bundle is 45% off and Marvel's Fantastic Four: First Steps is now streaming, as well as the Predator movies with Badlands now in theaters.

The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight this weekend. Here's when to look for the most shooting stars — and where to aim your gaze.

Sci-fi adventure Exodus is looking alright, alright, alright.

"The natural question that comes up is: how many more space telescopes will be affected when all these constellations are launched?"