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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Starlink 6-89 mission on Nov. 14, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now

Update Nov. 14, 11:40 p.m. EST (0440 UTC)

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.

For North America, the best time to look will be before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the universe and its evolution.

Lawmakers are demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures and workforce losses at the Goddard Space Flight Center during the government shutdown.

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With the help of an intervening galaxy cluster, astronomers have found what might be the first generation of stars — but the jury's still out.

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The Sun is always mesmerising to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark ‘prominence’ sticking out from the side of the Sun.   

The Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens is extremely well made, like all lenses in Viltrox’s PRO and LAB series. It’s also compact and lightweight for a lens offering an f/1.2 maximum aperture.

New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the planet's dynamic climate history.

Week in images: 10-14 November 2025

A powerful geomagnetic storm created a series of brilliant auroras recently for observers across North America.

The eruption was accompanied by a CME, which is currently under analysis to assess whether any part of it is headed for Earth.

Saturn's rings are turning as edge-on as we will see them for another 15 years. The planet awaits your scope high in the evening sky. Low in the dawn, the thin Moon approaches Venus.

Since comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object, was discovered on 1 July 2025, astronomers worldwide have worked to predict its trajectory. ESA has now improved the comet’s predicted location by a factor of 10, thanks to the innovative use of observation data from our ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) spacecraft orbiting Mars.