December’s overlooked meteor shower peaks next week — will the Ursids surprise us?
December’s faint Ursid meteor shower returns under dark skies, offering a small chance of unexpected activity.
Forget Stardust – It Was Star-Ice All Along
Carl Sagan famously said that “We’re all made of star-stuff”. But he didn’t elaborate on how that actually happened. Yes, many of the molecules in our bodies could only have…
Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for JAXA Dec. 13 as the company reshuffles its launch manifest. The post Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo…
Data centers in space: Will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?
Assuming Google does manage to launch a prototype in 2027, will it simply be a high-stakes technical experiment – or the dawning of a new era?
‘Fiddler on the Moon’ documentary explores how Judaism might adapt as humanity reaches out into space
‘No matter what your traditions are, someone is going to break them.’
Recent Surveys Reveal Dwarf Galaxies May Not Contain Supermassive Black Holes
A new study, analyzing over 1,600 galaxies observed with Chandra over two decades, suggests that smaller galaxies do not contain supermassive black holes nearly as often as larger galaxies do.
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Dec. 8, 2025: NASA lost contact with which Mars spacecraft this week?
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com’s biggest headlines.
‘Doctor Who’ spin-offs ranked: From K-9 and Daleks! to ‘Class’, ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ and ‘Torchwood’
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.
SpaceX executive confirms interest in an IPO
SpaceX’s chief financial officer has confirmed the company is considering an initial public offering as soon as next year to raise money for projects such as orbital data centers. The…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 189 — Privatizing Orbit
On Episode 189 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with their favorite Newspace Buccaneer, Jeffrey Manber.