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SpaceX shatters its rocket launch record yet again — 165 orbital flights in 2025

SpaceX just set a new annual-launch record for the sixth year in a row, and the numbers are getting pretty silly.

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New Year's Eve sky: Here's what to look out for on the final night of 2025

Constellations, planets, a waxing moon and more grace the night sky this New Year's Eve.

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Space debris led to an orbital emergency in 2025. Will anything change?

"Some will not change behavior until something bad happens."

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Artemis 2 moon astronauts rehearse for launch day (photos)

The four astronauts who will fly around the moon on NASA's Artemis 2 mission suited up, walked out and climbed aboard their spacecraft during a key prelaunch test at Kennedy Space Center.

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Golden satellite insulation sparkles during test | Space photo of the day for Dec. 30, 2025

The test is designed to prepare satellites for one of the most complex tasks in space: safely approaching another object.

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How NASA changed in 2025 — possibly forever

"The damage is real, but it doesn't have to be permanent."

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Our 10 favorite Space.com reader astronomy photos of 2025

From auroras at 36,000 feet to comet flybys and eclipses, these are the standout images our readers shared with Space.com in 2025.

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Celestis books Stoke Space rocket for 2nd-ever deep space memorial flight for human remains

This historic 2026 'Infinite Flight' service will blast off via a Stoke Space Nova rocket

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Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories — experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

Why do people often adopt and develop beliefs that lack strong supporting evidence?

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Iran says it launched 3 satellites to space on Russian rocket: report

Iran has launched a trio of new satellites into space with the help of a Russian rocket, the country's state media reported Sunday (Dec. 28).

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12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025

We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic.

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ISS astronaut snaps stunning nighttime photo of Florida and Cuba | Space photo of the day for Dec. 29, 2025

The image offers a rare look at how Earth's surface and atmosphere interact after sunset.

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Does physics say that free will doesn't exist?

At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will.

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13 must-see moon events in 2026: Eclipses, supermoons, conjunctions and more

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2026, including eclipses, supermoons and conjunctions.

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Lower-cost space missions like NASA's ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

This low-cost mission is still only getting started, and it's taking bigger risks than typical big-ticket NASA missions.

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Our favorite Space.com stories of 2025

We asked our staff to choose their favorite Space.com stories of 2025. Here's what we got.

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8 astronomy discoveries that wowed us in 2025

Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025.

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Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

When a piece of debris hits another object in space, it can also create more space debris, adding to the problem.

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The best sci-fi movies of 2025. ranked

Spike your eggnog and relax with our list of the finest flicks of the year about invasive AI, soaring superheroes, and Lovecraftian horrors.

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The 12 biggest space stories of 2025 — according to you

It's the 12 days of Spacemas, fa la la la la la la la la (sorry).

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Dark matter may be made of pieces of giant, exotic objects — and astronomers think they know how to look for them

Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas.

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Most normal matter in the universe isn't found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it's distributed

While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty.

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The best sci-fi and space games of 2025, ranked

As another year comes to an end, we sit down and collect our thoughts on the best sci-fi and space video games of 2025.

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Longtime United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno resigns from space company. 'Finished the mission I came to do.'

After nearly 12 years leading the United Launch Alliance (ULA), its chief Tory Bruno is stepping down from the U.S. rocket launch provider to pursue "another opportunity," the company announced this week.

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Space Force Guardians show off shiny new duds | Space photo of the day for Dec. 26, 2025

It marks the first time newly commissioned Space Force Guardians have graduated Officer Training School (OTS) wearing this uniform.

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