🌈 New colorful clues in dark matter mystery | 📍Northern lights may appear in 15 states | 🎨 Sci-fi illustrator Drew Struzan dead at 78

Fireball lights up Tennessee skies | 2 cosmonauts do ISS spacewalk today Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version   October 16, 2025 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Something amazing every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad It's Thursday space fans! Our newsroom is busy bringing you all things space science and news, starting with two Russian cosmonauts performing a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today. Watch the video on our website.  Other stories for today include auroras possibly lighting up night skies from Alaska to Iowa this evening, Impulse Space announces their plans for a private lunar lander and legendary sci-fi illustrator Drew Struzan dies at 78. We have all that and more for your daily read.  Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com Not-so-dark matter? Mysterious substance leaves clues Dark matter, one of the universe's best kept secrets, may have been quietly painting the cosmos in faint, detectable hues of red and blue all along, a new study suggests. Read More Growing magnetic weak spot threatens satellites Satellite data reveal that a weak region in Earth's magnetic field has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the last 10 years. Read More Space quiz! What was the nickname given to the Higgs-Boson? Click here for the answer! The Unicorn Particle The Magic Particle The Missing Piece The God Particle Space Deal of the Day Iconic Lego Star Wars set now cheapest ever A brilliant focal point for any Star Wars Lego collection, this 700-piece set has a 20% saving in this Amazon deal. Read More Skywatching Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states tonight Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Iowa as geomagnetic storm conditions are predicted for tonight. Read More Watch: Fireball meteor lights up Tennessee sky A vivid green fireball that exploded over the southern U.S. on Oct. 14 may have been a shard of the Comet 2P/Encke. Read More Spaceflight Private lunar ambitions: Impulse Space enters the fray "We're confident in our ability to solve technology's toughest challenges and excited to continue accelerating our future beyond Earth." Read More Watch: 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk today Coverage will begin at 12:15 p.m. ET (1615 GMT). Read More Science & Astronomy Astronauts may soon suit up in new space armor "We took the shot at making a tile and were blown away by the test results." Read More SpaceX SpaceX sends 28 Starlinks on 130th Falcon 9 launch More than 90 of those missions have been Starlink flights. Read More Entertainment 'Star Wars' poster artist Drew Struzan dead at 78 Struzan's signature artwork defined an entire generation of Hollywood filmmaking. Read More Today in Space On this day: Oct. 16, 1975: NASA launches GOES sat On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite! Read More Space photo of the day: Where the ridge meets the river This satellite image reveals not only geological beauty but also the deep ties between landscape, climate and history in one of the world's driest deserts. Read More Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. Sign Up   Follow SPACE Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036