China breaks record with 3 Long March rocket launches in 19-hour stretch (video) China just launched three Long March rockets in less than 19 hours, setting a new national mark for liftoff cadence. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/china-breaks-record-with-3-long-march-rocket-launches-in-19-hour-stretch-video

This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen. Could it be from an elusive class of black hole? "This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years." https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/this-7-hour-cosmic-explosion-is-the-longest-gamma-ray-burst-ever-seen-could-it-be-from-an-elusive-class-of-black-hole

Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video) Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station and assessed the damage to the attached Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Dec. 9). https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/chinese-astronauts-inspect-damaged-shenzhou-20-spacecraft-during-8-hour-spacewalk-video

January full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Wolf Moon Your guide to January’s full Wolf Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights. https://www.space.com/stargazing/january-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-wolf-moon

ISS astronauts watch Earth's atmosphere glow green | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025 The image shows a good example of the phenomenon called airglow. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/iss-astronauts-watch-earths-atmosphere-glow-green-space-photo-of-the-day-for-dec-8-2025

Astronaut and cosmonauts land on Russian Soyuz after 8-months aboard International Space Station NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky landed on Russia's Soyuz MS-27 after 245 days on the International Space Station on Dec. 9, 2025. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/astronaut-and-cosmonauts-land-on-russian-soyuz-after-8-months-aboard-international-space-station

The Subaru Telescope just made its 1st discoveries: a 'failed star' and an exoplanet Check out the first findings from the Subaru Telescope. https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/the-subaru-telescope-just-made-its-1st-discoveries-a-failed-star-and-an-exoplanet

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on record 32nd re-flight of Falcon 9 rocket A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. It was the record 32nd re-flight of the Falcon's first stage. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-6-92-b1067-ksc-jrti

Scientists discover cosmic 'scar' in interstellar clouds left by a close shave between our sun and 2 intruder stars "It’s kind of a jigsaw puzzle where all the different pieces are moving." https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/scientists-discover-cosmic-scar-in-interstellar-clouds-left-by-a-close-shave-between-our-sun-and-2-intruder-stars

Watch 3 astronauts head home to Earth from the International Space Station tonight NASA's Jonny Kim and two cosmonauts are scheduled to leave the International Space Station tonight (Dec. 8), and you can watch their homecoming live. https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/watch-3-astronauts-head-home-to-earth-from-the-international-space-station-tonight