🪐Strange 'puffy' alien planet breaks all the rules | 🚀 SpaceX Starship aces 11th test launch | 🧠 Constellation quiz

New 'Star Trek' clip finds a strange new world | Early Black Friday deals Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version   October 14, 2025 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Something amazing every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Happy Tuesday space fans! It's a busy day in our newsroom as SpaceX's Starship aced its 11th test launch, a key milestone as the private company has its eyes set on the moon and Mars.  Other stories for today include private company Rocket Lab launching a Japanese Earth-observation radar satellite today, the Taurid meteor shower is underway and may create a fiery show in the night sky, and a strange 'puffy' exoplanet seems to be breaking all the rules.  For Trivia Tuesday, we're bringing you a constellation quiz. Think you know your night sky? Try your hand at this quiz and test your stellar smarts. We have all that and more for your daily read. Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com SpaceX Starship aims for moon & Mars in 11th launch It was the final flight for this iteration of Starship. Read More Citizen scientists detect strange cosmic radio circle The largest of three newly found ring shaped structures in the cosmos are almost a million light-years across. Read More Space quiz! What comet's debris creates the Taurid meteor shower? Click here for the answer! Comet 2P/Encke Comet Swift/Tuttle Comet 3I/ATLAS Comet dinosaurkiller Space Deal of the Day Blast Off Early: Space Deals Before Black Friday (Future) Black Friday 2025 arrives on November 28 and we're already seeing discounts on telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors and more: Here are the best. Read More Skywatching Taurid meteor shower: possible fireballs incoming! The Taurid meteor streams have a reputation for generating impressive fireball meteors. Read More Spaceflight Rocket Lab blasts off with Japan's imaging satellite The "Owl New World" mission is scheduled to lift off today (Oct. 14) at 12:30 p.m. ET. Read More Science & Astronomy Is the universe infinite, or does it have a limit? If the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into, and what is it expanding from? Read More Rebel planet found: it's puffy and bizarre A low-density, puffy planet orbiting relatively far from a young star in a nearly perpendicular orbit. What's going on? Read More Entertainment 'Solar Opposites' finale out-sillies 'Rick and Morty' We talk to "Solar Opposites "executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel about the show's wild final season. Read More Star Trek Strange new worlds? Enterprise found one in new clip The Vezda might be vanquished, but there are more cosmic threats for Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew to confront in 2026. Read More Trivia Tuesday: Quiz of the week Connect the dots: A constellation challenge This quiz will take you on a journey through the legends, locations, and logic behind the constellations we know and love. Full Story: Space (10/13) Today in Space On this day: Oct. 14, 1947: Yeager breaks sound barrier On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Read More Space photo of the day: From caves to the cosmos The CAVES training tests astronaut teamwork, resilience and scientific focus all needed for the challenges of spaceflight. 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