Astronomy

NASA announces CapeWeek, The Great American Aerospace and Technology Expo, set for 2028

NASA announces CapeWeek, The Great American Aerospace and Technology Expo, set for 2028
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Space weekly recap, October 31 - November 6: Key stories you may have missed
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ESA releases Hera's first close-up image of Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system
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Watch: President Trump kicks off NASA’s MAX POWER event, declares “NASA is back”

Watch: President Trump kicks off NASA’s MAX POWER event, declares “NASA is back”
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Skywatching

Five of the solar system's eight planets will be visible in November: How to spot and viewing tips

Five of the solar system's eight planets will be visible in November: How to spot and viewing tips
1 day ago

Mars is cozying up to Jupiter this November: When, where and how to watch it
1 day ago

Aurora forecast: Solar wind, CME to trigger northern lights in Maine and other U.S. states on November 6
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Videos

LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches USSF-432 Space Force mission from California, sticks landing 8:46

LIFTOFF! SpaceX launches USSF-432 Space Force mission from California, sticks landing
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Key moments from SpaceX’s Starship Documentary Episode 4: BTS of Flight 14 14:03

Key moments from SpaceX’s Starship Documentary Episode 4: BTS of Flight 14
21 hours ago
Blue Origin unveils Northstar: A 715,000-pound-thrust engine that can be built in under 24 hours 4:00

Blue Origin unveils Northstar: A 715,000-pound-thrust engine that can be built in under 24 hours
1 day ago
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Deep Sky Objects

Astronomers puzzle over a record-breaking cosmic explosion that lasted for 27 days

Astronomers puzzle over a record-breaking cosmic explosion that lasted for 27 days
Oct 26, 2026
Astronomers discover fastest-spinning asteroid making one rotation within 5 minutes—here’s why it’s unusual

Astronomers discover fastest-spinning asteroid making one rotation within 5 minutes—here’s why it’s unusual
Oct 11, 2026
Supermassive black hole-powered blazar breaks record for most distant object of its kind ever found

Supermassive black hole-powered blazar breaks record for most distant object of its kind ever found
Oct 8, 2026
Did scientists just find a new way to detect neutron star mergers? Study provides fresh clue

Did scientists just find a new way to detect neutron star mergers? Study provides fresh clue
Oct 5, 2026
Astronomers discover atmosphere on the coldest lava exoplanet ever found; here’s why it matters

Astronomers discover atmosphere on the coldest lava exoplanet ever found; here’s why it matters
Sep 30, 2026
China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from exploding stars

China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from exploding stars
Sep 24, 2026

Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon phase in Los Angeles

Today's Moon phase in Los Angeles
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Today's Moon phase in Indianapolis
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Today's Moon phase in Salt Lake City
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NASA announces CapeWeek, The Great American Aerospace and Technology Expo, set for 2028

NASA announces CapeWeek, The Great American Aerospace and Technology Expo, set for 2028
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Space weekly recap, October 31 - November 6: Key stories you may have missed

Space weekly recap, October 31 - November 6: Key stories you may have missed
1 day ago
Five of the solar system's eight planets will be visible in November: How to spot and viewing tips

Five of the solar system's eight planets will be visible in November: How to spot and viewing tips
1 day ago
NASA’s MAX POWER aerospace expo: Check out these exciting events on November 7-8

NASA’s MAX POWER aerospace expo: Check out these exciting events on November 7-8
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn return flight slips to January 2027, CEO Dave Limp announces

Blue Origin’s New Glenn return flight slips to January 2027, CEO Dave Limp announces
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U.S. spacewalk 101: Astronauts Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk unfurl the final ISS roll-out solar array

U.S. spacewalk 101: Astronauts Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk unfurl the final ISS roll-out solar array
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ESA releases Hera's first close-up image of Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system

ESA releases Hera's first close-up image of Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system
1 day ago
SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 delayed by a day, now likely to launch on November 13

SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 delayed by a day, now likely to launch on November 13
1 day ago
New evidence suggests Mars is not geologically 'dead' after all, just sleeping

New evidence suggests Mars is not geologically 'dead' after all, just sleeping
1 day ago
Mars is cozying up to Jupiter this November: When, where and how to watch it

Mars is cozying up to Jupiter this November: When, where and how to watch it
1 day ago
End of an era: NASA’s Swift telescope burns up in Earth's atmosphere after 22 years in orbit

End of an era: NASA’s Swift telescope burns up in Earth's atmosphere after 22 years in orbit
2 days ago
Aurora forecast: Solar wind, CME to trigger northern lights in Maine and other U.S. states on November 6

Aurora forecast: Solar wind, CME to trigger northern lights in Maine and other U.S. states on November 6
2 days ago
ESA’s ‘sleeping beauty’ is waking up: MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite prepares for Ariane 6 launch

ESA’s ‘sleeping beauty’ is waking up: MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite prepares for Ariane 6 launch
2 days ago
How to see the Leonid meteor shower in 2026: Citywise rise and set timings for the U.S.

How to see the Leonid meteor shower in 2026: Citywise rise and set timings for the U.S.
2 days ago
All about PHOENIX—a proposed super telescope that could observe planet formation and early universe

All about PHOENIX—a proposed super telescope that could observe planet formation and early universe
2 days ago

Constellation

Cassiopeia: The famous W-shaped constellation and how to spot it

Cassiopeia: The famous W-shaped constellation and how to spot it
Sep 12, 2026
How to easily spot the constellation Lynx in March's night skies

How to easily spot the constellation Lynx in March's night skies
Mar 12, 2026
Constellations with the most visibility in January 2026: Easy viewing tips

Constellations with the most visibility in January 2026: Easy viewing tips
Jan 20, 2026

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Are we alone in the universe? 5 discoveries that made alien life seem possible 6 PHOTOS ASTRONOMY

Are we alone in the universe? 5 discoveries that made alien life seem possible

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How a 1947 UFO sighting near Mt. Rainier popularized the term “flying saucer” 5 ASTRONOMY

How a 1947 UFO sighting near Mt. Rainier popularized the term “flying saucer”

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NASA-funded study reveals a Sahara meteorite is one of the oldest pieces of Mars ever found 5 ASTRONOMY

NASA-funded study reveals a Sahara meteorite is one of the oldest pieces of Mars ever found

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What does the Moon smell like? Here’s how Apollo astronauts described it 5 ASTRONOMY

What does the Moon smell like? Here’s how Apollo astronauts described it

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This mysterious radio source has baffled astronomers for more than 20 years: Here’s why 5 ASTRONOMY

This mysterious radio source has baffled astronomers for more than 20 years: Here’s why

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SPACEFLIGHT

  1. Watch: President Trump kicks off NASA’s MAX POWER event, declares “NASA is back”
    14 hours ago

  2. Blue Origin’s New Glenn return flight slips to January 2027, CEO Dave Limp announces
    1 day ago

  3. U.S. spacewalk 101: Astronauts Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk unfurl the final ISS roll-out solar array
    1 day ago

  4. SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 delayed by a day, now likely to launch on November 13
    1 day ago

  5. End of an era: NASA’s Swift telescope burns up in Earth's atmosphere after 22 years in orbit
    2 days ago

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  1. Artemis II left temporary holes in Earth’s upper atmosphere that could have affected GPS, new study finds

    Artemis II left temporary holes in Earth’s upper atmosphere that could have affected GPS, new study finds

  2. NASA's CHAPEA 2 crew 'returns' to Earth after 378 days in Mars habitat: "It's been a hell of a year"

    NASA's CHAPEA 2 crew 'returns' to Earth after 378 days in Mars habitat: "It's been a hell of a year"

  3. SpaceX's Starship Flight 15 delayed by a day, now likely to launch on November 13

  4. SpaceX gears up to launch classified USSF-432 mission on November 2—streaming details here

Instruments

ESA’s ‘sleeping beauty’ is waking up: MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite prepares for Ariane 6 launch

ESA’s ‘sleeping beauty’ is waking up: MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite prepares for Ariane 6 launch
2 days ago
All about PHOENIX—a proposed super telescope that could observe planet formation and early universe

All about PHOENIX—a proposed super telescope that could observe planet formation and early universe
2 days ago
NASA's Swift telescope set to reenter Earth today—chances of you getting hit by it is under one in a trillion

NASA's Swift telescope set to reenter Earth today—chances of you getting hit by it is under one in a trillion
3 days ago