https://starlust.org/venus-shines-at-its-peak-evening-brilliance-on-august-16-heres-where-to-look-tonight/ 2026-08-16T09:08:23.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-16T09:08:23.000Z Venus shines at its peak evening brilliance on August 16; here’s where to look tonight https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813947/uploads/620bb4c0-994a-11f1-8874-2b8d17efaced_1200_630.jpeg Venus shines at its peak evening brilliance on August 16; here’s where to look tonight Venus is in ‘greatest eastern elongation’—meaning it will appear the farthest from the Sun as seen from Earth. https://starlust.org/watch-space-x-launches-back-to-back-falcon-9-missions-in-38-minutes-sets-new-orbital-record/ 2026-08-16T04:25:41.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-16T04:25:41.000Z Watch: SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 missions in 38 minutes, sets new orbital record https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813934/uploads/910592d0-9924-11f1-85db-b76822ad3d1c_1200_630.jpeg Watch: SpaceX launches back-to-back Falcon 9 missions in 38 minutes, sets new orbital record The first Falcon 9 lifted off from Florida followed by another from California carrying the US Space Force's secret payload. https://starlust.org/rare-images-show-comet-220-p-mc-naught-brightening-by-more-than-600-times/ 2026-08-15T17:03:16.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-15T17:03:16.000Z Rare images show comet 220P/McNaught brightening by more than 600 times https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813740/uploads/3022f610-97ad-11f1-a965-8da805c3e907_1200_630.jpeg Rare images show comet 220P/McNaught brightening by more than 600 times The comet completes one orbit around the Sun every 5.5 years and passed perihelion 2 months ago.