https://starlust.org/what-is-chinas-change-7-mission-launching-this-month-to-hunt-for-water-at-the-moons-south-pole/ 2026-08-17T10:56:50.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T10:56:50.000Z What is China’s Chang’e-7 mission launching this month to hunt for water at the Moon’s South Pole? https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/814011/uploads/fe9cff70-9a02-11f1-8395-e91cd726d5a8_1200_630.jpeg What is China’s Chang’e-7 mission launching this month to hunt for water at the Moon’s South Pole? China’s Chang’e-7, which could launch later in August, is the first Moon mission to include an orbiter, lander, rover, and a small hopping spacecraft. Read all about it here. https://starlust.org/a-fireball-exploded-with-a-force-of-10-tons-of-tnt-over-washington-on-august-14/ 2026-08-17T09:40:58.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T09:40:58.000Z A fireball exploded with a force of 10 tons of TNT over Washington on August 14 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813990/uploads/38caa610-9a1d-11f1-a2f2-4398a5fcc79c_1200_630.jpeg A fireball exploded with a force of 10 tons of TNT over Washington on August 14 More than 250 eyewitnesses across states reported the fireball's sighting to the American Meteor Society. https://starlust.org/nasa-aircraft-captures-stunning-footage-of-august-12-total-solar-eclipse-from-50-000-feet-watch/ 2026-08-17T07:18:56.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T07:18:56.000Z NASA aircraft captures stunning footage of August 12 total solar eclipse from 50,000 feet; watch https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813991/uploads/fbcbedd0-99f1-11f1-afda-6d243bebf57b_1200_630.jpeg NASA aircraft captures stunning footage of August 12 total solar eclipse from 50,000 feet; watch The footage was taken using a suite of cameras aboard the WB-57 spacecraft which took off Iceland. https://starlust.org/high-geomagnetic-activity-could-trigger-aurora-in-northern-latitudes-on-august-17/ 2026-08-17T07:03:15.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T07:03:15.000Z High geomagnetic activity could trigger aurora in northern latitudes on August 17 https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813980/uploads/9f756260-99fa-11f1-8d28-dfa539c70c8c_1200_630.jpeg High geomagnetic activity could trigger aurora in northern latitudes on August 17 The heightened storm-like conditions will actually begin before dawn of August 17, 2026. https://starlust.org/es-as-sophie-adenot-to-become-first-french-woman-to-perform-spacewalk-on-august-18-livestream-details/ 2026-08-17T06:20:36.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T06:20:36.000Z ESA's Sophie Adenot to become first French woman to perform spacewalk on August 18: Livestream details https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813972/uploads/108d0c10-99dc-11f1-ae05-1d3cdebca111_1200_630.jpeg ESA's Sophie Adenot to become first French woman to perform spacewalk on August 18: Livestream details Adenot will be accompanied by NASA's Anil Menon who completed his first spacewalk with station commander Jessica Meir on August 6. https://starlust.org/what-are-coronal-mass-ejections-how-do-they-form-and-how-do-they-affect-life-on-earth/ 2026-08-17T05:41:28.000Z Starlust en 2026-08-17T05:41:28.000Z What are coronal mass ejections? How do they form and how do they affect life on Earth? https://d3hedi16gruj5j.cloudfront.net/813637/uploads/2472d200-96f3-11f1-a77c-b701dc85ee61_1200_630.jpeg What are coronal mass ejections? How do they form and how do they affect life on Earth? Find out all about coronal mass ejections and their effects on Earth here. 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.