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This year, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft will hit a huge "light-day" milestone
In November 2026, NASA's Voyager 1 will reach an incredible milestone: one light-day from Earth, meaning its signals will take a full 24 hours to travel back home. Nearly 50 years after launch, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 remain the most distant human-made objects ever created, still exploring the vast region beyond the heliopause and the edge of the Solar System. This video looks back at the remarkable journey of the twin spacecraft, from their historic flybys of Jupiter and Saturn to Voyager 2's visits to Uranus and Neptune, and how these pioneering space probes continue to send back data from interstellar space decades after they were expected to retire. Video edited using footage owned by NASA. Royalty free music from Hook Sounds.
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June 2026 skywatching guide: Every major celestial event to watch this month
A complete 2-minute guide to the night sky in June 2026. Watch the stunning Venus-Jupiter conjunction, a rare Mars-Moon-Saturn alignment, Mercury at its greatest elongation, the June Bootid meteor shower, and the full Strawberry Moon. In this quick guide, we break down every major celestial event happening throughout the month and tell you exactly when to look up. Stay tuned to Starlust for more updates on skywatching, astronomy, and beyond.
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NASA explains why a Moon Base can't rely on a single rover, habitat or lander
Speaking at the Moon Base event at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Jared Isaacman explained why NASA is moving away from relying on a single all-in-one system for future lunar exploration. Instead, the agency is pursuing a step-by-step approach that uses multiple landers, rovers and habitation modules to build a sustainable presence on the Moon under the Artemis program. Companies such as Astrolab, Lunar Outpost, Firefly and Blue Origin are developing key technologies that could support future Moon Base operations, astronaut mobility, logistics and autonomous activities on the lunar surface.
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Blue Origin's New Glenn suffers catastrophic explosion during a test at launch pad in Florida
A New Glenn rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin blew up during a static-fire test at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) in Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at around 9 pm on May 28, 2026, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said no one was hurt at the launch pad. “It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it,” Bezos said via X. “Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it.” New Glenn had to be grounded in April when it deployed a satellite in the wrong orbit because of engine failure. It was only the third flight of the rocket that Blue Origin intends to use to launch Blue Moon landers to the moon for NASA, including the landers that will take astronauts to the lunar surface. Just a few days before the blast incident, NASA had awarded Blue Origin a contract worth hundreds of millions of dollars to launch a pair of moon buggies in the coming years as part of the Artemis program. The rocket was supposed to launch next week with internet satellites that are part of the Amazon Leo constellation in orbit. Video courtesy: @JConcilus
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NASA awards major Moon Base contracts to Blue Origin, Firefly and others
NASA has officially awarded a new wave of private contracts tied to its future Moon Base plans, marking a major step forward for the Artemis era of lunar exploration. Companies including Blue Origin, Firefly, Lunar Outpost and Astrolab will help develop lunar landers, autonomous rovers, and Moonfall drone systems designed for future moon landing operations near the lunar south pole. The contracts are part of NASA’s larger Moon Base mission phases, focused on mobility, cargo delivery, surface mapping, water ice prospecting, and long-term habitation technologies. As NASA expands partnerships with private companies, the global space race is also intensifying, with China rapidly advancing its own long-term lunar ambitions. Read more on Starlust: https://starlust.org/nasa-to-launch-three-moon-base-missions-this-year-itselfheres-all-you-need-to-know-about-them/ Video edited using footage owned by NASA. Royalty free music courtesy of Hook Sounds.
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How does a Moon Base help NASA’s future missions to Mars?
During a Moon Base event on March 26 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Administrator Jared Isaacman explained how the agency’s long-term lunar strategy could help humanity eventually reach Mars. Building on the Artemis program, NASA plans to develop a permanent Moon Base and lunar outpost capable of supporting astronauts for extended missions on the Moon’s surface. This future Moon mission architecture is designed to test the habitats, technologies, life-support systems, and deep space operations needed before sending humans to Mars. From astronaut training to sustainable lunar infrastructure, the Moon is becoming NASA’s proving ground for the next era of space exploration.
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SpaceX Starship V3 maiden test flight
The massive Starship V3 rocket lifted off from Pad 2 of SpaceX Starbase to validate its all-new hardware. Made up of Starship V3 spacecraft and the Super Heavy booster, the Raptor engines ignited at 6:30 pm EDT on May 22, 2026. This flight was vital for NASA's Moon Base and Artemis plans, not to mention for SpaceX's own ambitions.
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Administrator Jared Isaacman breaks down NASA’s three-phase Moon Base plan
Administrator Jared Isaacman just outlined NASA’s three-part plan to build a permanent Moon base. From Blue Origin’s privately funded lunar lander mission to massive cargo deliveries and international science payloads, each mission is designed to prepare for long-term human life on the Moon. The missions will test everything from astronaut mobility and autonomous operations to how lunar infrastructure can survive the Moon’s extreme environment. According to Isaacman, these are only the beginning of a much larger effort to return to the Moon and stay there for good.
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Big update: NASA targets Moon Base II and III launches before the end of 2026
NASA plans to deliver cargo to the lunar surface using Astrobotic’s Griffin lander under the second Moon Base mission, while the third mission will carry payloads selected through an open competition along with contributions from international partners. Both lunar missions are currently targeted for launch before the end of 2026.
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NASA explains why astronauts are returning to the Moon despite harsh conditions
“The Moon is as beautiful as it is hostile.” NASA Chief Jared Isaacman explains why the space agency still wants humans to return to one of the harshest environments in space, where temperatures swing from over 250°F to below -400°F, with no atmosphere, radiation protection, or shelter from meteorites.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson on how our universe may connect to a multiverse
Astrophysicist and cosmologist Neil deGrasse Tyson, speaking with journalist Robert Krulwich during 92Y's Giants of Science series in 2007, explored one of cosmology’s biggest questions: How did the universe begin? Tyson discussed the idea that our universe may be just one “bubble” within a far larger multiverse, where countless universes could emerge and vanish over time. But this raises an even deeper mystery: if our universe had a beginning, what created the multiverse itself? According to Tyson, one possible answer is as fascinating as it is unsettling: the multiverse may have always existed. Video courtesy: The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Rare footage from Mars shows its moon Phobos crossing the Sun
This clip was recorded in 2022 by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars. The footage is significant because it shows Mars’ largest moon, Phobos, crossing in front of the Sun in real time. The original transit lasted about 40 seconds in real time, but the footage has been sped up by the Starlust team for resharing. Key facts: • Phobos is just 11.5 km wide, making it about 150 times smaller in diameter than Earth’s Moon. • Despite its smaller size, Phobos orbits nearly 50 times closer to Mars than our Moon does to Earth. • Its close orbit causes much faster solar eclipses on Mars than those seen on Earth. • Scientists believe Phobos may eventually break apart or crash into Mars within the next 50 million years Video credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS / SSI
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Back in 2021, Tom Cruise interviewed Victor Glover long before Artemis II
When one Maverick meets another. Back in November 2021, Tom Cruise sat down with NASA astronaut Victor Glover during the World Extreme Medicine conference, shortly after Glover returned from his long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station. What makes this conversation even more fascinating today is that, at the time, Glover hadn’t even been selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission yet. Years later, he would go on to become the pilot of humanity’s first crewed mission around the Moon since Apollo. In the conversation, the two dive into how astronauts adapt to microgravity during both routine daily activities and more dynamic situations in spaceflight, while also bonding over their shared love for fast aircraft, aviation, and Top Gun.