Visible planets and night sky guide for August and September
Visible planets and night sky guide: Tonight's moon is near Saturn. Plus Jupiter is returning at dawn. And a new 'this week's sky' video is out. The post Visible planets and night...
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Sun news: Chunk of solar stuff delayed. Maybe today
Sun news August 29, 2026: The chunk of solar stuff from the M7 flare is running late. Arrival today. G2 storms and auroras are possible tonight! The post Sun news: Chunk of solar s...
‘Jellyfish’ on Mars: Image from Curiosity rover goes viral
What is this odd 'jellyfish' on Mars? Possibilities include a cosmic ray artifact, an electronic artifact and what astronomers call a "transient phenomenon." The image went viral t...
NASA's Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman with the Co...
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Receives Congressional Space Medal of Honor
From left to right: NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman receive the Congressional...
NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge
NASA named a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as the first prize winner for Phase 2 of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, which focused on developing solu...
President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award
President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Sp...
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Sunday!
The launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled for Sunday morning, August 30, from the Kennedy Space Center. More here. The post Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope...
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy
To strengthen the nation’s space workforce and develop the next generation of space leaders, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on Friday to establish the nation’s...
Stellafane or Bust
The legendary Stellafane Convention has been blowing away expectations for a century, and plans are in place to make sure it continues to do so for another 100 years. The post Stel...
Grants
*Notice* The Payment Management System (PMS) is currently experiencing issues affecting Federal Financial Report (FFR) generation. Impacted NASA grant recipients will not be consid...
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 28 – September 6
Venus and Spica finally have their conjunction just as they sink way down in twilight. After dark, Boötes and the Big Dipper have assumed their late-summer pose. The post This Week...
Size is in the eye of the beholder
From Mars’ tiny Phobos to NASA’s mammoth Vehicle Assembly Building, apparent size depends on where you’re looking from.
What could the Artemis IV astronauts discover on the Moon?
NASA is already planning what the crew will do on their lunar landing mission.
Week in images: 24-28 August 2026
Week in images: 24-28 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens
Ariane 6 launch with MTG-I2 – highlights
Video: 00:04:28 The Meteosat Third Generation -Imager2 (MTG-I2) satellite, has been launched on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. Liftoff was on...
Best eclipse photos! Nearly total lunar August 27-28
EarthSky community photos of the lunar eclipse of August 27-28, 2026. Thanks to all who submitted eclipse photos! The post Best eclipse photos! Nearly total lunar August 27-28 firs...
Meet a Saturn-sized exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures
TOI-199b is a warm Saturn-sized exoplanet 330 light-years away. New observations by the Webb space telescope show there is methane in its atmosphere. The post Meet a Saturn-sized e...
Huge rift valleys on Venus hint at a still-living planet
A new study of huge rift valleys on Venus shows that they are likely younger than previously thought, and might still be geologically active today. The post Huge rift valleys on Ve...
The Wild Duck cluster, M11, a lovely open cluster in Scutum
The Wild Duck cluster, also known as M11, is an open star cluster in the constellation Scutum that appears best through binoculars or a telescope. The post The Wild Duck cluster, M...
Observing Samba and Tango’s reentries
The final two of ESA's pioneering Cluster spacecraft, Samba and Tango, will end their journeys as they burn up in our atmosphere on 31 August and 1 September respectively. Their ta...
APOD: 2026 August 28 – The Sky Turns Above Paranal
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 28 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosm...
The Forested Floodplains of Congaree National Park
The meandering Congaree River sustains towering forest ecosystems and fashions oxbow lakes as it shifts across its floodplain.
MTG-I2 completes Europe’s latest weather trio
The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has been launched on board Ariane 6 , flight VA270, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It will complete the fi...
NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country signatory. NASA Administrator...
Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and Center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221 on Aug...
9 Things to Know About NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch at 7:26 a.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 30. While you wait to watch the launch, brush up on some key facts about this wide-view m...
Next Up! A Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse on Aug. 27–28
A near-total lunar eclipse wraps up August's trifecta of two major eclipses and the Perseids. The post Next Up! A Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse on Aug. 27–28 appeared first on Sky & T...
Deep partial lunar eclipse overnight
A deep partial lunar eclipse of the full Sturgeon Moon takes place on August 27-28, 2026. Will you be able to see it? Maps and details here. The post Deep partial lunar eclipse ove...
Nepal flash flood nightmare: What caused it?
On August 26, 2026, a glacier collapse and landslide triggered a huge release of water. The Nepal flash flood wiped out villages and took untold lives. The post Nepal flash flood n...
The Winter Circle: Catch in the morning before dawn
The majestic Winter Circle isn't a constellation. This giant circle - or hexagon - is an asterism, or a pattern made up of stars from several constellations. The post The Winter Ci...
Expedition Sound podcast series
Expedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by sonifications – the translation...
Watch live: BepiColombo begins its arrival at Mercury
After eight years, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission is about to enter its Mercury Arrival Phase. On 3 September 2026, ESA’s Mercury Transfer Module (MTM) will separate from BepiCol...
Roman Space Telescope Travels to SpaceX Hangar
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, encapsulated in its payload fairing, travels to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 25...
Skywatching in September 2026
What’s up in the sky in September 2026, including the Harvest Moon, a prominent constellation, as well as the equinox and its role in boosting auroras.
Meet Altair, the Eagle’s Eye
Altair, centerpiece of Aqulia, the Eagle, is the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky and one of the closest stars to Earth. The post Meet Altair, the Eagle’s Eye appeared first...
NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published in December, was revised Aug. 26, 2026 with an update on a new phase of testing, including video from a recent test run and new imag...
Your Moon Guide for September 2026
Discover the phases of the Moon in September, including the Harvest Moon and Saturn rising together.
The return of Sirius in the morning signals seasonal change
A sign of the changing season is the return of Sirius before sunup. Want to make sure you've spotted Sirius? The 3 stars in Orion's Belt point to it. The post The return of Sirius...
New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communicati...
Science with Astrophotography
Your pretty pictures can contain valuable information. The post Science with Astrophotography appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot on Spacewalk
From left, Expedition 75 flight engineers Anil Menon of NASA (partially obscured and wearing the spacesuit with a red stripe on the legs) and Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space A...
Cutting-edge infrared space telescope Roman set to launch
The NASA-led Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on 30 August 2026 at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST / 13:26 CEST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. With its w...
NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
Coverage plans are ready for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA’s next-generation observatory designed to explore some of the u...
Mission Fails to Rescue Swift Observatory (Updated)
A daring mission tried but failed to save a key astrophysics observatory in low Earth orbit. The post Mission Fails to Rescue Swift Observatory (Updated) appeared first on Sky & Te...
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap in the fastest seat in sport ahead of t...
Webb Opens Treasure Chest
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust c...
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Set to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agenc...
Cosmic neighborhood watch
Observing our celestial neighbor (and something much farther away).
Week in images: 17-21 August 2026
Week in images: 17-21 August 2026 Discover our week through the lens
10 Things to Know About the August 2026 Lunar Eclipse
On August 27–28 we’ll have the last big lunar eclipse until the end of 2028. For skywatchers in the US and Canada, it will be a Thursday evening “Blood” Moon.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 21 – 30
The waxing Moon is on its way to a not-quite-total lunar eclipse Thursday the 27th. On Friday the 21st, it's still east of Antares in the evening sky. The post This Week's Sky at a...
Artemis Mission Patches
A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A...
Ancient Milky Way Merger
About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with it. This artist’s concept portrays that collision. NASA’s Hubble Space Teles...
Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express
Video: 00:04:10 ESA’s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars. Despite measuring a huge 460 km across, Schiaparelli...
NASA's B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
NASA's Boeing 777 returns to the agency's Langley Research Center after receiving a new paint scheme.
Spying on a Split Comet
Traversing through the solar system, a comet split in two, and a recent study used six months of observations to investigate when and why. The post Spying on a Split Comet appeared...
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, an...
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmi...
Hubble & Gaia solve our galaxy's merger mystery
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a...
Total solar eclipse 2026 (Official ESA broadcast)
Video: 01:10:42 We broadcast live from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Spain as a total solar eclipse crossed Europe on 12 August 2026. The path of totality swept acr...
California Teen Wins 2026 National Young Astronomer Award
Elizabeth Zhang of Cupertino, California, has earned the Astronomical League's National Young Astronomer award for her study of circumbinary planets. The post California Teen Wins...
Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
Total solar eclipse edition
Europe’s stunning eclipse, plus a political victory for science.
The best images from the 2026 solar eclipse
Our favorite images from the total solar eclipse that passed through Europe on Aug. 12, 2026.
A look back at the 2026 total solar eclipse
On 12 August 2026, Europe witnessed the first total solar eclipse in over two decades. Millions of people were awed by the Moon completely covering the Sun's bright disc, briefly t...
This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 14 – 23
After eclipsing the Sun last Wednesday, the Moon returns to the evening sky as a crescent low in twilight. Watch it pass Venus, then Spica. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, Au...
NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Researc...
Total Solar Eclipse Wows Europe
Watch the video, take a peak behind the scenes, and find out why our telescope operator had to climb a tree during the broadcast.
Perseids Meteor Shower
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
Did You See the Solar Eclipse? Here’s What We Saw, from Around the World
Sky & Telescope editors traveled the world, both literally and figuratively, to see the solar eclipse that darkened the world in the most magical way on August 12, 2026. Here are s...
Pursuing a Dream of Working for NASA
As a young girl raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lindsey Waitt dreamed of working for NASA. Her dream is now a reality as she embarks on her role as a NASA test project engineer...
A Perfectly Timed Perseid Meteor Shower
With a new Moon in play, skywatchers anticipate a fine Perseid performance this year. The post A Perfectly Timed Perseid Meteor Shower appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse
Video: 00:05:08 [English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for...
NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the Moon’s surface. Engineers working on NASA’s Lunar Environment Moni...
Rare Total Solar Eclipse-Perseid Meteor Shower Double-Header August 12th
The only total solar eclipse of the year coincides with the Perseid meteor shower. Here's what you need to know to watch the eclipse. The post Rare Total Solar Eclipse-Perseid Mete...
A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe
Video: 00:01:24 When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, it casts a shadow onto Earth's surface. For people in the darkest part of this shadow, the face of the Sun is totall...
Where to See the August 12th Solar Eclipse Online
View the August 12th total solar eclipse from anywhere — the livestream options are plentiful! The post Where to See the August 12th Solar Eclipse Online appeared first on Sky & Te...