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Visible planets and night sky guide for June

EarthSky's visible planets and night sky guide. It's solstice weekend. Click in to learn what to watch for in your daytime and nighttime sky. The post Visible planets and night sky...

The Voice in Orbit | Talking to Astronauts in Space | ESA Explores #20

Video: 00:23:49 Meet the voices astronauts hear in space. At ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, the EUROCOM team is the link between crew and ground, guiding astr...

Galileo signal updated for internet-of-things use

In April, Galileo marked a step forward with the deployment of a new signal component, known as E5a Quasi Pilot, on 12 satellites of Europe’s satellite navigation constellation. Th...

Week in images: 15-19 June 2026

Week in images: 15-19 June 2026 Discover our week through the lens

34 dust devils on Mars in 1 shot! Can you spot them all?

The Mars Express orbiter caught this view of the red planet, which is peppered with whirlwinds. Can you spot the 34 dust devils on Mars in this 1 shot? The post 34 dust devils on M...

For all of Earth, longest sunsets around the solstice

Here's a natural phenomenon you might never have imagined: the longest sunsets happen around the time of a solstice, no matter where you are on the globe. The post For all of Earth...

Does the North Star ever move in the sky?

The North Star is a symbol for constancy. But a video or star trails image reveals that it makes its own little circle around the sky's north pole every day. The post Does the Nort...

Earth from Space celebrates 1000 images

Image: ESA’s Earth from Space series reaches its 1000th image with a return to the vibrant waters of southern Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas – the same region featured in the very f...

Tropical Storm Arthur

The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4920-4926: Surveying the Bands

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Rather than going from stage to stage at a music festival...

NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere

NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space environment and help improve prediction capabilities for im...

NASA Awards Contract for Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition

NASA has selected eight new companies and will acquire new data products from six existing Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition contract holders to expand the range of commercial...

From Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar Shares His Journey to NASA

Rohit Goeptar was born into a poor family in Suriname, South America, the kind where both parents work three jobs and they still can only provide food and shelter for their family...

Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype

Description A prototype four-wheel rover developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with advanced mobility and robotic autonomy capabilities trundled across the Colorado Desert...

NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers

On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled about 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the t...

NASA’s Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid

Even small asteroids lead complex lives. During its flyby of the asteroid Donaldjohanson last year, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft revealed the asteroid to be a wobbly, peanut-shaped body...

Stages of Star Formation

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month shows the giant molecular cloud Orion A, an area of the sky replete with star-forming clouds.

Stages of Star Formation

This image, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and released on June 5, 2026, shows just a small portion of one of the Orion Molecular Clouds, a long and massive filament...

Sophie Adenot's mid-mission highlights

Video: 00:02:03 Sophie is halfway through the εpsilon mission onboard the ISS, and she has already accomplished so much. Between hundreds of hours of scientific research and thousa...

No crisis? Universe’s expansion is accelerating, study says

Rebutting a surprising paper from 2025, a new study has found that the universe's expansion is accelerating after all. Crisis averted? The post No crisis? Universe’s expansion is a...

New habitable exoplanets model narrows down search for life

Researchers have developed a new habitable exoplanets model to find out which rocky exoplanets could possibly support life. The post New habitable exoplanets model narrows down sea...

Rastaban and Eltanin, the Dragon’s Eyes, on June evenings

Look in the northeast on these June evenings, near the star Vega. You'll see Rastaban and Eltanin, the eyes of Draco the Dragon. The post Rastaban and Eltanin, the Dragon’s Eyes, o...

El Niño Is Underway

Satellite observations of sea surface height indicated that the 2026 event continued to strengthen in early June.

Hubble Sees Swarm of Galaxies

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211.

Ariane 6 launches with more powerful boosters: a new record for Europe

Midwest tornadoes possible today, flash floods across Gulf?

Tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are expected in the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, while a tropical system could bring flash floods across the Gulf Coast. The post Midwest tor...

Are dark galaxies hiding in the nearby universe?

New simulations suggest our nearby universe could contain many dark galaxies, containing dark matter but no stars. And our radio telescopes could detect them. The post Are dark gal...

ESA Council appoints two new directors

The European Space Agency Council has approved the appointment of two new directors: Christine Klein as Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement, and Jean-Luc T...

ESA Impact: a look at ESA’s spring milestones

ESA Impact: a look at ESA’s spring milestones

Dozens of dust devils hidden in plain sight

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured part of Mars’s Mamers Valles: a fascinating valley system speckled with brief, tornado-like whirlwinds known as dust devils.

Webb & Hubble reveal relic of our galaxy’s formation

Researchers have confirmed a new class of objects within our Milky Way galaxy: survivors called 'bulge fossil fragments.' Terzan 5 is the prototype of these remnants of our galaxy'...

NASA’s Quantum Lab Aboard Space Station Gets Chilly Upgrade

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to improve how scientists explore the fund...

Aurora Australis

The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited...

The Crow, Cup and Water Snake in June skies

Use the bright star Spica to help you find the Crow, Cup and Water Snake. And learn the mythology behind these constellations. The post The Crow, Cup and Water Snake in June skies...

Explore JPL to Take Place Oct. 10, 11

Celebrating its 90th anniversary this year, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory invites the public to its campus at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California for an...

San Francisco's Patchwork Streets

A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds left downtown San Francisc...

Black Eye Galaxy

Easily identified by the spectacular band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core, Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is characterized by its bizarre internal motion...

Mercury is farthest from the sunset on June 15

The innermost planet, Mercury, will be 18 degrees from the sun at greatest elongation at 18 UTC on February 19. Look for it shortly after sunset near Venus. The post Mercury is far...

Venus-Jupiter conjunction: Sky’s 2 brightest planets meet

Did you see the Venus-Jupiter conjunction? The planets are still close together and putting on a show in the west after sunset. Read more here. The post Venus-Jupiter conjunction...

I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena

Listen to this audio excerpt from Elkin Norena, resident management officer, NASA’s Space Launch System Program: NASA’s Elkin Norena has helped the agency launch more than a dozen...

Soccer Meets Space Science

Researchers tested soccer balls aboard the International Space Station to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity.

NASA, USGS Scientists Go Rock Hounding in California’s High Desert

Equipped with rock picks and hand lenses, a team of geoscientists deployed to the Mojave Desert recently to investigate a tantalizing “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Their...

Earliest sunrises come before the summer solstice

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, your earliest sunrises of the year are happening around now. Earliest sunsets are in the Southern Hemisphere. The post Earliest sunrises com...

ESA science missions get green light for new discoveries

On 10–11 June, representatives from European Space Agency (ESA) Member States met in Tenerife to make far-reaching decisions about the future of ESA’s Science Programme. Their deci...

ESA adopts galactic archaeology mission Arrakihs

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Science Programme Committee has adopted the Arrakihs mission. Planned for launch by the end of 2030, Arrakihs will capture the faint light from ne...

Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments

A train transports eight booster motor segments for the SLS (Space Launch System rocket) that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facili...

NASA’s CloudCube Pioneers Miniaturized Radar to Study Clouds, Precipitation

A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this n...

Artemis III Crew Announced

NASA announced the Artemis III crew on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, mission specialist; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot; NASA as...

Artemis III Crew Announced

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, and NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik and Frank Rubio take a photo together on June 9, 2026. The fou...

NASA Marches Toward Artemis III Mission in 2027, Names Crew Members

Taking another step toward one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in recent history, NASA on Tuesday provided new Artemis III details and announced the four prime crew...

Supersonic!

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound in suppor...

NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Research Continues on Earth

Results from Artemis II’s science investigations will help support safe human exploration of deep space and provide a blueprint for how future missions will conduct science on the...

First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk

A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges...

Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation

Image: Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation

Colorful, Chaotic Jupiter

During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of the giant planet's northern hemisphere.