NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon
On July 3, one of NASA’s two Mars-destined ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal...
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New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arriva...
New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a July 18, 2026, photo while holding a cake celebrating their r...
NASA Announces New Spacecraft Technology Demonstration Mission at Moon
NASA is working with industry to advance the next phase of cislunar infrastructure for the agency’s Artemis program and Moon Base, including orbital assets and demonstrations. Unde...
NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis
NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis...
Portraits of the red planet
See Mars from Viking 1 and Psyche, or with your own two eyes.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 24 – August 2
The waxing gibbous Moon passes Antares. Turn the Summer Triangle into the Summer Diamond. And as you snuggle into bed, would Vega land on your roof if it dropped out of the sky? Th...
New Jersey Meteorite Offers Early Solar System Clues
When a meteorite tore through a New Jersey home, the homeowner quickly preserved the fragments. Now, they're giving scientists a look at Earth's early history. The post New Jersey...
Oldest Mars meteorite reveals Mars lost its water early
A new analysis of the the oldest known Mars meteorite, Teghaza 001, reveals evidence for a granite-like crust and the start of the loss of water on early Mars. The post Oldest Mars...
Hubble Spies One-Sided Spiral
This Hubble image features spiral galaxy NGC 4654, located 72 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden).
Vulpecula the Fox lies inside the Summer Triangle
Vulpecula the Fox is a small constellation inside the Summer Triangle. Amateur astronomers go here to spot the Coathanger Cluster and the Dumbbell Nebula. The post Vulpecula the Fo...
Why total solar eclipses are so special
Video: 00:07:07 More than 2500 years ago, a total solar eclipse is said to have ended a war between the Lydians and the Medes. Today, we understand the science behind eclipses, but...
10 Things to Know About the August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse
It’s the first totality on Earth for 28 months. Overall, one billion people will fall under the Moon’s shadow on August 12, 2026.
Sun news: Sun-stuff jolts Earth. More tonight?
Sun news July 24, 2026: A G1 storm lit up high latitudes last night, and more could come tonight as two CMEs arrive. Aurora watchers, keep those cameras out! The post Sun news: Sun...
Visible planets and night sky guide for July and August
EarthSky's visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, the gibbous moon lies near red Antares. And it's meteor season! Watch a video here. The post Visible planets and night...
Earth from Space: Agricultural patchwork
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia’s southwestern corner in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
Delta Aquariid meteor shower: All you need to know in 2026
The peak of the Delta Aquariid meteor shower is late July. But the shower rambles along steadily for weeks and intermingles with the famous Perseids. The post Delta Aquariid meteor...
Two new Galileo satellites enter service
Two new satellites have now officially joined Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation constellation, strengthening its capabilities, resilience and autonomy. Four Galileo First Gener...
A Million-Panel Project
Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4954–4960: Celebrating Our Rover Engineers Past and Present
Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, July 27, 2026 As an APXS uplink lead and strategic planner, I...
Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV
Continuing agency efforts to bring space closer to home, NASA+ is heading to more streaming platforms. On Thursday, NASA announced its programming is on Fire TV Channels. Fire TV c...
Crews Move Artemis IV Liquid Hydrogen Tank
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached...
Crews Move Artemis IV Liquid Hydrogen Tank
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into...
NASA’s MAVEN Illuminates New Understanding of Auroras at Mars
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form i...
Have we found the first exomoon … around a brown dwarf?
Have astronomers found the first exomoon? We think of moons as objects that orbit planets. So what do we call this object, which orbits a brown dwarf? The post Have we found the fi...
Should the far side of the moon be reserved for science?
Should the far side of the moon be reserved for science? What we decide now could shape the future of the entire solar system. The post Should the far side of the moon be reserved...
M6 and M7: Open star clusters in the Scorpion’s Tail
M6 and M7 are star clusters near Scorpius’ stinger. Under a dark sky, these loose groups of stars can be a stunning sight. The post M6 and M7: Open star clusters in the Scorpion’s...
Watch the total solar eclipse with ESA in León
Discover the science behind one of nature's most extraordinary phenomena and experience a total solar eclipse with the European Space Agency (ESA), the City of León and the Univers...
A New Look – and Sound – for Messier 94
Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming.
Comet 10P/Tempel Brightens, Sets Sail South
This periodic visitor is now bright enough to see in binoculars from a dark sky. We also report on a bright supernova in Ursa Major. The post Comet 10P/Tempel Brightens, Sets Sail...
Exoplanet or Exomoon? New Contender Elicits Skepticism
Astronomers have found a Jupiter-mass world orbiting a brown dwarf that orbits a star. The post Exoplanet or Exomoon? New Contender Elicits Skepticism appeared first on Sky & Teles...
NASA’s Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating...
Improved reporting needed on forest carbon emissions
More analysis is needed to ensure that tropical forest degeneration and regeneration are consistently reported in carbon cycle models and in national reporting, according to a stud...
Our galaxy flipped after a collision, say astronomers
Our galaxy flipped after a collision with a dwarf galaxy 10 billion years ago, changing the Milky Way's evolution, new simulations suggest. The post Our galaxy flipped after a coll...
A rocket will hit the moon on August 5: Newest updates here!
A Falcon 9 rocket will hit the moon at 1:35 a.m. CDT on August 5, 2026. Who can see it? And what might you see? Answers here. The post A rocket will hit the moon on August 5: Newes...
NASA to Host Media Briefing on Roman Telescope, Launching Next Month
Media are invited to join NASA for a virtual news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 29, to preview the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, scheduled to launch from t...
US-India Satellite Delivers Data, Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
As of July 20, the public can access data from the two powerful radar instruments aboard the NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite. Teams in the United States and In...
Psyche Approaches Mars
This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. Bec...
Our First View of the Surface of Mars
On the morning of July 20, 1976, roughly 40 minutes after mission controllers received word that the Viking 1 lander had successfully touched down on the surface of Mars, this phot...
Plato's electronics ready for space
Image: The European Space Agency’s terrestrial planet hunter Plato has recently completed a series of key tests inside the Maxwell Test Chamber at ESTEC , demonstrating that its el...
Gamma-Ray Bursts Size Up the Milky Way’s Spiral Arms
Observations of remote cosmic explosions reveal that the outer spiral arms of the Milky Way might extend farther out than previously thought. The post Gamma-Ray Bursts Size Up the...
Artemis II crew at ESTEC
Video: 00:19:14 The four Artemis II astronauts visited ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands, on 13 July as the first stop in a series of post-flight visits to the Europ...
NASA's Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula
Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) directly measured the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the...
ESA’s Mars Express meets NASA’s Psyche
Image: Mars Express image
NASA Welcomes Mauritius as 70th Artemis Accords Signatory
The Republic of Mauritius has officially joined the global coalition committed to responsible space exploration, becoming the newest signatory and seventh African country to join t...
More than one way to make an impact
Finding craters, speaking out against anti-science policies, preventing asteroid impacts, making art — these are all great ways to make a difference.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch: What to expect
NASA’s next flagship orbital observatory will reshape what we know about planets throughout the galaxy.
Week in images: 13-17 July 2026
Week in images: 13-17 July 2026 Discover our week through the lens
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 17 – 26
The crescent Moon visits Venus in twilight. After dark, we're in the peak month for "the Orion of Summer" with its Cat's Eyes. And cold-weather Cassiopeia is already poking up. The...
NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large com...
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of a puzzling near-Earth object by precisely tracking its motion...
First Atmosphere Detected on a Terrestrial World
A team of astronomers have discovered helium escaping from a rocky planet, marking the first detection of an atmosphere on a rocky world. The post First Atmosphere Detected on a Te...
Young Galaxy Cluster
In the Picture of the Month from the James Webb Space Telescope, we are taken on a visit to a building site of significant scale. The project is a galaxy cluster named MACS J0553.4...
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...
After a Recent Burst of Speed, Earth Is Slowing Down Again
Data for 2026 indicates that days are lengthening once again.
Famous System Has a Third Planet: Beta Pictoris d
Two teams of astronomers independently discovered a third giant gas planet orbiting in the famous Beta Pictoris system. The post Famous System Has a Third Planet: Beta Pictoris d a...
How NASA’s Artemis III Lander Test Will Pave Way for Moon Landings
Before Artemis astronauts land on the Moon’s surface in 2028, NASA will conduct the Artemis III demonstration mission in 2027, allowing teams on Earth and in orbit to practice rend...
Anil Menon Launches to Space Station
NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon and her children watch as a Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon an...
Observers Beware: Reflect Orbital’s Space Mirrors Approved for Launch
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the launch of Reflect Orbital's Earendil 1 satellite — a space mirror 18 meters wide designed to reflect sunlight to the gr...
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reads Record of Ancient Mars Impacts
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repeated asteroid impact...
What happens now that comments have been submitted on the devastating OMB rules?
Nearly 500,000 comments were submitted in response to a rule change proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget that would fundamentally change how science is funde...
Replay of the online media briefing on the total solar eclipse
Video: 00:57:42 ESA experts explain the science of eclipses, including visibility and key opportunities for scientific observation.
Find Polaris and Thuban via the Big Dipper in July
Polaris and Thuban are famous for serving - now or thousands of years ago - as Earth's northern pole star. Use the Big Dipper to find them tonight. The post Find Polaris and Thuban...
Metallic waves on ancient Mars
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has spotted a swathe of metallic-looking waves filling Mars’s large Kaiser Crater – an ancient and otherworldly dune field sculpted by wind...
NASA Invites Media to Serbia Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
The Republic of Serbia will sign the Artemis Accords at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 16, during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson...
"Rogue" Neptunes Are Detached But Not Alone
"Rogue" Neptune-size worlds might not roam the galaxy totally on their own, just very far away from their parent stars. The post "Rogue" Neptunes Are Detached But Not Alone appeare...
Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars
A glowing landscape of gas and dust is heated and illuminated by a thriving population of young stars in the LH 95 region of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon
NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 flight engineer Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Waxing Gibbous Moon
The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured above Earth from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above a partly cloudy Indian Ocean southeast of Madagascar.
Say hello to our little friends
Hayabusa2 and Tianwen-2 get up close and personal with two asteroids.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 10 – 19
The bright, distinctive pattern of Upper Scorpius is on its best display in the south right after nightfall. Telescopic treasures await. In the west, Regulus now departs from Venus...
Where Venezuela’s Earthquakes Shifted the Ground
Radar data from the NISAR satellite show that La Guaira and nearby areas experienced significant ground displacement from the June 2026 temblors.
Curiosity Sees Martian Sulfur Up Close
These sulfur crystals were found inside a rock after NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover happened to drive over it and crush it on May 30, 2024, the 4,200th Martian day, or sol, of the mis...
Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, is overhead now
Corona Borealis, aka the Northern Crown, looks like the letter C. A dark sky is best for seeing this faint semicircle of stars. It's between Arcturus and Vega. The post Corona Bore...
Hayabusa2’s flyby of asteroid Torifune
On Sunday, July 5, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Hayabusa2 probe performed a close flyby of the asteroid Torifune.
Webb reveals millions of stars in nearby galaxy
In new images from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer, and far more com...
An ocean of stars
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has kicked off an epic mission to map the Universe, including potentially dangerous asteroids.
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 3 – 12
Regulus creeps up to Venus in twilight this week. Vega and Arcturus balance across the zenith. And this being July, Scorpius decorates the south. The post This Week's Sky at a Glan...
Caltech Welcomes Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana as New President
Ray Jayawardhana begins his tenure today as the 10th president of the California Institute of Technology. His selection as Caltech’s president, and as the Sonja and William Davidow...