Venus disappears behind the Moon, 14 September 2026. Here’s how to see the lunar occultation
Venus will disappear behind the Moon on 14 September 2026, from 09:30 BST (08:30 UT), in an event…
York Space revealed as prime contractor for Tomorrow.io weather constellation
WASHINGTON — York Space Systems said Sept. 10 it will build satellites for Tomorrow.io’s planned DeepSky weather-observation constellation…
World’s first zinc thruster fires in space on maiden attempt
A satellite has fired a Hall-effect thruster fueled by solid zinc in orbit for the first time, giving…
APOD: 2026 September 11 – M83: The Southern Pinwheel
Explanation: Beautiful and bright spiral galaxy M83 lies some twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long…
SpaceX CFO Says First Paying Starship Flight Is Weeks Away, Reiterates $100B ARR Milestone By Year-End
SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen told investors at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia + Technology Conference that a recent hosting deal…
After more than 50 years, a solar telescope in New Mexico is being pulled down, after liquid mercury from the bearing that let its 250-ton optical system turn was found inside the tower. Crews found the metal on January 5.
A solar telescope in New Mexico is being torn down, and the reason is a pool of liquid…
The Moon may have formed intact just hours after a giant collision
Earth has an unusually large moon compared with other rocky planets in the solar system, but scientists still…
Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of…
The Summer Triangle — 3 stars, 1 seasonal mystery
On clear September evenings, I often find myself looking up just after dusk, expecting the sky to feel…
eROSITA’s Second Data Release Catalog Delivering the Most Comprehensive High-Energy Census of the Cosmos to Date
The eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) telescope, the primary instrument aboard the Russian-German Spektr-RG…
France Launches Refresh Of Space-Based Elint
France Launches Refresh Of Space-Based Elint | Aviation Week https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Robert Wall September 10,…
Scientists Tried Recreating Uranian and Neptunian Ice. Here’s What Happened
In 2018, scientists confirmed the existence of superionic ice—an odd phase of water that’s part solid and part…