How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27
If you missed the spectacular solar eclipse earlier this month, you have a chance to catch another stunning…
Could there be life in helium atmospheres on exoplanets?
View larger. | Artist’s concept of an exoplanet with a helium-dominated atmosphere. A new study suggests that there…
‘Blood moon’ lunar eclipse will cross U.S. weeks after solar eclipse — here’s when to watch
Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in southern Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is set…
Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson
NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover,…
SpaceX plans $100B Louisiana launch site for Starship rockets
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry discuss the company’s planned $100 billion launch complex and…
NASA Johnson Pilots Chase Moon’s Shadow for Eclipse Science
During the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse over Europe, scientists aimed to study a long-standing mystery: why the Sun’s outer…
Astronomers discover hot watery exoplanet destined to be swallowed by its star
Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to its parent…
NYC Lunar Eclipse 2026: When to See the Blood Moon
New Yorkers may want to keep one eye on the sky (and the other on the weather app)…
The threat environment and processing at the edge
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews FrontGrade CTO Lorne Graves. They discuss how processing power on spacecraft…
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Jähn…
Final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous ‘jellyfish’ over New York City (video)
SpaceX’s launch from Florida early this morning (Aug. 25) was memorable in more ways than one. The mission,…
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California
SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff…