5 amazing lunar sights to explore on International Observe the Moon Night tonight!
International Observe the Moon Night is upon us! To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of 5 breathtaking…
International Observe the Moon Night 2026 shines tonight — Here’s how to join in
Moon lovers rejoice! International Observe the Moon Night returns tonight (Sept. 19). Here’s everything you need to know…
On this day in space! Sept. 19, 1996: NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis docks at Russia’s Mir space station on STS-79
On Sept. 19, 1996, the space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia’s Mir space station to deliver supplies and…
The fall equinox doesn’t really bring equal day and night — here’s why
The first day of fall in 2026 arrives Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 8:05 p.m. EDT (1205 GMT on…
Moon Camp 2026-2027: Challenge your students to design a space habitat
Agency 18/09/2026 196 views 3 likes Are you looking for an engaging way to inspire your students with…
Space Force eyes mesh network of spy satellites in GEO
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is planning a network of satellites that would continuously monitor activity around…
NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic…
Why Every Astronaut Since 1964 Has Flown The Same Jet That NASA Must Now Replace
The Northrop T-38N Talon has been a staple of NASA’s astronaut program since 1964. The fleet of 25…
Final ViaSat-3 enters service as SES wraps up O3b mPower launch campaign
TAMPA, Fla. — The third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite has entered service over the Americas, the…
On the dwarf planet Ceres, a lone mountain called Ahuna Mons rises four kilometres from an otherwise flat, cratered plain, built not from lava but from erupting salty brine that froze solid.
Ceres is a world of subdued relief. Its charcoal-grey surface is crowded with impact scars, but between the…
BepiColombo Makes Up-Close Measurement of Mercury’s Solar Bombardment
During the eight years since it was launched, the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made six close flybys of…
In January 2026, European astronomers reported running a pattern-spotting program across nearly 100 million image cutouts from the Hubble archive, finishing the job in two and a half days. More than 800 of the objects it flagged had never been documented in scientific literature.
As reported by ESA Hubble, more than 800 objects that had never appeared in the scientific literature, pulled…