At 4:00 AM EDT, a conjunction occurs with Venus (magnitude -4.0) passing 0.9° south of Jupiter (magnitude -1.9) in the constellation Gemini, easily visible to the unaided eye approximately 7° above ...

While most Western space enthusiasts remember the American Skylab space station, only some recall the long series of Soviet orbiting labs called the Salyut space stations. The last of these, Salyut 7, ...

The week features the observation of transient celestial events, including a recently identified supernova candidate (AT 2025yyn) in Ursa Major and Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon, which is nearing naked-eye ...

October's evening sky features prominently visible Venus (-3.9 magnitude) and less visible Mercury (-0.4 magnitude), with Mercury's visibility challenged by its low altitude near the western horizon.

Neptune reached opposition on September 20th, offering optimal viewing conditions around local midnight. Observation requires binoculars or a telescope due to its 7.7 magnitude. Lambda Piscium serves ...

Sputnik 2 was launched by the Soviets shortly after Sputnik 1, with its rapid preparation intended to sustain propaganda momentum and align with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. This ...

SpaceX’s Starship program—responsible for developing the largest and most powerful rocket ever flown—continues to make history. On Sunday, Starship and the Super Heavy booster lifted off around 8:25 a ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) presents an observational challenge due to competing factors of increasing solar energy absorption and increasing Earth distance, creating uncertainty in its current ...

A total solar eclipse, visible across parts of North America on April 8th, necessitates safe viewing practices due to the potential for solar retinopathy, permanent eye damage caused by excessive ...

NASA has identified nine candidate landing sites near the lunar south pole for the Artemis 3 crewed mission, representing a refinement of a previously established list of potential locations. These ...

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew successfully launched at 2:31 a.m. EDT on June 25, 2025, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ...

The article clarifies that fictional portrayals of asteroid fields, such as those depicting densely packed objects, are vastly overstated and do not reflect the true nature of the solar system's main ...