Astronomy news

• 14 May 2023 (4 hours ago): Mercury at aphelion

  14-05-2023 21:27 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun.
  
  Read more

• 11 Jun 2023 (4 days away): Messier 92 is well placed

  08-06-2023 02:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M92 (NGC 6341; mag 6.4) in Hercules culminates at around midnight local time.
  
  Read more

• 11 Jun 2023 (3 days away): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023

  08-06-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
  Read more

• 10 Jun 2023 (2 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  08-06-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• 10 Jun 2023 (2 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky

  08-06-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the dawn sky.
  
  Read more

• 09 Jun 2023 (Tomorrow): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  08-06-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°58'.
  
  Read more

• 09 Jun 2023 (Tomorrow): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  08-06-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn pass within 2°42' of each other.
  
  Read more

• 07 Jun 2023 (Today): Messier 62 is well placed

  08-06-2023 01:15 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.5) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer.

  07-06-2023 22:17 via space.com
  
  Look North as the stars appear in June and July to have a chance of seeing rare noctilucent (or 'night-shining') clouds with the naked eye.
  
  Read more

• James Webb Space Telescope spots faintest galaxy yet in the infant universe (photo)

  07-06-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed the faintest galaxy yet seen in the early universe, a curious object that lies 13.3 billion light-years from Earth.
  
  Read more

• Satellites see U.S. East Coast engulfed by wildfire smoke (photos)

  07-06-2023 20:30 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Northeast woke up to a "horribly smoky day" on Wednesday (June 7) as a low-pressure system funnels toxic smoke from wildfires in Canada across the Atlantic Coast.
  
  Read more

• Satellite photos show US East Coast engulfed by smoke from Canadian wildfires

  07-06-2023 20:30 via space.com
  
  The U.S. Northeast woke up to a "horribly smoky day" on Wednesday (June 7) as a low-pressure system funnels toxic smoke from wildfires in Canada across the Atlantic Coast.
  
  Read more

• Watch ULA test-fire new Vulcan Centaur rocket on the launch pad today

  07-06-2023 19:48 via space.com
  
  United Launch Alliance plans to conduct a crucial test-firing of its next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket today (June 7), and you can watch it live.
  
  Read more

• ULA test-fires new Vulcan Centaur rocket on the launch pad for 1st time (video)

  07-06-2023 19:48 via space.com
  
  United Launch Alliance's next-generation Vulcan Centaur rocket took a big step toward its debut launch, acing a crucial engine firing today (June 7).
  
  Read more

• NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind

  07-06-2023 17:01 via space.com
  
  Using data collected by NASA's sun-touching Parker Solar Probe, scientists have tracked the "fast" solar wind back to showerhead-like funnels generated by coronal holes.
  
  Read more

• 'The Expanse' actor Cara Gee talks playing Drummer again in the upcoming The Expanse: A Telltale Series (Exclusive)

  07-06-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  Cara Gee took some time out of her busy belting schedule to talk to us about working on upcoming The Expanse: A Telltale Series.
  
  Read more

• Dark matter atoms may form shadowy galaxies with rapid star formation

  07-06-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Dark matter, the invisible material that makes up the vast majority of the universe's mass, may collect itself to form atoms, a new simulation shows.
  
  Read more

• New Milky Way map reveals the magnificent messiness of our galaxy

  07-06-2023 13:33 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have used the youngest objects in the Milky Way to build a new map of the galaxy's spiral arms, and the results are far messier than expected.
  
  Read more

• How I learned to 'walk on the moon' while flying at 30,000 feet on a stomach-churning airplane ride (video)

  07-06-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Parabolic flights produce reduced gravity by following a wild trajectory of steep climbs and nerve-racking dives. The experience is out of this world, but for this reporter it had its challenges.
  
  Read more

• Strange star holds 'holy grail' clues about unique supernova explosions in the early universe

  07-06-2023 11:01 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have discovered the first chemical evidence of pair-instability supernovae from the universe's earliest massive stars in a strange star in the Milky Way’s galactic halo.
  
  Read more

• 11 Jun 2023 (4 days away): Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2023

  07-06-2023 01:59 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Daytime Arietid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
  Read more

• 10 Jun 2023 (3 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  07-06-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (Yesterday): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (9 hours ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (8 hours ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (7 hours ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (6 hours ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (53 minutes ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (5 hours ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

• 06 Jun 2023 (4 hours ago): The Moon at perigee

  07-06-2023 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month.
  
  Read more

Follow @UK_Astronomy on Twitter!