<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Astronomy  - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Astronomy  news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Most exoplanets might be 'soot factories,' scientists say: 'Like you have a natural diesel engine']]></title><description><![CDATA[A chemical engineer noticed that the spectra of the hazy atmosphere of mini-Neptune planets looked like the soot produced by combustion engines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/most-exoplanets-might-be-soot-factories-scientists-say-like-you-have-a-natural-diesel-engine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/most-exoplanets-might-be-soot-factories-scientists-say-like-you-have-a-natural-diesel-engine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's dead Mars orbiter MAVEN will crash into the Red Planet in the next 100 years. It's not the only probe in the Mars morgue]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA just declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after a dozen productive years circling the Red Planet. Here's the fate that awaits the probe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/nasas-dead-mars-orbiter-maven-will-crash-into-the-red-planet-in-the-next-100-years-its-not-the-only-probe-in-the-mars-morgue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/nasas-dead-mars-orbiter-maven-will-crash-into-the-red-planet-in-the-next-100-years-its-not-the-only-probe-in-the-mars-morgue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rainbow patchwork quilt shows agriculture from space | Space photo of the day for June 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rainbow blanket of patchwork colors sprawls across South Africa in this new composite image created using data from NASA's latest Earth-observing mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/a-rainbow-patchwork-quilt-shows-agriculture-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/a-rainbow-patchwork-quilt-shows-agriculture-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Silo' season 3 trailer teases showing us how the world ended (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA['There&rsquo;s a new world coming, and it's just around the bend.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/silo-season-3-trailer-teases-showing-us-how-the-world-ended-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/silo-season-3-trailer-teases-showing-us-how-the-world-ended-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for 'technosignatures' comes up empty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/interstellar-comet-3iatlas-is-not-an-alien-spacecraft-seti-hunt-for-technosignatures-comes-up-empty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/interstellar-comet-3iatlas-is-not-an-alien-spacecraft-seti-hunt-for-technosignatures-comes-up-empty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meteorite found in Sahara desert may be 1st evidence of lost solar system world]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert contains evidence of a long-lost moon-size world that existed just a few million years after the solar system formed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/meteorite-found-in-sahara-desert-may-be-1st-evidence-of-lost-solar-system-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/meteorite-found-in-sahara-desert-may-be-1st-evidence-of-lost-solar-system-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aurora alert! 4 Earth-bound CMEs could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a show! Multiple CMEs are en route and could spark strong geomagnetic storm conditions and auroras deep into mid latitudes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/aurora-alert-4-earth-bound-cmes-could-spark-northern-lights-as-far-south-as-illinois-and-oregon-tonight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/aurora-alert-4-earth-bound-cmes-could-spark-northern-lights-as-far-south-as-illinois-and-oregon-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[09 Jun 2026 (5 days away): Close approach of Venus and Jupiter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus and Jupiter pass within 1&deg;36' of each other.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/09-jun-2026-5-days-away-close-approach-of-venus-and-jupiter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:39:05 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/09-jun-2026-5-days-away-close-approach-of-venus-and-jupiter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[09 Jun 2026 (5 days away): Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 1&deg;38'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/09-jun-2026-5-days-away-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:38:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/09-jun-2026-5-days-away-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[08 Jun 2026 (4 days away): Moon at Last Quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Moon reaches last quarter phase &ndash; rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/08-jun-2026-4-days-away-moon-at-last-quarter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:38:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/08-jun-2026-4-days-away-moon-at-last-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[08 Jun 2026 (4 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/08-jun-2026-4-days-away-mercury-at-highest-altitude-in-evening-sky/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:38:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/08-jun-2026-4-days-away-mercury-at-highest-altitude-in-evening-sky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[07 Jun 2026 (4 days away): Messier 62 is well placed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The globular cluster M62 (NGC 6266; mag 6.4) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/07-jun-2026-4-days-away-messier-62-is-well-placed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:38:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/07-jun-2026-4-days-away-messier-62-is-well-placed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[06 Jun 2026 (3 days away): Messier 10 is well placed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The globular cluster M10 (NGC 6254; mag 6.6) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/06-jun-2026-3-days-away-messier-10-is-well-placed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:38:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/06-jun-2026-3-days-away-messier-10-is-well-placed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[03 Jun 2026 (Today): Messier 12 is well placed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.1) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/03-jun-2026-today-messier-12-is-well-placed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:38:42 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/03-jun-2026-today-messier-12-is-well-placed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can black holes turn into white holes? It's not such a crazy idea, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests primordial black holes born during the Big Bang could live much longer than previously estimated &mdash; long enough to become energy-spewing white holes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/can-black-holes-turn-into-white-holes-its-not-such-a-crazy-idea-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/can-black-holes-turn-into-white-holes-its-not-such-a-crazy-idea-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget 'Masters of the Universe', the best live-action He-Man and Skeletor encounter was in an insurance commercial]]></title><description><![CDATA[He-Man and Skeletor had the power &hellip; the power to dance as the Ballroom Masters of the Universe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/forget-masters-of-the-universe-the-best-live-action-he-man-and-skeletor-encounter-was-in-an-insurance-commercial/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/forget-masters-of-the-universe-the-best-live-action-he-man-and-skeletor-encounter-was-in-an-insurance-commercial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/the-mirror-passed-with-flying-colors-nasa-just-took-its-last-look-at-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-before-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/the-mirror-passed-with-flying-colors-nasa-just-took-its-last-look-at-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-before-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 9 best one-season space and sci-fi shows of all time]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-and-done still hits the sweet spot with these (inter)stellar space shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/the-9-best-one-season-space-and-sci-fi-shows-of-all-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/the-9-best-one-season-space-and-sci-fi-shows-of-all-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our choice for the best deep-space viewing telescope — now with $200 off, this telescope deal is worth grabbing fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert tester rated the Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope with an impressive review and it's now at its best price of the year in this early Amazon Prime Day deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/our-choice-for-the-best-deep-space-viewing-telescope-now-with-200-off-this-telescope-deal-is-worth-grabbing-fast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/our-choice-for-the-best-deep-space-viewing-telescope-now-with-200-off-this-telescope-deal-is-worth-grabbing-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again 'before the end of the year' after explosion]]></title><description><![CDATA[After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and put another New Glenn on the launchpad before the end of 2026, according to CEO Dave Limp. That's very ambitious.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/blue-origin-says-new-glenn-rocket-will-launch-again-before-the-end-of-the-year-after-explosion/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/astronomy/blue-origin-says-new-glenn-rocket-will-launch-again-before-the-end-of-the-year-after-explosion/</guid></item></channel></rss>