<?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-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/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-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA['Alien: Isolation 2': Facing a ruthless and evolved Xenomorph in our Gamescom hands-on preview]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's hard to downplay excitement for Alien: Isolation 2 after a first menacing teaser and promising early previews. Alien video games are in a good spot right now thanks to bangers like Aliens Dark Descent and Fireteam Elite 2, but nothing has hit quite like Creative Assembly's 2014 survival horror classic. Now, after a thrilling Gamescom hands-on demo, it looks like the studio has nailed it once again, bringing Xenomorph-shaped scares to the next generation. At least that's what its breezy prol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/alien-isolation-2-facing-a-ruthless-and-evolved-xenomorph-in-our-gamescom-hands-on-preview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/alien-isolation-2-facing-a-ruthless-and-evolved-xenomorph-in-our-gamescom-hands-on-preview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury, the tiniest and least-explored planet in the inner solar system, is hiding mysteries far larger than itself &mdash; and finally, scientists will soon be getting not one but two spacecraft designed to decode the strange world.That's thanks to the BepiColombo mission, a joint project of the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that launched in October 2018. After a harrowing journey through the inner solar system, the mission is tackling a crucial mane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/2-spacecraft-will-soon-reach-mercury-after-8-years-in-space-heres-what-bepicolombo-can-do/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/2-spacecraft-will-soon-reach-mercury-after-8-years-in-space-heres-what-bepicolombo-can-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is a soap opera spoof, but hasn't 'Star Trek' always been a soap opera in space anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA["Strange New Worlds"' fourth season has doubled down on the show's long-established penchant for seeking out new genres beyond "Trek"'s traditional frontiers. So far the Enterprise has encountered Martians, hangovers and Muppets, and now its latest mission, "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass", has made a detour into full-on soap opera territory. Thanks to the meddling of Q junior Trelane (Rhys Darby), the ship's lighting is slightly off, day-to-day operations are punctuated by ad breaks, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-a-soap-opera-spoof-but-hasnt-star-trek-always-been-a-soap-opera-in-space-anyway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-a-soap-opera-spoof-but-hasnt-star-trek-always-been-a-soap-opera-in-space-anyway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is a soap opera spoof, but hasn't 'Star Trek' always been a soap opera in space?]]></title><description><![CDATA["Strange New Worlds"' fourth season has doubled down on the show's long-established penchant for seeking out new genres beyond "Trek"'s traditional frontiers. So far the Enterprise has encountered Martians, hangovers and Muppets, and now its latest mission, "Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass", has made a detour into full-on soap opera territory. Thanks to the meddling of Q junior Trelane (Rhys Darby), the ship's lighting is slightly off, day-to-day operations are punctuated by ad breaks, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-a-soap-opera-spoof-but-hasnt-star-trek-always-been-a-soap-opera-in-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-a-soap-opera-spoof-but-hasnt-star-trek-always-been-a-soap-opera-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly eight years traveling through the inner solar system, the trailblazing BepiColombo spacecraft has finally begun its arrival at Mercury.The joint European Space Agency (ESA)-Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission reached a major milestone today (Sep. 3), entering its arrival phase at one of our sun's least-studied planets. BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module (MTM), the main power and propulsion system that has ferried a dual stack of planetary probes through space for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-new-mission-starting-today-8-years-after-launch-bepicolombo-begins-mercury-arrival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-new-mission-starting-today-8-years-after-launch-bepicolombo-begins-mercury-arrival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comet McNaught put on a surprise show this summer: Here's how to spot it before it fades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comet 220P/McNaught has already put on an unexpectedly impressive show this summer as two dramatic outbursts of activity caused it to shine 20,000 times brighter than usual. Here's how you can spot the icy interloper before it fades in the coming weeks.Comet 220P/McNaught orbits the sun once every 5.5-years. It reached perihelion &mdash; its closest point to the sun &mdash; on June 14. Solar heating typically increases cometary activity by causing volatile ices to turn directly into gas, releasi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/comet-mcnaught-put-on-a-surprise-show-this-summer-heres-how-to-spot-it-before-it-fades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/comet-mcnaught-put-on-a-surprise-show-this-summer-heres-how-to-spot-it-before-it-fades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 3, 2006, a European satellite named SMART-1 crashed into the moon! This wasn't actually as disastrous as it sounds, because the spacecraft did it on purpose.SMART-1 launched in 2003 and was the first European spacecraft to go to the moon. It was also the first mission of a program called Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology, which was a series of low-cost spacecraft that the European Space Agency launched to test new spaceflight technologies.SMART-1's primary objective was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-3-2006-europes-smart-1-spacecraft-crashes-into-the-moon-in-lunar-death-dive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-3-2006-europes-smart-1-spacecraft-crashes-into-the-moon-in-lunar-death-dive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mesmerizing plasma loops on the sun | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astrophotographer Mark Johnston captured the sun in remarkable detail from his backyard in Arizona. (Image credit: Mark Johnston)A spectacular series of glowing plasma loops arcs above the sun in this remarkable view captured from an astrophotographer's backyard. What is it? This image is a still from a high-resolution timelapse captured by astrophotographer Mark Johnston from Scottsdale, Arizona on Aug. 21, 2026. The footage shows a coronal loop arcade &mdash; a series of arching loops of hot p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mesmerizing-plasma-loops-on-the-sun-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-3-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mesmerizing-plasma-loops-on-the-sun-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-3-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch India launch its 1st geosynchronous Earth-imaging satellite today]]></title><description><![CDATA[India plans to notch a spaceflight milestone today (Sept. 3), and you can watch the action live.A GSLV Mark II rocket is scheduled to launch an Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit &mdash; something India has never done successfully &mdash; from Satish Dhawan Space Centre today at 5:25 p.m. EDT (2:55 a.m. on Sept. 4 India Standard Time).You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of the Indian Space Research Organisation, or directly via ISRO. Coverage will start 30 minutes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-india-launch-its-1st-geosynchronous-earth-imaging-satellite-today/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-india-launch-its-1st-geosynchronous-earth-imaging-satellite-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India sends Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit in milestone launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[India notched a spaceflight milestone today (Sept. 3).A GSLV Mark II rocket launched an Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Centre today at 5:25 p.m. EDT (2:55 a.m. on Sept. 4 India Standard Time).The GSLV deployed the satellite, called EOS-05, into sub-geosynchronous transfer orbit about 18 minutes later as planned. The success marked a first for India, which had never hit that mark with an Earth-observing satellite before.An Indian GSLV Mark II rocket l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/india-sends-earth-imaging-satellite-toward-geosynchronous-orbit-in-milestone-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/india-sends-earth-imaging-satellite-toward-geosynchronous-orbit-in-milestone-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India launches geosynchronous Earth-imaging satellite to orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[India plans to notch a spaceflight milestone today (Sept. 3), and you can watch the action live.A GSLV Mark II rocket is scheduled to launch an Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit &mdash; something India has never done successfully &mdash; from Satish Dhawan Space Centre today at 5:25 p.m. EDT (2:55 a.m. on Sept. 4 India Standard Time).You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of the Indian Space Research Organisation, or directly via ISRO. Coverage will start 30 minutes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/india-launches-geosynchronous-earth-imaging-satellite-to-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/india-launches-geosynchronous-earth-imaging-satellite-to-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket issues delay 1st-ever private mission to Venus: 'We are awaiting Neutron readiness']]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of a privately backed robotic mission Venus seems about as cloudy as the planet itself at the moment.Scientists based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working with the California-based company Rocket Lab to search for possible signs of life on Venus. The first step in that program is the Rocket Lab Mission to Venus, which will deploy a small, nose cone-like probe crafted to sample the Venusian atmosphere using a device called an autofluorescence nephelometer (AFN]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-issues-delay-1st-ever-private-mission-to-venus-we-are-awaiting-neutron-readiness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-issues-delay-1st-ever-private-mission-to-venus-we-are-awaiting-neutron-readiness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mysterious giant 10-sided pattern of clouds has recently formed around Saturn's south pole, a new study finds.This newfound "decagon" joins the bizarre colossal hexagon seen for decades at Saturn's north pole. Saturn's hexagon &mdash; a cloud pattern about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) wide &mdash; was first discovered in 1988 by scientists reviewing data from NASA's Voyager flybys of Saturn in 1980 and 1981. Despite decades of observations, no similar structure was seen anywhere else on Sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-mysterious-10-sided-cloud-structure-at-saturns-south-pole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-mysterious-10-sided-cloud-structure-at-saturns-south-pole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another reusable Chinese rocket has taken to the skies.Pallas-1, a launcher developed by the Beijing-based company Galactic Energy, flew for the first time ever on Monday (Aug. 31), lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT and 10 a.m. Beijing time on Sept. 1).Everything went well on the mission, according to Galactic Energy.Galactic Energy's Pallas-1 rocket launches for the first time ever, on Aug. 31, 2026. (Image credit: CCTV)"The rocket]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-private-reusable-pallas-1-rocket-aces-debut-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-private-reusable-pallas-1-rocket-aces-debut-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was always the way: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is finally on Disney+]]></title><description><![CDATA[Famed author Thomas Wolfe coined the phrase "You Can&rsquo;t Go Home Again" with the title of his classic 1940 novel, and while that actually might be true in some cases, "The Mandalorian and Grogu" gets its homecoming as it arrives on Disney+ for fans today, Sept. 2, 2026.Honestly, this is probably where the $166 million "The Mandalorian"spinoff movie should have premiered in the first place, but Disney decided to test the big screen waters with its charismatic clansman and Baby Yoda. Sadly, it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-was-always-the-way-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-is-finally-on-disney/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-was-always-the-way-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-is-finally-on-disney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live today]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BepiColombo mission is finally getting ready to arrive at its exotic destination.BepiColombo launched in October 2018 and took a long, looping and highly circuitous route toward Mercury our solar system's innermost planet. That journey is now nearly over, and the mission is gearing up for arrival.BepiColombo's two science orbiters &mdash; one run by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the other by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) &mdash; will separate from their power and propul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/2-spacecraft-headed-to-mercury-are-about-to-begin-their-long-awaited-arrival-for-europe-and-japan-watch-it-live-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/2-spacecraft-headed-to-mercury-are-about-to-begin-their-long-awaited-arrival-for-europe-and-japan-watch-it-live-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan — watch it live on Sept. 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BepiColombo mission is finally getting ready to arrive at its exotic destination.BepiColombo launched in October 2018 and took a long, looping and highly circuitous route toward Mercury our solar system's innermost planet. That journey is now nearly over, and the mission is gearing up for arrival.BepiColombo's two science orbiters &mdash; one run by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the other by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) &mdash; will separate from their power and propul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/2-spacecraft-headed-to-mercury-are-about-to-begin-their-long-awaited-arrival-for-europe-and-japan-watch-it-live-on-sept-3/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/2-spacecraft-headed-to-mercury-are-about-to-begin-their-long-awaited-arrival-for-europe-and-japan-watch-it-live-on-sept-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Origin will build NASA's next Mars orbiter.The agency announced on Tuesday (Sept. 1) that it has selected Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company to develop the $700 million Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN), which is expected to be up and running at the Red Planet by 2030."The award marks a milestone in NASA's strategy to expand communications and navigation services beyond Earth and the moon, establishing the foundation for sustained exploration of Mars in the coming decades," NASA officials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-wins-700-million-contract-to-build-nasas-next-mars-orbiter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-wins-700-million-contract-to-build-nasas-next-mars-orbiter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You&rsquo;re going to feel exposed, vulnerable, and very isolated' &mdash; 'Alien Isolation 2' creative director talks upping the scare factor for the sequel (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Released in 2014, "Alien: Isolation" was a sci-fi horror gaming masterpiece that combined stealth, survival horror mechanics, and cinema's greatest monster to create an underpants-ruiningly terrifying experience. After earning phenomenal reviews, winning awards, and selling millions of copies globally, players were left clamouring for a sequel. Now, 12 years later, it's finally happening. In June 2026, fans got what they&rsquo;ve been waiting for: their first real glimpse into what Alien: Isolat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/yoursquore-going-to-feel-exposed-vulnerable-and-very-isolated-mdash-alien-isolation-2-creative-director-talks-upping-the-scare-factor-for-the-sequel-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/yoursquore-going-to-feel-exposed-vulnerable-and-very-isolated-mdash-alien-isolation-2-creative-director-talks-upping-the-scare-factor-for-the-sequel-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Alien Isolation 2' creative director talks upping the scare factor for the sequel (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Released in 2014, "Alien: Isolation" was a sci-fi horror gaming masterpiece that combined stealth, survival horror mechanics, and cinema's greatest monster to create an underpants-ruiningly terrifying experience. After earning phenomenal reviews, winning awards, and selling millions of copies globally, players were left clamouring for a sequel. Now, 12 years later, it's finally happening. In June 2026, fans got what they&rsquo;ve been waiting for: their first real glimpse into what Alien: Isolat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/alien-isolation-2-creative-director-talks-upping-the-scare-factor-for-the-sequel-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/alien-isolation-2-creative-director-talks-upping-the-scare-factor-for-the-sequel-interview/</guid></item></channel></rss>