<?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/1000/" /><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>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:23:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 6, 1947, a rocket launched from an aircraft carrier for the first time. The V-2 rocket was captured from a German manufacturing site by the Allied forces at the end of World War II.V-2s were the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. They were designed by German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, a famous aerospace engineer, invented them for Nazi Germany before he was secretly moved to the U.S. and started working for NASA. Von Braun and the seized V-2 missile parts were b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-6-1947-the-us-navy-launches-1st-v-2-rocket-at-sea-in-ballistic-missile-test/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-6-1947-the-us-navy-launches-1st-v-2-rocket-at-sea-in-ballistic-missile-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 6).The spacecraft rode to low Earth orbit (LEO) atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:26 a.m. EDT (1426 GMT; 7:26 a.m. local California time). The Falcon 9 rose into blue morning skies, which was something of a rarity; Vandenberg, and other areas of California's central coast, are often cloaked in fog.The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth as planned 8.5]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-27-starlink-satellites-lands-on-ship-at-sea-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-27-starlink-satellites-lands-on-ship-at-sea-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feel the Force with these 10 out-of-this-world Lego Star Wars starships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star Wars' starships are almost as memorable the saga's character and thanks to Lego's Star Wars range, you can build your own replicas of these iconic craft. We've rounded up the very best, from a palm-sized version of Darth Vader's Tie Fighter to a massive, table-hogging Star Wars Clone Wars-era Venator Star Destroyer.While several of these sets are display pieces, we've included some play-friendly models, such as this mid-sized Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon that can be swooshed around your]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/feel-the-force-with-these-10-out-of-this-world-lego-star-wars-starships/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/feel-the-force-with-these-10-out-of-this-world-lego-star-wars-starships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's long-distance spacecraft-calling network just got a boost.The Deep Space Network (DSN), best known for communicating with distant spacecraft such as Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons, added a 114-foot (34-meter) radio-frequency antenna in California, boosting capacity on the increasingly crowded network.More than 40 spacecraft exploring the solar system and interstellar space use DSN, which has struggled to keep pace with growing demand. Communications with the uncrewed Artemis 1 miss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-expands-deep-space-network-with-giant-new-dish-in-california-desert/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-expands-deep-space-network-with-giant-new-dish-in-california-desert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venus is disappearing from the evening sky &mdash; here's how to see it while you can]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soon, the sky's most glamorous evening performer will take its leave. Since late March, Venus has been the unmistakable "Evening Star," gleaming shortly after sunset and stealing attention from nearly everything else in the twilight. In June, it helped stage a striking three-planet lineup after sundown, outshining both Jupiter and Mercury. Now the curtain is beginning to fall: Venus is sinking night by night and will trade its evening role for a morning one before October is over.A familiar danc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/venus-is-disappearing-from-the-evening-sky-mdash-heres-how-to-see-it-while-you-can/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/venus-is-disappearing-from-the-evening-sky-mdash-heres-how-to-see-it-while-you-can/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Isar Aerospace try to make history today with launch from Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[No rocket has ever reached orbit from European soil &mdash; but that could change today.The German company Isar Aerospace plans to launch its Spectrum rocket from And&oslash;ya Space Center in northern Norway today (Sept. 5), during a window that opens at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT; 10 p.m. local time in Norway). You can watch the historic attempt live here at Space.com, courtesy of Isar, or directly via the company. Coverage will begin at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-isar-aerospace-try-to-make-history-today-with-launch-from-norway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-isar-aerospace-try-to-make-history-today-with-launch-from-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Lego Star Wars UCS AT-ST set is cheaper than ever &mdash; I'll always love this chicken walker]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can keep your space camels, the AT-ST is Star Wars' coolest land vehicle, and now this Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series AT-ST is $39 off at Amazon, the cheapest this set has ever been. Save $39 on this Lego Star Wars UCS AT-ST at Amazon. Like the rest of Lego's Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series, this Lego Star Wars AT-ST is a seriously detailed model. It has some interactive features, including rotating guns and an opening hatch, but at 14.5 inches tall, this is very much a display]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-lego-star-wars-ucs-at-st-set-is-cheaper-than-ever-mdash-ill-always-love-this-chicken-walker/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-lego-star-wars-ucs-at-st-set-is-cheaper-than-ever-mdash-ill-always-love-this-chicken-walker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private German rocket makes history, reaches orbit from European soil]]></title><description><![CDATA[No rocket has ever reached orbit from European soil &mdash; but that could change today.The German company Isar Aerospace plans to launch its Spectrum rocket from And&oslash;ya Space Center in northern Norway today (Sept. 5), during a window that opens at 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT; 10 p.m. local time in Norway). You can watch the historic attempt live here at Space.com, courtesy of Isar, or directly via the company. Coverage will begin at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/private-german-rocket-makes-history-reaches-orbit-from-european-soil/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/private-german-rocket-makes-history-reaches-orbit-from-european-soil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 226 — Who Owns The Moon?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 226 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Rainer Zitelmann to discuss the history of capitalism and how it applies to our future in space.Capitalism &mdash; and a strong profit motivation &mdash; has driven enterprise forcenturies. Two notable examples are the East India Company and the UStranscontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it. Inneither case, by today's standards, were the operations fair or ethicalon a number of fronts. Can we do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-226-who-owns-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-226-who-owns-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida.Voyager 1 initially launched on a mission to explore the outer planets. After flying by Jupiter and Saturn in 1979 and 1980, the spacecraft took a sharp turn and started heading straight out of the solar system.Voyager 1 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space in 2012, although scientists are still debating about exactly where that boundary lies.The sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-5-1977-nasa-launches-voyager-1-on-epic-journey-across-the-solar-system/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-5-1977-nasa-launches-voyager-1-on-epic-journey-across-the-solar-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearby Earth, an iconic series of orbiting U.S. government satellites called Landsat have collectively been charting minerals and climate change for more than 50 years.What if we can do the same thing in space? A new NASA early-stage project, whimsically named "Interworld Slingshot Resource Surveys", aims to bring "Landsat-style mineral intelligence" to other worlds, including the moon. NASA is aiming to put a moon base on the lunar surface in the 2030s that would be staffed by astronauts, as th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-nasa-funded-slingshot-spacecraft-idea-could-map-minerals-on-planets-and-moons-across-our-solar-system/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-nasa-funded-slingshot-spacecraft-idea-could-map-minerals-on-planets-and-moons-across-our-solar-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas billions of light-years away from us &mdash; from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger than its current age of 13.8 billion years. The research may provide astronomers with a new way of mapping the large-scale structure of the universe. The technique would rely on charting out where hydrogen, the universe's lightest and most abundant element, is located across the cosmos. It's known as hydrogen intensity m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-detect-signals-of-hydrogen-from-billions-of-years-ago-could-this-help-us-map-out-the-universe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-detect-signals-of-hydrogen-from-billions-of-years-ago-could-this-help-us-map-out-the-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trekkies honor 'Star Trek's' 60th birthday with fan events, special screenings, and a world record Vulcan salute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creator Gene Roddenberry's "Wagon Train To The Stars," has certainly lived long and prospered since "Star Trek" first launched on the NBC Television Network on Sept. 8, 1966 with the hour-long debut episode titled "The Man Trap."Since then, this hopeful space fantasy franchise flourished and grew to encompass a total of 9 live-action series, 3 animated series, and 14 feature films across six decades, inspiring multiple generations with its adventurous spirit, enduring optimism, and thoughtful hu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trekkies-honor-star-treks-60th-birthday-with-fan-events-special-screenings-and-a-world-record-vulcan-salute/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trekkies-honor-star-treks-60th-birthday-with-fan-events-special-screenings-and-a-world-record-vulcan-salute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venus is becoming a thinner crescent &mdash; and that's when it finally starts making sense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus is something of a frustration for stargazers. It's the brightest planet and the easiest to see, while the sight of it close to a crescent moon is one of the most achingly beautiful sights in the sky. Yet it gives almost nothing away. Mars has its reddish color. Saturn rewards even a small telescope with its spectacular rings. Jupiter has moons, belts and an obvious disk. Venus, meanwhile, spends months blazing away in twilight looking exactly like what people who do not stargaze assume a s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/venus-is-becoming-a-thinner-crescent-mdash-and-thats-when-it-finally-starts-making-sense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/venus-is-becoming-a-thinner-crescent-mdash-and-thats-when-it-finally-starts-making-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars forge and deliver the elements that make up your body — and scientists may finally know how]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are closer than ever before to understanding how stars forge the elements that comprise our planet, bodies and pretty much everything else around us &mdash; and they're gaining a clearer picture of where star explosions fit into the story. New research reported in two different papers looks at how stars forge elements as they explode and how these supernova explosions spread those elements &mdash; and other elements stars have forged during their lifetimes &mdash; throughout the cosmo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stars-forge-and-deliver-the-elements-that-make-up-your-body-and-scientists-may-finally-know-how/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stars-forge-and-deliver-the-elements-that-make-up-your-body-and-scientists-may-finally-know-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 4, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft performed the first-ever rocket maneuver in deep space as it did a quick mid-course correction on its way to Venus. It had launched just eight days earlier and needed to burn its engines to ensure that its trajectory would take it to Venus. The midcourse maneuver was necessary because the Atlas-Agena rocket that launched Mariner 2 didn't launch with enough accuracy to get the trajectory right in one shot. When it was about 1.5 million miles (2.4 mill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-4-1962-nasas-mariner-2-spacecrafts-performs-the-1st-ever-maneuver-in-deep-space-so-it-could-reach-venus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-4-1962-nasas-mariner-2-spacecrafts-performs-the-1st-ever-maneuver-in-deep-space-so-it-could-reach-venus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This nebula is named LHA 120-N44, or N44 for short, and it&rsquo;s located in the constellation Dorado. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, D. Gouliermis)About 160,000 light-years away lies one of our Milky Way's little galactic neighbors: The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). And thanks to a new observing program, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided us with an intricate image of a nebula in the LMC. The surprising part? There's a giant void at the center. Scientists call it a "superbubble."Wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-telescope-sees-spectacular-superbubble-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-telescope-sees-spectacular-superbubble-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We played 'Exodus', a sci-fi RPG that should please 'Mass Effect' fans, even if you can't romance the talking octopus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exodus' journey so far has been quite transparent, with publisher Wizards of the Coast and developer Archetype Entertainment giving us a surprising number of updates and looks at the sci-fi action RPG over the years. Now, at Gamescom 2026, they've finally given us the release date and a striking hands-on demo.I was able to play a 50-minute demo that takes protagonist Jun Aslan (who you can customize Commander Shepard-style) and their companions to Khonsu, a huge orbital space platform above the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-played-exodus-a-sci-fi-rpg-that-should-please-mass-effect-fans-even-if-you-cant-romance-the-talking-octopus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-played-exodus-a-sci-fi-rpg-that-should-please-mass-effect-fans-even-if-you-cant-romance-the-talking-octopus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests that dust from meteorites contains a "fossil record" dating back to the formation of the sun. The research reveals that magnetism played a far greater role in the birth of the solar system than had previously been suspected.Around 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was a cloud of gas and dust, known as a solar nebula. Over the next few million years, this cloud began to flatten, forming a donut-shaped ring or torus with a budding star gathering mass at its core. Eventu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-did-the-infant-sun-form-scientists-get-surprising-new-insights-from-46-billion-year-old-space-dust/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-did-the-infant-sun-form-scientists-get-surprising-new-insights-from-46-billion-year-old-space-dust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have witnessed a small, icy body that orbits the sun out beyond Jupiter transforming into a comet, providing a missing link between comets and inert bodies called centaurs.The object in question is called 450P/LONEOS and is named after the Lowell Observatory survey that found it back in 2004. It is a centaur, which is a breed of inactive body that orbits the sun between Jupiter and Neptune. These objects are thought to have wandered in from the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto, their paths p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-watch-a-comet-being-born-3-billion-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-watch-a-comet-being-born-3-billion-miles-away/</guid></item><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><item><title><![CDATA[Supermassive black holes 'too big' for the early universe may not be so massive after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the four years that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been making observations of the early universe, it has been delivering one scientific milestone after another. However, the $10 billion telescope has also left astronomers with a massive problem &#8202;&mdash; literally.The JWST has been routinely spotting supermassive black holes in the early universe that, at hundreds of millions of times the mass of the sun, are too big to have grown to such monstrous sizes before the universe w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supermassive-black-holes-too-big-for-the-early-universe-may-not-be-so-massive-after-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supermassive-black-holes-too-big-for-the-early-universe-may-not-be-so-massive-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falcon Heavy brings the heat | Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fire spews from the 27 Merlin engines of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket during the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket can generate some serious thrust, leading to incredible displays of fireworks as seen in the photo above.What is it?In this photo, the 27 Merlin engines of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket spew fire as they generate the thrust that sent NASA's revolutionary Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to orbit on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/falcon-heavy-brings-the-heat-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-2-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/falcon-heavy-brings-the-heat-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 2, 2016, the European Space Agency finally located Philae, its long-lost comet lander. Philae was a spacecraft about the size of a washing machine, and it was dropped off at Comet 67P by another spacecraft named Rosetta in November 2014. But when Philae's landing harpoons failed to deploy, it bounced all over the comet before tumbling into a shady place where its solar panels couldn't collect enough light. Philae did transmit some data to Rosetta while using the last of its batteries af]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-2-2016-rosetta-spacecraft-finds-long-lost-philae-lander-on-comet-67p-after-2-year-search/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-2-2016-rosetta-spacecraft-finds-long-lost-philae-lander-on-comet-67p-after-2-year-search/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In what could be a groundbreaking discovery, scientists report they may have detected the first direct evidence of dark matter. The potential detection came from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, in the form of a single suspected interaction between a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP), one of the leading hypothetical particle candidates for dark matter, and an everyday particle.Dark matter has been a headache for scientists because, despite accounting for 85% of the mass in the universe, scien]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-may-have-detected-the-1st-direct-evidence-of-dark-matter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-may-have-detected-the-1st-direct-evidence-of-dark-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bright space station will soar over the US this week &mdash; and it's not the ISS. Here's how to see it]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have seen the International Space Station whizzing across the night sky before, but have you ever seen China's Tiangong space station? Three taikonauts are currently orbiting Earth aboard the Tiangong space station &mdash; and just days after two of them spent 5.5 hours outside the station repairing a solar array, there are particularly good opportunities to see it from parts of the eastern U.S. over the next week, including several bright, high passes visible from New York City.On a fav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-bright-space-station-will-soar-over-the-us-this-week-mdash-and-its-not-the-iss-heres-how-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-bright-space-station-will-soar-over-the-us-this-week-mdash-and-its-not-the-iss-heres-how-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Starlink missions keep on coming.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 of the company's internet satellites to orbit this morning (Sept. 2), lifting off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:42 a.m. EDT (0842 GMT; 1:42 a.m. local California time). It was the 35th flight for this Falcon 9's first stage, which is known as Booster 1063. That's just two shy of the SpaceX reuse record, which was set by B1067 last week.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from California's Vandenberg Spac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-its-35th-flight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-its-35th-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss out on VisionQuest &mdash; stream the latest Marvel series from anywhere using this Proton VPN deal, now up to $168 off]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to the best VPN services, there are plenty to choose from. Our tech-savvy colleagues at TechRadar and T3 have tried and tested the majority of the leading providers, and both these trusted sites awarded Proton VPN an impressive 4.5 out of 5 stars. Right now you can save 70% on a 2-year subscription to Proton VPN. TechRadar crowned Proton VPN as its 'best VPN service for privacy,' while T3 praised it as a 'feature-packed all-rounder VPN.' You can choose from 1-month, 1-year, or 2-ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-visionquest-mdash-stream-the-latest-marvel-series-from-anywhere-using-this-proton-vpn-deal-now-up-to-168-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-visionquest-mdash-stream-the-latest-marvel-series-from-anywhere-using-this-proton-vpn-deal-now-up-to-168-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moon might be hiding a history of ancient supernova explosions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's now possible to disentangle the sprinkling of supernova dust on the moon from the lunar dirt it is mixed up in, thanks to a new computer model that opens up the moon's surface as a time capsule holding details about the history of supernova explosions near the Earth as our solar system has travelled through space while orbiting the galaxy.When stars explode as a supernova, they shower space with debris, some of which is in the form of radioactive isotopes traveling at high velocity. Some of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-moon-might-be-hiding-a-history-of-ancient-supernova-explosions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-moon-might-be-hiding-a-history-of-ancient-supernova-explosions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two astronauts replaced a spacecraft docking aid and a video camera during a successful spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday (Sept. 1).NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot got through most of the tasks set out for them even in light of Adenot's spacesuit developing a mobility issue late in the extravehicular activity (EVA), which lasted six hours and 49 minutes.After beginning the spacewalk from the U.S. Quest airlock at 8]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/two-astronauts-replace-iss-camera-and-docking-aid-on-6th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/two-astronauts-replace-iss-camera-and-docking-aid-on-6th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite's life, from hurtling space rock to Earth's surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[Studying 75 meteorites falling to Earth, scientists have identified the seven stages a space rock goes through as it crashes through our atmosphere, each of which is determined by different physical processes. The research found that there are more factors than mere evaporation that determine how fragments of asteroids and comets lose mass and speed passing through the atmosphere before slamming into the ground as meteorites. As well as just "burning up" in the atmosphere, space rocks also go th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-trace-7-stages-of-a-meteorites-life-from-hurtling-space-rock-to-earths-surface/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-trace-7-stages-of-a-meteorites-life-from-hurtling-space-rock-to-earths-surface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first dedicated mission to another star will launch before the end of the decade, if all goes according to plan.A nonprofit called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today (Sept. 1) that it plans to send a small probe toward Alpha Centauri by 2029. But none of us will live to see the interstellar spacecraft's historic arrival; its journey is expected to take about 80,000 years."We hope to be both the first to leave and the last to arrive at Alpha Centauri," Philip Johnston, co-founder and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nonprofit-wants-to-launch-80000-year-mission-to-alpha-centauri-in-2029-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nonprofit-wants-to-launch-80000-year-mission-to-alpha-centauri-in-2029-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 12 best sci-fi movies of the 2000s]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the turn of the century, sci-fi evolved to new heights, which fortunately had nothing to do with Y2K (even if previous sci-fi movies might have led us to believe it would). Propelling themselves through the 00s, iconic franchises continued to thrive with both Star Wars and Star Trek continuing their dominion over sci-fi cinema. The decade also saw the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with 2008's Iron Man. The MCU now consists of 38 movies and counting, with many of them sitting fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-12-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-2000s/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-12-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-2000s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sept. 1, 1979, NASA's robotic space probe Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn. Pioneer 11 launched in 1973 on a mission to explore the asteroid belt, Jupiter and Saturn. It launched directly toward Jupiter, then used Jupiter's gravity to slingshot around the planet, make a sharp turn and start flying toward Saturn. Four years and nine months later, it finally made it to Saturn. During its closest approach, it was about 13,000 miles (2,100 kilometers) above the planet's clo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-1-1979-nasas-pioneer-11-probe-becomes-1st-spacecraft-to-visit-saturn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-sept-1-1979-nasas-pioneer-11-probe-becomes-1st-spacecraft-to-visit-saturn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some stars encounter supermassive black holes and live to tell the tale. New research shows why the flares these encounters cause dim over repeated episodes, and it may be down to the way these stars spin and an escaping binary partner that leaves them to be a stellar snack for a black hole.Some stars are unfortunate enough to encounter the supermassive black holes that sit at the heart of every galaxy, being subjected to immense tidal forces that turn them into a strand of stellar spaghetti, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-do-black-hole-flares-die-out-it-may-be-down-to-how-stars-spin/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-do-black-hole-flares-die-out-it-may-be-down-to-how-stars-spin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's next big space telescope is not only meant to unlock some of the mysteries of dark energy. It also is a pioneer in the naming of missions.Scientific American recently said that the observatory, which launched on Aug. 30, is the first ever space telescope ever named after a real-life woman: American astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, who supported development of the iconic Hubble Space Telescope and was NASA's first head of astronomy in the 1960s.The story is very different when it comes to men]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-is-just-one-of-a-few-missions-named-after-real-life-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-is-just-one-of-a-few-missions-named-after-real-life-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 planets will light up the September sky &mdash; here's how to see them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus, which has been such a prominent object in the western evening twilight sky since the start of spring, is now entering its final full month of visibility.With each passing day, it drops a bit lower in the southwest sky and sets a bit earlier and closer to the vicinity of the sun. By month&rsquo;s end, making a Venus sighting will be rather difficult as it will be following the sun to below the horizon by only about 30 minutes.During the last week of September, Mercury pops up above the wes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/5-planets-will-light-up-the-september-sky-mdash-heres-how-to-see-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/5-planets-will-light-up-the-september-sky-mdash-heres-how-to-see-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on the outside of the International Space Station during an extravehicular activity on Aug. 25, 2026. (Image credit: ESA/NASA)Repairing an engineering marvel like the International Space Station is no easy feat by itself, but it's even more impressive when it's done 250 miles (400 kilometers) up.What is it?In this photograph, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot works on the exterior of the International Space Station on Aug. 25, 2026. The photo was tak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/repairing-the-iss-250-miles-above-earth-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/repairing-the-iss-250-miles-above-earth-space-photo-of-the-day-for-sept-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Orbitals' is a co-op sci-fi adventure that recaptures the magic of Saturday morning cartoons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, the best Saturday morning cartoons were the ones we re-enacted with our friends on the playground. Whether it was screaming at the top of our lungs to go Super Saiyan like in Dragon Ball Z, or sleuthing around the school as Darkwing Duck. In the years since our childhood, we&rsquo;ve often bonded with both strangers and friends over memories of Saturday morning cartoons, remembering the quaint stories and characters that influenced our lives in surprisingly profound ways.Those storie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/orbitals-is-a-co-op-sci-fi-adventure-that-recaptures-the-magic-of-saturday-morning-cartoons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/orbitals-is-a-co-op-sci-fi-adventure-that-recaptures-the-magic-of-saturday-morning-cartoons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch 2 astronauts take 6th-ever all-female spacewalk today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two astronauts will conduct history's sixth all-female spacewalk today (Sept. 1), and you can watch it live.NASA's Jessica Meir and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) at around 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT) on an excursion expected to last about 6.5 hours.You can watch it here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the agency. Coverage will start at 7:00 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and the European Space A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-astronauts-take-6th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-astronauts-take-6th-ever-all-female-spacewalk-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's doomed Swift space telescope restarts science work after rescue mission fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe after spending months in a low-drag configuration while awaiting an orbital rescue mission that ultimately fell short.Mission controllers restarted two of Swift's three science instruments &mdash; its X-ray Telescope (XRT) and Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) &mdash; on Aug. 26. Both instruments had been shut down in February as part of an effort to minimize atmospheric drag and keep the aging spacecraft in orbit long eno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-doomed-swift-space-telescope-restarts-science-work-after-rescue-mission-fails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-doomed-swift-space-telescope-restarts-science-work-after-rescue-mission-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No guts, no glory': How I captured NASA's Roman Space Telescope cross the sun on a picture-perfect SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SpaceX Falcon Heavy carrying NASA's Roman Space Telescope crosses the face o the sun as it launches to space from Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in this photo taken by Space.com's Josh Dinner from a Titusville Hobby Lobby parking lot. Here's how he did it. (Image credit: Space.com / Josh Dinner)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash; Standing in the parking lot of the Titusville Hobby Lobby was maybe something I should have planned on before traveling to Florida for the launch of NASA's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/no-guts-no-glory-how-i-captured-nasas-roman-space-telescope-cross-the-sun-on-a-picture-perfect-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/no-guts-no-glory-how-i-captured-nasas-roman-space-telescope-cross-the-sun-on-a-picture-perfect-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's next for Roman Space Telescope? Here's how NASA's flagship observatory will open up the universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's next big space telescope has left Earth, but it's not ready to start observing the heavens just yet.The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched yesterday (Aug. 30), riding a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket into the heavens. Astronomers are very excited about Roman, for it's expected to discover thousands of new exoplanets and shed light on mysterious dark energy and dark matter, among other accomplishments.Such science work is a few months off, however. Here's a brief rundown of the next st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/whats-next-for-roman-space-telescope-heres-how-nasas-flagship-observatory-will-open-up-the-universe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/whats-next-for-roman-space-telescope-heres-how-nasas-flagship-observatory-will-open-up-the-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's next for NASA's just-launched Roman Space Telescope?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's next big space telescope has left Earth, but it's not ready to start observing the heavens just yet.The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched yesterday (Aug. 30), riding a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket into the heavens. Astronomers are very excited about Roman, for it's expected to discover thousands of new exoplanets and shed light on mysterious dark energy and dark matter, among other accomplishments.Such science work is a few months off, however. Here's a brief rundown of the next st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/whats-next-for-nasas-just-launched-roman-space-telescope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/whats-next-for-nasas-just-launched-roman-space-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX, NASA delay next astronaut launch to ISS due to leak on Dragon spacecraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's next astronaut mission to the International Space Station won't launch on Sept. 12 after all.That flight, known as Crew-13, has been delayed due to an oxidizer leak in the propulsion system of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, NASA announced on Saturday (Aug. 29). "Joint NASA and SpaceX teams are performing additional tests and data review and will complete any necessary rework prior to launch," NASA officials wrote in an update on Saturday. "A new target date will be announced once available]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-nasa-delay-next-astronaut-launch-to-iss-due-to-leak-on-dragon-spacecraft/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-nasa-delay-next-astronaut-launch-to-iss-due-to-leak-on-dragon-spacecraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale]]></title><description><![CDATA[On August 31, 1965, NASA's Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight. This oversized aircraft looks a bit like a giant flying whale. It was built by a company called Aero Spacelines and based on the Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser. NASA uses these funny-looking planes to transport large cargo, like spacecraft parts and other smaller aircraft.(See the Super Guppy swallow a T-38 supersonic jet!) At the time, they needed the planes to transport Apollo program rocket stages from California to Fl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-31-1965-nasas-ginormous-super-guppy-carrier-plane-takes-1st-flight-like-a-flying-whale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-31-1965-nasas-ginormous-super-guppy-carrier-plane-takes-1st-flight-like-a-flying-whale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope separates from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage after launching on Aug. 30, 2026. (Image credit: NASA)NASA caught a breathtaking image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope deploying into space shortly after launch.What is it?This image was captured just some 31 minutes after the Roman telescope took off atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday (Aug. 30). The photo shows the Nancy Grace Ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/roman-telescope-leaves-its-rocket-behind-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-31-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/roman-telescope-leaves-its-rocket-behind-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-31-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[September full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Harvest Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT) on Sept. 26 as the moon glows opposite the sun in Earth's sky.September's full moon is often referred to as the Harvest moon &mdash; a traditional name for the full moon that falls closest to the September equinox, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.Sadly, the sun, Earth and moon won't line up again to create a spectacular lunar eclipse, as was the case in August. But it'll still present a magnificent treat for stargazers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/september-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-harvest-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/september-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-harvest-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover massive 'thermal anomaly' beneath the surface of Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves.Deep inside the southern hemisphere of Mars, the temperature is up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius) warmer than beneath the northern hemisphere, deepening the mystery of the strange dichotomy between the Red Planet's flattened north and craggy southern highlands."Scientists usually assume that the interiors of planetary bodies are generally spherically symmetric, b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-discover-massive-thermal-anomaly-beneath-the-surface-of-mars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-discover-massive-thermal-anomaly-beneath-the-surface-of-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early on Sept. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Wednesday morning (Sept. 2), and you can watch the action live.An Electron vehicle is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Wednesday during a window that opens at 7:00 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT; 11:00 p.m. local New Zealand time). It's carrying a single Strix satellite for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Earth-imaging company.You can watch it live via Rocket Lab, beginning about 30 minutes before launch. Space.co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-early-on-sept-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-early-on-sept-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early on Sept. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Tuesday morning (Sept. 1), and you can watch the action live.An Electron vehicle is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Tuesday during a window that opens at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT; 11:30 p.m. local New Zealand time). It's carrying a single Strix satellite for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Earth-imaging company.You can watch it live via Rocket Lab, beginning about 30 minutes before launch. Space.com wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-early-on-sept-1/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-early-on-sept-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Aug. 31]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Monday morning (Aug. 31), and you can watch the action live.An Electron vehicle is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Monday during a window that opens at 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT; midnight on Sept. 1 local New Zealand time). It's carrying a single Strix satellite for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Earth-imaging company.You can watch it live via Rocket Lab, beginning about 30 minutes before launch. Space]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-early-aug-31/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-early-aug-31/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab successfully launched a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Wednesday morning (Sept. 2).An Electron vehicle lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Wednesday at 8:01 a.m. EDT (1201 GMT; 12:01 a.m. local New Zealand time on Sept. 3). It carried a single Strix satellite for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Earth-imaging company.Synspective is assembling a constellation of about 30 Strix satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). These spacecraft &mdash; which are named after a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-on-owl-around-the-world-mission-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-on-owl-around-the-world-mission-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab successfully launched a private Japanese radar satellite to orbit early Wednesday morning (Sept. 2).An Electron vehicle lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Wednesday at 8:01 a.m. EDT (1201 GMT; 12:01 a.m. local New Zealand time). It carried a single Strix satellite for Synspective, a Tokyo-based Earth-imaging company.Synspective is assembling a constellation of about 30 Strix satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). These spacecraft &mdash; which are named after a widespread]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-on-owl-around-the-world-mission/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-japanese-radar-satellite-to-orbit-on-owl-around-the-world-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls in to NASA press conference to celebrate launch of Roman Space Telescope, a mission he tried to cancel]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash;President Trump interrupted a NASA press conference today (Aug. 30) to congratulate the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team on a successful launch. Just a few years ago, however, the president tried to cancel this very mission. In today's briefing, mission leadership was going through the specifics of Roman's successful launch and the science the observatory is expected to deliver when NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman got a phone call. It was the president. The ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-calls-in-to-nasa-press-conference-to-celebrate-launch-of-roman-space-telescope-a-mission-he-tried-to-cancel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-calls-in-to-nasa-press-conference-to-celebrate-launch-of-roman-space-telescope-a-mission-he-tried-to-cancel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['What a glorious dawn launch': Why the Roman Space Telescope's picture-perfect liftoff beyond Earth is such a big deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVAREL, Fla. &mdash; It was a bright and sunny morning here in Florida when the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope lifted off planet Earth against a magical blue sky. "What a glorious dawn launch," Jackie Townsend, the Roman Space Telescope's project manager, said during a post-launch press conference on Sunday (Aug. 30). "The ride was magnificent &mdash; it put us right where we wanted to be. All of the deployments went great." Roman lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket right on cu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-a-glorious-dawn-launch-why-the-roman-space-telescopes-picture-perfect-liftoff-beyond-earth-is-such-a-big-deal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-a-glorious-dawn-launch-why-the-roman-space-telescopes-picture-perfect-liftoff-beyond-earth-is-such-a-big-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 30, 1992, astronomers spotted an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto for the very first time. It was the first Kuiper Belt object ever detected.Before then, Pluto was believed to be the most distant planetary body of our solar system. No one had seen anything orbiting farther out because these so-called Trans-Neptunian objects were far too faint to detect with the technology they had at the time.With new digital imaging techniques, astronomers were able to spot a new and tiny world orbi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-30-1992-astronomers-discover-1st-kuiper-belt-object-out-beyond-pluto/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-30-1992-astronomers-discover-1st-kuiper-belt-object-out-beyond-pluto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liftoff! NASA's Roman Space Telescope soars to the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in spectacular launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. &mdash; A new era of astronomy is about to begin after NASA's newest flagship observatory leaped from the terrestrial bounds of Earth into the vastness of space this morning.NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched today (Aug. 30) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center here in Florida. Liftoff occurred at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT) at Launch Complex-39A (LC-39A).Roman is NASA's newest orbital observatory designed to add to the wealth of research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/liftoff-nasas-roman-space-telescope-soars-to-the-stars-on-a-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-in-spectacular-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/liftoff-nasas-roman-space-telescope-soars-to-the-stars-on-a-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-in-spectacular-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready for launch aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new flagship observatory is about to launch to space and join the ranks of its powerful predecessors, like the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. NASA's groundbreaking new Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope is ready to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. It's scheduled to depart from Launch Complex-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, bound for a gravitationally stable spot in space called Lagrange Point 2, or L2, nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million km) from Earth. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-is-ready-for-launch-aboard-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-is-ready-for-launch-aboard-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 225 — Get a Grip!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 225 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Adam Kall of KMI to discuss their work on the ISS, the goals of the company, and how nature &mdash; via the humble octopus and gecko lizards &mdash; may provide answers for orbital debris mitigation. The mitigation of orbital debris is an increasingly serious problem that has not gotten enough attention, but this is changing. Commercial companies are addressing orbital debris, and one of them, KMI Space, hasflown its ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-225-get-a-grip/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-225-get-a-grip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is the next lunar eclipse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[August's "almost Blood Moon" partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light show as light filtered by our planet's atmosphere turned it a deep crimson around the point of maximum eclipse.But when is the next lunar eclipse?Earth won't darken the moon again until Feb. 20, 2027, when a penumbral eclipse will cast our planet's soft outer shadow across February's full "Snow Moon", so named for the freezing weather that occurs around the time it rises. Fuj]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/when-is-the-next-lunar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/when-is-the-next-lunar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missed the August lunar eclipse? Here’s when the next one happens]]></title><description><![CDATA[August's "almost Blood Moon" partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light show as light filtered by our planet's atmosphere turned it a deep crimson around the point of maximum eclipse.But when is the next lunar eclipse?Earth won't darken the moon again until Feb. 20, 2027, when a penumbral eclipse will cast our planet's soft outer shadow across February's full "Snow Moon", so named for the freezing weather that occurs around the time it rises. Fuj]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/missed-the-august-lunar-eclipse-heres-when-the-next-one-happens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/missed-the-august-lunar-eclipse-heres-when-the-next-one-happens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can']]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 29, 1965, two NASA astronauts returned from their record-breaking Gemini 5 mission. Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad spent eight days in Earth orbit, and for the first time, the United States set a world record for the duration of a crewed spaceflight. The Gemini 5 mission launched on Aug. 21, 1965 atop a Titan II rocket from what was then the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (now the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station) in Florida. While in orbit, the astronauts were supposed to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-29-1965-nasas-gemini-5-breaks-spaceflight-duration-record-after-2-astronauts-spent-8-days-in-a-garbage-can/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-29-1965-nasas-gemini-5-breaks-spaceflight-duration-record-after-2-astronauts-spent-8-days-in-a-garbage-can/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX just took another step toward the highly anticipated next test flight of its Starship megarocket.The company conducted an engine test with Starship's giant first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, on the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas on Friday (Aug. 28)."Full duration 33-engine static fire with the Super Heavy booster preparing for Flight 14," SpaceX wrote in a Friday X post that shared two videos of the test.SpaceX fired up all 33 engines of its Super Heavy booster to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-test-fires-starship-super-heavy-booster-ahead-of-critical-flight-14-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-test-fires-starship-super-heavy-booster-ahead-of-critical-flight-14-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX just took another step toward the highly anticipated next test flight of its Starship megarocket.The company conducted an engine test with Starship's giant first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, on the launch pad at its Starbase site in South Texas on Friday (Aug. 28)."Full duration 33-engine static fire with the Super Heavy booster preparing for Flight 14," SpaceX wrote in a Friday X post that shared two videos of the test.Full duration 33-engine static fire with the Super Heavy boos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-test-fires-starship-super-heavy-booster-ahead-of-critical-flight-14/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-test-fires-starship-super-heavy-booster-ahead-of-critical-flight-14/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meeting Nancy Grace Roman: What was the 'mother of Hubble' really like?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a decade ago, I found myself laughing alongside one of the most iconic women in astronomy. This week, a telescope bearing her name launches to the stars. So let's travel back in time and meet Nancy Grace Roman together. Standing under a tent in Washington D.C. at the 2017 inaugural "March for Science," a hodgepodge of scientists and reporters crowd together as the rain pours down outside. "That's Nancy Roman," I hear Bill Nye whisper to me as we stood on the outskirts of the tent. And as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/meeting-nancy-grace-roman-what-was-the-mother-of-hubble-really-like/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/meeting-nancy-grace-roman-what-was-the-mother-of-hubble-really-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was Nancy Grace Roman? NASA's next big space telescope is named after the 'Mother of Hubble']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch on an incredible adventure to help scientists explore the great mysteries of the universe. But who was Nancy Grace Roman? You might have heard about the upcoming launch on Sunday morning (Aug. 30), which will send NASA's next flagship space telescope up to investigate everything from dark matter and dark energy to far-off worlds beyond our solar system. But do you know who the telescope is named for? This observatory will be an absolute po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/who-was-nancy-grace-roman-nasas-next-big-space-telescope-is-named-after-the-mother-of-hubble/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/who-was-nancy-grace-roman-nasas-next-big-space-telescope-is-named-after-the-mother-of-hubble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A huge SpaceX rocket is just days away from launching NASA's next great observatory into space: the Roman Space Telescope. But if you're hoping to watch it live online, you'll have to get up pretty early on Sunday (Aug. 30) or you'll miss it. NASA's Roman Space Telescope, named after the late NASA astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, will launch no earlier than Sunday on a mission to map the galaxy like never before. Liftoff is set for 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT) from a NASA pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-will-spacex-launch-nasas-roman-space-telscope-on-aug-30-full-mission-timeline/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-will-spacex-launch-nasas-roman-space-telscope-on-aug-30-full-mission-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telescope today? (Full mission timeline)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A huge SpaceX rocket is just minutes away from launching NASA's next great observatory into space: the Roman Space Telescope. But if you're hoping to watch it live online, you'll have to get up pretty early today (Aug. 30) or you'll miss it. NASA's Roman Space Telescope, named after the late NASA astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, will launch on a mission to map the galaxy like never before. Liftoff is set for 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT) from a NASA pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. You can follow the mis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-will-spacex-launch-nasas-roman-space-telescope-today-full-mission-timeline/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-will-spacex-launch-nasas-roman-space-telescope-today-full-mission-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our choice as one of the best budget telescopes now has 17% off — this telescope deal is worth grabbing fast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is one of the best telescopes for beginner-to-intermediate stargazers who want to view deep-sky objects and appreciate assistance in manually locating the targets.Right now, the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is 17% off, down to just $414.99, its cheapest since Prime Day in June.In our Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ review, our expert tester Damian Peach awarded it an impressive 4 out of 5-star. Damian noted that it was an exquisite telesco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-choice-as-one-of-the-best-budget-telescopes-now-has-17-off-this-telescope-deal-is-worth-grabbing-fast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-choice-as-one-of-the-best-budget-telescopes-now-has-17-off-this-telescope-deal-is-worth-grabbing-fast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The night we nearly saw a 'blood moon' (and why I love near-misses in astronomy)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stargazers have trigger words &mdash; total, bright, peak, maximum, best. But observing the sky is often more interesting when something seems neither one thing nor the other.A case in point was the almost-total partial lunar eclipse we just witnessed. From where I watched, early on Aug. 28, Earth's shadow reached its maximum across the lunar surface, covering 96.2% of it, as the moon began to sink in the west. A thin part of the lunar surface remained outside the darkest part of Earth's shadow,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-night-we-nearly-saw-a-blood-moon-and-why-i-love-near-misses-in-astronomy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-night-we-nearly-saw-a-blood-moon-and-why-i-love-near-misses-in-astronomy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's going to be beautiful': President Trump signs order to create US Space Academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States will soon have a new service academy.President Donald Trump today (Aug. 28) signed an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy, an institution of higher learning that will train students for a career studying, exploring, exploiting or helping to protect the final frontier. "It'll serve both the United States Space Force as well as NASA and the civilian spaceflight industry, and it'll attract, train and graduate the very very best of our nation," Trump said today during a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-going-to-be-beautiful-president-trump-signs-order-to-create-us-space-academy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-going-to-be-beautiful-president-trump-signs-order-to-create-us-space-academy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Silo' season 3: Common and Alexandria Riley talk shocking truths and writers tearing their on-screen marriage apart (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning: Potential "Silo" Spoilers Ahead! Get back in the Silo if you aren't up to date!Apple TV's "Silo" season 3 is nearing its final two episodes, depicting the Before Times&rsquo; doomsday silo project as well as the shakeup inside Silo 18 with Juliette&rsquo;s memory returning. The ongoing tempest includes Camille Sims (Alexandria Riley) having to prevent a Safeguard extermination as the new Head of IT this year, and the revelation of ex-security chief Robert Sims (Common) regarding Bernard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3-common-and-alexandria-riley-talk-shocking-truths-and-writers-tearing-their-on-screen-marriage-apart-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3-common-and-alexandria-riley-talk-shocking-truths-and-writers-tearing-their-on-screen-marriage-apart-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relive private Chinese rocket's explosive 1st landing attempt (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[LandSpace's first attempt to land a rocket was quite a spectacle, as newly released video footage reminds us.The Beijing-based company's Zhuque-3 launcher reached orbit successfully during its debut mission on Dec. 3, 2025 &mdash; quite a feat for any rocket.But Zhuque-3 couldn't pull off the twofer. Its first stage experienced problems during the latter stages of its return to Earth, ultimately exploding in a violent fireball near its designated landing pad.The first stage of LandSpace's first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/relive-private-chinese-rockets-explosive-1st-landing-attempt-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/relive-private-chinese-rockets-explosive-1st-landing-attempt-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Cloud 9: Have astronomers discovered the first starless galaxy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are closer than ever before to confirming that a galaxy known as "Cloud 9" is the first "starless" or "failed" galaxy ever discovered by humanity. A starless galaxy is one with virtually no stars despite possessing a wealth of gas and dust that would normally serve as the building blocks of stars. The dominant element of a starless galaxy would be dark matter, the mysterious "stuff" that remains effectively invisible because it doesn't interact with light.<br />
Located 14 million light-yea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-cloud-9-have-astronomers-discovered-the-first-starless-galaxy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-cloud-9-have-astronomers-discovered-the-first-starless-galaxy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launching NASA's Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30: How to watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's next great space observatory is about to lift off, and you can watch it live.The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday (Aug. 30) at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT).You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, beginning at 6:20 a.m. EDT (1020 GMT). You don't have to wait that long for a Roman fix, actually; there's stuff to watch on Saturday (Aug. 29) as well. Here's a rundown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-launching-nasas-roman-space-telescope-on-aug-30-how-to-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-launching-nasas-roman-space-telescope-on-aug-30-how-to-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 28, 1993: Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida on the way to Jupiter only to find a tiny moon!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida while on its way to Jupiter. Galileo was the first spacecraft to fly by an asteroid in the asteroid belt. Ida was actually the second one it visited after another flyby of the asteroid Gaspra in 1991. Galileo whizzed by asteroid Ida going almost 28,000 mph and came within 1,500 miles of the asteroid's surface. During the encounter, Galileo actually discovered a tiny moon orbiting Ida! This was the first confirmed satellite of a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-28-1993-galileo-spacecraft-flies-by-asteroid-ida-on-the-way-to-jupiter-only-to-find-a-tiny-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-28-1993-galileo-spacecraft-flies-by-asteroid-ida-on-the-way-to-jupiter-only-to-find-a-tiny-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curiosity climbs to new heights on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photograph taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the floor of Gale Crater, on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2, 2026, the 4,972nd and 4,973rd Martian days, or sols, of the rover's mission. The photo captures a valley on the side of Mount Sharp, the 3-mile-tall (5-kilometer) mountain the rover has been climbing since 2014. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)One of NASA's intrepid Mars rovers has notched another impressive milestone during its exploration of the Red Planet.What is it?NASA's Curiosity Mar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-climbs-to-new-heights-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-climbs-to-new-heights-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch President Trump give Artemis II moon astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four astronauts will receive the United States' highest space honor today (Aug. 28), and you can watch it live.President Donald Trump will give the astronauts of NASA's Artemis II moon mission the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today, during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston that starts at 11:00 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT). NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will also participate in the event. You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA.The Artemis II astronauts pose with th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-president-trump-give-artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor-today/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-president-trump-give-artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Trump gives Artemis II moon astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four astronauts just received the United States' highest space honor.President Donald Trump gave the astronauts of NASA's Artemis II moon mission the Congressional Space Medal of Honor today (Aug. 28) during a ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston."This is a very rare thing. It's for courageous people, brilliant people, bestowed on astronauts who have distinguished themselves with exceptional service to the nation and all of mankind," Trump said during the event.The Artemis II astronauts g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/president-trump-gives-artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/president-trump-gives-artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse stuns skywatchers with an ‘almost blood moon’. Here are the best photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gorgeous partial lunar eclipse delighted stargazers overnight on Aug. 27-28, as Earth's shadow darkened the full "Sturgeon Moon" in an impressive display of orbital mechanics, and we've got the photos to prove it!The lunar eclipse occurred as Earth passed between the sun and the moon, granting viewers a spectacular view of our planet's deep umbral shadow as it advanced to cover 96% of the lunar disk, leaving a tiny crescent exposed to direct sunlight. Photographers were ready and waiting to ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-stuns-skywatchers-with-an-almost-blood-moon-here-are-the-best-photos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-stuns-skywatchers-with-an-almost-blood-moon-here-are-the-best-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope observes 72 stars and finds planet formation is a race against time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have studied 72 young, sun-like stars. As a result, they found that forming planets is a real race against time. This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars. Some types of planets may find their formation window closing sooner than others.The team's research represents the most in-depth invest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-observes-72-stars-and-finds-planet-formation-is-a-race-against-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-observes-72-stars-and-finds-planet-formation-is-a-race-against-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronaut Jonny Kim leaves NASA, will return to active military duty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonny Kim is leaving NASA to continue his military career.The 42-year-old astronaut, who has one of the most jaw-dropping resumes of any person alive, is departing today (Aug. 27) after nine years with the agency. He has one mission under his belt, a long-duration flight to the International Space Station (ISS)."Jonny has been an integral part of the agency, and his immeasurable impact will be felt for generations to come," Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronaut-jonny-kim-leaves-nasa-will-return-to-active-military-duty/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronaut-jonny-kim-leaves-nasa-will-return-to-active-military-duty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A private spacecraft failed to rescue NASA's Swift space telescope, meaning the big observatory will come crashing back to Earth in the near future. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory launched to Earth orbit in November 2004. Over the past two decades, it studied gamma-ray bursts &mdash; the most powerful explosions in the universe &mdash; and other cosmic objects and events using a trio of telescopes.But Swift's science work is now done, and its days in orbit are numbered.Call to actionIn Septe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/after-failure-of-private-rescue-mission-nasas-swift-space-telescope-will-crash-back-to-earth-but-when-and-where/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/after-failure-of-private-rescue-mission-nasas-swift-space-telescope-will-crash-back-to-earth-but-when-and-where/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starship is coming home! SpaceX loads floating spacecraft onto huge ship in the Indian Ocean (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a month after its epic spaceflight, Starship is finally headed home.SpaceX announced today (Aug. 27) that it has loaded Starship's 171-foot-tall (52 meters) upper stage &mdash; known as Starship, or simply Ship &mdash; onto a huge "semi-submersible" ship in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Christmas Island.Ship had been in the water since July 24, when it splashed down to bring an end to the Starship program's 13th test flight. The vehicle will now head back to SpaceX's Starbase site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starship-is-coming-home-spacex-loads-floating-spacecraft-onto-huge-ship-in-the-indian-ocean-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starship-is-coming-home-spacex-loads-floating-spacecraft-onto-huge-ship-in-the-indian-ocean-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hours are counting down to the launch of NASA's newest flagship orbital observatory. The spacecraft recently got its last glimpse of terrestrial light before being encapsulated in its rocket's protective payload fairing last week and is imminently bound for liftoff. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA's next-generation research satellite, and it's currently slated to launch on Sunday (Aug. 30). Roman will lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 7:27 a.m. EDT (1127 GMT) from N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-tried-to-scrap-nasas-roman-space-telescope-last-year-now-its-ready-to-launch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-tried-to-scrap-nasas-roman-space-telescope-last-year-now-its-ready-to-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet. Mariner 2 flew by Venus after a 3.5-month voyage through space. The mission launched just one month after the Mariner 1 mission failed during launch. After departing from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Mariner 2 almost met the same fate when an electrical problem with the Atlas-Agena rocket caused it to start rolling, which made it unable to respond to any guidance commands from mission contro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-27-1962-nasa-launches-mariner-2-to-venus-for-ambitious-flyby/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-27-1962-nasa-launches-mariner-2-to-venus-for-ambitious-flyby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glowing galaxy with anomalous extra arms | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[An image of this spiral galaxy NGC 4258 that combines X-ray observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory (seen here in royal blue), optical light gathered by the Hubble Space Telescope (red, yellow and pale blue), and infrared light seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (bright orange). (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare)A trio of NASA space telescopes teamed up to capture a gorgeous new loo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/glowing-galaxy-with-anomalous-extra-arms-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-27-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/glowing-galaxy-with-anomalous-extra-arms-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-27-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strange New Worlds' latest episode wastes a lot of time pretending to kill off major 'Star Trek' characters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every so often, "Star Trek" likes to put its brave interstellar adventurers through hell. You know the drill &mdash; a bunch of one-off crew members will probably be blown up and/or sucked into space, while set dressers get to have fun making starship bridges look like they've been through the wars. We all know that seeking out new life and new civilisations is the prime directive on that final frontier, but sometimes we just want to see how Starfleet officers respond when the chips are down.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-wastes-a-lot-of-time-pretending-to-kill-off-major-star-trek-characters/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-wastes-a-lot-of-time-pretending-to-kill-off-major-star-trek-characters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch European weather satellite to orbit today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's most powerful rocket will fly today (Aug. 27), and you can watch the action live.An Ariane 6 is scheduled to launch the MTG-I2 weather satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today (Aug. 27), during a 2.5-hour window that opens at 4:10 p.m. EDT (2010 GMT; 5:10 p.m. local time in Kourou). You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of Arianespace, the French company that operates the Ariane 6. Coverage will begin about 25 minutes before liftoff. You can also foll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launch-european-weather-satellite-to-orbit-today/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launch-european-weather-satellite-to-orbit-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches European weather satellite to orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's most powerful rocket flew again today (Aug. 27).An Ariane 6 launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today (Aug. 27) at 4:10 p.m. EDT (2010 GMT; 5:10 p.m. local time in Kourou), right at the beginning of a 2.5-hour window.The 8,400-pound (3,800 kilograms) MTG-I2 is the second imaging satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation network (hence the name). It will complete the three-spacecraft constellation in geostationary orbit, which lies 22,2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launches-european-weather-satellite-to-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launches-european-weather-satellite-to-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches European weather satellite to orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's most powerful rocket flew again today (Aug. 27).An Ariane 6 launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today (Aug. 27) at 4:10 p.m. EDT (2010 GMT; 5:10 p.m. local time in Kourou), right at the beginning of a 2.5-hour window.You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of Arianespace, the French company that operates the Ariane 6. Coverage will begin about 25 minutes before liftoff. You can also follow live directly via Arianespace.An Aria]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launches-european-weather-satellite-to-orbit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/powerful-ariane-6-rocket-launches-european-weather-satellite-to-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An impressive partial lunar eclipse will turn the moon an eerie red for millions of people tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight (Aug. 27-28), the full Sturgeon Moon will slip into Earth's shadow, creating a stunning "almost blood moon" as up to 96.2% of the lunar surface disappears into the darkest part of our planet's shadow, the umbra. At maximum eclipse, much of the moon may take on an eerie reddish hue as sunlight filtered through Earth's atmosphere is refracted into the shadow and onto the lunar surface. Only a thin sliver of moon will escape Earth's umbra, appearing as a bright arc against an otherwise dim,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-impressive-partial-lunar-eclipse-will-turn-the-moon-an-eerie-red-for-millions-of-people-tonight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-impressive-partial-lunar-eclipse-will-turn-the-moon-an-eerie-red-for-millions-of-people-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From spy satellite to space telescope: The unlikely origins of NASA's Roman Space Telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA took the guts out of old spy satellites to build the groundbreaking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope &ndash; but how? And why? Years of hard work and anticipation are culminating as we sit on the verge of NASA's launch of its next-generation space telescope. Set to lift off this upcoming Sunday (Aug. 30) aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the Roman Space Telescope will push astronomy into the future, exploring the mysteries of dark energy, studying far-off worlds and expanding our unders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/from-spy-satellite-to-space-telescope-the-unlikely-origins-of-nasas-roman-space-telescope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/from-spy-satellite-to-space-telescope-the-unlikely-origins-of-nasas-roman-space-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover hot watery exoplanet destined to be swallowed by its star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to its parent star. This means that the extrasolar planet, or "exoplanet," is in hot water, both literally and figuratively. The exoplanet orbits the star HD 176071 located around 335 light-years away, and is about two and a half times the size of Earth, but has about eight and a half times the mass of our planet. That indicates to scientists that this planet is about 50% water. At a distance from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-hot-watery-exoplanet-destined-to-be-swallowed-by-its-star/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-hot-watery-exoplanet-destined-to-be-swallowed-by-its-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A black star in a false Spanish twilight: Here's the story of my 1st total solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had never seen a total solar eclipse. That's a strange thing to admit for the skywatching writer at Space.com, but the truth is that the opportunity had simply never come up. When it comes to eclipses, I've always been beguiled by their beauty from afar. I've always hoped to see that strange moment when a black sun manifests to extend a glowing atmosphere into the fleeting twilight of totality. But after 37 years I hadn't once found myself in the path of the moon's inner shadow, and it was sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-black-star-in-a-false-spanish-twilight-heres-the-story-of-my-1st-total-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-black-star-in-a-false-spanish-twilight-heres-the-story-of-my-1st-total-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter than the full moon, astronomers warn. 'It will be worse than big cities like London']]></title><description><![CDATA[Each of the sun-reflecting mirrors proposed by U.S.-based startup Reflect Orbital will appear 40 times brighter than the full moon to observers standing within its beam on Earth, a study has found. The light pollution produced by each of those mirrors would completely wipe out stars from the sky for those underneath them, turning the starry night into an eerie twilight zone."It will be worse than big cities like London," Gaspar Bakos, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Princeton an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/massive-space-mirrors-could-be-40-times-brighter-than-the-full-moon-astronomers-warn-it-will-be-worse-than-big-cities-like-london/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/massive-space-mirrors-could-be-40-times-brighter-than-the-full-moon-astronomers-warn-it-will-be-worse-than-big-cities-like-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to discovery that could reveal dark matter's secrets]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late June 2023, on a morning train commuting to work in New York City, David Hendel was scrolling through a recent astronomy paper on his phone when a half-page image caught his eye. The image, captured a year earlier by the Hubble Space Telescope, showed UGC 9050-Dw1, a dwarf galaxy some 115 million light-years from Earth. It appeared as little more than a faint, diffuse smudge of bluish-white light that astronomers call an ultra-diffuse galaxy &mdash; a type of galaxy so sparsely populated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chance-gaze-at-old-hubble-telescope-image-leads-to-discovery-that-could-reveal-dark-matters-secrets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chance-gaze-at-old-hubble-telescope-image-leads-to-discovery-that-could-reveal-dark-matters-secrets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat shield under fire | Space photo of the day for Aug. 26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, researchers are testing the capsule heat shield for the Draco mission.(Image credit: ESA)Sometimes, to accomplish your mission, you have to start a few fires. What is it? At the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) in Belgium, researchers put a heat shield to the test, blasting it with scorching-hot flames to see how it would handle the intense temperatures it would experience when reentering Earth's atmosphere. The heat shield is for Drac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heat-shield-under-fire-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-26-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heat-shield-under-fire-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-26-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Wars: Zero Company' review: XCOM-like strategically recaptures the magic of your favorite Star Wars films]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the decades, Star Wars' secret sauce has always been a feeling &ndash; an intoxicating mixture of whimsy and adventure that&rsquo;s nearly impossible to replicate. That&rsquo;s especially true with the original film trilogy and the prequel film trilogy, even if the two have distinctly different flavors. The series forays into video games have seen a lot of success, but Zero Company does something I&rsquo;ve never seen a Star Wars game do before: it seamlessly combines the two different er]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-wars-zero-company-review-xcom-like-strategically-recaptures-the-magic-of-your-favorite-star-wars-films/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-wars-zero-company-review-xcom-like-strategically-recaptures-the-magic-of-your-favorite-star-wars-films/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Wars: Zero Company' recaptures the magic of your favorite Star Wars films (review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across the decades, Star Wars' secret sauce has always been a feeling &ndash; an intoxicating mixture of whimsy and adventure that&rsquo;s nearly impossible to replicate. That&rsquo;s especially true with the original film trilogy and the prequel film trilogy, even if the two have distinctly different flavors. The series forays into video games have seen a lot of success, but Zero Company does something I&rsquo;ve never seen a Star Wars game do before: it seamlessly combines the two different er]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-wars-zero-company-recaptures-the-magic-of-your-favorite-star-wars-films-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-wars-zero-company-recaptures-the-magic-of-your-favorite-star-wars-films-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX's final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' over New York City (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's launch from Florida early this morning (Aug. 25) was memorable in more ways than one.The mission, which sent 29 Starlink internet satellites skyward from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 GMT), was the 100th flight of 2026 for SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket. It was also the 37th flight for this particular vehicle's first stage, setting a new reuse record for the company.And we learned a few hours after liftoff that it was also the last-ever Falcon 9 Starlink]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-final-falcon-9-starlink-launch-from-florida-creates-gorgeous-jellyfish-over-new-york-city-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-final-falcon-9-starlink-launch-from-florida-creates-gorgeous-jellyfish-over-new-york-city-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff from California's central coast.The spacecraft rode atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 5:35 a.m. EDT (0935 GMT; 2:35 a.m. local California time). The rocket's first stage came back to Earth as planned about 8.5 minutes later, landing atop the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean. It was the 24th flight for this particu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-predawn-launch-from-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-predawn-launch-from-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is just days away from launching its next major space observatory. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to lift off Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heading for a spot roughly 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth. Unlike the James Webb Space Telescope, which trades panoramic views for a narrow field of view to peer deeply into small, specific patches of the sky, Roman is built for scale. Its field of view is 100 times]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/inside-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-nasas-next-great-observatory/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/inside-the-nancy-grace-roman-space-telescope-nasas-next-great-observatory/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the partial lunar eclipse online tonight with these free livestreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spectacular partial lunar eclipse will darken 96% of the full "Sturgeon Moon" tonight (Aug. 27-28). Here's how you can watch the "almost blood moon eclipse" live online from the comfort of your home. Each phase of the partial lunar eclipse will occur simultaneously for everyone on the night side of Earth. But if clouds ruin your view &mdash; or the moon is below the horizon at the time of the eclipse &mdash; there's no need to fret!Read on to discover a selection of YouTube live streams that'l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-online-tonight-with-these-free-livestreams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-online-tonight-with-these-free-livestreams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the partial lunar eclipse online Aug. 27-28 with these free livestreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spectacular partial lunar eclipse will darken 96% of the full "Sturgeon Moon" overnight on Aug. 27-28. Here's how you can watch the "almost blood moon eclipse" live online from the comfort of your home. Each phase of the partial lunar eclipse will occur simultaneously for everyone on the night side of Earth. But if clouds ruin your view &mdash; or the moon is below the horizon at the time of the eclipse &mdash; there's no need to fret!Read on to discover a selection of YouTube live streams tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-online-aug-27-28-with-these-free-livestreams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-online-aug-27-28-with-these-free-livestreams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse live online]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spectacular partial lunar eclipse will darken 96% of the full "Sturgeon Moon" overnight on Aug. 27-28. Here's how you can watch the "almost blood moon eclipse" live online from the comfort of your home. Each phase of the partial lunar eclipse will occur simultaneously for everyone on the night side of Earth. But if clouds ruin your view &mdash; or the moon is below the horizon at the time of the eclipse &mdash; there's no need to fret!Read on to discover a selection of YouTube live streams tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-the-aug-27-28-partial-lunar-eclipse-live-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-the-aug-27-28-partial-lunar-eclipse-live-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You just saved the video dish': Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna]]></title><description><![CDATA["Houston, we have a working comm link again." Thanks to the efforts of two astronauts, such a call is possible again using one of two Space-to-Ground antennas outside the International Space Station (ISS). The pair finished the replacement of a faulty dish assembly during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Aug. 25). Anil Menon of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency (ESA), who previously removed a faulty dish during a spacewalk on Aug. 18, installed a spare in its place and moved the broken]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/you-just-saved-the-video-dish-two-astronauts-complete-spacewalk-to-replace-iss-antenna/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/you-just-saved-the-video-dish-two-astronauts-complete-spacewalk-to-replace-iss-antenna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The history of Alien video games is long and twisty, but Mike Diver &mdash; veteran writer, editor, critic, and journalist &mdash; decided a few years ago to make a complete chronicle of Xenomorph-filled games his next big adventure. Ahead of Aliens: The Video Games' August 30 release, we sat down with him and discussed the franchise's past, present, and future in games.The following interview has been edited for better flow."I played a lot of Alien 3 on Mega Drive," Diver recalls when asked abo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-the-video-games-author-mike-diver-on-overlooked-alien-games-tracking-down-retro-game-developers-and-the-future-of-the-xenomorph-interview/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-the-video-games-author-mike-diver-on-overlooked-alien-games-tracking-down-retro-game-developers-and-the-future-of-the-xenomorph-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.SpaceX and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced Tuesday (Aug. 25) a $100 billion investment in the state's Vermilion Parish to build "Starbase Louisiana," a sprawling new manufacturing and launch facility for SpaceX's massive Starship rocket. It will be one of the biggest projects in the state's history, and serve as SpaceX's largest center for spaceflight operations. Once]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starbase-louisiana-spacex-announces-enormous-100-billion-starbase-launch-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starbase-louisiana-spacex-announces-enormous-100-billion-starbase-launch-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bubbling surface of doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been revealed like never before]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers aren't capable of capturing this doomed star in a completely new light. A team of scientists examined the doomed red supergiant star with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), gaining new, highly detailed insights into its turbulent surface.Betelgeuse, located around 600 light-years away, captured the public's attention a few years ago when the rapid and dramatic dimming of the i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-bubbling-surface-of-doomed-supergiant-star-betelgeuse-has-been-revealed-like-never-before/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-bubbling-surface-of-doomed-supergiant-star-betelgeuse-has-been-revealed-like-never-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even if you aren't the kind of person who often looks up the latest space images, it's hard to navigate life (especially on the internet) without running into a few. Try choosing a new iPhone background and you'll have your pick of sharp, gray moon portraits. Watch an old "Star Trek" episode and you may not realize how many of those translucent nebulas outside the spaceship's windows were based on real, hard data. When it comes to space, we're spoiled. Mind-bending objects light-years away from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-roman-space-telescope-will-reveal-the-universe-in-a-way-the-jwst-and-hubble-cannot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-roman-space-telescope-will-reveal-the-universe-in-a-way-the-jwst-and-hubble-cannot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even if you aren't the kind of person who often looks up the latest space images, it's hard to navigate life (especially on the internet) without running into a few. Try choosing a new iPhone background and you'll have your pick of sharp, gray moon portraits. Watch an old "Star Trek" episode and you may not realize how many of those translucent nebulas outside the spaceship's windows were based on real, hard data. When it comes to space, we're spoiled. Mind-bending objects light-years away from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-will-reveal-the-universe-in-a-way-the-jwst-and-hubble-cannot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-will-reveal-the-universe-in-a-way-the-jwst-and-hubble-cannot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today (Aug. 25), the sun unleashed a powerful M6.9 solar flare from a restless Earth-facing sunspot, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space &mdash; and Earth could potentially be in the firing line. The M6.98 solar flare erupted from the active sunspot region 4513 and peaked at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT), according to SpaceWeatherLive. 4513 has been particularly active over the last 24 hours, firing off a barrage of solar flares including five powerful M-class eruptions. Solar flares are ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-fires-powerful-m69-solar-flare-and-cme-toward-earth-could-it-boost-northern-lights-chances-this-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-fires-powerful-m69-solar-flare-and-cme-toward-earth-could-it-boost-northern-lights-chances-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOAA issues geomagnetic storm watch as CMEs head toward Earth — northern lights possible Aug. 27-28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aurora chasers are on alert after NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm watch for Friday (Aug. 28), as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched from the sun yesterday (Aug. 25) head toward Earth.<br />
The CME arrival follows a powerful M6.9 solar flare from restless sunspot region 4513 on Aug. 25. NOAA's SWPC has also issued a minor (G1) geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday (Aug. 27), as a stream of fast solar wind from a coronal hole is expected to buff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/noaa-issues-geomagnetic-storm-watch-as-cmes-head-toward-earth-northern-lights-possible-aug-27-28/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/noaa-issues-geomagnetic-storm-watch-as-cmes-head-toward-earth-northern-lights-possible-aug-27-28/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energetic particles traveling through space.It lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Delta II rocket and spent the next three and a half months making its way to its orbital post near the L1 Lagrangian point, a point of gravitational equilibrium between Earth and the sun. There, the spacecraft is monitoring the stream of accelerated particles coming from the sun known as the solar wind.ACE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-25-1997-nasa-launches-advanced-composition-explorer-to-track-solar-wind-and-so-much-more/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-25-1997-nasa-launches-advanced-composition-explorer-to-track-solar-wind-and-so-much-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon complete a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026.(Image credit: Roscosmos/Anna Kikina)Intensely focused and tethered to a floating laboratory in the vacuum of space, two astronauts spent over 6 hours working on the International Space Station during a historic spacewalk. What is it?Two astronauts aboard the ISS set out on a spacewalk recently (Aug. 18). European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon set out recently a hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronauts-make-history-repairing-the-iss-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronauts-make-history-repairing-the-iss-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final frontier is getting more and more contested, so satellite companies are investing in some self-defense.At least one of them is, anyway. Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings announced today (Aug. 25) that it has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection for its off-Earth data centers, in a deal worth up to $6 million."Our clients entrust us with mission-critical data, which is why we treat the security of our orbital infrastructure as the foundation of our entire servi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/polish-startup-ares-shield-hired-to-protect-data-center-satellites-with-high-power-microwave-weapons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/polish-startup-ares-shield-hired-to-protect-data-center-satellites-with-high-power-microwave-weapons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[No GPS available in space? A satellite experiment may have a solution for that.NASA's Starling mission &mdash; made up of a swarm of four cubesats in low Earth orbit (LEO) &mdash; is testing out navigation by using other satellites as moving landmarks. The hope is that this tech will allow future missions to navigate if GPS is not available.The three-year-old tech demo will be extended beyond its previous expiration date this year until at least 2028, NASA announced on Monday (Aug. 17). The aim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-satellites-ace-worlds-1st-lost-in-space-gps-free-navigation-experiment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-satellites-ace-worlds-1st-lost-in-space-gps-free-navigation-experiment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stream 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' and 'Silo' securely from anywhere with 87% off Surfshark VPN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' fourth season is well underway, and if you're determined not to miss an episode, this Surfshark VPN deal is for you.At just $2.39 a month with this deal, Surfshark One will let you view it and other sci-fi shows and movies wherever you are. Save an astonishing $464 on 28 months of Surfshark VPN, making it just $2.39 a monthAside from letting you watch and rewatch Strange New Worlds' puppet episode from anywhere in the world, Surfshark One effectively guarantees you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stream-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-and-silo-securely-from-anywhere-with-87-off-surfshark-vpn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stream-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-and-silo-securely-from-anywhere-with-87-off-surfshark-vpn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is the partial lunar eclipse tonight? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon']]></title><description><![CDATA[A dramatic partial lunar eclipse will occur tonight (Aug. 27-28), with almost the entire moon slipping into Earth's shadow. At its peak, at 12:12 a.m. EDT (0412 GMT) on Aug. 28, 96.2% of the lunar surface will be covered by Earth's dark umbral shadow, leaving only a slender portion of the moon directly illuminated by the sun. The rest of the lunar surface may take on an eerie reddish-orange hue, creating an impressive 'almost blood moon'. The eclipse will be visible from North and South America,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-tonight-heres-when-to-see-the-96-blood-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-tonight-heres-when-to-see-the-96-blood-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon']]></title><description><![CDATA[A dramatic partial lunar eclipse will occur on Aug. 27-28, with almost the entire moon slipping into Earth's shadow. At its peak, at 12:12 a.m. EDT (0412 GMT) on Aug. 28, 96.2% of the lunar surface will be covered by Earth's dark umbral shadow, leaving only a slender portion of the moon directly illuminated by the sun. The rest of the lunar surface may take on an eerie reddish-orange hue, creating an impressive 'almost blood moon'. The eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-on-aug-27-28-heres-when-to-see-the-96-blood-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-on-aug-27-28-heres-when-to-see-the-96-blood-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two astronauts will do some repair work outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 25), and you can watch the action live.NASA's Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna. The extravehicular activity (EVA) is expected to start around 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT) and last 6.5 hours.You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the space agency. Coverage will start at 7:0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-astronauts-replace-failed-iss-antenna-during-spacewalk-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-astronauts-replace-failed-iss-antenna-during-spacewalk-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unpopular opinion time, but someone has to say it: I think Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet was a great thing for our understanding of the solar system and for the former planet itself. Let me try to convince you, too.First, a little background. The Pluto planet controversy began exactly 20 years ago on Aug. 24, 2006, when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reclassified the solar system's (former) ninth planet as a dwarf planet.The reason for the change was the result of the di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/pluto-losing-its-planet-status-may-be-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-solar-system-diversity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/pluto-losing-its-planet-status-may-be-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-solar-system-diversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Ghosts of Mars' at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said "Boo!" and unleashed "Ghosts of Mars" on the world. While not one of Carpenter's most revered works, it's still a neat sci-fi horror movie in which Mars has been terraformed &ndash; 84% terraformed to be exact &ndash; and inhabited by humans. Plus, it has Jason Statham and Ice Cube in it, so it's automatically 99% better than all other movies ever made.Now, the action takes place at Shining Canyon, a remote mining outpost on Mars that has a gritty wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ghosts-of-mars-at-25-are-we-any-closer-to-living-on-the-red-planet-we-asked-the-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ghosts-of-mars-at-25-are-we-any-closer-to-living-on-the-red-planet-we-asked-the-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you'd expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amiable sci-fi author Andy Weir, the New York Times bestselling author of "The Martian," "Artemis," and "Project Hail Mary", is embarking on an entirely new imaginative odyssey later this year.It's not exactly another sci-fi book, though; It's an audiobook, and Weir is foregoing sole authorship of the project and instead co-shepherding this captivating space opera drama for the folks at Audible.Arriving on Nov. 5, 2026, "Exoplanet" is an ambitious celestial thriller written by comic book veteran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-and-the-martian-author-andy-weir-is-headed-back-to-outer-space-but-not-how-youd-expect/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-and-the-martian-author-andy-weir-is-headed-back-to-outer-space-but-not-how-youd-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rumors are true. SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket once the company's giant next-generation Starship begins regular operational flights. SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history. The Falcon 9 has lifted off nearly 700 times to date, and it's the first orbital rocket ever to land and refly its first-stage booster. Russia's Soyuz rocket, which has been in operation since 1957, is the only lau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/goodbye-falcon-9-spacex-planning-to-retire-workhorse-launcher-when-starship-is-up-and-running/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/goodbye-falcon-9-spacex-planning-to-retire-workhorse-launcher-when-starship-is-up-and-running/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but this one's definitely worth staying up for.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29 Starlink internet satellites is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday (Aug. 25), during a four-hour window that opens at 1:49 a.m. EDT (0549 GMT).It will be the 100th Falcon 9 flight of 2026 and the record-breaking 37th mission for this rocket's first stage, a booster designated B1067. You can watch the action live via]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-set-rocket-reuse-record-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year-early-aug-25-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-set-rocket-reuse-record-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year-early-aug-25-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but this one was definitely worth staying up for.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29 Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday (Aug. 25), at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 GMT).It was the 100th Falcon 9 flight of 2026 and the record-breaking 37th mission for this rocket's first stage, a booster designated B1067.SpaceX set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sets-rocket-reuse-record-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sets-rocket-reuse-record-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but this one was definitely worth staying up for.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29 Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday (Aug. 25), at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 GMT).It was the 100th Falcon 9 flight of 2026 and the record-breaking 37th mission for this rocket's first stage, a booster designated B1067.The Falcon 9 is by far the busiest rocket in operation today. Last year, it flew 165 mis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sets-rocket-reuse-record-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sets-rocket-reuse-record-on-100th-falcon-9-launch-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do we care so much that Pluto isn't a planet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty years after Pluto lost its planetary status, people are still arguing about it.This spring, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman publicly threw his support behind "make Pluto a planet again," reigniting the familiar debate. Social media threads are filled with people arguing over whether Pluto should be grandfathered into the planetary club, whether dwarf planets are simply another kind of planet, and whether the distinction matters at all.The disagreement dates to August 24, 2006, when memb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-do-we-care-so-much-that-pluto-isnt-a-planet/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-do-we-care-so-much-that-pluto-isnt-a-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more 'shooting stars' towards Earth in 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Perseid meteor shower dazzled stagazers with a spectacular natural light show around its peak on Aug. 12-13. But could we be in for even more impressive displays of shooting stars in the years to come? Canon EOS R7 camera(Image credit: Future/Kimberley Lane)The Canon EOS R7 is the best camera for beginners. Despite its crop sensor, the EOS R7 can rival most full-frame cameras. Read our full Canon EOS R7 review to find out more!Perseid shooting stars can be seen each year as Earth crashes thr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-the-perseid-meteor-shower-going-to-get-even-more-spectacular-jupiter-could-send-more-shooting-stars-towards-earth-in-2028/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-the-perseid-meteor-shower-going-to-get-even-more-spectacular-jupiter-could-send-more-shooting-stars-towards-earth-in-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 25% off, this beginner-friendly Celestron telescope will bring the lunar eclipse closer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A partial lunar eclipse takes place this Aug. 27-28 and this beginner-friendly Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ telescope, nearly $50 off at Walmart, will let you zoom in on what promises to be a stunning sight. Save $49 on this Celestron PowerSeeker 80Q telescope at Walmart. Ideal for exploring our own solar system, the Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ comes with 20mm and 4mm eyepieces, a 3x Barlow lens, a German equatorial mount, finderscope and Starry Night astronomy software. In short, it has everything]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/at-25-off-this-beginner-friendly-celestron-telescope-will-bring-the-lunar-eclipse-closer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/at-25-off-this-beginner-friendly-celestron-telescope-will-bring-the-lunar-eclipse-closer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESA's Sentinel-1 mission captured remarkable imagery showing significant ice loss and calving at the Petermann Glacier.(Image credit: ESA)The massive glaciers of Greenland are disappearing right before our very eyes in new satellite imagery. What is it? Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic ocean. Petermann's "ice tongue" has previously measured 43 miles (70 kilometers) long and 9 miles (15 km) wide. But new satellite imagery has revealed the gla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellite-sees-greenlands-most-significant-floating-ice-loss-in-over-a-decade-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellite-sees-greenlands-most-significant-floating-ice-loss-in-over-a-decade-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore. Since that date, Pluto has been officially classified as a dwarf planet along with four other confirmed dwarf planets in the outskirts of the solar system. This decision sparked outrage around the world, and the controversy is still very much alive today. Astronomers in favor of Pluto's demotion argued that a planet by definition should have cleared its orbit around the sun. Pluto and the mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-24-2006-pluto-loses-its-planet-status/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-24-2006-pluto-loses-its-planet-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled its own growth by cannibalistically devouring smaller galaxies. Now, astronomers have discovered evidence of our galaxy's earliest bout of cannibalism in the form of "scarring" at the heart of the Milky Way left behind by a galactic morsel it devoured around 12 billion years ago.Working as part of the ARMA (Cluster Ages to Reconstruct the Milky Way Assembly) project, the team behind this discovery used]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-earliest-galaxy-swallowed-by-the-cannibal-milky-way-left-a-scar-at-its-heart/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-earliest-galaxy-swallowed-by-the-cannibal-milky-way-left-a-scar-at-its-heart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA's next great observatory poised to lead humanity's next generation of astronomical discoveries. The Roman Space Telescope will research the mysteries of dark energy, search for exoplanets andinvestigate the physics of distant stars.SpaceX will launch Roman on a Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT) on Sunday, Aug. 30. from Launch Complex-39A (LC-39A). F]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nancy-grace-roman-telescope-live-updates-nasa-readies-roman-for-launch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nancy-grace-roman-telescope-live-updates-nasa-readies-roman-for-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to expect from each stage of the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet's colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon's surface for billions on the night side of Earth.August's lunar eclipse is the closing act of a dramatic two-part show, the opening act of which began on Aug. 12 as the moon covered the face of the sun to trigger a spectacular total solar eclipse over parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain. Eclipses always come in pairs, but the stages to be expected during a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-to-expect-from-each-stage-of-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-on-aug-27-28/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-to-expect-from-each-stage-of-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-on-aug-27-28/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's what to expect from each stage of the partial lunar eclipse tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet's colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon's surface for billions on the night side of Earth.August's lunar eclipse is the closing act of a dramatic two-part show, the opening act of which began on Aug. 12 as the moon covered the face of the sun to trigger a spectacular total solar eclipse over parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain. You can follow along with all the action with our lunar eclipse live b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heres-what-to-expect-from-each-stage-of-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-tonight/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heres-what-to-expect-from-each-stage-of-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status. Will it ever get its title back?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In August of 2006, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) democratically voted to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet &mdash; but 20 years later, with our greater knowledge and understanding of planetary systems, is it time to revisit the controversial decision? Should Pluto be called a planet again?For several years before the IAU vote, there had been agitators among the astronomical community lobbying for our solar system's nine worlds to become eight, and for Pluto's planeta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-been-20-years-since-pluto-lost-planet-status-will-it-ever-get-its-title-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-been-20-years-since-pluto-lost-planet-status-will-it-ever-get-its-title-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New 'Star Trek' documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "Star Trek" franchise's 60th anniversary is coming straight at us warp speed and will be arriving on Sept. 8, 2026. "Trek" faithful from around the globe are expected to pause and salute this space fantasy institution created by Gene Roddenberry in whichever way they deem appropriate.The celebration has already begun earlier this year at the 2026 Rose Parade and will accelerate past September and into the fall, where there&rsquo;ll no doubt be 40th anniversary screenings of "Star Trek IV: Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-star-trek-documentary-featuring-william-shatner-hits-theaters-this-fall-celebrating-60-years-of-trek/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-star-trek-documentary-featuring-william-shatner-hits-theaters-this-fall-celebrating-60-years-of-trek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A misbehaving coronal mass ejection (CME) that blew out a hidden cloud of charged particles aimed at Earth has been tracked by a record 17 spacecraft spread throughout the solar system, revealing the CME to be surprisingly lopsided.CMEs are "burps" from the sun &ndash; huge clouds of magnetized plasma belched out from the sun's hot outer atmosphere, the corona, by the energy resulting from a solar flare. The magnetized CME cloud then expands out into the solar system, and the charged particles t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-a-huge-fleet-of-17-spacecraft-discovered-something-surprising-about-solar-eruptions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-a-huge-fleet-of-17-spacecraft-discovered-something-surprising-about-solar-eruptions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor weather has delayed the launch of China's latest moon mission. According to reports, the growth of Tropical Depression Narra in the Gulf of Tonkin has prompted China's space agency to delay the liftoff of Chang'e 7 significantly &mdash; possibly until 2027."China's Chang'e 7 lunar probe does not meet launch conditions, and its launch therefore cannot take place during the planned window this year," the state-run Xinhua news agency reported today (Aug. 23), citing the China Manned Space Agen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/bad-weather-delays-launch-of-chinas-historic-change-7-mission-to-moons-south-pole/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/bad-weather-delays-launch-of-chinas-historic-change-7-mission-to-moons-south-pole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is giving a financial boost to nearly 20 technology investigations to help fuel the incubation of tomorrow's spaceflight research capabilities. The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has selected 18 projects for this year's Phase I awards, which will each split a total of $3.2 million in development funding. NIAC is designed to bolster technology breakthroughs that NASA could use on future space missions.This year's awards include an array of mission concepts and research prop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launching-10000-tiny-femtosats-to-saturn-nasa-funds-18-futuristic-spaceflight-ideas/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launching-10000-tiny-femtosats-to-saturn-nasa-funds-18-futuristic-spaceflight-ideas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOUSTON &mdash; What does NASA's astronaut training hub look like these days, as the agency aims to bring more commercial space stations into the fold?It's an interesting mix of government and private companies, of space agency personnel and of contractors, all working together to keep U.S. and international astronauts flying through the end of the ISS &mdash; currently expected around 2030 &mdash; and the new breed of commercial space stations expected to take its place.Canadian reporters like]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-will-nasas-astronaut-training-hub-change-with-commercial-space-stations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-will-nasas-astronaut-training-hub-change-with-commercial-space-stations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of UFOs: 'It's always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw' (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After all these years, we still want to believe.Whether you're a bona fide believer or a staunch skeptic, we can all agree that UFO legends and lore is a fascinating subject that continues to fuel endless debate. And with pop culture feeding our lizard brains lurid tales of flying saucers and alien invasions, it&rsquo;s no wonder humanity is always up for a good story of inexplicable aerial sightings or various uncanny encounters of the third kind.In "We Want To Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-want-to-believe-book-explores-the-reality-of-ufos-its-always-going-to-be-more-likely-that-someone-is-wrong-about-what-they-saw-interview/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-want-to-believe-book-explores-the-reality-of-ufos-its-always-going-to-be-more-likely-that-someone-is-wrong-about-what-they-saw-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring to discuss the where, whys, and hows of the Artemis Program's lunar exploration plans.It has been said that the Moon is a harsh mistress, and nowhere is thismore apparent than at the lunar south pole. That is, however, where theArtemis program is headed, and we need to figure out how to best explorethe region. Kring of the Universities Space ResearchAssociation's Lunar and Planetary Institut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-224-the-science-of-artemis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-224-the-science-of-artemis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this morning (Aug. 22) on a milestone mission for the company's Falcon rocket family.A Falcon 9 carrying 27 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 3:25 a.m. EDT (0725 GMT; 12:25 a.m. local California time). It was the 99th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year, and the 100th Falcon mission of 2026 overall. The other flight was performed by a Falcon Heavy, which lofted the telecom satellite Vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-27-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-100th-falcon-rocket-launch-of-the-year-video-photos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-27-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-100th-falcon-rocket-launch-of-the-year-video-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this morning (Aug. 22) on a milestone mission for the company's Falcon rocket family.A Falcon 9 carrying 27 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 3:25 a.m. EDT (0725 GMT; 12:25 a.m. local California time). It was the 99th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year, and the 100th Falcon mission of 2026 overall. The other flight was performed by a Falcon Heavy, which lofted the telecom satellite Vi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-27-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-100th-falcon-rocket-launch-of-the-year-photos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-27-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-100th-falcon-rocket-launch-of-the-year-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it be visible from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth's shadow will swallow 96% of the lunar surface overnight on Aug. 27-28, potentially turning the moon a gorgeous shade of crimson as it bathes in light filtered and refracted by our planet's atmosphere. The partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes between the sun and moon during the monthly full moon phase. Around this time, Earth's curved inner shadow will appear to creep across the lunar surface while leaving a thin crescent exposed to direct sunlight at the point of maximum eclip]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-august-2026-where-will-it-be-visible-from/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-august-2026-where-will-it-be-visible-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black hole turns off? These dying radio galaxies could show us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of so-called "radio galaxies" with fading "radio lobes." The discovery reveals what happens when the supermassive black hole engines that power these vast, blooming outflows of plasma stall. This discovery increases our understanding of the life cycles of galaxies.The team behind this research studied 14 candidates for faded or remnant radio galaxies found in a region of the sky over Earth, studied intensely by the XMM-Newton X-ray spacecr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-happens-when-a-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-turns-off-these-dying-radio-galaxies-could-show-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-happens-when-a-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-turns-off-these-dying-radio-galaxies-could-show-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States is updating its approach to managing spaceflights that lift off and land within its borders, and aims to expand the nation's capabilities to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030.President Donald Trump just signed a new National Space Transportation Policy that lays out priorities for commercial, civil and national security missions to orbit. The memorandum, published Thursday (Aug. 20), introduces the first update to the policy since 2013, and comes as comme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-signs-new-national-space-policy-to-enable-1000-us-rocket-launches-per-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-signs-new-national-space-policy-to-enable-1000-us-rocket-launches-per-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast talks losing sleep, living up to their character's legacy, and learning to ride a horse for season 4 (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Filming a high-profile episodic TV series like "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is often a Herculean task for any professional cast and crew, but toss in massive spaceship sets, a colorful constellation of costume changes, tone and stylistic shifts, hand-to-hand combat, horseback riding, and puppets, and you&rsquo;ve got a mad sci-fi circus.We connected with Ethan Peck (Spock), Christina Chong (La&rsquo;an Noonien-Singh) and Paul Wesley (James T. Kirk) for Paramount+&rsquo;s "Star Trek: Strange N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-talks-losing-sleep-living-up-to-their-characters-legacy-and-learning-to-ride-a-horse-for-season-4-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-talks-losing-sleep-living-up-to-their-characters-legacy-and-learning-to-ride-a-horse-for-season-4-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to award NASA's Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Artemis II moon astronauts will join a very exclusive club next week.President Donald Trump will award those spaceflyers the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28) at Johnson Space Center in Houston to recognize their historic journey around the moon this past April.The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) and will feature NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, President Trump and the Artemis II astronauts. You'll be able to watch it live when the time comes.Artemis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-to-award-nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-to-award-nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan unveils Mars moon sample-return spacecraft ahead of Oct. 19 launch (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world just got its first good looks at some hardware that will make spaceflight history.Last Thursday (Aug. 13), Japan unveiled the spacecraft that make up its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, which aims to snag samples of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them to Earth &mdash; something that has never been done.The big reveal came at Tanegashima Space Center, the site from which MMX will launch toward the Red Planet atop an H3 rocket. And we just got some clarity about when that liftoff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japan-unveils-mars-moon-sample-return-spacecraft-ahead-of-oct-19-launch-photos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japan-unveils-mars-moon-sample-return-spacecraft-ahead-of-oct-19-launch-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is picking up the pace of preparations for the next launch of its giant Starship rocket. On Wednesday night (Aug. 19), the company completed a single-engine static fire test with its Ship 41 vehicle, the upper stage that's in line to fly Starship's upcoming Flight 14 mission. As its name suggests, Flight 14 will be Starship's 14th test flight, but it will be the rocket's first launch into orbit, if all goes according to plan. The recent engine burn was designed to prepare for that jaunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-fires-up-starship-ahead-of-megarockets-1st-orbital-flight-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-fires-up-starship-ahead-of-megarockets-1st-orbital-flight-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of "dark stars" that served as the seeds of the first supermassive black holes.These low-frequency gravitational waves were detected back in 2023 using an array of cosmic lighthouses, or pulsars, in a so-called "pulsar timing array." Pulsars are neutron stars that spin rapidly and regularly while blasting out collimated beams of radiation from their poles that can be used to detect tiny fluctuations in space and time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dark-stars-could-be-the-seeds-of-supermassive-black-holes-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dark-stars-could-be-the-seeds-of-supermassive-black-holes-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.The spacecraft flew aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 11:14 a.m. EDT (1514 GMT). That was a day later than planned; SpaceX scrubbed a liftoff attempt on Thursday (Aug. 20) for reasons that were not immediately clear.The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth as planned today, landing ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea-video-photos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea-video-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.The spacecraft flew aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 11:14 a.m. EDT (1514 GMT). That was a day later than planned; SpaceX scrubbed a liftoff attempt on Thursday (Aug. 20) for reasons that were not immediately clear.The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth as planned today, landing ab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea-photos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient stars dazzle in a celestial chandelier | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chandelier Cluster, or globular cluster NGC 6723, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.(Image credit: ESA/Hubble &amp; NASA, A. Sarajedini, G. Piotto)Stars scattered across the cosmos sparkle in the appropriately named Chandelier Cluster. What is it? The Hubble Space Telescope captured this twinkling image of NGC 6723, or the Chandelier Cluster, a globular star cluster located 27,000 light-years away in our Milky Way galaxy. Every bright spot in this mesmerizing cosmic chandelier is an in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ancient-stars-dazzle-in-a-celestial-chandelier-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ancient-stars-dazzle-in-a-celestial-chandelier-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My favorite thing in the night sky appears on Aug. 28 — and it proves Earth is a sphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's your favorite thing in the night sky? Maybe it's the Pleiades, that sparkling open cluster that dominates winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Perhaps it's a sight of the Milky Way arching across the summer sky. Or could it be Saturn, a close-up sight of which has many people reaching for their wallets to buy a bigger telescope.My favorite sight? It's us or, rather, our shadow. It's something that's only observable during a partial lunar eclipse &mdash; and there's one coming up very soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-favorite-thing-in-the-night-sky-appears-on-aug-28-and-it-proves-earth-is-a-sphere/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-favorite-thing-in-the-night-sky-appears-on-aug-28-and-it-proves-earth-is-a-sphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests that if dark matter is composed of "dark photons," it would not have heated the early cosmos like scientists previously thought. If correct, this discovery could represent a paradigm shift in the hunt for the universe's most mysterious stuff.Dark matter remains so elusive because, despite outweighing the everyday matter that composes stars, planets, moons and our bodies by a ratio of five to one, it is effectively invisible. That is because it doesn't interact with light. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-dark-photons-explain-dark-matter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-dark-photons-explain-dark-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's moon exploration program is readying an ambitious robotic mission, one composed of an orbiter, a lander, a rover, a hopper, and a wide range of international experiments including a U.S.-supported payload. In April of this year, Chang'e-7 hardware was transported to the Wenchang launch site, targeting an Aug. 24 (Beijing time) launch atop a Long March 5 Y14 rocket. The lander's destination is the edge of Shackleton Crater in the lunar south pole region. After launch, the Chang'e-7 orbite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-change-7-moon-probe-will-launch-this-weekend-on-the-most-ambitious-lunar-mission-in-history/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-change-7-moon-probe-will-launch-this-weekend-on-the-most-ambitious-lunar-mission-in-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says]]></title><description><![CDATA[We'll have to wait a bit longer for a highly anticipated Starship milestone, it appears.On Aug. 4, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said the company aimed to attempt the first-ever catch of Starship's upper stage on the vehicle's next test flight, which is tentatively targeted for late August.But that doesn't seem to be in the cards anymore. "Looks like we will probably catch the ship with the tower in a few months," Musk said early this morning (Aug. 20) via X, the social media platform he boug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-try-for-1st-starship-tower-catch-in-a-few-months-elon-musk-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-try-for-1st-starship-tower-catch-in-a-few-months-elon-musk-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microbes from Earth might survive the harsh surface of the moon, albeit in a state of suspended animation, a new study finds.Previous research suggested the surface of the moon was too harsh for microbes to survive. Specifically, a 2019 study found ultraviolet rays and heat from the sun are the greatest barriers for microbial life on the lunar surface. However, this prior work did not account for the shelter that hills and valleys might supply on the moon. These could prove especially significan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/microbes-from-earth-may-survive-on-the-moon-scientists-find/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/microbes-from-earth-may-survive-on-the-moon-scientists-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wet Hot American Summer': The raunchy 2000s teen movie that was actually about a space station falling to Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &ndash; On a Saturday evening in Los Angeles, I found myself watching acclaimed actor Elizabeth Banks sing Tom Petty songs along with her fellow actors while writer/director David Wain played the drums. This incredible, bizarre performance celebrated the 25th anniversary of the raunchy, summer camp cult classic "Wet Hot American Summer." But do you remember that it's actually a space movie? This movie &mdash; the debut feature film from co-creators David Wain and Michael Showalter &m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wet-hot-american-summer-the-raunchy-2000s-teen-movie-that-was-actually-about-a-space-station-falling-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wet-hot-american-summer-the-raunchy-2000s-teen-movie-that-was-actually-about-a-space-station-falling-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wet Hot American Summer': The raunchy 2000s comedy that was actually about a space station falling to Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &ndash; On a Saturday evening in Los Angeles, I found myself watching acclaimed actor Elizabeth Banks sing Tom Petty songs along with her fellow actors while writer/director David Wain played the drums. This incredible, bizarre performance celebrated the 25th anniversary of the raunchy, summer camp cult classic "Wet Hot American Summer." But do you remember that it's actually a space movie? This movie &mdash; the debut feature film from co-creators David Wain and Michael Showalter &m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wet-hot-american-summer-the-raunchy-2000s-comedy-that-was-actually-about-a-space-station-falling-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wet-hot-american-summer-the-raunchy-2000s-comedy-that-was-actually-about-a-space-station-falling-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the 11,000-ton cruise ship Le Bor&eacute;al set sail from Nice, France, on Thursday, Aug. 6, its 205 passengers and 136 crew members began a voyage whose success would depend not only on careful planning, but also on the ship's ability to outmaneuver clouds at the last critical hour. The ship is owned and operated by the French cruise line Compagnie du Ponant. This eclipse cruise was the result of more than a year's planning by Ponant, and most of those who signed on were there specifically]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-weather-satellite-22000-miles-above-earth-saved-my-2026-total-solar-eclipse-cruise-on-the-mediterranean-sea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-weather-satellite-22000-miles-above-earth-saved-my-2026-total-solar-eclipse-cruise-on-the-mediterranean-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ludicrous, nonsensical, an affront to canon &mdash; 'Strange New Worlds'' puppet episode is an instant classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPOILERS AHEAD! ANYONE YET TO WATCH "LEVEL-FIVE TRANSPORTER ACCIDENT" SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION TO AVOID VIOLATING TEMPORAL PRIME DIRECTIVES.Back in the late '70s and early '80s, A-list stars were queuing up to guest on "The Muppet Show". Over five glorious seasons, the likes of Steve Martin, Diana Ross and Roger Moore were happy to have themselves upstaged by Kermit the Frog and his legendary felt ensemble. Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, C-3PO and Chewbacca even went on a crossover adventure with the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ludicrous-nonsensical-an-affront-to-canon-mdash-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-is-an-instant-classic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ludicrous-nonsensical-an-affront-to-canon-mdash-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-is-an-instant-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian']]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured new, stunning imagery flying low over a geological region of the Red Planet shaped by ancient waterflow billions of years ago. Mars Express launched in 2003 and is operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). It's equipped with the High Resolution Stereo Camera, which scans multiple points of perspective across regions of Mars' surface to create 3D color renderings. During a low pass on the spacecraft's highly elliptical orbit, Mars Express flew over th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-express-orbiter-captures-detailed-new-video-of-the-crater-where-mark-watney-was-stranded-in-the-martian/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-express-orbiter-captures-detailed-new-video-of-the-crater-where-mark-watney-was-stranded-in-the-martian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Richat Structure (also known as the "Eye of Africa" in Mauritania in Africa as photographed by NASA astronaut Jessica Meir from aboard the International Space Station.(Image credit: Jessica Meir/NASA)The "Eye of Africa" swirls across Mauritania in a hypnotizing snapshot captured from space.What is it? A 25-mile-wide (40 kilometer-wide) circular structure made up of concentric ridged rings sticks up from the Earth in Mauritania, a country on the coast of northwestern Africa. While it might lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/try-not-to-be-hypnotized-by-the-eye-of-africa-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-20-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/try-not-to-be-hypnotized-by-the-eye-of-africa-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-20-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine looking at a vast city on Earth from a great distance, knowing nothing about that city; you may assume that its only buildings are the largest, most visible skyscrapers. But, get closer or look with a far more powerful tool, and you would begin to discover smaller buildings between mountainous skyscrapers. Now, the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that this looks like that is a fitting analogy for early galaxies.Astronomers are finding that in between the brightest stars, the 't]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-hidden-stars-making-the-universes-1st-galaxies-much-bigger-than-we-knew/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-hidden-stars-making-the-universes-1st-galaxies-much-bigger-than-we-knew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse live: Latest news, viewing tips and live updates from Aug. 27-28 eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The countdown is on for the deep partial lunar eclipse of Aug. 27-28. Over the next week, we'll be bringing you the latest eclipse news, viewing tips as well as live updates throughout eclipse night. Although this isn't quite a total lunar eclipse, it's pretty close! At maximum eclipse, 96.2% of the moon will slip into Earth's dark central shadow known as the umbra, according to Time and Date. Much of the moon may take on a rusty red hue, while a thin sliver remains brightly illuminated.It's the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-live-latest-news-viewing-tips-and-live-updates-from-aug-27-28-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-live-latest-news-viewing-tips-and-live-updates-from-aug-27-28-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates: 3 days to go, here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[The countdown is on for the deep partial lunar eclipse of Aug. 27-28. Over the next week, we'll be bringing you the latest eclipse news, viewing tips as well as live updates throughout eclipse night. Although this isn't quite a total lunar eclipse, it's pretty close! At maximum eclipse, 96.2% of the moon will slip into Earth's dark central shadow known as the umbra, according to Time and Date. Much of the moon may take on a rusty red hue, while a thin sliver remains brightly illuminated.It's the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-aug-27-28-live-updates-3-days-to-go-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-aug-27-28-live-updates-3-days-to-go-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates: 2 days to go, what time is the eclipse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The countdown is on for the deep partial lunar eclipse of Aug. 27-28. Over the next week, we'll be bringing you the latest eclipse news, viewing tips as well as live updates throughout eclipse night. Although this isn't quite a total lunar eclipse, it's pretty close! At maximum eclipse, 96.2% of the moon will slip into Earth's dark central shadow known as the umbra, according to Time and Date. Much of the moon may take on a rusty red hue, while a thin sliver remains brightly illuminated.It's the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-aug-27-28-live-updates-2-days-to-go-what-time-is-the-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/partial-lunar-eclipse-aug-27-28-live-updates-2-days-to-go-what-time-is-the-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 96% partial lunar eclipse is just 1 week away: Here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're just one week away from a stunning partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28, when billions across North America, South America, Africa and Europe will see Earth's shadow dye the moon a subtle crimson hue, while leaving a thin crescent exposed to direct sunlight. August's partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes directly between the sun and moon during the full moon phase &mdash; an imperfect alignment that will see our planet's intense inner shadow cover 96% of the visible face of our n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-96-partial-lunar-eclipse-is-just-1-week-away-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-96-partial-lunar-eclipse-is-just-1-week-away-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab will launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit this morning (Aug. 20), and you can watch the action live.An Electron vehicle is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site today, during a window that opens at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT; 1 a.m. on Aug. 21 local New Zealand time), carrying aloft a radar satellite for the Tokyo-based company iQPS.Rocket Lab will stream the proceedings live, starting at about 30 minutes before liftoff. You can watch via the compa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-a-private-japanese-earth-observing-satellite-to-orbit-today/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-a-private-japanese-earth-observing-satellite-to-orbit-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have found the fastest known star in the Milky Way, a faint object racing around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Dubbed S301, the star reaches about 15,500 miles (25,000 kilometers) per second at its fastest &mdash; more than 8% the speed of light. "What is special about this star is that it's orbiting Sagittarius A* on a very tight orbit, taking just 8.7 years to complete it, and is approaching the black hole at a mere 12 times the distance of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-just-found-the-fastest-known-star-in-the-milky-way-it-zooms-around-our-black-hole-at-15500-miles-per-second/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-just-found-the-fastest-known-star-in-the-milky-way-it-zooms-around-our-black-hole-at-15500-miles-per-second/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is calling off the effort to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after a private rescue spacecraft couldn't overcome its own problems in orbit.LINK, the specialized probe from Katalyst Space that NASA contracted for the Swift Boost mission, was delivered to space on an air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket on July 3. The vehicle was designed to rendezvous with the Swift Observatory in order to grapple and raise it to a more stable orbit, but LINK ran into trouble when it began]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/private-mission-to-save-nasas-swift-space-telescope-fails/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/private-mission-to-save-nasas-swift-space-telescope-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have ever shared a room with multiple people for days on end, you may know how clothes and living conditions can rapidly turn rather smelly. Imagine that happening in a confined spacecraft.Even worse, since water on a space mission is in short supply, space travelers can't easily do their laundry. This is more than a body odor problem &mdash; unclean clothes and linens are ripe feeding grounds for infectious bacteria. Astronauts might wear the same clothes for days or even weeks, seal awa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-create-laundry-gun-for-astronauts-to-clean-their-clothes-by-shooting-out-plasma/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-create-laundry-gun-for-astronauts-to-clean-their-clothes-by-shooting-out-plasma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Mandalorian and Grogu' finally blasts onto Disney+ next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite our love for little "Baby Yoda", "The Mandalorian and Grogu" wasn't the thrilling "Star Wars" feature film to drag fans back to theaters when it dropped back in May. It wasn't bad, but it felt more like a TV special than a cinematic event.But now the $166 million space opera &mdash; recruited from the Disney+ series that ran for three seasons from 2019-2023 &mdash; is now about to enter Earth orbit and finally land in the streaming sphere when it hits Disney+ starting Sept. 2, 2026. Will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-finally-blasts-onto-disney-next-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-finally-blasts-onto-disney-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered that a jet of plasma erupting from a distant supermassive black hole at near-light-speed is being gravitationally lensed by an unseen clump of dark matter. The discovery could tell us about the source of cosmic "ghost" particles called neutrinos.The supermassive black hole in question is powering a type of quasar called a blazar. All quasars involve supermassive black holes surrounded by vast quantities of material upon which the black holes feed. Material that isn't]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dark-matter-could-magnify-the-jets-of-a-ravenously-feeding-supermassive-black-hole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dark-matter-could-magnify-the-jets-of-a-ravenously-feeding-supermassive-black-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's veteran moon-circling spacecraft, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has imaged the impact site of that errant Falcon 9 upper stage. The photos were taken on Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, just a few days after the SpaceX rocket body slammed into the moon near Einstein Crater at 5,400 mph (8,690 kph). LRO's high-resolution camera system, known as LROC, got good views of the aftermath from a variety of angles, snapping away every 117 minutes, the time it takes the orbiter to circuit the moon. T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-slammed-into-the-moon-this-month-and-a-nasa-spacecraft-has-spotted-its-lunar-grave-photos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-slammed-into-the-moon-this-month-and-a-nasa-spacecraft-has-spotted-its-lunar-grave-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A mysterious incident over the southern Indian Ocean forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around due to an unnamed hazard in space.According to several New Zealand-based news outlets, a U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft left Christchurch Airport on New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday (Aug. 18) bound for McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Aircraft trackers using flight radar software noticed the C-17 turn around over the ocean some two hours into its flight.According to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mysterious-russian-space-activity-causes-us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-to-turn-around-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mysterious-russian-space-activity-causes-us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-to-turn-around-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 sci-fi books that inspired our favorite shows and movies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world of science fiction started with the written word, long before it hit the silver screen. Stories of man-made life, Martians, and other marvelous subject matter were being read long before the first sci-fi movie was released in 1902: Georges M&eacute;li&egrave;s' "A Trip to the Moon". Some of these stories became classic tales that have been repeatedly adapted for Hollywood and television, think Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds."This isn't by any means an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/13-sci-fi-books-that-inspired-our-favorite-shows-and-movies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/13-sci-fi-books-that-inspired-our-favorite-shows-and-movies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perseverance rover watchs alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Perseverance Mars rover saw a solar eclipse from the Martian surface.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)People around the world enjoyed stellar views with last week's total solar eclipse. And the day after we looked up to see the moon obscuring out sun, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover looked up to see its own Martian solar eclipse. What is it? Solar eclipses aren't unique to Earth. In theory, any planet with at least one orbiting moon would have times where that moon might eclipse some pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/perseverance-rover-watchs-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-19-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/perseverance-rover-watchs-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-19-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perseverance rover watches alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Perseverance Mars rover saw a solar eclipse from the Martian surface.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU)People around the world enjoyed stellar views with last week's total solar eclipse. And the day after we looked up to see the moon obscuring out sun, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover looked up to see its own Martian solar eclipse. What is it? Solar eclipses aren't unique to Earth. In theory, any planet with at least one orbiting moon would have times where that moon might eclipse some pa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/perseverance-rover-watches-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-19-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/perseverance-rover-watches-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-19-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My 5 favorite sights to see in the night sky with binoculars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top 5 things to see in the night sky with binoculars &mdash; ranked by an expertBeyond simple naked-eye observing, a pair of the best binoculars are the most accessible way to experience the night sky. They are affordable (although pricier models are available), very easy to use compared to telescopes and they offer a wide range of celestial sights, from our solar system neighbors to distant deep-sky objects. They are great for both beginners, casual observers and even veteran stargazers who wan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-5-favorite-sights-to-see-in-the-night-sky-with-binoculars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-5-favorite-sights-to-see-in-the-night-sky-with-binoculars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I sailed to Greenland for a total solar eclipse — what I saw left me speechless]]></title><description><![CDATA[I woke up on the morning of Aug. 12 and looked out of the window to something I hadn't dared hope for: blue sky. After days of scrutinizing weather models that seemed determined to test the nerves of everyone aboard the HX Expeditions ship MS Spitsbergen, somehow, against the odds, the clouds had cleared. Even then, I didn't trust it (especially after my 2024 eclipse experience). We had traveled thousands of miles, crossed the Greenland Sea and ventured deep into Scoresby Sund to put ourselves i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-sailed-to-greenland-for-a-total-solar-eclipse-what-i-saw-left-me-speechless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-sailed-to-greenland-for-a-total-solar-eclipse-what-i-saw-left-me-speechless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered an unusually massive, dense exoplanet that challenges conventional ideas about how rocky planets form.Called GJ 523b, the exoplanet is about 2.5 times wider than Earth but packs roughly 23 times our planet's mass into that relatively compact size. Worlds this large and dense are sometimes referred to as "mega-Earths," an informal term for unusually massive, predominantly rocky planets. GJ 523b's high density suggests it contains relatively little atmosphere despite be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-a-giant-rocky-mega-earth-23-times-more-massive-than-our-planet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-a-giant-rocky-mega-earth-23-times-more-massive-than-our-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[China just notched another big spaceflight milestone.The Beijing startup LandSpace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), becoming the first Chinese company ever to do so during an orbital launch.It was just the second Chinese orbital rocket touchdown overall. The first was pulled of on July 10 by a Long March 10B, which is built by the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).The first stage of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/touchdown-private-chinese-rocket-aces-landing-on-2nd-ever-flight-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/touchdown-private-chinese-rocket-aces-landing-on-2nd-ever-flight-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[China just notched another big spaceflight milestone.The Beijing startup LandSpace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), becoming the first Chinese company ever to do so during an orbital launch.It was just the second Chinese orbital rocket touchdown overall. The first was pulled of on July 10 by a Long March 10B, which is built by the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).The Long March 10B had some help returning to E]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/touchdown-private-chinese-rocket-aces-landing-on-2nd-ever-flight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 03:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/touchdown-private-chinese-rocket-aces-landing-on-2nd-ever-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget 'Halo' &mdash; the latest 'Futurama' episode has a ring world covered in super-intelligent rats (exclusive)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ringed worlds seem to be a fertile source of science fiction material, whether it be in sci-fi master Larry Niven's circular alien constructs in his "Ringworld" novels, the spherical megastructures of "Halo's" video game universe &mdash; which just launched its "Campaign Evolved" remake of the original game for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 28 &mdash; or the ringed orbital habitat for the ultra-rich depicted in director Neill Blomkamp's 2013 sci-fi flick, "Elysium."Leave it to the funny folks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/forget-halo-mdash-the-latest-futurama-episode-has-a-ring-world-covered-in-super-intelligent-rats-exclusive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/forget-halo-mdash-the-latest-futurama-episode-has-a-ring-world-covered-in-super-intelligent-rats-exclusive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two astronauts &mdash; including the first French woman in history to perform a spacewalk &mdash; worked outside of the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday (Aug 18), becoming temporary TV repairpersons. Just like what frequently happens on Earth, the work required more time than the "appointment" allowed, requiring a second visit to be scheduled.NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot were tasked with the removal and replacement of a Space-to-Gr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-and-1st-female-french-spacewalker-remove-failed-iss-antenna-but-run-out-of-time-for-replacement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-and-1st-female-french-spacewalker-remove-failed-iss-antenna-but-run-out-of-time-for-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seas have been kind, or at least kinder than expected, to SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, as it's been tugged through the Indian Ocean to friendlier tides. Ship 40, the upper stage that flew on Starship's Flight 13 test launch, performed the vehicle's first successful intact ocean splashdown at the end of its mission on July 24, after lifting off from SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. The spacecraft landed in the Indian Ocean as planned and has since become the focus of the SpaceX Rec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starship-lives-spacex-craft-arrives-at-christmas-island-after-24-day-ocean-ordeal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starship-lives-spacex-craft-arrives-at-christmas-island-after-24-day-ocean-ordeal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX launch its 100th mission of the year tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is about to hit the century mark for the third year in a row.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (Aug. 18), during a four-hour window that opens at 10 p.m. EDT (7 p.m. local time; 0200 GMT on Aug. 19).It will be the 97th Falcon 9 launch of the year and the 100th mission of 2026 overall for SpaceX. You can watch live via the company's website, beginning about 10 minutes before liftoff.Tonight's mission will carry 24 of SpaceX's S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-its-100th-mission-of-the-year-tonight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-its-100th-mission-of-the-year-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has hit the century mark for the third year in a row.A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (Aug. 19) at 12:01 a.m. EDT (0401 GMT; 9:01 p.m. on Aug. 18 local time).It was the 97th Falcon 9 launch of the year and the 100th mission of 2026 overall for SpaceX. The Falcon 9's first stage rests on the deck of a drone ship after its successful landing on Aug. 19, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)The mission is carrying 24 of SpaceX's Starlink internet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-its-100th-mission-of-the-year-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-its-100th-mission-of-the-year-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has hit the century mark for the third year in a row.A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (Aug. 19) at 12:01 a.m. EDT (0401 GMT; 9:01 p.m. on Aug. 18 local time).It was the 97th Falcon 9 launch of the year and the 100th mission of 2026 overall for SpaceX. The Falcon 9's first stage rests on the deck of a drone ship after its successful landing on Aug. 19, 2026. (Image credit: SpaceX)The mission is carrying 24 of SpaceX's Starlink internet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-its-100th-mission-of-the-year-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-its-100th-mission-of-the-year-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it a rocket car? Tearing across the Utah desert at over 400 mph (644 kph), a hydrogen-powered car has set a new land speed record. Wing Commander Andy Green, a retired British Royal Air Force fighter pilot, just set a new world land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the JCB Hydromax vehicle. On two different runs on Aug. 11, the car went 400.623 mph (644.740 kph) and then 412.135 mph (663.267 kph), which averages out to 406.320 mph (653.909 kph). That's the fastest that any car wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hydrogen-powered-rocket-car-tops-400-mph-in-record-breaking-test-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hydrogen-powered-rocket-car-tops-400-mph-in-record-breaking-test-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble, James Webb team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in this new composite image from the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.(Image credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, F. Belfiore (European Southern Observatory &ndash; Germany), J. Lee (Space Telescope Science Institute), A. Leroy (The Ohio State University), and D. Thilker (The Johns Hopkins University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America))Sometimes, incredibly powerful space telescopes work together to accomplish amazing things. Recently, observatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-james-webb-team-up-to-capture-the-black-eye-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-james-webb-team-up-to-capture-the-black-eye-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in this new composite image from the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.(Image credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, F. Belfiore (European Southern Observatory &ndash; Germany), J. Lee (Space Telescope Science Institute), A. Leroy (The Ohio State University), and D. Thilker (The Johns Hopkins University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America))Sometimes, incredibly powerful space telescopes work together to accomplish amazing things. Recently, observatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-james-webb-space-telescope-team-up-to-capture-the-black-eye-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-james-webb-space-telescope-team-up-to-capture-the-black-eye-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A beginner’s guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[The night sky is not an impenetrable &ldquo;blanket of stars.&rdquo; There is depth and detail that can be navigated and known, probed and plundered for rewards &mdash; and the best way to do all of that is with a manual telescope. Sure, you can get a motorized computerized &ldquo;go-to&rdquo; telescope and even one of the best smart telescopes that self-align and do all the work for you. Arguably, they also take much of the reward and leave you none the wiser. Can users of smart telescopes find]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-beginners-guide-to-observing-the-night-sky-with-a-manual-telescope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-beginners-guide-to-observing-the-night-sky-with-a-manual-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronauts have long struggled with constipation in space. Now, scientists may finally understand why.A new study of 52 astronauts who lived aboard the International Space Station (ISS) suggests that microgravity may slow the movement of food through the intestines, changing how gut bacteria break down nutrients. The findings could ultimately help researchers develop dietary strategies to keep astronauts' digestive systems running smoothly during future missions to the moon and Mars &mdash; whil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-harder-to-poop-in-space-scientists-may-finally-know-why/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-harder-to-poop-in-space-scientists-may-finally-know-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse didn't only plunge millions of people across Greenland, Iceland and Spain into a false twilight &mdash; a fleet of spacecraft orbiting our planet managed to capture the magic, too. August's total solar eclipse occurred as the moon passed directly between the sun and Earth during its monthly new moon phase. Those lucky enough to be in the path of totality watched on in awe as the moon progressively swallowed the light of the sun, ultimately revealing our star's ten]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/see-gorgeous-views-of-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse-captured-from-space/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/see-gorgeous-views-of-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse-captured-from-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch European astronaut make history during spacewalk today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophie Adenot will make spaceflight history today (Aug. 18).The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut will become the first French woman ever to conduct a spacewalk, an activity she'll undertake with NASA astronaut Anil Menon.The duo are scheduled to step outside the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6.5-hour excursion today at around 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT). You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA. Coverage starts at 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).Sophie Adenot is part of the Eu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-european-astronaut-make-history-during-spacewalk-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-european-astronaut-make-history-during-spacewalk-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an ancient collision with another galaxy transformed the Milky Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered evidence that our galaxy experienced a significant collision and merger with a dwarf galaxy 11.8 billion years ago.Mergers between galaxies are one of the main ways in which galaxies can grow. However, while we can witness mergers taking place in other galaxies, figuring out our Milky Way galaxy's history requires painstaking detective work. Even now,the story is only partly known."Our home is the Milky Way galaxy, but we do not know how our house was bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-an-ancient-collision-with-another-galaxy-transformed-the-milky-way/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-an-ancient-collision-with-another-galaxy-transformed-the-milky-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China bounces back from Long March rocket explosion with back-to-back launches (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[China just completed not one but two space missions, less than a week after a Long March 7A rocket explosion briefly grounded its fleet. The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) returned to flight with the launch of a Long March 12 rocket from the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site in Wenchang. The rocket lifted off on Aug. 16 at 12:10 a.m. EDT (0410 GMT; 12:10 p.m. local time in China) and delivered a stack of 24 internet-beaming satellites into low Earth orbit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-bounces-back-from-long-march-rocket-explosion-with-back-to-back-launches-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-bounces-back-from-long-march-rocket-explosion-with-back-to-back-launches-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best Ruko drone to date is half-price at Amazon but you'll have to hurry]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've seen drone deals come and go, but this Ruko F11 Pro 2 really is something else. Equipped with a 6K camera and built to last, this drone is 54% off at Amazon, saving you $280! Save $280 on this Ruko F11 Pro 2 drone at Amazon. In our Ruko F11 Pro 2 review we called it "The best designed and built Ruko drone to date," and that still stands. It can capture 30FPS 4K video, or snap 6K stills and comes with 2 batteries for a 70-minute flight time. $280 off is a serious saving, though there is one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-best-ruko-drone-to-date-is-half-price-at-amazon-but-youll-have-to-hurry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-best-ruko-drone-to-date-is-half-price-at-amazon-but-youll-have-to-hurry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists find dead star that predicts our sun's future: 'Broken apart and returned to the galaxy']]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have watched a dead star, in the guise of the Helix Nebula, being recycled back into the interstellar gas from which it originally came, bringing the story of that star full circle.Stars can last for millions, or even billions, of years, but they do not last forever. When a sun-like star reaches the end, it blossoms into a beautiful planetary nebula. The Helix Nebula, located 650 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius, the Water Bearer, is one such example of a planetary n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-dead-star-that-predicts-our-suns-future-broken-apart-and-returned-to-the-galaxy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-dead-star-that-predicts-our-suns-future-broken-apart-and-returned-to-the-galaxy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1st 'Star Wars: Ahsoka' season 2 trailer finally gives us a release date (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a solid but often unfocused debut in 2023, Ahsoka season 2 has finally kicked off its marketing campaign with a stellar first trailer that promises higher stakes and a much bigger scale when it premieres on Disney Plus early next year.As part of the D23 2026 celebrations, Disney and Lucasfilm shared a first look at the long-in-the-works second season of the live-action show &ndash; set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens &ndash; on August 15. Moreover, we now have a premiere d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-star-wars-ahsoka-season-2-trailer-finally-gives-us-a-release-date-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-star-wars-ahsoka-season-2-trailer-finally-gives-us-a-release-date-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists find 3 supermassive black holes on the verge of collision inside a distant galaxy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trio of heavyweight black holes are entangled in a dance of death that will quite possibly see them gradually all merge to form an even greater behemoth.Scientists have discovered the black holes in a galaxy that is so far away its light has taken 12.5 billion years to reach us, meaning we see it as it was less than 1.3 billion years after the Big Bang. And it's offering strong supporting evidence that one of the ways black holes grew so massive so quickly in the early universe was through mer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-3-supermassive-black-holes-on-the-verge-of-collision-inside-a-distant-galaxy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-3-supermassive-black-holes-on-the-verge-of-collision-inside-a-distant-galaxy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire smoke blankets volcanoes across the Pacific Northwest | Space photo of the day for Aug. 17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Image credit: NASA)Imagine orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth and seeing your home planet below &mdash; up in smoke.That was the reality recently for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) who captured this image of the volcano Mount Rainier covered in smoke from nearby wildfires. What is it?This past July, hundreds of wildfires devastated a number of regions across Canada. But unfortunately, this was not the end of wildfires decimating North America this summer. Recently,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wildfire-smoke-blankets-volcanoes-across-the-pacific-northwest-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wildfire-smoke-blankets-volcanoes-across-the-pacific-northwest-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These eight Lego Star Wars Smart Play sets are out now and Marvel needs to be next.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a good time to be a Lego Star Wars fan. Not only are there a bunch of Mandalorian movie tie-in sets to look forward to, but there are eight brand new sets out, as part of Lego's new Smart Play system. Aimed at kids, these new Smart Play sets are designed to make play more interactive than ever before by introducing light and sound effects without the need for app support. The key element of these Smart Play sets is an interactive, audio- and light-equipped Smart Brick. The Smart Brick respo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-eight-lego-star-wars-smart-play-sets-are-out-now-and-marvel-needs-to-be-next/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-eight-lego-star-wars-smart-play-sets-are-out-now-and-marvel-needs-to-be-next/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'river' of cosmic gas 1 trillion miles long sent planets in the Orion constellation into tilted orbits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare planet-forming disk around a young triple-star system in the Orion constellation has been tipped over by a river of gas over 1 trillion miles (1.6 trillion kilometers) long. The discovery, made at radio wavelengths with ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile, could explain why astronomers keep finding planets with orbits that are drastically misaligned with the rotational axes of their stars.GW Orionis is a triple system consisting of three pre-main sequence stars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-river-of-cosmic-gas-1-trillion-miles-long-sent-planets-in-the-orion-constellation-into-tilted-orbits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-river-of-cosmic-gas-1-trillion-miles-long-sent-planets-in-the-orion-constellation-into-tilted-orbits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is unprecedented': Why the Pentagon's recent UFO file releases are so important]]></title><description><![CDATA[As "The X Files" famously told us, "the truth is out there." But at the same time, inquiring minds are immersed today in finding out whether or not the proof is out there &mdash; specifically, proof that at least some unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) come from somewhere beyond Earth.The UAP acronym originally stood for "unidentified aerial phenomena," a term that itself was a rebranding of "unidentified flying object" (UFO). And UFO was a replacement of sorts for the long-lasting and styli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-unprecedented-why-the-pentagons-recent-ufo-file-releases-are-so-important/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-unprecedented-why-the-pentagons-recent-ufo-file-releases-are-so-important/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Origin plans to return its Florida launch site to a dual-pad facility to support its bigger, more powerful New Glenn "9x4" rocket, which is still under development. As facility repairs continue following the explosion of one of Blue Origin's New Glenn "7x2" rockets during tests at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex-36 in May, the company has announced its intent to expand thesite with an additional pad. The company also plans to build operations infrastructure for the compl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-adding-second-pad-to-cape-canaveral-launch-complex-amid-rocket-explosion-repairs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-adding-second-pad-to-cape-canaveral-launch-complex-amid-rocket-explosion-repairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch 'Lanterns' &mdash; HBO's gritty new Green Lantern show]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night&hellip; Come on, you know the rest! DC Comics' Green Lantern Corps. spans the infinite boundaries of the cosmos with its legion of 7,204 intergalactic space cops representing all races, genders, and biological entities patrolling thousands of Guardian sectors of the universe. The fabled interstellar law enforcement society based on the planet Oa, armed with the coolest oath ever recited, is getting its own gritty, grounded "Lanterns" TV series and fans are eag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-lanterns-mdash-hbos-gritty-new-green-lantern-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-lanterns-mdash-hbos-gritty-new-green-lantern-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spherical "Aerobots" may one day swarm the caves of Titan &mdash; a moon of Saturn that NASA says is one of the most Earthlike in our solar system.Titan is covered in rivers, lakes and seas of hydrocarbons, like methane and ethane, as well as a strange "karst" terrain including underground sinkholes and caves. No rover could easily traverse this surface, but flying vehicles may have more success.So a new grant, under the early-stage NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, aims to creat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-funds-spherical-aerobots-that-could-explore-the-caves-of-saturns-moon-titan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-funds-spherical-aerobots-that-could-explore-the-caves-of-saturns-moon-titan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust']]></title><description><![CDATA[MORRISON, Colorado - The Artemis II crew that circuited the moon earlier this year came full circle, dropping by a distinctive spot on Earth that's visually reminiscent of both the moon and Mars.On Aug. 3, the vast and stunning Red Rocks Amphitheatre served as both an inoculation of near-term nostalgia and heart-felt congratulations to the crew for the impressive journey of Artemis II. The 10-day mission began on April 1 of this year, flew around the moon and back, and splashed down in the Pacif]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-ii-pilot-thanks-nasa-for-letting-him-fly-orion-by-hand-im-still-blown-away-by-that-trust/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-ii-pilot-thanks-nasa-for-letting-him-fly-orion-by-hand-im-still-blown-away-by-that-trust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese researchers have presented a new map of the moon, updating a previous edition based on new scientific findings and recalibrating the moon's ancient geologic eras.The comprehensive map of the moon, with a scale of 1:5 million, was unveiled by the Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences (IGCAGS) on Aug. 6. The map is an update of a 2024 edition and puts forward new boundaries for the ancient Aitkenian, Nectarian and Imbrian lunar periods. (The researchers use the term]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-goes-beyond-showcasing-technological-soft-power-chinas-new-moon-map-signals-bold-space-ambitions-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-goes-beyond-showcasing-technological-soft-power-chinas-new-moon-map-signals-bold-space-ambitions-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stomp Rockets: The perfect start to model rocketry for kids?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to space exploration, rockets are probably one of the coolest things you'll learn about as a kid. Zooming off into space, traveling to new planets and searching for potential life are all things that feel like they should be impossible. For any age of space enthusiast, it's pretty darn cool. For kids, though, learning about rockets can mark an amazing introduction, sparking a lifelong love of space. But, while real rockets aren't really obtainable, kids can always start out with mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stomp-rockets-the-perfect-start-to-model-rocketry-for-kids/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stomp-rockets-the-perfect-start-to-model-rocketry-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX keeps setting spaceflight records.Elon Musk's company launches far more frequently than any other outfit, and it operates the largest satellite constellation ever assembled &mdash; the Starlink broadband network, which consists of nearly 11,000 satellites (and counting).On Saturday evening (Aug. 15), SpaceX set another mark, for the shortest time between orbital flights: It launched two Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart, besting its old mark &mdash; set on Aug. 31, 2024 with two Star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-record-spacex-launches-2-falcon-9-rockets-just-38-minutes-apart-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-record-spacex-launches-2-falcon-9-rockets-just-38-minutes-apart-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX keeps setting spaceflight records.Elon Musk's company launches far more frequently than any other outfit, and it operates the largest satellite constellation ever assembled &mdash; the Starlink broadband network, which consists of nearly 11,000 satellites (and counting).On Saturday evening (Aug. 15), SpaceX set another mark, for the shortest time between orbital flights: It launched two Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart, besting its old mark &mdash; set on Aug. 31, 2024 with two Star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-record-spacex-launches-2-falcon-9-rockets-just-38-minutes-apart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-record-spacex-launches-2-falcon-9-rockets-just-38-minutes-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 15, 1977: Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal boosts search for E.T.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 15, 1977, astronomers using Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope detected the famous "Wow!" signal, which to this day is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that we are not alone in the universe. Astronomer Jerry Ehman was using the telescope to scan a region in the constellation Sagittarius when it detected a weird, 72-second-long radio burst. The signal was too strong to be explained by background noise, and researchers determined that it was very unlikely that this sign]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-15-1977-mysterious-wow-signal-boosts-search-for-et/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-15-1977-mysterious-wow-signal-boosts-search-for-et/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Lanterns': Who's who in HBO's Green Lantern show?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The DC Universe expands further into the cosmos this month with the addition of "Lanterns".Created by Chris Mundy, Tom King and Damon Lindelof, the superhero show sees the veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan (played by Kyle Chandler) take rookie John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) under his wing. Wider parts of the Green Lantern Corps lore are incorporated in the story too, as the series unpacks what the famous space cops are all about.At the same time, let's be real here for a second: for anybody who hasn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lanterns-whos-who-in-hbos-green-lantern-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lanterns-whos-who-in-hbos-green-lantern-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 223 — The Lunar Domain]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 223 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Dale Skran are joined by Dr. Scott Pace to discuss the future of exploration on the Moon.We're headed for a space renaissance, and it will be focused on the Moon. The US, China, and international partners of both are vying toland people there and construct a permanent lunar base. Meanwhile, NASAis evolving to embrace commercial enterprise unlike any time in itspast, and American lunar efforts are lagging. What are the stakes? Doesi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-223-the-lunar-domain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-223-the-lunar-domain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We think these Nikon binoculars are excellent for variable magnification on the go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of all the models in the renewed Nikon Action range released in 2026, the Action Zoom 10&ndash;22x50 is definitely one of the most attention-getting, with its zoom capability from 10x to 22x magnification. These are Nikon's third-generation 10-22x50 binoculars, building upon the past designs of 2007's Action VII Zoom XL 10-22x50 and 2013's Aculon 10-22x50 in 2013. The new design features a generous 16.3mm of eye relief, a tough aluminum chassis and updated optics. We found them to be a versatile]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-think-these-nikon-binoculars-are-excellent-for-variable-magnification-on-the-go/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-think-these-nikon-binoculars-are-excellent-for-variable-magnification-on-the-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strap yourself in and feel the Gs': NASA announces 'Max Power' aerospace expo]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA will hold a two-day aerospace exposition this November, and it may draw a surprising number of "Simpsons" fans.The event, which NASA announced today (Aug. 14), will be held Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) on Florida's Space Coast. It's called "Max Power," which is also a famous Homer Simpson pseudonym.In the 13th episode of the show's 10th season, which first aired in February 1999, Homer legally changed his name to Max Power. He wanted to disassociate himself from a bumblin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strap-yourself-in-and-feel-the-gs-nasa-announces-max-power-aerospace-expo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strap-yourself-in-and-feel-the-gs-nasa-announces-max-power-aerospace-expo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is empty space really empty? This magnetic star may finally solve a 90-year-old mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Empty space is not as empty as it looks.That is the takeaway of a new study examining signals from a dead star, offering what researchers say is the strongest evidence yet that extreme magnetic fields can alter the properties of a vacuum, causing seemingly empty space to act like a prism and changing how light travels through itThe findings, led by Rachael Stewart, a graduate student in physics at the George Washington University, confirm a prediction of a strange effect first proposed 90 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-empty-space-really-empty-this-magnetic-star-may-finally-solve-a-90-year-old-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-empty-space-really-empty-this-magnetic-star-may-finally-solve-a-90-year-old-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cards Against Humanity isn't done with its scorched-Earth campaign against SpaceX and Elon Musk.The Chicago-based company behind the popular fill-in-the-blank adult card game is inviting the public to join its design committee to erect an "Elon Musk is a Sad Little B----- with No Friends" monument on a stretch of land it owns near SpaceX's Starbase manufacturing and test facility in South Texas. Cards Against Humanity (CAH) brought a $15 million lawsuit against SpaceX in 2024 for illegally dumpi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/cards-against-humanity-wants-to-erect-a-monument-to-honor-elon-musk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/cards-against-humanity-wants-to-erect-a-monument-to-honor-elon-musk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 space board games to channel the political drama of 'For All Mankind' and 'Star City']]></title><description><![CDATA['For All Mankind' was pretty good, wasn't it? Sadly, the show's run has finished now, and while we've got spin-off 'Star City' picking up the mantle, it's still going to be a while before we get any more space politics drama on our screens. Luckily, we can find it on our tabletops instead, with these fantastic space board games.If you haven't seen it, For All Mankind is the story of an alternate history in which the space race between the U.S. and Russia never fizzled out. Instead, it becomes a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/6-space-board-games-to-channel-the-political-drama-of-for-all-mankind-and-star-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/6-space-board-games-to-channel-the-political-drama-of-for-all-mankind-and-star-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 8,800-pound (4,000 kilograms) Falcon 9 rocket stage hit the moon last Wednesday (Aug. 5), stirring lunar regolith in a massive plume of dust observable all the way from Earth. The rocket joined some 3,000 manmade objects scattered on the surface of our planet's companion. Some experts think it's about time we start treating the pristine lunar environment with a bit more respect.Around 200 tons of Earth stuff have been either deliberately left on or crashed into the moon since the beginning of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/will-the-new-moon-race-turn-earths-nearest-neighbor-into-a-dumping-ground/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/will-the-new-moon-race-turn-earths-nearest-neighbor-into-a-dumping-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Space Force gives Rocket Lab $397 million to build threat-tracking 'Flatellites']]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid the major uptick in national defense space contracts since the Trump Administration announced plans to assemble a "Golden Dome" missile-defense system in orbit, Rocket Lab has landed another deal to contribute to the cause. The California-based company was awarded a $397 million Space Force contract to design, manufacture and launch a fleet of "Flatellites" to augment existing infrastructure's ability to track airborne threats in real time. The project is funded under the Space Force's Spac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/us-space-force-gives-rocket-lab-397-million-to-build-threat-tracking-flatellites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/us-space-force-gives-rocket-lab-397-million-to-build-threat-tracking-flatellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Venus cast a shadow? Here's how to see it for yourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Venus cast a shadow? With Aug. 12's total solar eclipse &mdash; where the moon's dark silhouette is everything &mdash; now behind us, it's a good time to test another kind of celestial shadow. Astronomical folklore has it that the second rock from the sun, Venus, is, after the sun and moon, the third object able to cast a shadow when it's near peak brightness, albeit extremely faint, according to EarthSky.Is it true? Not in a city, where skylights glow and porch lights blaze, where shadows a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/can-venus-cast-a-shadow-heres-how-to-see-it-for-yourself/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/can-venus-cast-a-shadow-heres-how-to-see-it-for-yourself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water can survive surprisingly close to the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, James Webb Space Telescope finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The heart of the Milky Way may be more hospitable to water than astronomers thought.Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers detected water and cosmic dust around an aging star only 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.The new study suggests that water and dust can form and survive surprisingly close to a supermassive black hole, where intense radiation and other harsh conditions might otherwise be expected to dest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/water-can-survive-surprisingly-close-to-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole-james-webb-space-telescope-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/water-can-survive-surprisingly-close-to-the-milky-ways-supermassive-black-hole-james-webb-space-telescope-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ISS photobombs the sun during the total solar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The silhouette of the ISS transiting across the sun's face during the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.(Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)This week's total solar eclipse captured the world's attention, and millions of skywatchers looked up (with the correct protective eyewear, hopefully) to experience the moon blocking out our star's light. And, as you can see in this image, even the International Space Station (ISS) itself got in on the fun. What is it?On Aug. 12, 2026, the moon completely blocke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-iss-photobombs-the-sun-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-iss-photobombs-the-sun-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISS photobombs the sun during solar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The silhouette of the ISS transiting across the sun's face during the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.(Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)This week's total solar eclipse captured the world's attention, and millions of skywatchers looked up (with the correct protective eyewear, hopefully) to experience the moon blocking out our star's light. And, as you can see in this image, even the International Space Station (ISS) itself got in on the fun. What is it?On Aug. 12, 2026, the moon completely blocke]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/iss-photobombs-the-sun-during-solar-eclipse-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/iss-photobombs-the-sun-during-solar-eclipse-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA has formally invited India to participate in its effort to build a permanent base near the moon's south pole, adding a new dimension to the deep-space cooperation between the two countries.The invitation was extended last week at the Indian space agency ISRO's headquarters in Bengaluru during the ninth meeting of the U.S.-India Civil Space Joint Working Group. The CSJWG was established in 2005 as a mechanism for bilateral space cooperation and for addressing challenges and pursuing mutual s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/india-us-space-ties-deepen-as-nasa-invites-isro-to-join-moon-base-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/india-us-space-ties-deepen-as-nasa-invites-isro-to-join-moon-base-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX rocket's moon crash highlights 'a tangible operational risk' of lunar settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moon dust has settled after a 4.5-ton SpaceX rocket body slammed into terrain near Einstein Crater on Aug. 5.That impact site was imaged by South Korea's moon-orbiting Danuri spacecraft, as well as by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Reportedly, a Chinese commercial space debris monitoring satellite tracked and recorded the 5,400-mph (8,690-kph) moon punch, too.Wandering through space for over a year, the leftover Falcon 9 upper stage had sent Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost-1 lande]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-rockets-moon-crash-highlights-a-tangible-operational-risk-of-lunar-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-rockets-moon-crash-highlights-a-tangible-operational-risk-of-lunar-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our expert thinks this portable Celestron telescope will delight beginners and younger stargazers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small telescopes have really come on leaps and bounds in recent years. There was a time when refractors with apertures smaller than 4 inches were seldom to be recommended, but manufacturers have been pushing the capabilities of smaller apertures ever further, with optical coatings and high quality, mass-produced optics helping to eke out every little bit of capability from these pocket-sized instruments. While still aperture-limited &mdash; a smaller aperture makes less light received, which mak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-expert-thinks-this-portable-celestron-telescope-will-delight-beginners-and-younger-stargazers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-expert-thinks-this-portable-celestron-telescope-will-delight-beginners-and-younger-stargazers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Mike Fincke retires after 30 years at the space agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prolific NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has announced his retirement from the U.S. space agency after 30 years of public service. NASA announced Fincke's decision on Wednesday (Aug. 12), celebrating his contributions to spaceflight and long career of accomplishments. &ldquo;Few people have had the opportunity to shape as many chapters of NASA&rsquo;s history as Mike Fincke,&rdquo; NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said that day in a statement. Fincke departs as NASA's fourth-most flown astronaut, ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-mike-fincke-retires-after-30-years-at-the-space-agency/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-mike-fincke-retires-after-30-years-at-the-space-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermassive black hole spews energy 300,000 light years into deep space]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supermassive black holes are best known for their immense gravity, pulling in everything that strays too close, even light. But new research suggests these cosmic giants can also hurl enormous amounts of energy outward, driving powerful disturbances that ripple hundreds of thousands of light-years through space.A study led by Satoshi Yamada of Tohoku University in Japan found that winds generated by an actively feeding supermassive black hole are about 100 times more powerful than astronomers pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supermassive-black-hole-spews-energy-300000-light-years-into-deep-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supermassive-black-hole-spews-energy-300000-light-years-into-deep-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's canceled lunar space station tech will help build the Artemis moon base]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not every canceled NASA program earns a halo after its demise, but one scrapped project is finding new life by contributing its parts to help the space agency achieve its moon base goals faster. Northrop Grumman is repurposing hardware and technology from the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) space station module for use on a new series of Lunar Infrastructure Demo (LID) missions. HALO was originally designed as the habitation module for NASA's since-cancelled moon-orbiting Gateway space s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-canceled-lunar-space-station-tech-will-help-build-the-artemis-moon-base/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-canceled-lunar-space-station-tech-will-help-build-the-artemis-moon-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The X-Files' creator Chris Carter says new director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' is 'the horror movie that we really wanted to make' (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighteen years later, it still gives me a jump scare, even though I know it's coming.Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman. He finds a gruesome scene of bodies on ice and surgeons, scalpels in hand, preparing to transplant the villain's head onto the abducted woman's body. Mulder turns and &#8202;&mdash; there it is! The villain's severed head on ice! And it opens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-x-files-creator-chris-carter-says-new-directors-cut-of-i-want-to-believe-is-the-horror-movie-that-we-really-wanted-to-make-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-x-files-creator-chris-carter-says-new-directors-cut-of-i-want-to-believe-is-the-horror-movie-that-we-really-wanted-to-make-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to image the planets with a telescope and camera]]></title><description><![CDATA[The night sky holds endless wonders, but few experiences match the thrill of photographing planets in vivid detail. With even a modest telescope and camera setup, you can capture cloud bands on Jupiter, the majestic rings of Saturn or the polar caps of Mars &mdash; images once the preserve of professional observatories. This technique, known as lucky imaging, records short video clips at high frame rates to freeze fleeting moments of steady air, then stacks the sharpest frames into one crisp pho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-image-the-planets-with-a-telescope-and-camera/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-image-the-planets-with-a-telescope-and-camera/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic delays next commercial spaceflight to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virgin Galactic's next customers will have to wait a bit longer to get off the ground. The suborbital space tourism company hasn't been to the final frontier since June 2024. It had been targeting late 2026 for the resumption of commercial service, but that's not going to happen, we learned on Wednesday (Aug. 12)."We've moved our first commercial spaceflight to this coming February to allow additional time to complete avionics and systems installations," Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/virgin-galactic-delays-next-commercial-spaceflight-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/virgin-galactic-delays-next-commercial-spaceflight-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perseid meteor shower peak was spectacular: Here are our favorite photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Perseid meteor shower peaked last night in spectacular fashion, dazzling stargazers as countless shooting stars blazed overhead mere hours after a total solar eclipse saw the lunar disk hide the sun over Greenland, Iceland and Spain.Perseid shooting stars appear as Earth enters the debris trail cast off by the icy comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. Each year, countless shards of this ancient comet collide with our wandering planet. What follows is truly spectacular. Most are no larger than a particle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-perseid-meteor-shower-peak-was-spectacular-here-are-our-favorite-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-perseid-meteor-shower-peak-was-spectacular-here-are-our-favorite-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse stuns skywatchers | Space photo of the day for Aug. 13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moment just before totality during the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse, captured from Scoresby Sund near Greenland.(Image credit: Daisy Dobrijevic/Future)The total solar eclipse of Aug. 12, 2026 was one for the books. And this photo, snapped just as the eclipse was about to enter totality, really captures the drama of the moment. What is it?On Aug. 12, 2026, millions of people around the world witnessed a total solar eclipse. This happens when the moon passes in front of the sun, completel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-stuns-skywatchers-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-stuns-skywatchers-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 13, 2014: Game-changing WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite launches to orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 13, 2014, a company called DigitalGlobe launched what was then the sharpest-eyed satellite of all time. WorldView-3 is a high-resolution imaging satellite that can resolve features as small as 1 foot (31 centimeters) across. Its instruments allow it to peer through fog and smoke to see Earth's surface at a level of detail that was unprecedented for a non-governmental spacecraft. WorldView-3 lifted off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-13-2014-game-changing-worldview-3-earth-observing-satellite-launches-to-orbit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-13-2014-game-changing-worldview-3-earth-observing-satellite-launches-to-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strange New Worlds' latest lookalike episode is part of a long line of 'Star Trek' doppelganger stories]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD! ANYONE YET TO WATCH "A CASE OF CHIAROSCURO" SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION TO AVOID VIOLATING TEMPORAL PRIME DIRECTIVES.You're on a top-secret mission to recover a lost Federation probe from enemy territory. A close encounter with a Klingon cruiser forces you into hiding on the surface of an alien world, which &mdash; thanks, in part, to the local star's radiation making everything appear stylishly monochrome &mdash; looks like it's been lifted from a classic 20th-century film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-lookalike-episode-is-part-of-a-long-line-of-star-trek-doppelganger-stories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-lookalike-episode-is-part-of-a-long-line-of-star-trek-doppelganger-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number One's doppelganger in 'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is part of a long line of 'Star Trek' lookalikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD! ANYONE YET TO WATCH "A CASE OF CHIAROSCURO" SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION TO AVOID VIOLATING TEMPORAL PRIME DIRECTIVES.You're on a top-secret mission to recover a lost Federation probe from enemy territory. A close encounter with a Klingon cruiser forces you into hiding on the surface of an alien world, which &mdash; thanks, in part, to the local star's radiation making everything appear stylishly monochrome &mdash; looks like it's been lifted from a classic 20th-century film]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/number-ones-doppelganger-in-strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-part-of-a-long-line-of-star-trek-lookalikes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/number-ones-doppelganger-in-strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-part-of-a-long-line-of-star-trek-lookalikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is the next solar eclipse? Mark your calendar for an upcoming 'ring of fire' and the 'eclipse of the century']]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday (Aug.12), millions of people enjoyed a total solar eclipse as it swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, while a partial solar eclipse was visible across much of Europe and northwest Africa. If all that eclipse excitement has you eager for more, the good news is you won't have to wait long, because two remarkable solar eclipses are coming in 2027. First comes a dramatic "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse on Feb 6, followed six months later by the total solar eclipse on Au]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-mark-your-calendar-for-an-upcoming-ring-of-fire-and-the-eclipse-of-the-century/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/when-is-the-next-solar-eclipse-mark-your-calendar-for-an-upcoming-ring-of-fire-and-the-eclipse-of-the-century/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New private 'Perceptor' probes will keep an eye on satellites high above Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Satellites high above Earth may soon have fewer places to hide.San Francisco-based company Astranis announced today (Aug. 13) that it's developing a line of spacecraft called Perceptor, which will keep an eye on satellite activity in geostationary orbit (GEO).GEO lies 22,236 miles (35,786 kilometers) above Earth, an altitude at which orbital speed matches our planet's rotational velocity. It's therefore a popular destination for communications, weather and reconnaissance spacecraft &mdash; and,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-private-perceptor-probes-will-keep-an-eye-on-satellites-high-above-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-private-perceptor-probes-will-keep-an-eye-on-satellites-high-above-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This year's 'Masters of the Universe' movie wasn't Hollywood's first attempt at capturing the power of He-Man; they tried back in 1987, and failed then too]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the generation that grew up in the 1980s, the release of the recent big-budget "Masters of the Universe" movie would undoubtedly have conjured up a sense of d&eacute;j&agrave;-vu.Picture the scene. The year is 1987. You've got the action figures and the Castle Grayskull playset, you've watched every episode of the cartoon again and again, and you can recite He-Man's opening credits voiceover by heart. He has the power!Then someone tells you there's a live-action film adaptation coming out. Y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-years-masters-of-the-universe-movie-wasnt-hollywoods-first-attempt-at-capturing-the-power-of-he-man-they-tried-back-in-1987-and-failed-then-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-years-masters-of-the-universe-movie-wasnt-hollywoods-first-attempt-at-capturing-the-power-of-he-man-they-tried-back-in-1987-and-failed-then-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse 2026 thrills millions with a stunning cosmic spectacle (photos, video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[And just like that, it's over.Total solar eclipses are incredible moments in time, but they are fleeting. As the moon passes directly in front of the sun and its shadow sweeps across Earth's surface, the temperature drops and the light takes on an eerie twilight quality. Birds and other animals go quiet. It's a spectacle unlike any other. And for millions today who were lucky enough to be in the path of totality across Greenland, Iceland and Spain, that's exactly what they experienced. "I cannot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-2026-thrills-millions-with-a-stunning-cosmic-spectacle-photos-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-2026-thrills-millions-with-a-stunning-cosmic-spectacle-photos-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse 2026 has begun. Here are the first views of totality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from behind the moon's colossal silhouette.Eclipse chasers have spent the past few hours watching in awe, as the moon transformed the sun into an incandescent crescent in the run up to totality, before swallowing it entirely in the skies over Scoresby Sund, Greenland as seen from the deck of the MS Spitsbergen on the HX Expeditions eclipse vo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-2026-has-begun-here-are-the-first-views-of-totality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-2026-has-begun-here-are-the-first-views-of-totality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A radiation-shielding vest might one day protect astronauts from dangerous, random outbursts from the sun, a new study finds.More than 50 years after the final Apollo mission, NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon. To succeed, this project must protect astronauts from solar radiation, especially the intense and unpredictable radiation from solar storms. Coating an entire spacecraft with a meaningfully thick layer of radiation shielding remains impractical due to weight constra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/radiation-shielding-vest-aced-artemis-i-lunar-test-could-protect-astronauts-on-moon-and-mars-missions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/radiation-shielding-vest-aced-artemis-i-lunar-test-could-protect-astronauts-on-moon-and-mars-missions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most distant 'black hole star' yet found, existing in the universe less than 660 million years after the Big Bang, has provided a vital clue as to the origin of the mysterious "little red dots" that populate the James Webb Space Telescope's images of the early universe.The consensus seems to be that these bizarre objects, which were first discovered in 2022, are growing supermassive black holes entombed within huge clouds of gas that have spectrums similar to cool, red stars, such as red gia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/farthest-black-hole-star-ever-found-could-help-solve-the-james-webb-space-telescopes-little-red-dot-mystery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/farthest-black-hole-star-ever-found-could-help-solve-the-james-webb-space-telescopes-little-red-dot-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comet 220P/McNaught soaring over Namibia on August 8, 2026. (Image credit: Gerald Rhemann and Michael J&auml;ger)What a view. Astrophotographers in Namibia have captured a bright green comet soaring overhead in a spectacular new photograph.What is it?In this incredible new photograph is the comet 220P/McNaught. Discovered by Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught, the comet orbits our sun once every 5.5 years. Back in June, the comet reached perihelion, or the closest point in its orbit around]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/green-comet-caught-soaring-over-namibia-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-12-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/green-comet-caught-soaring-over-namibia-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-12-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perseid meteor shower peaks under perfect skies tonight &mdash; here's what to expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most prolific and impressive meteor showers of the year, peaks tonight! Widely regarded as one of the best meteor showers of the year, the Perseids can produce up to 100 meteors per hour under ideal viewing conditions and weather permitting. This year's display is particularly favorable because the shower peaks on the night of the new moon, leaving skies free from bright moonlight that can wash out fainter meteors. What time should I look?The Perseids can pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-under-perfect-skies-tonight-mdash-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-under-perfect-skies-tonight-mdash-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wraps Starlink double header day with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites from California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just over 12 hours after its first liftoff of the day out of Florida's Space Coast, SpaceX has delivered a second batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit on a rocket lifting off from the company's California launch site. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 12, at 12:46 p.m. EDT (0346 GMT; 9:46 p.m. local time). The mission, Starlink Group 17-49, carried 24 of the broadband spacecraft to low Earth orbit (LEO) to join SpaceX's growing constellation of more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wraps-starlink-double-header-day-with-the-launch-of-24-starlink-satellites-from-california/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wraps-starlink-double-header-day-with-the-launch-of-24-starlink-satellites-from-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A total solar eclipse will darken the sky for millions today! Here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today (Aug. 12), millions of people across Greenland, Iceland and Spain will witness a total solar eclipse as the moon completely covers the sun, turning day into night, albeit briefly. It's Europe's first total solar eclipse since 1999, and with a maximum of 2 minutes, 18 seconds of totality, it will be worth the wait &hellip; weather permitting! Even if you're not inside the path of totality, there's still plenty to see. A dramatic partial solar eclipse will be visible across much of Europe, o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-total-solar-eclipse-will-darken-the-sky-for-millions-today-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-total-solar-eclipse-will-darken-the-sky-for-millions-today-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX isn't a launch company anymore.SpaceX is famous for launching, and landing, its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and sending astronauts to space aboard its Dragon crew capsule. Recently, however, the company has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence (AI) outfit &mdash; and that journey is now mostly complete. "Our AI revenue will exceed all other SpaceX revenue probably in September &mdash; like, next month &mdash; and will significantly exceed all other SpaceX revenue in in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-could-make-500-billion-in-2028-elon-musk-says-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-could-make-500-billion-in-2028-elon-musk-says-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2028, Elon Musk says]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX isn't a launch company anymore.SpaceX is famous for launching, and landing, its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and sending astronauts to space aboard its Dragon crew capsule. Recently, however, the company has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence (AI) outfit &mdash; and that journey is now mostly complete. "Our AI revenue will exceed all other SpaceX revenue probably in September &mdash; like, next month &mdash; and will significantly exceed all other SpaceX revenue in in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-could-make-500-billion-in-2028-elon-musk-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-could-make-500-billion-in-2028-elon-musk-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2027, Elon Musk says]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX isn't a launch company anymore.SpaceX is famous for launching, and landing, its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and sending astronauts to space aboard its Dragon crew capsule. Recently, however, the company has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence (AI) outfit &mdash; and that journey is now mostly complete. "Our AI revenue will exceed all other SpaceX revenue probably in September &mdash; like, next month &mdash; and will significantly exceed all other SpaceX revenue in in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-could-make-500-billion-in-2027-elon-musk-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-could-make-500-billion-in-2027-elon-musk-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion cosmic objects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have released the largest two-dimensional map of the universe ever created, offering a sweeping new view of nearly 4 billion celestial objects across roughly three-quarters of the sky.The new map, created by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Legacy Imaging Surveys team, contains a staggering 5.6 trillion pixels and combines more than 263,000 telescope exposures collected over more than a decade. The observations span visible and near-infrared wavelengths, providing an e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-create-largest-2d-map-of-the-universe-with-56-trillion-pixels-and-nearly-4-billion-cosmic-objects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-create-largest-2d-map-of-the-universe-with-56-trillion-pixels-and-nearly-4-billion-cosmic-objects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists find 2 million active black holes, exploding stars and more, nearly doubling our view of the high-energy universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known cosmic X-ray sources, offering the most comprehensive public view yet of the universe's hottest and most energetic objects.The second major public data release from the German-led eROSITA X-ray telescope contains a catalog of nearly 2 million X-ray-emitting objects, including supermassive black holes, galaxy clusters, stars and other extreme cosmic phenomena. The unprecedented dataset &mdash; called DR2 &mdash; will help astronomers investigate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-2-million-active-black-holes-exploding-stars-and-more-nearly-doubling-our-view-of-the-high-energy-universe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-2-million-active-black-holes-exploding-stars-and-more-nearly-doubling-our-view-of-the-high-energy-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast on taking 'bigger leaps' for season 4's 'outside the box' episodes (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season 4 of Paramount+'s "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is off to a roaring start with episodes already airing centered around primeval dinosaurs, a haunted starship, and a hedonistic pleasure planet. This week's chapter, titled "A Case of Chiaroscuro", airs on Aug. 13 and takes another bold swing, featuring a wartime film noir-style tale with tense galactic politics at its core.We connected with three of "Strange New Worlds'" brightest stars &mdash; Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike), Rebe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-taking-bigger-leaps-for-season-4s-outside-the-box-episodes-interview/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-taking-bigger-leaps-for-season-4s-outside-the-box-episodes-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Trek: Strange New Worlds': Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, &amp; Carol Kane on season 4's big leaps and 'outside the box' episodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season 4 of Paramount+'s "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is off to a roaring start with episodes already airing centered around primeval dinosaurs, a haunted starship, and a hedonistic pleasure planet. This week's chapter, titled "A Case of Chiaroscuro", airs on Aug. 13 and takes another bold swing, featuring a wartime film noir-style tale with tense galactic politics at its core.We connected with three of "Strange New Worlds'" brightest stars &mdash; Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike), Rebe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-anson-mount-rebecca-romijn-amp-carol-kane-on-season-4s-big-leaps-and-outside-the-box-episodes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-anson-mount-rebecca-romijn-amp-carol-kane-on-season-4s-big-leaps-and-outside-the-box-episodes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly found Mars meteorite is revealing the secrets of a previously hidden time period of Red Planet geological history.The 1.27-billion-year-old space rock, called Northwest Africa (NWA) 13441, was discovered in Algeria in 2019 &mdash; but its age was not confirmed until recently. Now scientists say the meteorite helps answer questions about a huge gap in the Martian geologic record: a span of time between 600 million years ago and 2.4 billion years ago. This vast timespan has no known exampl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-billion-year-old-mars-meteorite-found-in-algeria-is-like-nothing-weve-seen-from-the-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-billion-year-old-mars-meteorite-found-in-algeria-is-like-nothing-weve-seen-from-the-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (Aug. 11).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 GMT), carrying 29 of the broadband spacecraft toward low Earth orbit (LEO).About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket's first stage made a pinpoint landing in the Atlantic Ocean atop the SpaceX droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas." It was the 18th flight for this particular booster, which is designated B1085]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida-video-photos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida-video-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (Aug. 11).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 GMT), carrying 29 of the broadband spacecraft toward low Earth orbit (LEO).About 8.5 minutes later, the rocket's first stage made a pinpoint landing in the Atlantic Ocean atop the SpaceX droneship "A Shortfall of Gravitas." It was the 18th flight for this particular booster, which is designated B1085]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida-photos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-29-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA will chase the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with balloons and a high-altitude jet]]></title><description><![CDATA[A total solar eclipse isn't just a spectacular sight to witness for those lucky enough to lie in the path of totality (or travel to it, as many dedicated skywatchers do). It also gives scientists a rare chance to study the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, during the day. As such, NASA plans to take full advantage of the opportunity for the upcoming total solar eclipse happening on Aug 12. The space agency's WB-57 high-altitude research jet will chase the moon's shadow across the globe, which w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-chase-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse-with-balloons-and-a-high-altitude-jet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-chase-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse-with-balloons-and-a-high-altitude-jet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What history can teach us about the future of property rights in space (op-ed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rainer Zitelmann has doctorates in history and sociology. He has authored and edited 32 books that have been translated into 35 languages. He contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed &amp; Insights.Without property rights in space, one of the most important economic incentives for the commercial development &mdash; and ultimately the settlement &mdash; of celestial bodies is missing. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibits states from claiming sovereignty over celestial bodies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-history-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-property-rights-in-space-op-ed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-history-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-property-rights-in-space-op-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object successfully recovered from orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 11, 1960, part of the Discoverer 13 satellite became the first human-made object to be recovered from Earth's orbit. The United States Department of Defense launched the mission as part of the C.I.A.'s Corona spy satellite program. They wanted to see if they could return a satellite's instrument package to Earth safely and gently enough to retrieve the object intact. The reentry capsule was a big, bowl-shaped hunk of metal that weighed about 120 pounds and contained only an American flag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-11-1960-1st-object-successfully-recovered-from-orbit-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-11-1960-1st-object-successfully-recovered-from-orbit-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behold the majestic mane of the Lion Nebula | Space photo of the day for August 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope, made using data from the NIRCam and MIRI instruments. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot by the James Webb Space Telescope using data from JWST's MIRI instrument. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)With a glorious mane of glowing purple gas and dust, the Lion Nebula sparkles on the cosmic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/behold-the-majestic-mane-of-the-lion-nebula-space-photo-of-the-day-for-august-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/behold-the-majestic-mane-of-the-lion-nebula-space-photo-of-the-day-for-august-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behold the majestic mane of the Lion Nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope, made using data from the NIRCam and MIRI instruments. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot by the James Webb Space Telescope using data from JWST's MIRI instrument. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)With a glorious mane of glowing purple gas and dust, the Lion Nebula sparkles on the cosmic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/behold-the-majestic-mane-of-the-lion-nebula-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/behold-the-majestic-mane-of-the-lion-nebula-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aug. 11, 1960: 1st Object Successfully Recovered from Orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 11, 1960, part of the Discoverer 13 satellite became the first human-made object to be recovered from Earth's orbit. The United States Department of Defense launched the mission as part of the C.I.A.'s Corona spy satellite program. They wanted to see if they could return a satellite's instrument package to Earth safely and gently enough to retrieve the object intact. The reentry capsule was a big, bowl-shaped hunk of metal that weighed about 120 pounds and contained only an American flag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aug-11-1960-1st-object-successfully-recovered-from-orbit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aug-11-1960-1st-object-successfully-recovered-from-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orbit. What would that do to Earth's climate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concentrations of dangerous pollutants from rocket launches and satellite reentries in Earth's upper atmosphere might reach treacherous tipping points if constellations of hundreds of thousands of orbiting data centers get deployed in the next decade, experts say.There's no question that Earth has an AI data center problem. By 2030, AI data centers may be responsible for up to 17% of electricity consumption in the U.S., according to a forecast by the Electric Power Research Institute. New fossil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wants-to-put-1-million-ai-satellites-in-orbit-what-would-that-do-to-earths-climate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wants-to-put-1-million-ai-satellites-in-orbit-what-would-that-do-to-earths-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Perseid shooting stars be visible during the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spectacular total solar eclipse will coincide with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12-13. But will you be able to spot shooting stars in the false twilight of totality?Perseids appear as Earth plows through the stream of debris shed by comet Swift-Tuttle. Up to 100 shooting stars may be seen each hour around its peak under ideal dark skies, as particles from the ancient comet collide with our atmosphere at speeds of 133,200 mph (214,365 km/h) to etch a fiery path through the summ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/will-perseid-shooting-stars-be-visible-during-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/will-perseid-shooting-stars-be-visible-during-the-aug-12-total-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the total solar eclipse online Aug. 12 with these free livestreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse is just one day away! Here's how you can watch the entire show live online from the comfort of your homeMillions of people across Spain, Iceland and Greenland will see the moon completely hide the sun during the climactic phase of totality on Aug. 12. Countless more skywatchers across Europe will witness a deep partial solar eclipse, as the moon's curved silhouette covers a swathe of the sun's surface, while failing to cover it entirely. Thankfully, we live in mod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-the-total-solar-eclipse-online-aug-12-with-these-free-livestreams/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-the-total-solar-eclipse-online-aug-12-with-these-free-livestreams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromise': Rocket Lab unveils new 'GHOST' portable spaceport system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called "GHOST."GHOST &mdash; short for "Global Hypersonic &amp; Orbital Spaceport Technology" &mdash; turns the company's "Electron and HASTE rockets into a launch-anywhere, launch-anytime capability for multi-launch flight campaigns and critical national security missions," Rocket Lab representatives said in a statement today (Aug. 10). "Packaged entirely within standard shipping con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launching-anywhere-anytime-and-without-compromise-rocket-lab-unveils-new-ghost-portable-spaceport-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launching-anywhere-anytime-and-without-compromise-rocket-lab-unveils-new-ghost-portable-spaceport-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Andromeda galaxy may be getting bullied by a smaller galactic neighbor, scientists find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have shed light on a recent chapter in the history of our Milky Way's neighboring galaxy, Andromeda.Using Hubble Space Telescope observations of Andromeda's stars, a research team showedthat the spiral galaxy's rate of making new stars has dramatically slowed down in the last 40 million years. And they've found more evidence that one of Andromeda's own neighbors &mdash; a smaller galaxy called M32 &mdash; may be to blame."We can't explicitly say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-andromeda-galaxy-may-be-getting-bullied-by-a-smaller-galactic-neighbor-scientists-find/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-andromeda-galaxy-may-be-getting-bullied-by-a-smaller-galactic-neighbor-scientists-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lego Project Hail Mary review: Amaze, amaze, amaze!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given how much I enjoyed the Project Hail Mary movie, I was beyond hyped to get my hands on the Lego Project Hail Mary set. And now that I've built it, I'm thrilled to say it does not disappoint. You could even say that it's amaze, amaze, amaze!The titular Hail Mary is the spaceship from "Project Hail Mary", the Andy Weir novel-turned-Hollywood blockbuster that carries Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) across the stars to save humanity. While the design of the ship is certainly described in the book,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lego-project-hail-mary-review-amaze-amaze-amaze/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lego-project-hail-mary-review-amaze-amaze-amaze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after liftoff (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning, lighting up the skies with some unwanted fireworks.The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched a Long March 7A rocket today (Aug. 10) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in the country's Hainan province, just after 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT; 8:02 p.m. local time). Around 85 seconds into the launch, the rocket exploded, generating a massive fireball and a cloud of smoke and debris while still soaring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-rocket-explodes-less-than-90-seconds-after-liftoff-photos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-rocket-explodes-less-than-90-seconds-after-liftoff-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after liftoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning, lighting up the skies with some unwanted fireworks.The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) launched a Long March 7A rocket today (Aug. 10) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in the country's Hainan province, just after 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT; 8:02 p.m. local time). Around 85 seconds into the launch, the rocket exploded, generating a massive fireball and a cloud of smoke and debris while still soaring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-rocket-explodes-less-than-90-seconds-after-liftoff/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-rocket-explodes-less-than-90-seconds-after-liftoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ZWO astronomy camera is perfect for solar and lunar imaging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally launched a decade ago, the ZWO ASI174MM is a planetary astrophotography camera &mdash; something you insert into the eyepiece of a telescope to take images and video of deep-sky objects, planets, the moon and the sun. This one is very much geared towards the latter, with solar and lunar imaging its goal.SpecificationsProduct type: Monochrome astronomy cameraSensor: 1/1.2-inch Sony Exmor IMX174LLJ / IMX174LQJ CMOSResolution: 2.3MP, 1936x1216Pixel size: 5.86&micro;mShutter: Pregius glob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-zwo-astronomy-camera-is-perfect-for-solar-and-lunar-imaging/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-zwo-astronomy-camera-is-perfect-for-solar-and-lunar-imaging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharpest image of the sun ever captured! | Space photo of the day for Aug. 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This image of the sun &mdash;&nbsp;the sharpest ever snapped &mdash; was captured by the NSF Inouye solar telescope.(Image credit: NSF,&nbsp;NSO,&nbsp;AURA,&nbsp;MPS,&nbsp;Inouye Tel)Scientists have captured the sharpest image ever of our sun's surface. This view has revealed incredible new details about the inner mechanisms driving stellar activity. What is it?An international team of researchers using the U.S. National Science Foundation's Inouye Solar Telescope has captured the highest-resolu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sharpest-image-of-the-sun-ever-captured-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-10-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sharpest-image-of-the-sun-ever-captured-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-10-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 10, 1972: A 'Great Daylight Fireball' lights up the sky over North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 10, 1972, an Earth-grazing fireball burst through the sky over North America. It didn't hit the ground, but instead it passed straight through the sky. The fireball entered the atmosphere somewhere over Utah and passed northwards, leaving the atmosphere over Alberta, Canada about 100 seconds later. Analysis of its trajectory showed the object was about 10 to 45 feet in diameter, depending on whether it was an icy comet or a denser, rocky asteroid.(Image credit: NASA/Astronomy Photo of th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-10-1972-a-great-daylight-fireball-lights-up-the-sky-over-north-america/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-10-1972-a-great-daylight-fireball-lights-up-the-sky-over-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Japanese H3 rocket launch 10,800-pound navigation satellite to orbit today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's H3 rocket will fly for the ninth time ever this afternoon (Aug. 10), and you can watch the action live.The H3 is scheduled to lift off from Tanegashima Space Center today during an hour-long window that opens at 3:23 p.m. EDT (1923 GMT; 4:23 a.m. on Aug. 11 local time), carrying the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft.You can watch it live here at Space.com courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or directly via JAXA. Coverage will start about an hour before launch.A Japane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-japanese-h3-rocket-launch-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-to-orbit-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-japanese-h3-rocket-launch-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-to-orbit-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese H3 rocket launches 10,800-pound navigation satellite toward high Earth orbit (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's H3 rocket flew for the ninth time ever this afternoon (Aug. 10).The H3 lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center today at 3:23 p.m. EDT (1923 GMT; 4:23 a.m. on Aug. 11 local time), carrying the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft.The two-stage H3 is the successor to Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket, which retired last year after a total of 50 flights. A closeup of the H3's first stage powering the rocket to orbit on Aug. 10, 2026. (Image credit: JAXA)The H3 &mdash; which stands 187 feet o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-h3-rocket-launches-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-toward-high-earth-orbit-photos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-h3-rocket-launches-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-toward-high-earth-orbit-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese H3 rocket launches 10,800-pound navigation satellite toward high Earth orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's H3 rocket will fly for the ninth time ever this afternoon (Aug. 10), and you can watch the action live.The H3 is scheduled to lift off from Tanegashima Space Center today during an hour-long window that opens at 3:23 p.m. EDT (1923 GMT; 4:23 a.m. on Aug. 11 local time), carrying the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft.You can watch it live here at Space.com courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency or directly via JAXA. Coverage will start about an hour before launch.A closeu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-h3-rocket-launches-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-toward-high-earth-orbit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-h3-rocket-launches-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-toward-high-earth-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese H3 rocket launches 10,800-pound navigation satellite to high Earth orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's H3 rocket flew for the ninth time ever this afternoon (Aug. 10).The H3 lifted off from Tanegashima Space Center today at 3:23 p.m. EDT (1923 GMT; 4:23 a.m. on Aug. 11 local time), carrying the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft.The H3's upper stage deployed Michibiki 7 into its target orbit 29 minutes later, eliciting cheers from the folks in mission control.A closeup of the H3's first stage powering the rocket to orbit on Aug. 10, 2026. (Image credit: JAXA)The two-stage H3 is the su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-h3-rocket-launches-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-to-high-earth-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-h3-rocket-launches-10800-pound-navigation-satellite-to-high-earth-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pluto's atmosphere is collapsing as it drifts away from the sun into a deep freeze]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pluto's atmosphere appears to be freezing out as the dwarf planet moves ever further away from the sun, according to careful observations of Pluto astronomers made as it was seen passing in front of stars in the sky.Pluto is already cold. Its surface temperature is about &ndash;382 degrees Fahrenheit (&ndash;230 degrees Celsius), while its upper atmosphere is a little warmer at &ndash;333 degrees Fahrenheit (&ndash;203 degrees Celsius). As Pluto moves away from the sun it will grow even colder a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/plutos-atmosphere-is-collapsing-as-it-drifts-away-from-the-sun-into-a-deep-freeze/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/plutos-atmosphere-is-collapsing-as-it-drifts-away-from-the-sun-into-a-deep-freeze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the northern lights be visible during the total solar eclipse on Aug.12? Maybe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Earth, giving skywatchers across Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain an incredible view of totality. As the moon completely covers the sun, day will briefly turn to twilight, revealing the sun's faint outer atmosphere, the corona. But could totality reveal something else too? Although totality never produces true nighttime darkness, it does briefly dim the sky to roughly the brightness of twilight. Since eclipse chasers in Greenland and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-the-northern-lights-be-visible-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug12-maybe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-the-northern-lights-be-visible-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug12-maybe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the northern lights be visible during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12? Maybe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Earth, giving skywatchers across Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain an incredible view of totality. As the moon completely covers the sun, day will briefly turn to twilight, revealing the sun's faint outer atmosphere, the corona. But could totality reveal something else too? Although totality never produces true nighttime darkness, it does briefly dim the sky to roughly the brightness of twilight. Since eclipse chasers in Greenland and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-the-northern-lights-be-visible-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-maybe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-the-northern-lights-be-visible-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-maybe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're planning to watch the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, knowing exactly when to look up is crucial.While totality will be visible from parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, millions more people across Europe will experience a dramatic partial solar eclipse. Whether you're chasing the moon's shadow in Reykjavik or watching the moon take a 'bite' out of the sun from London, Paris, or Berlin, timing is everything. You can keep up with the latest total solar eclipse news and coverage with o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24 sample return probe launches to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic sample return mission and the third of its kind. It lifted off on a Proton-K rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and safely landed on the lunar surface nine days later. The probe landed in a dark plain of the moon known as Mare Crisium, or the "Sea of Crises" and collected 6 ounces (170.1 grams) of soil samples, which it brought back to Earth on Aug. 22, 1976. Scientists then found that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-9-1976-soviet-luna-24-sample-return-probe-launches-to-the-moon-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-9-1976-soviet-luna-24-sample-return-probe-launches-to-the-moon-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring 'very low Earth orbit': The world's 1st air-breathing satellite thruster could soon get a test run]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new way to move around Earth's outer atmosphere could soon get a field test.The Spanish company Kreios Space plans to launch into orbit the world's first satellite that uses scooped-up air to push it forward, the company announced on Tuesday (Aug. 4). The technology Kreios Space has been developing is called air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP). It relies on air sourced from Earth's atmosphere, which is then heated up, ionized and expelled to generate thrust.Diagram showing the different t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/exploring-very-low-earth-orbit-the-worlds-1st-air-breathing-satellite-thruster-could-soon-get-a-test-run/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/exploring-very-low-earth-orbit-the-worlds-1st-air-breathing-satellite-thruster-could-soon-get-a-test-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will reveal something nobody has ever seen before]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every total solar eclipse is different. While the silhouette of the moon passing across the sun barely changes, the moment our natural satellite covers the entire solar disk, something spectacular happens &mdash; the emergence of the corona. The Latin word for "crown", the solar corona is one of the wonders of nature. To gaze upon its delicate, spiky white tendrils during brief moments of totality is to glimpse the infinite, but it's only a glimpse because the corona is always changing. Shaped b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-will-reveal-something-nobody-has-ever-seen-before/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-will-reveal-something-nobody-has-ever-seen-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's what to expect from 5 stages of the total solar eclipse 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're just a few short days away from the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse, when millions will watch as the moon glides across the face of the sun, hiding its light in a wondrous display of orbital mechanics. The eclipse will unfold during August's new moon phase, as the lunar disk slips silently between the sun and Earth in the daytime sky. Ordinarily, the subtle tilt in the moon's orbit causes its shadow to pass just below, or above our planet, missing it entirely. However, on Aug. 12, the moon's o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heres-what-to-expect-from-5-stages-of-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heres-what-to-expect-from-5-stages-of-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Transformers: The Movie' at 40: the cartoon spin-off that traumatized a generation of kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fans who'd grown up on the original "Star Wars" trilogy were adults when they went through the ordeal of Han, Luke and Leia dying on screen. If tears were shed then, however, spare a thought for the kids who'd queued to watch "Transformers: The Movie" back in 1986, only to see many of their heroes expiring in the cartoon spin-off's opening act. If you can have a bloodbath of sentient machines, this was it, as robots in disguise met their maker at an alarming rate. Ironhide? Dead. Ratchet? No mor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/transformers-the-movie-at-40-the-cartoon-spin-off-that-traumatized-a-generation-of-kids/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/transformers-the-movie-at-40-the-cartoon-spin-off-that-traumatized-a-generation-of-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 222 — How to Invade Earth in 22 Easy Steps]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 222 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by space writer Rich Edwards to discuss the best ways to repel space invaders.We've all seen the movies... the aliens come to Earth, the aliensovercome the inferior humans, and the aliens fall prey to something dumbthey overlooked, like microbes, Windows 95, or most absurdly, water.From the 1950s through yesterday, some of the best movies we've seenwere about the invasion of our planet. They can be clever, scary, oreven do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-222-how-to-invade-earth-in-22-easy-steps/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-222-how-to-invade-earth-in-22-easy-steps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union's Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 8, 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in Earth's atmosphere.Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program. It launched in 1976 and housed two crew of cosmonauts as they conducted military experiments and other scientific research in orbit. Originally, four crewed missions were supposed to go to Salyut 5. However, the third crew was unable to dock their spacecraft and had to return home.The fourth mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-8-1977-soviet-unions-salyut-5-reconnaissance-space-station-burns-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-8-1977-soviet-unions-salyut-5-reconnaissance-space-station-burns-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of Mars before dawn on Aug. 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender crescent moon shines close to the red light of Mars among the stars of the constellation Taurus.The 17%-lit crescent moon will rise around four hours before sunrise, or shortly after 2 a.m. for viewers in New York. The Red Planet will be visible as a steady crimson light less than 5 degrees to the lower right of the moon &mdash; close enough to share the field of view of a pair of 10x50 binoculars. Both Ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-the-crescent-moon-shine-close-to-the-red-light-of-mars-before-dawn-on-aug-9/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-the-crescent-moon-shine-close-to-the-red-light-of-mars-before-dawn-on-aug-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, North America gets a solar eclipse on Aug. 12. Here's where and when to see it]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's hardly a "Great American Eclipse," but on Aug. 12, 2026, some parts of the North American continent will see a partial solar eclipse. Will it be as impressive as on April 8, 2024, when totality visited Mexico, 15 U.S. states and six provinces in Canada? No, yet in some parts of the U.S. and Canada, astronomers will be out in force to capture a significant chunk of the sun as it is obscured by the new moon. The spotlight may be on the total solar eclipse in Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, but]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/yes-north-america-gets-a-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-heres-where-and-when-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/yes-north-america-gets-a-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-heres-where-and-when-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky-Watcher SolarQuest mount head review]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpecificationsResolution: 2,073,600 counts/rev; 0.625 arc-secondSlewing speeds: 16x and 1200xPayload capacity: 8.8 lbs/4kgDovetail saddle: 45mm Vixen-styleControls: Power button and 8-way sliding switchPower: 8x AA batteries (not supplied)/external 12V DC via adaptor panelMount head weight: 2.9 lbs/1.3kgTotal weight with optional tripod: 8.8 lbs/4.05kgTripod: 31.7-59.8 inches/80.5-152cm adjustable aluminum tripod with accessory tray, bubble level and 3/8-inch screw fittingFinding the sun sounds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sky-watcher-solarquest-mount-head-review/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sky-watcher-solarquest-mount-head-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It&rsquo;s going to happen,' Elon Musk says]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, SpaceX is dreaming big.The company plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to do much of the heavy lifting, Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call. "We are going to land a lot of tonnage on the moon," he said. "We're going to build the factories on the moon. The robots will be helpful with that."This is not a newly revealed vision; Musk first laid it out in February, in a blog post that announced SpaceX's purchase of xAI, a comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-serious-about-building-factories-on-the-moon-itrsquos-going-to-happen-elon-musk-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-serious-about-building-factories-on-the-moon-itrsquos-going-to-happen-elon-musk-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like Starship's two-week-long ocean adventure won't have a happy ending.The SpaceX megarocket conducted its 13th test flight on July 24, lifting off from the company's Starbase site in South Texas. Things went pretty well on Flight 13, especially for Starship's 171-foot-tall (52 meters) upper stage, known as Ship, which splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.In an unexpected first, Ship survived that homecoming, staying in one piece even after to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/not-looking-good-right-now-starship-likely-to-be-lost-at-sea-2-weeks-after-epic-13th-test-flight-elon-musk-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 22:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/not-looking-good-right-now-starship-likely-to-be-lost-at-sea-2-weeks-after-epic-13th-test-flight-elon-musk-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA just made an interstellar tweak to the Voyager 2 spacecraft, known as the "Big Bang", to keep its remaining 50-year-old science instruments running a little longer.Voyager 2 and its twin launched in 1977, called Voyager 1, rely on a form of nuclear battery known as a radioisotope thermoelectric generator that uses the heat produced by the decay of plutonium. But the supply of plutonium on each probe drops at about four watts a year on each spacecraft. To keep the probe running on this dwind]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-figured-out-how-to-keep-its-48-year-old-voyager-2-probe-running-for-yet-another-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-figured-out-how-to-keep-its-48-year-old-voyager-2-probe-running-for-yet-another-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots &mdash; and how they might be evolving]]></title><description><![CDATA[New evidence has come to light showing that the mysterious 'little red dots' discovered in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope could evolve into the active centers of fully formed galaxies."Everything created in the early universe must evolve into something around us," said George Rieke of the University of Arizona in a statement. "We have had little idea of what little red dots become, but these results finally show us how to find their progeny."Discovered by the James Webb Spa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/inside-the-mystery-of-the-james-webb-space-telescopes-little-red-dots-mdash-and-how-they-might-be-evolving/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/inside-the-mystery-of-the-james-webb-space-telescopes-little-red-dots-mdash-and-how-they-might-be-evolving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to safely observe eclipses and the solar surface with a smart telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solar observation can be tricky or underwhelming when trying to observe with handheld methods such as using solar eclipse glasses and solar binoculars. Hunting for the sun with binoculars can be tricky due to the essential ISO 12312-2 rated solar filters on the glass blocking all vision except for the solar disk itself. This is where a smart telescope like the entire Unistellar range can help; it automatically finds and tracks the solar disk from a few presses on your smartphone.Need a smart tel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-safely-observe-eclipses-and-the-solar-surface-with-a-smart-telescope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-safely-observe-eclipses-and-the-solar-surface-with-a-smart-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture it: A swarm of tiny robot helicopters descends through a reddish-brown sky, landing gracefully on the Martian surface. What are they wearing? Tiny capes. NASA's SkyFall mission will send a trio of mini rotorcraft to Mars equipped with ground penetrating radar technology which happens to look like little capes. These uniquely designed swaths of fabric look decidedly strange or even accidental in new videos from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) that show the little drones practice la]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-skyfall-mars-helicopters-will-wear-tiny-capes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-skyfall-mars-helicopters-will-wear-tiny-capes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it's too late]]></title><description><![CDATA[A private rescue spacecraft is having troubles of its own in Earth orbit.LINK, a satellite built and operated by the Arizona company Katalyst Space Technologies, launched July 3 on a daring and unprecedented mission: Rendezvous with NASA's Swift space telescope and boost the observatory to a higher orbit before it falls out of the sky.About three weeks after launch, however, LINK started spinning at an unexpected rate, a problem that caused a temporary communications dropout and a reset of its s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/engineers-race-to-save-stricken-link-rescue-spacecraft-before-its-too-late/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/engineers-race-to-save-stricken-link-rescue-spacecraft-before-its-too-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese company Landspace targets Aug. 10 for historic rocket launch and landing attempt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese commercial launch company Landspace is set for a second attempt at catching an orbital booster. The startup launched its first Zhuque-3 rocket in December 2025, in what was a milestone for Chinese rocket reusability efforts. While the Zhuque-3 second stage successfully reached orbit, the first stage exploded in a dramatic fireball during its final powered descent toward the landing pad. Now, Landspace is poised for a second attempt at liftoff and landing, with airspace closure notice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-company-landspace-targets-aug-10-for-historic-rocket-launch-and-landing-attempt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-company-landspace-targets-aug-10-for-historic-rocket-launch-and-landing-attempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft ended its epic and historic mission on the Red Planet. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars. It was one of two Viking missions NASA launched in 1975 to go look for evidence of life on Mars. Each of the Viking missions were composed of an orbiter and a lander. Viking 1's orbiter took photos of the Martian surface that helped NASA decide where to drop the lander. Viking 1: The Historic First Mars Landing in PicturesAfter four ye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-7-1980-nasas-viking-1-mars-orbiter-shuts-down-4-years-into-a-90-day-mission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-7-1980-nasas-viking-1-mars-orbiter-shuts-down-4-years-into-a-90-day-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosmic treasure chest explodes with baby stars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 7, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Carina Nebula's "Treasure Chest" stuns in this new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.(Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA &amp; CSA, M. Reiter)In a nebula far, far away, colossal clouds of dust and gas tower amongst the stars. What is it?This spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the brilliant majesty of the Carina Nebula, a giant cloud of dust and gas found 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Carina. You may have seen the Carina Nebula before &m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/cosmic-treasure-chest-explodes-with-baby-stars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/cosmic-treasure-chest-explodes-with-baby-stars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK is about to witness its most spectacular solar eclipse in 11 years. Here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will be a magnificent day for England's south coast. From Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard and Brighton's Royal Pavilion to Dorset's Jurassic Coast and Cornwall's Land's End, beaches and cliff tops will be plunged into darkness in the day during the U.K.'s first total solar eclipse for almost 91 years. There is, however, a problem &mdash; this scenario won't occur until Sept. 23, 2090.A total solar eclipse visits a location on Earth on average once every 366 years, and the British are currently]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-uk-is-about-to-witness-its-most-spectacular-solar-eclipse-in-11-years-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-uk-is-about-to-witness-its-most-spectacular-solar-eclipse-in-11-years-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you don't need a perfectly clear sky to enjoy the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you ready for the eclipse? Whether you're bound for the path of totality or set to see a partial eclipse from Europe, Canada or the northeast U.S. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, there's a dirty word eclipse chasers hate to utter during an eclipse season, and yet become completely obsessed with &mdash; clouds. Related: Total solar eclipse 2026 &mdash; Everything you need to knowWe all start behaving as though Earth's atmosphere owes us something. After spending years studying the climate and where it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-you-dont-need-a-perfectly-clear-sky-to-enjoy-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-you-dont-need-a-perfectly-clear-sky-to-enjoy-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['One more step': NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two NASA astronauts installed the seventh and final set of mounting hardware for new sets of solar arrays during a successful 6.5-hour spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.Jessica Meir and Anil Menon on Thursday (Aug. 6), assembled the modification kit for one of the space station's eight power channels, which will allow for the future addition of a new ISS Rolll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). Since 2021, astronauts on prior spacewalks have deployed six of the iROSA assemblies, leaving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/one-more-step-nasa-astronauts-conduct-65-hour-spacewalk-to-prep-iss-for-solar-array-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/one-more-step-nasa-astronauts-conduct-65-hour-spacewalk-to-prep-iss-for-solar-array-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['1 more step': NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk to prep ISS for solar array upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two NASA astronauts installed the seventh and final set of mounting hardware for new sets of solar arrays during a successful 6.5-hour spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.Jessica Meir and Anil Menon on Thursday (Aug. 6), assembled the modification kit for one of the space station's eight power channels, which will allow for the future addition of a new ISS Rolll-Out Solar Array (iROSA). Since 2021, astronauts on prior spacewalks have deployed six of the iROSA assemblies, leaving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-more-step-nasa-astronauts-conduct-65-hour-spacewalk-to-prep-iss-for-solar-array-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-more-step-nasa-astronauts-conduct-65-hour-spacewalk-to-prep-iss-for-solar-array-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing satellite after 5-week delay (video, photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese Earth-observing satellite got to orbit early this morning (Aug. 6), five weeks later than originally planned.The spacecraft &mdash; a radar satellite that will be operated by the Tokyo-based company iQPS &mdash; lifted off atop a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle from New Zealand today at 5:18 a.m. EDT (0918 GMT; 9:18 p.m. local time).It was a deferred round two for the mission: Rocket Lab originally tried to launch it on June 30 but aborted that attempt at the last second. The company has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-japanese-earth-observing-satellite-after-5-week-delay-video-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-japanese-earth-observing-satellite-after-5-week-delay-video-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strange New Worlds' latest 'Hangover'-inspired episode is a reminder that 'Star Trek' vacations are never a good idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are some things you can always rely on in "Star Trek". Vulcans are rarely great company at parties, for example, and you can be approximately 93% certain that the alien you're about to meet will be more-or-less human in form &mdash; give or take a few adornments around the forehead area. And, just as most holodeck adventures turn out to be bad for the blood pressure, going on vacation is never as restful or relaxing as it's supposed to be. In fact, most starship crews would be better off s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-hangover-inspired-episode-is-a-reminder-that-star-trek-vacations-are-never-a-good-idea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-hangover-inspired-episode-is-a-reminder-that-star-trek-vacations-are-never-a-good-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final resting place of SpaceX's moon-smashing rocket has been found.The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, known as Danuri, has captured imagery of the crater blasted out by the Falcon 9 upper stage that slammed into the moon early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5)."Danuri began observations about 30 minutes before the collision and, through orbit control, passed over the impact site multiple times, conducting a total of 8 imaging sessions," officials with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-rockets-impact-crater-on-the-moon-spied-by-korean-lunar-orbiter-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-rockets-impact-crater-on-the-moon-spied-by-korean-lunar-orbiter-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin traces origin of huge New Glenn rocket explosion to oxygen valve, CEO says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Origin is close to figuring out why its New Glenn rocket went boom a few months ago.The explosion &mdash; which destroyed the rocket and some key pieces of pad infrastructure &mdash; occurred on May 28 during a routine engine test at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin has been working hard ever since to determine the cause of the anomaly, and it has made considerable progress, according to a new update."The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-traces-origin-of-huge-new-glenn-rocket-explosion-to-oxygen-valve-ceo-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-traces-origin-of-huge-new-glenn-rocket-explosion-to-oxygen-valve-ceo-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 6, 2012: NASA lands huge Curiosity rover on Mars with a rocket-powered sky crane]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 6, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface. At the time, the Curiosity rover was the biggest and most ambitious Mars rover that NASA ever launched. Its landing involved a new kind of maneuver that had never been tried before using something called a "sky crane." Like previous rovers that have landed on Mars, Curiosity used a parachute and rocket engines to slow down as it descended through the Red Planet's atmosphere.But while other rovers used airba]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-6-2012-nasa-lands-huge-curiosity-rover-on-mars-with-a-rocket-powered-sky-crane/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-6-2012-nasa-lands-huge-curiosity-rover-on-mars-with-a-rocket-powered-sky-crane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars rover watches Earth disappear behind Phobos | Space photo of the day for Aug. 6, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[A composite image captured by NASA's Perseverance rover on July 2, 2026 showing Earth (the bright dot) passing behind Mars' moon Phobos in the Red Planet sky. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI)NASA's Perseverance rover witnessed a rare event recently, when Earth briefly disappeared behind Mars' moon Phobos in the Red Planet sky.What is it?These new composite images were released by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and taken on July 2, 2026, the 1,907th Martian day of Perseveranc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-rover-watches-earth-disappear-behind-phobos-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-6-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-rover-watches-earth-disappear-behind-phobos-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-6-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX&rsquo;s Falcon 9 wasn't the first rocket to crash into the moon. Here's a rundown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spent rocket body hitting the moon made headlines this week, but the reality is that the unplanned collision by a SpaceX upper stage was just the latest in a long history of human-made objects meeting their end by impacting the lunar surface.Astronomers around the world kept their telescopes trained on the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), when the rocket stage from a January 2025 U.S. commercial lunar landing mission was calculated to strike the celestial body. Though the fate of the Spa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexrsquos-falcon-9-wasnt-the-first-rocket-to-crash-into-the-moon-heres-a-rundown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexrsquos-falcon-9-wasnt-the-first-rocket-to-crash-into-the-moon-heres-a-rundown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan your perfect 2026 total solar eclipse experience with these smartphone apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse is less than a week away! We know that eclipse planning can be daunting, so we've put together a list of great eclipse apps to help make things that little bit easier.Over 15 million people across Spain, Greenland and Iceland will witness totality on Aug. 12,while almost a billion will bear witness to a partial eclipse, as the moon blocks a portion of the sun's light without hiding its surface entirely, according to Time and Date.com. However, each person's experi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/plan-your-perfect-2026-total-solar-eclipse-experience-with-these-smartphone-apps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/plan-your-perfect-2026-total-solar-eclipse-experience-with-these-smartphone-apps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where will the total solar eclipse 2026 be visible from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026 will sweep across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, offering millions of people a chance to witness one of nature's most spectacular sights. The path of totality &mdash; in which the moon completely covers the sun &mdash; begins over the Arctic Ocean, before crossing eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. It then passes over the Balearic Islands before ending over the Mediterranean Sea. Only skywatchers inside this relatively narrow path,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/where-will-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026-be-visible-from/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/where-will-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026-be-visible-from/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Warhammer 40,000' animated series coming to Prime Video, with Henry Cavill onboard as executive producer]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's always the way; you wait 40,000 years for a Warhammer series from Amazon Prime Video, and then two come along at once.Spinning off of Prime Video's animated video game-based anthology, "Secret Level," a new "Warhammer 40,000" animated series is marching down the creative pipeline. This spin-off series is spawned from "Secret Level's" "Warhammer 40,000" episode titled "And They Shall Know No Fear," which debuted in December of 2024. The show doesn't have a name yet, but we know it's coming c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/warhammer-40000-animated-series-coming-to-prime-video-with-henry-cavill-onboard-as-executive-producer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/warhammer-40000-animated-series-coming-to-prime-video-with-henry-cavill-onboard-as-executive-producer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Dark Matter' season 2 trailer is here, and it looks like Apple TV has another sci-fi hit on its hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[You might think you're done with the multiverse, but the multiverse is not done with you, as Apple TV preps the next season of its mind-bending sci-fi series, "Dark Matter."Adapted from New York Times bestselling novelist Blake Crouch's 2016 novel of the same name, "Dark Matter" is another stellar series from the streaming platform that's become the go-to destination for premium science fiction content with hit shows "Foundation," "Silo," "For All Mankind," "Star City," "Invasion," "Pluribus," "]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-dark-matter-season-2-trailer-is-here-and-it-looks-like-apple-tv-has-another-sci-fi-hit-on-its-hands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-dark-matter-season-2-trailer-is-here-and-it-looks-like-apple-tv-has-another-sci-fi-hit-on-its-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket just crashed into the moon. Now, the race is on to get a look at the impact site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at seven times the speed of sound. Now, lunar orbiters are trying to get a look at the aftermath.This morning (Aug. 5) at about 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT), the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon. To dissect what exactly happened, scientists are looking for imagery of the crash site, with the help of a couple of moon probes."NASA&rsquo;s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and NASA&rsquo;s ShadowCam instrument on the Kore]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-just-crashed-into-the-moon-now-the-race-is-on-to-get-a-look-at-the-impact-site/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-just-crashed-into-the-moon-now-the-race-is-on-to-get-a-look-at-the-impact-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers witness the strange final moments of a massive star's supernova death (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have captured the death of a massive star from its first faint flash of X-rays, revealing an unusual explosion that may bridge the gap between ordinary supernovas and more extreme, gamma-ray-burst-producing stellar explosionsThe event began in March 2026, when China's Einstein Probe spacecraft detected a brief X-ray flash from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. Follow-up observations identified the source, initially designated EP260321a and later named supernova SN 2026gzf,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-witness-the-strange-final-moments-of-a-massive-stars-supernova-death-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-witness-the-strange-final-moments-of-a-massive-stars-supernova-death-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 5, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A close-up of the polygon fractures discovered by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover highlights their honeycomb-like textures. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spotted surprising shapes in the Red Planet soil while exploring a large valley.What is it?These images were captured on June 19 and 20, 2026, or the 4,930th and 4,931st Martian days of Curiosity's mission. They show honeycomb-like patterns referred to as "polygonal fractures" found in a valley on Mars known as Va]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-rover-spots-mysterious-honeycombs-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-5-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-rover-spots-mysterious-honeycombs-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-5-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011:  NASA's Juno spacecraft launches to Jupiter]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system.The robotic spacecraft lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from what is now Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and spent the next five years making the 1.74-billion-mile trek to Jupiter.Next Stop, Jupiter! Launch Photos of NASA's Juno MissionSince it arrived in Jupiter's orbit in 2016, the Juno spacecraft has taken the most amazing photos of Jupiter anyone has ever seen!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-5-2011-nasas-juno-spacecraft-launches-to-jupiter-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-5-2011-nasas-juno-spacecraft-launches-to-jupiter-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars dust is toxic. How will future astronauts deal with it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Planting boots on Mars is hard enough. But getting "breathing room" on the Red Planet without inhaling toxic dust is yet another issue.Given NASA's plans to eventually put astronauts on the Red Planet, the agency assembled a Martian Dust Limit Working Group earlier this year to review what's known and unknown about the toxicological hazard to human crews from exposure to Mars dust. The ultimate goal was to establish a permissible exposure limit for humans on the Red Planet by compiling a compreh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-dust-is-toxic-how-will-future-astronauts-deal-with-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-dust-is-toxic-how-will-future-astronauts-deal-with-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Ninth Jedi' review: This anime spin-off abandons 'Star Wars' canon, and it's all the stronger for it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star Wars: Visions Presents &ndash; The Ninth Jedi may not be the Star Wars TV show you were looking for, but after having watched its entire first season, I can confidently say it's something the franchise desperately needed.With several new Star Wars movies on the horizon without a cohesive plan in sight and a surprising lack of new live-action Disney+ series beyond Ahsoka Season 2, it seems like the galaxy far, far away's future looks brighter in animation. Shows like The Bad Batch and Maul &]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ninth-jedi-review-this-anime-spin-off-abandons-star-wars-canon-and-its-all-the-stronger-for-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ninth-jedi-review-this-anime-spin-off-abandons-star-wars-canon-and-its-all-the-stronger-for-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heading to Europe or the U.K. for the Aug. 12 solar eclipse? Best eclipse glasses to buy before you leave — or after you arrive]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Aug. 12 total solar eclipse is nearly here, and if you&rsquo;re hoping to observe totality, you will likely be heading to Greenland, Iceland, or Spain. The UK gets a solid 90% show, while the US only catches a small partial solar eclipse.Wherever you're watching it from, do not look directly at the sun without ISO 12312-2 certified solar eclipse glasses &mdash; standard sunglasses aren't safe and won't save your retina. Not sure which to buy? We&rsquo;ve rounded up legitimate, safe options t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heading-to-europe-or-the-uk-for-the-aug-12-solar-eclipse-best-eclipse-glasses-to-buy-before-you-leave-or-after-you-arrive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/heading-to-europe-or-the-uk-for-the-aug-12-solar-eclipse-best-eclipse-glasses-to-buy-before-you-leave-or-after-you-arrive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 6 days to totality]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, Europe will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1999, as the moon's shadow sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Along the narrow path of totality, day will briefly turn to twilight as the moon completely covers the sun, revealing its elusive outer atmosphere &mdash; the corona. Meanwhile, millions more skywatchers across much of Europe, as well as parts of northeastern United States and eastern Canada, will witness a partial sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-6-days-to-totality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-6-days-to-totality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 5 days to totality]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, Europe will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1999, as the moon's shadow sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Along the narrow path of totality, day will briefly turn to twilight as the moon completely covers the sun, revealing its elusive outer atmosphere &mdash; the corona. Meanwhile, millions more skywatchers across much of Europe, as well as parts of northeastern United States and eastern Canada, will witness a partial sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-5-days-to-totality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-5-days-to-totality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 4 days to totality]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, Europe will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1999, as the moon's shadow sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Along the narrow path of totality, day will briefly turn to twilight as the moon completely covers the sun, revealing its elusive outer atmosphere &mdash; the corona. Meanwhile, millions more skywatchers across much of Europe, as well as parts of northeastern United States and eastern Canada, will witness a partial sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-4-days-to-totality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-4-days-to-totality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 3 days to totality]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, Europe will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1999, as the moon's shadow sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Along the narrow path of totality, day will briefly turn to twilight as the moon completely covers the sun, revealing its elusive outer atmosphere &mdash; the corona. Meanwhile, millions more skywatchers across much of Europe, as well as parts of northeastern United States and eastern Canada, will witness a partial sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-3-days-to-totality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-3-days-to-totality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 2 days to totality]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, Europe will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1999, as the moon's shadow sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Along the narrow path of totality, day will briefly turn to twilight as the moon completely covers the sun, revealing its elusive outer atmosphere &mdash; the corona. Meanwhile, millions more skywatchers across much of Europe, as well as parts of northeastern United States and eastern Canada, will witness a partial sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-2-days-to-totality/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-2-days-to-totality/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 1 week to go]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, Europe will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1999, as the moon's shadow sweeps across Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain and the Balearic Islands. Along the narrow path of totality, day will briefly turn to twilight as the moon completely covers the sun, revealing its elusive outer atmosphere &mdash; the corona. Meanwhile, millions more skywatchers across much of Europe, as well as parts of northeastern United States and eastern Canada, will witness a partial sola]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-1-week-to-go/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/total-solar-eclipse-aug-12-2026-live-updates-1-week-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 week to go until a dramatic total solar eclipse darkens the skies over Spain, Iceland and Greenland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get ready stargazers! We're just one week away from the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, when millions of stargazers will be treated to a spectacular display as the lunar disk passes in front of the sun, blocking its light.Roughly 15.2 million people spread across Greenland, Iceland, Portugal, Russia and Spain will be in the path of totality during the total solar eclipse 2026, where the moon will completely hide the sun's disk starting at 12:58 p.m. EDT (1658 GMT), according to Time and Date. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-week-to-go-until-a-dramatic-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-skies-over-spain-iceland-and-greenland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-week-to-go-until-a-dramatic-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-skies-over-spain-iceland-and-greenland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will make some history this month, if all goes according to plan.The company aims to launch the 14th test flight of its Starship megarocket before August is out, Elon Musk said today (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call. Starship will deploy viable payloads into orbit on Flight 14, something it has never done before &mdash; and there will be other unprecedented action as well."I'd say things look very good, and that's why we, assuming we receive regulatory approval]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wants-to-launch-next-starship-this-month-and-catch-it-too-elon-musk-says-in-1st-earnings-call-since-historic-ipo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wants-to-launch-next-starship-this-month-and-catch-it-too-elon-musk-says-in-1st-earnings-call-since-historic-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX launch 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Aug. 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch three big direct-to-cell satellites early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), and you can watch the action live.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying three of AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday during a 96-minute window that opens at 3:42 a.m. EDT (0742 GMT).You can watch the action live here at Space.com courtesy of AST SpaceMobile, or directly via the Texas-based company. Coverage will begin at 2:42 a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-3-giant-bluebird-direct-to-cell-satellites-early-on-aug-5/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-3-giant-bluebird-direct-to-cell-satellites-early-on-aug-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on Falcon 9 rocket (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three of AST SpaceMobile's massive direct-to-cell BlueBird satellites launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:50 a.m. EDT (0650 GMT) on Wednesday, minutes after the opening of its 96-minute window.Today's launch further expands AST SpaceMobile's constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO), which will beam internet service directly to unmodified smartphones once operational.The newcomers bring the total number of BlueBird spacecraft launched to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-3-giant-bluebird-direct-to-cell-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-3-giant-bluebird-direct-to-cell-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites on Falcon 9 rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three of AST SpaceMobile's massive direct-to-cell BlueBird satellites launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:50 a.m. EDT (0650 GMT) on Wednesday, minutes after the opening of its 96-minute window.Today's launch further expands AST SpaceMobile's constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO), which will beam internet service directly to unmodified smartphones once operational.The newcomers bring the total number of BlueBird spacecraft launched to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-3-giant-bluebird-direct-to-cell-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-3-giant-bluebird-direct-to-cell-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a total solar eclipse darkens the sky on Aug. 12, these citizen scientists will be watching]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative &mdash; a passion-driven citizen science endeavour that shares breathtaking views of total solar eclipses while capturing valuable data on the sun's incandescent atmosphere.At the heart of our solar system is a burning ball of superheated gas 100 times the width of Earth, with a thermonuclear reaction raging at its core. Its radiation and gravity hold the planets in their orbit and allow for the existence of life on our Blue Marble. Yet despite centu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/when-a-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-sky-on-aug-12-these-citizen-scientists-will-be-watching/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/when-a-total-solar-eclipse-darkens-the-sky-on-aug-12-these-citizen-scientists-will-be-watching/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[August full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Sturgeon Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full moon of August 2026 will occur at 12:18 a.m. (0416 GMT) on Aug. 28, as the lunar disk shines directly opposite the sun in Earth's sky. Its arrival will trigger a breathtaking lunar eclipse late in the month, which will be visible across the Americas and parts of Africa and Europe as Earth passes between the sun and moon to bathe the lunar disk in shadow.August's full moon is often referred to as the Sturgeon moon &mdash; a Native American name that reflects the time of year that the gia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/august-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-sturgeon-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/august-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-sturgeon-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 90th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to the final frontier.A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's foggy Vandenberg Space Force Base today (Aug. 4) at 1:05 p.m. EDT (1705 GMT; 10:05 a.m. local time), carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft toward low Earth orbit (LEO).It was the 90th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year and the 70th of 2026 devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink internet satellites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-starlink-satellites-on-90th-falcon-9-flight-of-the-year-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-starlink-satellites-on-90th-falcon-9-flight-of-the-year-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A very busy mission': SpaceX on track to launch 4 astronauts to the ISS on Sept. 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next crew, spacecraft and rocket to fly to the International Space Station are on schedule to meet their mid-September launch date, mission managers and the astronauts told reporters on Monday (Aug. 3).SpaceX's Crew-13 astronauts &mdash; commander Jessica Watkins and pilot Luke Delaney of NASA, mission specialist Josh Kutryk with the Canadian Space Agency and mission specialist Sergey Teteryatnikov of Russia's federal space corporation Roscosmos &mdash; will become only the second crew to fl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-very-busy-mission-spacex-on-track-to-launch-4-astronauts-to-the-iss-on-sept-12/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-very-busy-mission-spacex-on-track-to-launch-4-astronauts-to-the-iss-on-sept-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon tonight. Will you be able to see it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is on a collision course with the moon, and skywatchers may be wondering whether they'll be able to witness the rare event firsthand when it slams into the lunar surface early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).The 45-foot-long (13.8-meter), 8,000-pound (4,000-kilogram) rocket stage, left over from the January 2025 launch of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's Hakuto-R lunar missions, is expected to strike the moon at about 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 UTC) on Aug.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-9000-pound-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-tonight-will-you-be-able-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-9000-pound-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-tonight-will-you-be-able-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photograph of a swirling typhoon in the Pacific Ocean taken by NASA astronaut Anil Menon from the cupola of the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/Anil Menon)NASA astronaut Anil Menon captured an incredible photograph of a swirling typhoon in the Pacific Ocean from the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026.What is it?According to his post on X sharing the image, Menon used an iPhone to capture the photo from the space station's cupola, a domed structure buil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/iss-astronaut-spies-a-swirling-super-storm-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-4-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/iss-astronaut-spies-a-swirling-super-storm-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-4-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 4, 2007: NASA launches Phoenix Mars lander to Red Planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down on Mars.The robotic spacecraft was designed to search for environments that could be suitable for microbial life and to study the history of water on the Red Planet. It lifted off atop a Delta II rocket at about 5:30 a.m. ET from what is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and spent almost 10 months making its way to Mars. When it arrived at the Red Planet, it landed farther north than any spacecraft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-4-2007-nasa-launches-phoenix-mars-lander-to-red-planet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-4-2007-nasa-launches-phoenix-mars-lander-to-red-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Significant areas of Mars may have once been covered by water': Scientists find hidden clue in Spirit rover data]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover began exploring Mars, scientists have uncovered a hidden clue in its archival data that adds to mounting evidence that the Red Planet was once rich in liquid water.Researchers reanalyzed measurements collected by Spirit between 2004 and 2010, revealing widespread traces of crystalline hematite and altered magnetite in ordinary Martian soil &mdash; iron-bearing minerals that point to ancient chemical changes consistent with interactions between water a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/significant-areas-of-mars-may-have-once-been-covered-by-water-scientists-find-hidden-clue-in-spirit-rover-data/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/significant-areas-of-mars-may-have-once-been-covered-by-water-scientists-find-hidden-clue-in-spirit-rover-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are aliens running out of places to hide? It turns out we've searched much more of the galaxy than we realized]]></title><description><![CDATA[When people grow impatient at the lack of success in the search for alien life, researchers often point to how few of the Milky Way's 100 billion stars or so have been searched so far. But it may be that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has surveyed more stars than astronomers had realized.Louisa Mason, a PhD student at the University of Manchester, had a recent epiphany that astronomers have actually searched much more of our galaxy for radio signals than we thought. Mason ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/are-aliens-running-out-of-places-to-hide-it-turns-out-weve-searched-much-more-of-the-galaxy-than-we-realized/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/are-aliens-running-out-of-places-to-hide-it-turns-out-weve-searched-much-more-of-the-galaxy-than-we-realized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I bought a $50 telescope on Facebook Marketplace &mdash; here's what I learned]]></title><description><![CDATA[When brand new entry-level telescopes start at a few hundred dollars, the idea of getting anything decent for pocket change sounds like a pipe dream. Yet the secondhand market often hides real bargains for those willing to hunt them down. Deals like this appear because people buy on impulse, then quickly lose interest for various reasons. Facebook Marketplace seemed like the best bet for such a deal, so I opted to keep an eye on the site for potential local bargains on the best telescopes I coul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-bought-a-50-telescope-on-facebook-marketplace-mdash-heres-what-i-learned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-bought-a-50-telescope-on-facebook-marketplace-mdash-heres-what-i-learned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Sky-Watcher is an ideal beginner telescope for solar observing]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpecificationsAperture: 3 inches / 76mmFocal length: 25-inches / 630mmFocal ratio: f/8.3Optical design: Achromatic doublet dedicated H-alpha refractorFilter type: Hydrogen-alpha, 656.28nm (meets ISO 12312-2)Etalon: Sky-Watcher Solis etalon technology (Blocking filter: 11.5mm blocking filter integrated into supplied diagonalTuning system: Mechanical Trifid/Triffid pressure tunerFocuser: 2-inch dual-speed Crayford focuserFinder: Integrated solar finderEyepiece: 20mm 70-degree 1.25-inch eyepieceMou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-sky-watcher-is-an-ideal-beginner-telescope-for-solar-observing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-sky-watcher-is-an-ideal-beginner-telescope-for-solar-observing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CNN dives into how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are backing NASA's race to the moon against China (exclusive clip)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great technological leaps in American history have often featured influential industrialists who step forward as vanguards, leading the way to a better tomorrow while emerging as major players in extreme endeavors.Spaceflight is no exception.A new CNN documentary titled "Eclipsing Power: Musk, Bezos, and the New Space Race" shines a light on how a pair of visionary billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, have been shaping and steering our country's space program and the bright future of priv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/cnn-dives-into-how-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-are-backing-nasas-race-to-the-moon-against-china-exclusive-clip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/cnn-dives-into-how-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-are-backing-nasas-race-to-the-moon-against-china-exclusive-clip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week. Why is it on a collision course?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This rocket wasn't supposed to die so dramatically.On Wednesday (Aug. 5) at about 2:35 a.m. EDT (0635 GMT), the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon, blasting out a crater about 89 feet (27 meters) wide.The rocket body has been loitering lazily high above Earth for more than 18 months. What jolted it out of its unremarkable senescence and put it on a kamikaze course for the moon?It didn't take much, as the rocket regularly crossed into the moon's neck of the woods. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-this-week-why-is-it-on-a-collision-course/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-this-week-why-is-it-on-a-collision-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack in for a cyberpunk jolt with this energized first trailer for Apple TV's 'Neuromancer']]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyberpunk is back in a big way, baby! This summer, we've gotten two big doses of dystopian sci-fi: first with the recent San Diego Comic-Con trailer launch for Prime Video's upcoming "Blade Runner 2099" and now Apple TV's prestige series based on sci-fi guru William Gibson's 1984 cult novel, "Neuromancer."The futuristic plotline centers around a burned-out computer hacker living in the overcrowded dystopian underworld of Japan's Chiba City who takes on a dangerous cyberspace gig that just might]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jack-in-for-a-cyberpunk-jolt-with-this-energized-first-trailer-for-apple-tvs-neuromancer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jack-in-for-a-cyberpunk-jolt-with-this-energized-first-trailer-for-apple-tvs-neuromancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jupiter's moon Europa may have signs of life in its buried ocean &mdash; but can we get to them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Europa Clipper is currently on a 1.8-billion-mile journey to Jupiter, tasked with assessing whether the icy moon of its namesake, Europa, could support life.Based on data from the historic Voyager and Galileo missions, scientists know Europa hides a global ocean beneath its frozen crust, containing more than double the water of all Earth's oceans combined. During the Europa Clipper's planned 49 close flybys of the icy moon, planetary scientists hope the spacecraft detects giant water plum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jupiters-moon-europa-may-have-signs-of-life-in-its-buried-ocean-mdash-but-can-we-get-to-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jupiters-moon-europa-may-have-signs-of-life-in-its-buried-ocean-mdash-but-can-we-get-to-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 moons of Neptune may be remnants of ice worlds shattered in a catastrophic crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three of Neptune's moons might have been born from the remnants of ancient icy worlds shattered by Neptune's largest moon, Triton, a new study finds.These findings suggest further research of these moons might give researchers an unprecedented look at the innards of icy worlds."The interiors of large icy moons are normally permanently hidden from us, buried beneath thick shells of water ice," study lead author Ryleigh Davis, a planetary scientist currently at the University of California, San Di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/3-moons-of-neptune-may-be-remnants-of-ice-worlds-shattered-in-a-catastrophic-crash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/3-moons-of-neptune-may-be-remnants-of-ice-worlds-shattered-in-a-catastrophic-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of the day for Aug. 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collage of images of asteroid (44) Nysa, believed to be the first-known asteroid in our solar system to have a "trilobate" or three-headed shape. (Image credit: ESO/K. Minker et al.)New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system.What is it?These new images capture the asteroid known as (44) Nysa, or just Nysa, as it spins through the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. The images were captured with the Ver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-three-headed-asteroid-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-3-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-three-headed-asteroid-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-3-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! NASA launches MESSENGER spacecraft to orbit Mercury]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft's name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission. It blasted off on a Delta II rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time and spent the next six and a half years making its way to Mercury's orbit. Because Mercury is so close to the sun, a spacecraft travelling toward the pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-nasa-launches-messenger-spacecraft-to-orbit-mercury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-nasa-launches-messenger-spacecraft-to-orbit-mercury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 3, 2004: NASA launches MESSENGER spacecraft to orbit Mercury]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA launched the MESSENGER spacecraft on a historic first mission to orbit the planet Mercury. The spacecraft's name stands for the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission. It blasted off on a Delta II rocket that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time and spent the next six and a half years making its way to Mercury's orbit. Because Mercury is so close to the sun, a spacecraft travelling toward the pla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-3-2004-nasa-launches-messenger-spacecraft-to-orbit-mercury/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-3-2004-nasa-launches-messenger-spacecraft-to-orbit-mercury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13 amazing things to see during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mention that a total solar eclipse is coming, and almost nobody will say, "Wow, we get to see the solar corona!" That's despite the sun's tenuous outer atmosphere being the number one sight during totality &mdash; a genuine jaw-dropper.Instead, the focus on social media is always on the darkness during the day, arguably the least interesting &mdash; but easiest to grasp &mdash; aspect of a total solar eclipse. It's no wonder that many people misunderstand and underestimate them, and think of ecl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/13-amazing-things-to-see-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/13-amazing-things-to-see-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Nocs Provisions Lite View spotting scope a good alternative to a traditional telescope?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spotting scopes are typically used by birders and for hunting, but under a dark sky, the Nocs Provisions Lite View reveals a different personality. With a 56mm objective lens and a versatile 9x-27x zoom range, this compact spotting scope is surprisingly capable when turned toward not just the moon, but bright star clusters, too.Key to its attraction is its small size, carry case and shoulder strap, which makes it possible to sling over a shoulder. Its rugged, wave-textured housing and bright col]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-the-nocs-provisions-lite-view-spotting-scope-a-good-alternative-to-a-traditional-telescope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-the-nocs-provisions-lite-view-spotting-scope-a-good-alternative-to-a-traditional-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers watch a black hole's feeding frenzy end with a bad case of cosmic indigestion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) to observe the violent outflow of material from a distant black hole. The observation once again shows that even the hungriest black holes are extremely messy eaters, while also revealing the "digestive processes" of these cosmic titans in unprecedented detail.The research focuses on the black hole system Swift J1727.8&minus;1613, located around 8,800 light-years away, and a violent bout of cosmic indigestion and the bright eruptions the syste]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-watch-a-black-holes-feeding-frenzy-end-with-a-bad-case-of-cosmic-indigestion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-watch-a-black-holes-feeding-frenzy-end-with-a-bad-case-of-cosmic-indigestion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is ready to run spacecraft. Is the space industry ready for it? (op-ed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Halliwell is a Partner at NewSpace Capital, one of the world's first private equity firms devoted exclusively to growth-stage companies working in the space technology sector. He formerly served as Chief Technology Officer of SES, where he led global technology and R&amp;D from 2011 to 2019. Halliwell contributed this article to Space.com's Expert Voices section.There are now some 16,000 active satellites in orbit. Market intelligence firms like Novaspace say that up to 43,000 satellites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ai-is-ready-to-run-spacecraft-is-the-space-industry-ready-for-it-op-ed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ai-is-ready-to-run-spacecraft-is-the-space-industry-ready-for-it-op-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gears of War: E-Day: Release date, platforms &amp; everything else we know about Marcus Fenix's return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Xbox are currently facing all sorts of troubles (many of their own doing) in the shape of sweeping layoffs, studio cuts, and calls to boycott their products, to name a few. Extremely talented developers (who deserve much better) still put out exciting video games regardless, and with the remake of Halo: Combat Evolved out now, we look to Gears of War: E-Day, the series' first mainline entry since 2019.While there are plenty of upcoming space games worth keeping tabs on, Gears of Wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/gears-of-war-e-day-release-date-platforms-amp-everything-else-we-know-about-marcus-fenixs-return/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/gears-of-war-e-day-release-date-platforms-amp-everything-else-we-know-about-marcus-fenixs-return/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 2, 1971: Apollo 15 makes 1st-ever televised liftoff from the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time. Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent three days on the moon before departing in the lunar module, named "Falcon." An RCA TV camera was mounted onto their lunar rover, which Scott parked about 300 feet away with the camera pointed at Falcon. Flight controllers in Mission Control Houston had the option to move the camera, but because of some technical difficulties, they opted to leave the camera pointed in the sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-2-1971-apollo-15-makes-1st-ever-televised-liftoff-from-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-2-1971-apollo-15-makes-1st-ever-televised-liftoff-from-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double digits! Air-launched 'Talon A' hypersonic vehicle notches big flight milestone]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cutting-edge hypersonic vehicle just hit a big flight milestone.Stratolaunch's reusable, autonomous Talon-A craft now has more than 10 successful flights under its belt, the California-based company announced late last month."Reaching more than 10 successful hypersonic flights with Talon-A is a testament to our team's dedication and the robustness of our technology," Stratolaunch President and CEO Zachary Krevor said in a July 22 statement. "We are transforming hypersonic testing from a rare e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/double-digits-air-launched-talon-a-hypersonic-vehicle-notches-big-flight-milestone/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/double-digits-air-launched-talon-a-hypersonic-vehicle-notches-big-flight-milestone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Hardspace to Clearspace: How space salvage games compare to real debris removal]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Hardspace: Shipbreaker does an excellent job of capturing the dystopian perils of unchecked hypercapitalism, the real fun in this space game comes from carving up massive capital ships with space lasers and explosives. Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending with unruly physics, pressure, and profit margins. It's a compelling fantasy: orbital blue-collar labor, where yesterday's spacecraft become tomorrow's raw materials.As]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/from-hardspace-to-clearspace-how-space-salvage-games-compare-to-real-debris-removal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/from-hardspace-to-clearspace-how-space-salvage-games-compare-to-real-debris-removal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket issue delays 1st orbital rocket launch from the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) just put the brakes on its first launch.While testing its RFA One rocket on the launch pad at the U.K.'s SaxaVord Spaceport on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, the company found "an issue with the vehicle that requires further investigation," RFA wrote on X on Wednesday (July 28). Previously, the launch had been expected to happen in August or September, but RFA did not disclose a new launch date.RFA did not disclose the nature of the issue, but said]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-issue-delays-1st-orbital-rocket-launch-from-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-issue-delays-1st-orbital-rocket-launch-from-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celestron Moon Mission 100mm tabletop Dobsonian review]]></title><description><![CDATA[The excitement of the new moon mission has potentially helped create a new generation of stargazers, just like the Apollo program did 60 years ago. These new observers will be looking for a beginner&rsquo;s telescope that is easy to use and which can show them the craters on the moon in particular. The Celestron Moon Mission 100mm Tabletop Dobsonian could be the perfect entry point for them. It has a superb price-point for its aperture, and is capable of bringing not only the moon, but double st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/celestron-moon-mission-100mm-tabletop-dobsonian-review/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/celestron-moon-mission-100mm-tabletop-dobsonian-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move over He-Man, Mattel's Major Matt Mason space toys could still be blasting off for Hollywood]]></title><description><![CDATA[As evidenced by Paramount's live-action "Transformers" movies and the recent "Masters of the Universe" film released by Amazon MGM Studios, nostalgic toy lines can serve as fertile grounds for a variety of engaging Hollywood projects leaning into vintage intellectual properties.With Mattel ramping up their own film production efforts and toy-to-screen endeavors after enormous success with "The Barbie Movie" and hi-octane plans for Hot Wheels movies rolling into theaters, the toys-to-silver scree]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/move-over-he-man-mattels-major-matt-mason-space-toys-could-still-be-blasting-off-for-hollywood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/move-over-he-man-mattels-major-matt-mason-space-toys-could-still-be-blasting-off-for-hollywood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 221 — Starship Can Float?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 221 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and guest host Rick Jenet of the National Space Society talk about SpaceX's Starship Flight 13, which deployed new Starlink V3 satellites and stunned viewers when theship survived reentry intact enough to float in the ocean for daysafterward.They also discuss NASA's Roman Space Telescope, now just a month fromlaunch, and an in-progress emergency effort to save the ailing SwiftSpace Observatory using a servicing spacecraft that is itself nowexperi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-221-starship-can-float/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-221-starship-can-float/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! Aug. 1, 1968: NASA ends production of Saturn V moon rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 1, 1968, NASA canceled the production of its Saturn V moon rocket. At the time, the giant rocket was the only launch vehicle to have ever carried astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit, and it was then the largest, most powerful rocket ever. NASA built 15 of these rockets but only flew 13 of them. When NASA made the decision to stop building the Saturn V, it was almost a year before Apollo 11 astronauts would walk on the moon for the first time. 10 Surprising Facts About NASA's Mighty Saturn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-1-1968-nasa-ends-production-of-saturn-v-moon-rocket/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-aug-1-1968-nasa-ends-production-of-saturn-v-moon-rocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused firestorms 17 times hotter than the thermal limit lethal to humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists once suspected that a brutal, years-long winter starved the dinosaurs following an asteroid impact 66 million years ago. New evidence suggests a more violent end: widespread firestorms that may have burned even thick-skinned dinosaurs to a crisp within hours.The roughly six-mile-wide (10-kilometer-wide) asteroid struck Mexico's Yucat&aacute;n Peninsula, excavating the Chicxulub crater and vaporizing enormous quantities of rock. Some of that material condensed into tiny droplets called]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-caused-firestorms-17-times-hotter-than-the-thermal-limit-lethal-to-humans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dinosaur-killing-asteroid-may-have-caused-firestorms-17-times-hotter-than-the-thermal-limit-lethal-to-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Flight of the Navigator' at 40: the Disney space movie that messed with time dilation long before 'Interstellar']]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops. So whether you're in "Star Wars", "Star Trek" or "Battlestar Galactica", jumping to hyperspace, going to warp or spooling up the FTL really is as simple as popping out to the store.In fact, Albert Einstein's time-dilating general theory of relativity tends to be little more than an afterthought, with films highlighting the inconveniences of interstellar tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/flight-of-the-navigator-at-40-the-disney-space-movie-that-messed-with-time-dilation-long-before-interstellar/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/flight-of-the-navigator-at-40-the-disney-space-movie-that-messed-with-time-dilation-long-before-interstellar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday (July 31) at 11:08 p.m. EDT (8:08 p.m. local time; 0308 GMT on Aug. 1).The rocket's first stage came back to Earth as planned 8.5 minutes later, touching down in the Pacific Ocean atop the SpaceX droneship "Of Course I Still Love You." It was the 26th mission for this particular booster, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-photos/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship seen in space by next-gen Starlink satellite (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We just got an amazing new view of SpaceX's Starship vehicle, thanks to one of the company's next-gen Starlink satellites.Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, launched on its 13th test flight from South Texas last Friday (July 24). The suborbital jaunt was similar in many respects to past Starship test missions, with one big exception: This time, the vehicle deployed a batch of functional, next-gen Starlink internet satellites into space.Six of those "Starlink V3" spacecraf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-starship-seen-in-space-by-next-gen-starlink-satellite-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-starship-seen-in-space-by-next-gen-starlink-satellite-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do supermassive black holes grow? AI finds 7 spacetime-warping 'quasars' that could help solve the mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the brightest objects in the universe may also hold the key to understanding how galaxies evolve &mdash; especially when gravity transforms them into giant cosmic magnifying glasses.Using artificial intelligence to search through data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), astronomers have identified seven promising candidates for quasars acting as gravitational lenses&mdash; natural cosmic magnifying glasses created when a massive object's gravity bends and magnifies ligh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-do-supermassive-black-holes-grow-ai-finds-7-spacetime-warping-quasars-that-could-help-solve-the-mystery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-do-supermassive-black-holes-grow-ai-finds-7-spacetime-warping-quasars-that-could-help-solve-the-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The End of Oak Street': Could J.J. Abrams' new 'Twilight Zone meets Jurassic Park' movie be the sleeper hit of the summer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer is slowly waning as we soon turn the calendar page to August and back to school supplies are already cluttering store shelves, but Hollywood still has a pocketful of possible surprises hitting the silver screen. My prediction for "Masters of the Universe" as a summertime sleeper hit did not come to pass, though it was a totally enjoyable nostalgic romp, if not about 20 minutes or so too long.While "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is surely destined to become a global sensation, we&rsquo;d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-end-of-oak-street-could-jj-abrams-new-twilight-zone-meets-jurassic-park-movie-be-the-sleeper-hit-of-the-summer-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-end-of-oak-street-could-jj-abrams-new-twilight-zone-meets-jurassic-park-movie-be-the-sleeper-hit-of-the-summer-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The End of Oak Street: Could JJ Abrams' new 'Twilight Zone meets Jurassic Park' movie be the sleeper hit of the summer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer is slowly waning as we soon turn the calendar page to August and back to school supplies are already cluttering store shelves, but Hollywood still has a pocketful of of possible surprises hitting the silver screen. My prediction for "Masters of the Universe" as a summertime sleeper hit did not come to pass, though it was a totally enjoyable nostalgic romp, if not about 20 minutes or so too long.Recent teasers and trailers starring Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway and their suburban fam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-end-of-oak-street-could-jj-abrams-new-twilight-zone-meets-jurassic-park-movie-be-the-sleeper-hit-of-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-end-of-oak-street-could-jj-abrams-new-twilight-zone-meets-jurassic-park-movie-be-the-sleeper-hit-of-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Milky Way has a hidden feature you've probably never noticed. Here's how to find it]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've not seen the Milky Way this year from the Northern Hemisphere, it's time to make a plan. August's dark sky window opens around Aug. 6, when the moon begins to rise late at night as a waning crescent, meaning dark moonless skies for about 10 nights. That's when to see the Milky Way (and if you can time it for Aug. 12/13's Perseid meteor shower peak, all the better).Five things are required to successfully see the Milky Way:the correct time of year (The brightest part is visible March-Oc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-milky-way-has-a-hidden-feature-youve-probably-never-noticed-heres-how-to-find-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-milky-way-has-a-hidden-feature-youve-probably-never-noticed-heres-how-to-find-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 1st look at 'Blade Runner 2099' shows replicants ruling future Los Angeles: 'It's our time now']]></title><description><![CDATA[We've seen things you people wouldn't believe!The script is flipped in Prime Video's upcoming "Blade Runner 2099" series where replicants have rebelled and seized power from human beings in a massive uprising. An arresting new trailer was unleashed during the annual San Diego Comic-Con pop culture pageant and it's an atmospheric return to the futuristic realm of Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" universe 80 years later."The old world forever fights to come back," Olwen tells Cora in this interesting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-1st-look-at-blade-runner-2099-shows-replicants-ruling-future-los-angeles-its-our-time-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-1st-look-at-blade-runner-2099-shows-replicants-ruling-future-los-angeles-its-our-time-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA is sending 2 probes to the moon to test complex 'three-body orbits']]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is planning to send two maneuverable probes to lunar orbit in order to learn how spacecraft are affected by the complex gravitational environment near the moon.The mission, known as CAPSTONE 02, is currently aiming to launch in 2027. It will see the two probes maneuver in close proximity to one another and fly in "formation" so mission operators can better understand the gravitational effects spacecraft experience in cislunar space. This area of space is under the influence of both Earth's]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-is-sending-2-probes-to-the-moon-to-test-complex-three-body-orbits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-is-sending-2-probes-to-the-moon-to-test-complex-three-body-orbits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX's Starship land at sea in these stunning new videos]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was Lucky 13 for SpaceX, as new videos show just how much work came into getting the latest flight of Starship&rsquo;s upper stage softly down into the ocean.After Starship made its 13th launch on Friday (July 24) from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, the upper stage achieved all major milestones: putting 20 next-gen Starlink satellites aloft to watch it go, reigniting a Raptor engine in space, and then the soft splashdown off the coast of Western Australia. While the lower stage of Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacexs-starship-land-at-sea-in-these-stunning-new-videos/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacexs-starship-land-at-sea-in-these-stunning-new-videos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space!  July 31, 1971: Apollo 15 astronauts drive on the moon for 1st time]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 31, 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts drove on the moon for the first time. David Scott, the commander of Apollo 15, and James Irwin, the lunar module pilot explored the moon for three days by driving around in the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden remained in orbit around the moon. This moon buggy was folded up and stowed inside the lunar module and deployed after landing. Unpacked, it measured about 10 feet long, 7 feet wide and 45 inches high. The lunar rover cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-31-1971-apollo-15-astronauts-drive-on-the-moon-for-1st-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-31-1971-apollo-15-astronauts-drive-on-the-moon-for-1st-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis moonsuits take a dive | Space photo of the day for July 31, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploration geologists and Artemis science officers Trevor Graff, left, and Angela Garcia carry out a lunar training development run at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston.(Image credit: NASA)Sometimes to go to the moon, you first have to go underwater.NASA is currently developing the training program for NASA's Artemis astronauts, some of whom could set foot on the moon during the agency's planned Artemis IV mission. As part of that development, two agency scientists recently do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-moonsuits-take-a-dive-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-31-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-moonsuits-take-a-dive-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-31-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching August's 2026 solar eclipse from the UK? Stay safe with the best solar eclipse glasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking forward to the 2026 solar eclipse, happening on Aug. 12? I know I am and even though it's not a total solar eclipse here in the UK (the path of totality crosses Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain), we'll still get to watch the moon obscure around 90% of the Sun, a sight that terrified our ancient ancestors.However, you'll need proper eye protection, such as solar eclipse glasses, to watch the eclipse safely. Sunglasses are not sufficient for a solar eclipse; instead, you need eclipse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watching-augusts-2026-solar-eclipse-from-the-uk-stay-safe-with-the-best-solar-eclipse-glasses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watching-augusts-2026-solar-eclipse-from-the-uk-stay-safe-with-the-best-solar-eclipse-glasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The night sky is changing this August &mdash; here's which planets to watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus dominates the evening sky throughout August, but early risers have a special treat too, as Mercury and Jupiter draw together in a beautiful dawn conjunction around mid-month.From our vantage point on Earth, Venus reaches the end of its tether to the sun on the evening of Aug. 15, when it is at greatest elongation 46 degrees to the east of the sun. And yet, paradoxically, instead of appearing high up in the west, Venus is getting noticeably lower to the west-southwest horizon as the month p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-night-sky-is-changing-this-august-mdash-heres-which-planets-to-watch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-night-sky-is-changing-this-august-mdash-heres-which-planets-to-watch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our favorite space and sci-fi Playmobil sets: From Star Trek playsets to ESA-collaborated models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playmobil is known for crafting imaginative playsets, taking kids (and adults) on big adventures from the comfort of their homes. When it comes to the exploration of space, they've got a lot to offer. Not only has Playmobil created two mega Star Trek sets, releasing the Playmobil USS Enterprise long before LEGO released its own version and the Playmobil Klingon Bird of Prey back in 2023 (both of which we've reviewed and loved), but they've even collaborated with the real-life European Space Agen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-favorite-space-and-sci-fi-playmobil-sets-from-star-trek-playsets-to-esa-collaborated-models/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-favorite-space-and-sci-fi-playmobil-sets-from-star-trek-playsets-to-esa-collaborated-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US government wants to bypass environmental laws for commercial launches and spacecraft reentries]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposal says the agency wants to speed up commercial space licensing for rocket launches and spacecraft re-entries by removing "unnecessary" environmental regulations.The proposed FAA rule, released yesterday (July 29), has a 30-day period for comment and if approved, would apply to rocket launches, re-entering spacecraft, and the sites at which launches and re-entries take place. The FAA proposes to "waive requirements of laws of the U.S. for a licen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-us-government-wants-to-bypass-environmental-laws-for-commercial-launches-and-spacecraft-reentries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-us-government-wants-to-bypass-environmental-laws-for-commercial-launches-and-spacecraft-reentries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st three-headed asteroid found in our solar system — and it has a little moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found the first triple-lobed asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter &mdash; and it has a small moon to boot.The asteroid in question is 44 Nysa, which was discovered all the way back in 1857. Of course, back then it was just a pinprick of light in the sky, and subsequent observations &mdash; including some from the Hubble Space Telescope &mdash;had failed to tell us much about Nysa. Those previous observations suggested Nysa might be bi-lobed, like many asteroids]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1st-three-headed-asteroid-found-in-our-solar-system-and-it-has-a-little-moon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1st-three-headed-asteroid-found-in-our-solar-system-and-it-has-a-little-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HBO's 'Lanterns' teases shape-shifting Manhunters: 'The most dangerous beings to ever exist in the galaxy' (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trailers and teasers for HBO&rsquo;s upcoming "Lanterns" series have been suspiciously devoid of much outer space footage for the intergalactic cops known as the Green Lanterns, but that's all history now with this exhilarating new preview. Beware the power of this illuminating peek that not only delivers generous doses of Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) mentoring his young apprentice, John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), but also tosses in cool shots above an alien planet, a prison world, and what could be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hbos-lanterns-teases-shape-shifting-manhunters-the-most-dangerous-beings-to-ever-exist-in-the-galaxy-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hbos-lanterns-teases-shape-shifting-manhunters-the-most-dangerous-beings-to-ever-exist-in-the-galaxy-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satellites spy penguin poop on Danger Islands | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pieces of sea ice drift near Antarctica's Danger Islands in this image, acquired on Jan. 22, 2023, by the&nbsp;Landsat 8 satellite. Several of the islands are stained pink by guano from Ad&eacute;lie penguins with a krill-rich diet. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison)The diets of penguins on Antarctica's Danger Islands can be seen from space. At least indirectly.Using satellite images captured by the Landsat 8 spacecraft operated by NASA and the United States Geological Surve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellites-spy-penguin-poop-on-danger-islands-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellites-spy-penguin-poop-on-danger-islands-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pink penguin poop on the Danger Islands | Space photo of the day for July 30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pieces of sea ice drift near Antarctica's Danger Islands in this image, acquired on Jan. 22, 2023, by the&nbsp;Landsat 8 satellite. Several of the islands are stained pink by guano from Ad&eacute;lie penguins with a krill-rich diet. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison)The diets of penguins on Antarctica's Danger Islands can be seen from space. At least indirectly.Using satellite images captured by the Landsat 8 spacecraft operated by NASA and the United States Geological Surve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/pink-penguin-poop-on-the-danger-islands-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/pink-penguin-poop-on-the-danger-islands-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! July 30, 1610: Galileo sees Saturn's rings for the 1st time]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 30, 1610, the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei became the first to observe rings around the planet Saturn. Shortly after the telescope was invented in 1608, Galileo peered out into the solar system and saw the amazing ring system. At first he didn't actually think they were rings. Instead, Galileo thought Saturn might have planetary "love handles" that gave it a weird shape. He also wondered if perhaps he was looking at two very large moons on either side of the planet. It wasn't until]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-30-1610-galileo-sees-saturns-rings-for-the-1st-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-30-1610-galileo-sees-saturns-rings-for-the-1st-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is more 'Event Horizon' than classic Trek]]></title><description><![CDATA["Doctor Who" may have a reputation for making kids hide behind the sofa, and the "Alien" franchise famously sold itself on the futility of screaming in outer space, but "Star Trek"'s traditional "story of the week" format has also provided numerous opportunities to bring sci-fi scares to starship corridors. But few of the franchise's horror outings have been quite as overt as "The Griffin Incident", the latest episode of "Strange New Worlds". In it, Spock (Ethan Peck), La'an Noonien-Singh (Chris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-more-event-horizon-than-classic-trek/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-new-worlds-latest-episode-is-more-event-horizon-than-classic-trek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July full moon delights skywatchers worldwide. Here are our favorite photos of the majestic Buck Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full Buck Moon rose to delight and dazzle stargazers with a spectacular display of moonlight on July 29 and we've got the photos to prove it!July's moon is also known as the full "Buck Moon" &mdash; a traditional name used by Native American tribes to reflect the time of year when young deer grow out their antlers. Sadly, the name didn't herald any dramatic transformation in the appearance of the moon, but it still made for a spectacular sight &mdash; and photo opportunities &mdash; as it cl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/july-full-moon-delights-skywatchers-worldwide-here-are-our-favorite-photos-of-the-majestic-buck-moon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/july-full-moon-delights-skywatchers-worldwide-here-are-our-favorite-photos-of-the-majestic-buck-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 5, Earth's moon is due for a human-made, high-speed impact from an identified flying object: a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. The event will lead to a literal "dust up" on the lunar landscape. That Falcon 9 upper stage is a leftover from the launch that sent Firefly's Blue Ghost-1 lander to the moon on Jan. 15, 2025. Onboard the same flight was the Hakuto-R Mission 2, called Resilience, a robotic lunar lander developed by the Japanese company ispace.And according to a new study by an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-this-week-and-scientists-arent-sure-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-this-week-and-scientists-arent-sure-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 5, Earth's moon is due for a human-made, high-speed impact from an identified flying object: a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. The event will lead to a literal "dust up" on the lunar landscape. That Falcon 9 upper stage is a leftover from the launch that sent Firefly's Blue Ghost-1 lander to the moon on Jan. 15, 2025. Onboard the same flight was the Hakuto-R Mission 2, called Resilience, a robotic lunar lander developed by the Japanese company ispace.And according to a new study by an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-next-week-and-scientists-arent-sure-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-the-moon-next-week-and-scientists-arent-sure-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next great American observatory in space is just one month away from leaving this planet.NASA scientists got together Wednesday (July 29) to share a status update on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope &mdash; the agency's next great observatory that will soon join the ranks of absolute legends like the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.And that press conference was overflowing with good news. The $4 billion Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-going-to-do-things-that-currently-are-impossible-the-roman-space-telescope-nasas-next-great-observatory-is-ready-to-launch-aug-30/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-going-to-do-things-that-currently-are-impossible-the-roman-space-telescope-nasas-next-great-observatory-is-ready-to-launch-aug-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch this stirring new 'Star Trek' 60th anniversary video saluting the iconic sci-fi franchise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nostalgia is a powerful elixir as demonstrated by Paramount's moving "Star Trek" tribute video created for the franchise's big 60th anniversary this year and revealed last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con during a Star Trek Universe presentation at Hall H.It's a sentimental journey into the final frontier that chronicles the popular space opera property from its infancy as "Star Trek: The Original Series" in 1966, through 14 Hollywood feature films and numerous small screen iterations like "The Ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-this-stirring-new-star-trek-60th-anniversary-video-saluting-the-iconic-sci-fi-franchise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-this-stirring-new-star-trek-60th-anniversary-video-saluting-the-iconic-sci-fi-franchise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA launched this spacecraft to save a space telescope. Now, it needs saving too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things aren't going so well for NASA's latest satellite rescue mission.NASA launched the Swift Boost mission on July 3, sending a specialized spacecraft to low Earth orbit on a Northrop Grumman air-launched Pegasus XL rocket. The spacecraft is called LINK and was built by Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies. LINK was sent to orbit to try and link up with NASA's Swift observatory, a highly successful scientific satellite designed to search for gamma-ray bursts, some of the most energetic ev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-launched-this-spacecraft-to-save-a-space-telescope-now-it-needs-saving-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-launched-this-spacecraft-to-save-a-space-telescope-now-it-needs-saving-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too]]></title><description><![CDATA[Things aren't going so well for NASA's latest satellite rescue mission.NASA launched the Swift Boost mission on July 3, sending a specialized spacecraft to low Earth orbit on the final flight of Northrop Grumman's air-launched Pegasus XL rocket. The spacecraft is called LINK and was built by Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies. LINK was sent to orbit to try and link up with NASA's Swift observatory, a highly successful scientific satellite designed to search for gamma-ray bursts, some of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-launched-this-spacecraft-to-save-a-satellite-now-it-needs-saving-too/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-launched-this-spacecraft-to-save-a-satellite-now-it-needs-saving-too/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launching secret US spy satellite early on July 30: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX plans to launch a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30), and you can watch the action live.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, kicking off a mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) called NROL-95.The 44-minute launch window opens at 2:37 a.m. EDT (0637 GMT). SpaceX has said it's targeting a time in the latter half of that span &mdash; 3:09 a.m. EDT (070]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launching-secret-us-spy-satellite-early-on-july-30-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launching-secret-us-spy-satellite-early-on-july-30-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite from Florida (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, kicking off the mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) called NROL-95.The launch occurred at 3:10 a.m. EDT (0710 GMT).A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-95 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on July 30, 2026. (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-secret-us-spy-satellite-from-florida-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-secret-us-spy-satellite-from-florida-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite from Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, kicking off the mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) called NROL-95.The launch occurred at 3:10 a.m. EDT (0710 GMT).The patch for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-95 mission. (Image credit: NRO)We know very little about NROL-95; the NRO, which operates the country']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-secret-us-spy-satellite-from-florida/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-secret-us-spy-satellite-from-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This genuinely pocket-sized smart telescope makes capturing the deep sky and the solar system almost effortless]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best smart telescopes have transformed astrophotography over the past few years, combining small telescope optics and automated mounts with dashcam-style camera sensors and image-processing software. The result? Compact devices that can be controlled entirely from a smartphone. Impressively, the DwarfLab Dwarf Mini pushes that concept even further.Roughly the size of a thick paperback book, it&rsquo;s one of the smallest smart telescopes yet produced &mdash; tiny enough to fit in a jacket po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-genuinely-pocket-sized-smart-telescope-makes-capturing-the-deep-sky-and-the-solar-system-almost-effortless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-genuinely-pocket-sized-smart-telescope-makes-capturing-the-deep-sky-and-the-solar-system-almost-effortless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Ark' creator Dean Devlin talks season 3's enormous mystery box and sci-fi surprises (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYFY&rsquo;s optimistic space opera series, "The Ark," embarks upon its third thrilling season today, occupying a unique entertainment spot as the only weekly scripted sci-fi series currently on regular broadcast television. With an impressive creative resume featuring executive producers Dean Devlin ("Stargate," "Independence Day") and Jonathan Glassner ("Stargate SG-1") and a hopeful premise about humanity&rsquo;s search for a new home amid the stars, it&rsquo;s a refreshing show perfect for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ark-creator-dean-devlin-talks-season-3s-enormous-mystery-box-and-sci-fi-surprises-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ark-creator-dean-devlin-talks-season-3s-enormous-mystery-box-and-sci-fi-surprises-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Ark' creator Dean Devlin talks season 3&rsquo;s enormous mystery box and sci-fi surprises (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYFY&rsquo;s optimistic space opera series, "The Ark," embarks upon its third thrilling season today, occupying a unique entertainment spot as the only weekly scripted sci-fi series currently on regular broadcast television. With an impressive creative resume featuring executive producers Dean Devlin ("Stargate," "Independence Day") and Jonathan Glassner ("Stargate SG-1") and a hopeful premise about humanity&rsquo;s search for a new home amid the stars, it&rsquo;s a refreshing show perfect for a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ark-creator-dean-devlin-talks-season-3rsquos-enormous-mystery-box-and-sci-fi-surprises-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ark-creator-dean-devlin-talks-season-3rsquos-enormous-mystery-box-and-sci-fi-surprises-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Holy Stone HS900 Pro drone is sadly middling and being outcompeted by many other models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key specsCamera: 48MP 1/2.3-inch CMOSVideo resolution: Up to 4KFrame rates: 4K 30 FPS / FHD up to 60 FPSBattery: 2250 mAh up to 30 minutes flightCharger type: USB-C cableVideo transmission range: 6.2 milesDimensions: : Folded 5.63 x 3.26 x 2.44 in / 143 x 82.8 x 62 mm / Unfolded 6.59 x 8.57x2.44 in / 167.4 x 217.8 x 62 mmWeight: 8.78 oz/ 249 gThe sub-250 g drone market shows no signs of reducing competition, with manufacturers racing to offer advanced features at increasingly affordable prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-holy-stone-hs900-pro-drone-is-sadly-middling-and-being-outcompeted-by-many-other-models/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-holy-stone-hs900-pro-drone-is-sadly-middling-and-being-outcompeted-by-many-other-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship still floating 5 days after flight | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship Version 3 floats on the Indian Ocean on July 28, 2026, days after splashing down on the vehicle's Flight Test 13 on July 24. (Image credit: SpaceX via X)SpaceX's Starship V3 looks absolutely seaworthy in this new photo taken days after its most recent flight test.What is it?SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle on July 24, sending the 408-foot-tall (124-meter) Starship Version 3 (V3) rocket on a suborbital trajectory that saw the rocket's upper stage make its softest splashdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-still-floating-5-days-after-flight-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-still-floating-5-days-after-flight-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! July 29, 1982: Soviet Salyut 6 space station falls to Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 29, 1982, the Salyut 6 space station fell out of space and safely burned up in Earth's atmosphere along the way.Salyut 6 was the eighth space station the Soviet Union had built for its Salyut program. It spent almost five years in orbit and supported five different crewed cosmonaut missions. While aboard Salyut 6, those cosmonauts made astronomical observations and studied the effects of spaceflight on the human body.Though the aging space station was still considered fully functional in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-29-1982-soviet-salyut-6-space-station-falls-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-29-1982-soviet-salyut-6-space-station-falls-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-ray spacecraft detects the 36-million-degree 'breath' of an ancient black hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have spotted the blisteringly hot exhaust fumes of one the earliest quasars, cosmic "breath" with temperatures as great as 36 million degrees Fahrenheit. This intensely bright titan is powered by a feeding supermassive black hole engine.The Chandra X-ray telescope observed a relatively silent quasar that existed 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang. The cosmic "exhaust fumes" from this black hole engines extend out for around 100,000 light-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/x-ray-spacecraft-detects-the-36-million-degree-breath-of-an-ancient-black-hole/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/x-ray-spacecraft-detects-the-36-million-degree-breath-of-an-ancient-black-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July's full Buck Moon leads a mini planet parade through the summer sky tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The July full "Buck Moon" rises tonight to lead Saturn, Mars and Mercury in a spectacular mini planetary parade through the summer sky. Here's what you need to know.July's full moon phase occurs at 10:36 a.m. EDT on July 29 (1436 GMT), when the lunar disk will appear fully illuminated. It's often called the Buck Moon, to reflect the time when young male deer grow out their antlers. It has also been named the Berry Moon by the indigenous Anishinaabe people and as the Thunder Moon by the Western A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/julys-full-buck-moon-leads-a-mini-planet-parade-through-the-summer-sky-tonight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/julys-full-buck-moon-leads-a-mini-planet-parade-through-the-summer-sky-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DJI Lito 1 drone review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key specsCamera: 48MP 1/2-inch CMOSVideo resolution: Up to 4KFrame rates: 4K 100 FPS / 2.7K vertical up to 60 FPS / FHD up to 100 FPSBattery: 2590 mAh up to 36 minutes flightCharger type: USB-C cable/battery charging hubModes: Cine, Normal, SportVideo transmission range: 9.3 miles (IC) / 4.97 miles (CE/SRRC/MIC)Dimensions: : Folded 5.67 x 3.70 x 2.44 in / 144 x 94 x 62 mm / Unfolded 7.20 x 9.88 x 3.11 in / 183 x 251 x 79 mmWeight: 8.78 oz/ 249 gThe drone market is hotter than ever, with newbie a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dji-lito-1-drone-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dji-lito-1-drone-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA fuels its next-gen Roman Space Telescope for August launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA announced on Tuesday (July 28) that it has officially fueled-up the Roman Space Telescope &mdash; a magnificent new observatory expected to generate over 500 terabytes of cosmic data per year. By comparison, the Hubble Space Telescope, in its 35 years of service, has created over 400 terabytes in total.At present, the Roman Space Telescope's launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to occur on Aug. 30 at 7:26 a.m. EDT (1126 GMT). And considering the project is sort of the gol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-fuels-its-next-gen-roman-space-telescope-for-august-launch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-fuels-its-next-gen-roman-space-telescope-for-august-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Milky Way galaxy appears to have flipped 90 degrees long ago. But why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Milky Way's spiral disk may have flipped over by 90 degrees, in turn altering the solar system's orbit around the center of the galaxy.Spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way have two main, visible, structural components: a disk that encapsulates most of its stars, gas and the central black hole, and a more diffuse halo of older stars that encapsulates the disk.However, the Milky Way's stellar halo has always been a bit of an oddity. The European Space Agency's Gaia mission measured the motion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-milky-way-galaxy-appears-to-have-flipped-90-degrees-long-ago-but-why/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-milky-way-galaxy-appears-to-have-flipped-90-degrees-long-ago-but-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Silo' season 3's Ashley Zuckerman and Jessica Henwick share the secret to their on-screen chemistry (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Apple TV&rsquo;s "Silo" season 3, we lunge back 352 years to the Before Times to see how the greatest engineering project in the history of the world began&hellip; and would end. Center stage in this dark sci-fi drama are ambitious Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) and journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick), the pre-apocalypse duo we were first introduced to in Season 2's final episode.In that scene, the handsome couple met on a first date in a Washington, D.C. restaurant in the aft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3s-ashley-zuckerman-and-jessica-henwick-share-the-secret-to-their-on-screen-chemistry-interview/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3s-ashley-zuckerman-and-jessica-henwick-share-the-secret-to-their-on-screen-chemistry-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit in wake of Starship test flight (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched 24 more satellites for its Starlink network on Saturday (July 25), a day after demonstrating it could do the same on its next-gen rocket.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink group 17-51 lifted off at 11:51 a.m. EDT (1521 GMT or 8:51 a.m. PDT local time) on Saturday from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. About an hour later, the 24 broadband internet satellites were deployed into low Earth orbit (LEO), as planned.Previous Booster B1100 launch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-in-wake-of-starship-test-flight-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-in-wake-of-starship-test-flight-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! July 28, 1851: The 1st photo of a total solar eclipse was taken by a Prussian daguerreotypist]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 28, 1851, the first-ever photo of a total solar eclipse was recorded by a Prussian daguerreotypist named Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski. Daguerreotypy is an old photographic process that uses silver-plated copper treated with chemical fumes that make it light-sensitive. Previous attempts to take photos of solar eclipses failed to show the contrast between the sun's corona and the dark disk of the moon. Using a small, 6-centimeter telescope, Berkowski captured an 84-second exposure sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-28-1851-the-1st-photo-of-a-total-solar-eclipse-was-taken-by-a-prussian-daguerreotypist-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-28-1851-the-1st-photo-of-a-total-solar-eclipse-was-taken-by-a-prussian-daguerreotypist-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space!  July 28, 1851: The 1st photo of a total solar eclipse was taken by a Prussian daguerreotypist]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 28, 1851, the first-ever photo of a total solar eclipse was recorded by a Prussian daguerreotypist named Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski. Daguerreotypy is an old photographic process that uses silver-plated copper treated with chemical fumes that make it light-sensitive. Previous attempts to take photos of solar eclipses failed to show the contrast between the sun's corona and the dark disk of the moon. Using a small, 6-centimeter telescope, Berkowski captured an 84-second exposure sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-28-1851-the-1st-photo-of-a-total-solar-eclipse-was-taken-by-a-prussian-daguerreotypist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-28-1851-the-1st-photo-of-a-total-solar-eclipse-was-taken-by-a-prussian-daguerreotypist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ISS meets Venus in incredible daylight photo | Space photo of the day for July 28, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus beside the International Space Station as captured by photographer A.J. Smadi from Edmonds, Washington on July 18, 2026. (Image credit: AJ Smadi)An astrophotographer captured a breathtaking scene as the International Space Station zoomed by Venus in the daytime sky.A post shared by AJ Smadi (@aj.smadi)A photo posted byon What is it?Photographer AJ Smadi set up the scene on July 18 in a park near Seattle, Washington. Smadi used a 9.25" (23.5 cm) Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope and a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/iss-meets-venus-in-incredible-daylight-photo-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-28-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/iss-meets-venus-in-incredible-daylight-photo-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-28-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BALLS on the moon: China set to launch Africa's 1st lunar science mission in 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's Chang'e-8 moon lander mission scheduled for 2029 could send Africa's first space exploration mission to the lunar south pole.Under the Africa2Moon venture, the Bounced African Low Lunar Sphere, or BALLS for short, is a technology demonstrator in which a trio of spherical probes on the lunar surface will form a radio astronomy array at the moon's south pole region. Each of the metal spheres contains low-frequency radio telescope antennas that will search for signals from some of the oldes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/balls-on-the-moon-china-set-to-launch-africas-1st-lunar-science-mission-in-2029/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/balls-on-the-moon-china-set-to-launch-africas-1st-lunar-science-mission-in-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star's elusive companion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in the Atacama Desert region of Northern Chile to discover the strongest evidence yet that the famous star Betelgeuse has a companion star. That means after a century of investigation, scientists are closer than ever before to conclusively identifying Betelgeuse as a binary system composed of two stars, Betelgeuse A and Betelgeuse B. Betelgeuse is a red colored star visible with the naked eye in the constellation of Orion and located around 65]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/betelgeuse-betelgeuse-astronomers-capture-clearest-image-yet-of-famous-stars-elusive-companion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/betelgeuse-betelgeuse-astronomers-capture-clearest-image-yet-of-famous-stars-elusive-companion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Crazy idea' succeeds: Scientists monitor space junk with radio telescopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Radio telescopes are designed to listen for signals from the stars and from distant galaxies, but scientists are also pointing out that these instruments can also track objects somewhat closer to home: junk in Earth's orbit.Engineers have used the famed radio telescope at Jodrell Bank in the U.K. as part of an international plan to watch high-altitude space debris. Normally, old satellites and bits of spacecraft stuck up in geostationary orbit are too high up for our normal ways of watching spac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/crazy-idea-succeeds-scientists-monitor-space-junk-with-radio-telescopes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/crazy-idea-succeeds-scientists-monitor-space-junk-with-radio-telescopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unique DJI Lito X1 drone is packed full of functionality and you can't buy it in the USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Key specsCamera: 48MP 1/1.3-inch CMOSVideo resolution: Up to 4KFrame rates: 4K 100 FPS / 2.7K vertical up to 60 FPS / FHD up to 200 FPSBattery: 2788 mAh up to 36 minutes flightCharger type: USB-C cable/battery charging hubModes: Cine, Normal, SportVideo transmission range: 9.3 miles (IC) / 4.97 miles (CE/SRRC/MIC)Dimensions: : Folded 5.67 x 3.70 x 2.44 in / 144 x 94 x 62 mm / Unfolded 7.20 x 9.88 x 3.11 in / 183 x 251 x 79 mmWeight: 8.78 oz/ 249 gDrones are more accessible than ever before, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-unique-dji-lito-x1-drone-is-packed-full-of-functionality-and-you-cant-buy-it-in-the-usa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-unique-dji-lito-x1-drone-is-packed-full-of-functionality-and-you-cant-buy-it-in-the-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well &mdash; and provided some amazing visuals, too.Flight 13 launched on Friday (July 24), sending the 408-foot-tall (124 meters) Starship Version 3 (V3) vehicle aloft from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas.Starship's Super Heavy booster had some engine issues on its way back to Earth. But the Ship upper stage hit all of its marks, successfully deploying 20 next-gen Starlink satellites, re-igniting one of its Raptor engines in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starship-in-space-see-highlights-of-spacex-megarockets-epic-flight-13-test-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starship-in-space-see-highlights-of-spacex-megarockets-epic-flight-13-test-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab is expanding its launch operations to the snowy north.The California-based company, which already flies from New Zealand and Virginia, just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to fly up to 18 missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska."The size and scale of this contract reflects the Space Force's confidence in our ability to meet their urgent national security demands with speed, responsiveness and scale, and we're proud to provide the high-frequency launch ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-to-start-launching-missile-defense-missions-from-alaska-under-266-million-space-force-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-to-start-launching-missile-defense-missions-from-alaska-under-266-million-space-force-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25 years on, 2001's 'Planet of the Apes' has become a bit of a guilty pleasure]]></title><description><![CDATA[We didn't exactly go bananas for Tim Burton's odd take on "Planet of the Apes" back in 2001, but now, on the occasion of the sci-fi film&rsquo;s 25th anniversary, we've had time to reflect on not only the summertime spectacle's notable missteps, but also its unsung merits.Invading the hallowed grounds of director Franklin Schaffner&rsquo;s 1968 original "Planet of the Apes" was risky business at best, but 20th Century Fox rolled the dice with their long-gestating $100 million remake and a compet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/25-years-on-2001s-planet-of-the-apes-has-become-a-bit-of-a-guilty-pleasure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/25-years-on-2001s-planet-of-the-apes-has-become-a-bit-of-a-guilty-pleasure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! July 27, 1962:  The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight took off on a Soviet jetliner]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. This was the first time cosmonauts completed zero-G training on an airplane. The Tupolev Tu-104 was a type of jetliner originally designed to transport 50 passengers. It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness. By flying in a parabolic arc, passengers could experience 6 to 25 seconds of weightlessness on each]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-27-1962-the-1st-zero-g-cosmonaut-training-flight-took-off-on-a-soviet-jetliner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-27-1962-the-1st-zero-g-cosmonaut-training-flight-took-off-on-a-soviet-jetliner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On this day in space! July 27, 1962:  The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight takes off on a Soviet jetliner]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. This was the first time cosmonauts completed zero-G training on an airplane. The Tupolev Tu-104 was a type of jetliner originally designed to transport 50 passengers. It was modified to accommodate cosmonauts who needed to train in an environment that simulated weightlessness. By flying in a parabolic arc, passengers could experience 6 to 25 seconds of weightlessness on each]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-27-1962-the-1st-zero-g-cosmonaut-training-flight-takes-off-on-a-soviet-jetliner/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/on-this-day-in-space-july-27-1962-the-1st-zero-g-cosmonaut-training-flight-takes-off-on-a-soviet-jetliner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence']]></title><description><![CDATA[The search for alien life has tended to focus on looking for either signs of extraterrestrial technology or evidence of biological processes on other worlds. But new and ongoing research suggests that scientists should start considering signs of intelligence that are not necessarily technological, but which are sufficiently complex as to be evidence of a conscious mind at work. Biosignatures are possible signs of biology on other planets, whereas technosignatures are clues to the presence of adv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/are-we-overlooking-signs-of-alien-life-that-arent-technological-or-biological-bread-would-be-a-signature-of-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/are-we-overlooking-signs-of-alien-life-that-arent-technological-or-biological-bread-would-be-a-signature-of-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've found huge discounts on a range of ZWO astronomy cameras, including three we love]]></title><description><![CDATA[ZWO is well known for its Seestar smart telescopes but they also make dedicated astronomy cameras for use with telescopes to get highly detailed astrophotography. We have reviewed three of these ZWO astrocams and they have delivered beautiful images of the different objects. The color cameras like the ZWO ASI183MC Pro and ZWO ASI533MC Pro have delivered beautiful colored detail in galaxies and nebulas, whereas the monochrome ZWO ASI175 mono delivered exceptional solar photography.Explore the ZWO]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/weve-found-huge-discounts-on-a-range-of-zwo-astronomy-cameras-including-three-we-love/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/weve-found-huge-discounts-on-a-range-of-zwo-astronomy-cameras-including-three-we-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo of one of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover's wheels, taken by the rover using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on July 23, 2026, or Sol 4963 of its mission. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet.A new photo posted to Curiosity's raw image server offers a close-up of the damage one of the rover's wheels has experienced as it explores the Martian surface.What is it?Curiosity lande]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-mars-rover-inspects-cracked-wheel-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-27-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-mars-rover-inspects-cracked-wheel-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-27-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A photo of one of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover's wheels, taken by the rover using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on July 23, 2026, or Sol 4963 of its mission. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet.A new photo posted to Curiosity's raw image server offers a close-up of the damage one of the rover's wheels has experienced as it explores the Martian surface.What is it?Curiosity lande]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-mars-rover-inspects-cracked-wheel-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/curiosity-mars-rover-inspects-cracked-wheel-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen']]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a supermassive black hole jet churning and "cooking" gas surrounding a galaxy nicknamed the "red potato." And this potato is seen as it was when the universe was around 2 billion years old. The galaxy in question is officially designated MQN01 J004131.9-493704 and is located about 11.7 billion light-years from Earth at the intersection of a vast cosmic web along which galaxies formed in the early universe. Originally discovered by the Jam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/x-ray-spacecraft-finds-supermassive-black-hole-stirring-up-the-red-potato-galaxy-there-may-be-a-cook-in-this-cosmic-kitchen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/x-ray-spacecraft-finds-supermassive-black-hole-stirring-up-the-red-potato-galaxy-there-may-be-a-cook-in-this-cosmic-kitchen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly green-light massive spaceflight projects that could completely change the view of the night sky for the entire world. Despite the outcry these projects have caused, space law experts say there is very little other nations and the international community can do to thwart them if the FCC were to grant them licenses.On July 10, the FCC approved an application by California-based Reflect Orbital to launch a 59-by-59-foot (18-by-18]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/private-companies-could-ruin-the-night-sky-for-the-entire-world-and-international-law-cant-stop-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/private-companies-could-ruin-the-night-sky-for-the-entire-world-and-international-law-cant-stop-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028 &mdash; Here's how to spot the 'almost blood moon' on Aug. 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[One month from today, skywatchers across the Americas, Europe and Africa will have the chance to witness the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. On Aug. 28, Earth's shadow will cover up to 96% of the moon's disk in an exceptionally deep partial lunar eclipse. At maximum eclipse, only a thin sliver of the moon will remain outside Earth's darkest shadow, creating an "almost blood moon" with nearly the entire lunar surface glowing a deep reddish-orange. Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar ecl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-the-best-lunar-eclipse-until-new-years-eve-2028-mdash-heres-how-to-spot-the-almost-blood-moon-on-aug-27/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-the-best-lunar-eclipse-until-new-years-eve-2028-mdash-heres-how-to-spot-the-almost-blood-moon-on-aug-27/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An 'almost blood moon' is coming on Aug. 27 and it'll be the best lunar eclipse until NYE 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[One month from today, skywatchers across the Americas, Europe and Africa will have the chance to witness the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. On Aug. 28, Earth's shadow will cover up to 96% of the moon's disk in an exceptionally deep partial lunar eclipse. At maximum eclipse, only a thin sliver of the moon will remain outside Earth's darkest shadow, creating an "almost blood moon" with nearly the entire lunar surface glowing a deep reddish-orange. Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar ecl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-almost-blood-moon-is-coming-on-aug-27-and-itll-be-the-best-lunar-eclipse-until-nye-2028/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-almost-blood-moon-is-coming-on-aug-27-and-itll-be-the-best-lunar-eclipse-until-nye-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A seed that flew around the moon grew into this tree in NYC]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; Madison Square Park in midtown Manhattan is home to some 44 tree species. And on a Thursday afternoon blanketed in wildfire smoke, a small crowd gathered to see one in particular. The slender American sweet gum looked unassuming, especially compared to the enormous English elm neighboring it. But this tree had a secret: it had traveled 1.3 million miles before landing in New York.The sapling was germinated from one of 1,000 seeds NASA sent aboard the uncrewed Artemis I mission,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-seed-that-flew-around-the-moon-grew-into-this-tree-in-nyc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-seed-that-flew-around-the-moon-grew-into-this-tree-in-nyc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened to space horror movies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know the clich&eacute;: any horror franchise that goes on long enough inevitably goes to space. Critters, Hellraiser, Friday the 13th, Dracula&hellip; they've all taken a trip to the stars.The trope, fair or not, has often overshadowed the fact that science fiction and horror are absolutely perfect bedfellows, with outer space's total isolation, tiny quarters, and oppressive vastness perfectly suited for the horror genre. Horror movies set in space have delivered classics of both genres t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-happened-to-space-horror-movies/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-happened-to-space-horror-movies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK &mdash; I'm the kind of person who, every so often, falls into accidental daydreams about the concept of space. Usually because I'm listening to some sort of sad girl Spotify playlist, I start feeling infuriated that we may never learn the true meaning of the cosmos and become embarrassingly poetic about our isolation on Earth. I tend to ponder how strange microgravity is and begin Googling things like "what lies beyond the edge of the universe best evidence we have" and "when commercia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/im-not-an-astronaut-but-i-went-to-the-international-space-station-sort-of/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/im-not-an-astronaut-but-i-went-to-the-international-space-station-sort-of/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We talk with astronaut Michael Foale about the 1997 Space Station Mir crisis: 'He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders']]></title><description><![CDATA[All systems are go! PBS just launched the second episode of its "Once Upon a Time in Space" miniseries on Tuesday, titled "The Russian Thing," and we&rsquo;ve got an exclusive clip from the harrowing chapter that focuses on near disasters aboard the Space Station Mir in 1997. In addition to the video, we&rsquo;re also proud to share an exclusive interview with NASA's celebrated British-American astronaut Michael Foale, who is featured prominently in the new segment regarding the infamous cargo p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-talk-with-astronaut-michael-foale-about-the-1997-space-station-mir-crisis-he-took-all-the-blame-of-the-collision-on-his-shoulders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-talk-with-astronaut-michael-foale-about-the-1997-space-station-mir-crisis-he-took-all-the-blame-of-the-collision-on-his-shoulders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders.' Astronaut Michael Foale explains how a 1997 spaceship crash at Space Station Mir unfolded]]></title><description><![CDATA[All systems are go! PBS just launched the second episode of its "Once Upon a Time in Space" miniseries on Tuesday, titled "The Russian Thing," and we&rsquo;ve got an exclusive clip from the harrowing chapter that focuses on near disasters aboard the Space Station Mir in 1997. In addition to the video, we&rsquo;re also proud to share an exclusive interview with NASA's celebrated British-American astronaut Michael Foale, who is featured prominently in the new segment regarding the infamous cargo p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/he-took-all-the-blame-of-the-collision-on-his-shoulders-astronaut-michael-foale-explains-how-a-1997-spaceship-crash-at-space-station-mir-unfolded/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/he-took-all-the-blame-of-the-collision-on-his-shoulders-astronaut-michael-foale-explains-how-a-1997-spaceship-crash-at-space-station-mir-unfolded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 220 — First on Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 220 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Pascal Lee and astrobiologist Dr. Penny Boston to mark the 50th anniversary of Viking 1's landing on Mars.This week, we cover how Starship Flight 13 finally prepares to launchamid a legal battle over SpaceX's proposed land swap at Starbase, plus aChinese Long March 3B rocket gets struck by lightning during liftoff,yet still delivers its satellite safely.Then, we revisit the Viking 1 mission's groundbreaking life-det]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-220-first-on-mars/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-220-first-on-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An off-the-shelf camera could help us find more black holes smashing together]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fixing a problem inside one of the world's most sophisticated scientific observatories might seem like the kind of challenge that demands a multimillion-dollar upgrade or revolutionary new technology. But for scientists working on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), which listens for ripples in spacetime generated by cosmic collisions like merging black holes, the solution to a mild but persistent engineering challenge turns out to be as simple as an off-the-shelf cam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-off-the-shelf-camera-could-help-us-find-more-black-holes-smashing-together/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-off-the-shelf-camera-could-help-us-find-more-black-holes-smashing-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts returning to Earth on July 26: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S.-Russian crew will return to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), and you can watch their homecoming live. A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos is scheduled to undock from the orbiting lab on Sunday at 3:02 a.m. EDT (0702 GMT).The Soyuz, known as MS-28, will land on the steppe of Kazakhstan about 3.5 hours later, at 6:26 a.m. EDT (1026 GMT). You can wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-2-cosmonauts-returning-to-earth-on-july-26-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-2-cosmonauts-returning-to-earth-on-july-26-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S.-Russian crew returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), after 241 days in orbit.A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos undocked from the orbiting lab on Sunday at 3:03 a.m. EDT (0703 GMT).The Soyuz, known as MS-28, landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan 3 hours and 24 minutes later, at 6:27 a.m. EDT (1027 GMT). Roscosmos' SoyuzMS-28 spacecraft is seen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-2-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-after-241-days-on-space-station-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-2-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-after-241-days-on-space-station-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S.-Russian crew returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26), after 241 days in orbit.A Soyuz spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos undocked from the orbiting lab on Sunday at 3:03 a.m. EDT (0703 GMT).The Soyuz, known as MS-28, landed on the steppe of Kazakhstan 3 hours and 24 minutes later, at 6:27 a.m. EDT (1027 GMT). Roscosmos' SoyuzMS-28 spacecraft is seen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-2-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-after-241-days-on-space-station/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-astronaut-2-cosmonauts-return-to-earth-after-241-days-on-space-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket on a critical 13th test flight late Friday, but there was no triskaidekaphobia on this mission. The July 24 test launch, Space's Starship Flight 13 mission, sent a towering rocket the size of a 40-story skyscraper into space from South Texas, returned its massive Booster to Earth, and then &mdash; in a feat perhaps none saw coming &mdash; gently landed its Starship upper stage in the Indian Ocean, where it tipped over to float belly up on the sea.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-starship-megarocket-makes-the-softest-splashdown-ever-after-launching-next-gen-starlink-satellites-in-flight-13-test-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-starship-megarocket-makes-the-softest-splashdown-ever-after-launching-next-gen-starlink-satellites-in-flight-13-test-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smart telescopes like the Seestar S30 Pro have changed astrophotography and, arguably, urban astronomy. The Seestar S30 Pro takes that concept further than most. Small enough to fit inside a camera backpack, it combines a refractor telescope, motorized mount, dual cameras and image-processing software into a compact unit controlled entirely from a smartphone. Within minutes of powering on, it can align itself to the night sky, slew to a specified target and begin stacking exposures to reveal gal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/zwo-seestar-s30-pro-smart-telescope-review/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/zwo-seestar-s30-pro-smart-telescope-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We boldly chat with 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' showrunners about space dinosaurs and Lovecraftian horrors for season 4 (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman are the primary ringleaders behind "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds", and they're about to unleash the next cluster of 10 Season 4 episodes for their spirited space show. With an abundance of genre-crossing indulgences that are scary, surreal, and sometimes silly, the Paramount+ hit is operating at full warp speed in this penultimate outing, the debut episode of which just premiered on July 23, 2026.We hitched a ride with the acclaimed executive producers to l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-boldly-chat-with-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-showrunners-about-space-dinosaurs-and-lovecraftian-horrors-for-season-4-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-boldly-chat-with-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-showrunners-about-space-dinosaurs-and-lovecraftian-horrors-for-season-4-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We boldly chat to 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' showrunners about dinosaurs in space and Lovecraftian horrors for season 4 (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman are the primary ringleaders behind "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds", and they're about to unleash the next cluster of 10 Season 4 episodes for their spirited space show. With an abundance of genre-crossing indulgences that are scary, surreal, and sometimes silly, the Paramount+ hit is operating at full warp speed in this penultimate outing, the debut episode of which just premiered on July 23, 2026.We hitched a ride with the acclaimed executive producers to l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-boldly-chat-to-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-showrunners-about-dinosaurs-in-space-and-lovecraftian-horrors-for-season-4-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-boldly-chat-to-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-showrunners-about-dinosaurs-in-space-and-lovecraftian-horrors-for-season-4-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have measured temperatures beneath the surface of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, offering the first-ever glimpse of the hidden heat driving the most volcanically active world in the solar system.During close flybys of Io in late 2023 and early 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft turned its Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument toward the moon, probing roughly six to 20 feet (two to six meters) beneath its surface. Originally designed to peer through Jupiter's thick clouds, the instrument instea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-lurks-beneath-the-volcanoes-of-jupiters-moon-io-nasas-juno-probe-just-took-a-peek/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-lurks-beneath-the-volcanoes-of-jupiters-moon-io-nasas-juno-probe-just-took-a-peek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESA's Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight.(Image credit: ESA - R. Moorkens O'Reilly)A planet-hunting spacecraft named Plato just passed a series of critical tests as it prepares for the challenges of outer space. What is it?Gleaming in the light of a laboratory, this box of electronics is actually the European Space Agency's Plato spacecraft sitting inside a special test chamber where it underwent critical tests ahead of its planned spaceflight. The Plato (PLAnet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/planet-hunter-gets-the-silent-treatment-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/planet-hunter-gets-the-silent-treatment-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The easiest way to learn the summer night sky starts with these 3 stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a particular moment every July when the night sky makes perfect sense to me. Every time I step outside at night, I instinctively look overhead for the Summer Triangle. Not because it's the most spectacular sight in the sky. In fact, the vast asterism is almost suspiciously simple: three bright stars, large enough to cut through twilight and light pollution without much effort.Experienced stargazers quietly depend on the Summer Triangle more than we admit. People imagine astronomy involv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-easiest-way-to-learn-the-summer-night-sky-starts-with-these-3-stars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-easiest-way-to-learn-the-summer-night-sky-starts-with-these-3-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightning strike on Chinese rocket captured in epic launch photo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on July 23, 2026 in Xichang, Sichuan Province of China. (Image credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images)Lightning struck a Chinese rocket shortly after liftoff this week, as seen in incredible video and photographs.A Long March-3B rocket lifted off from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday (July 23) carrying a communications relay satellite destined for geostation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lightning-strike-on-chinese-rocket-captured-in-epic-launch-photo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lightning-strike-on-chinese-rocket-captured-in-epic-launch-photo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic photo captures lightning striking a Chinese rocket during liftoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on July 23, 2026 in Xichang, Sichuan Province of China. (Image credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images)Lightning struck a Chinese rocket shortly after liftoff this week, as seen in incredible video and photographs.A Long March-3B rocket lifted off from China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday (July 23) carrying a communications relay satellite destined for geostation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/epic-photo-captures-lightning-striking-a-chinese-rocket-during-liftoff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/epic-photo-captures-lightning-striking-a-chinese-rocket-during-liftoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space LIVE: The Viking Mars landings 50 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, Space Fans! Every weekend here at Space.com, you may have noticed we highlight the latest episode of the podcast This Week In Space, a TWiT show co-hosted by yours truly and my friend and colleague Rod Pyle, a space historian and editor of the National Space Society magazine Ad Astra. This Week In Space episodes usually drop each Saturday, but this week we're doing something a bit different. To mark the 50th anniversary of NASA's Viking landings (Viking 1 touched down on Mars on July 20, 19]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-live-the-viking-mars-landings-50-years-later/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-live-the-viking-mars-landings-50-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using NASA's long-serving Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that a stellar explosion in the Milky Way is blasting out cosmic bullets travelling at 20 million miles per hour.The cosmic explosion in question is V445 Puppis, which erupted in 2000 and is the only known "helium nova" in our galaxy. Though astronomers have been studying V445 Puppis for two decades, much of the phenomena associated with it were shrouded in mystery due to a vast cloud of dusty debris that surrounded th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-telescope-watches-unique-nova-explosion-fire-cosmic-bullets-through-the-milky-way-at-20-million-mph/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-telescope-watches-unique-nova-explosion-fire-cosmic-bullets-through-the-milky-way-at-20-million-mph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is shaking things up for its next mission to research the sun. The six satellites of NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission are poised to launch to Earth orbit soon, to serve as an early warning system for incoming solar storms. They were originally slated to lift off on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket but have now been assigned a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, according to a NASA mission update. SunRISE will fly to space as part of a rideshare mission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/vulcan-centaur-swapped-out-again-nasa-goes-with-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-for-launch-of-space-weather-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/vulcan-centaur-swapped-out-again-nasa-goes-with-spacex-falcon-heavy-rocket-for-launch-of-space-weather-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4: Release date &amp; how to watch Paramount+&rsquo;s sensational sci-fi series]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026 is the 60th anniversary of "Star Trek". To help celebrate the show that creator Gene Roddenberry described as "Wagon Train to the Stars,""Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" returns to Paramount+ for its penultimate season. From teasers and trailers that first dropped last summer and fall, we&rsquo;re anticipating a rollicking batch of dynamic episodes that draw on diverse subgenres, with everything from classic film noir crime stories and time travel to spooky ghost stories and sword-clashing s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-release-date-amp-how-to-watch-paramountrsquos-sensational-sci-fi-series/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-release-date-amp-how-to-watch-paramountrsquos-sensational-sci-fi-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[2026 is the 60th anniversary of "Star Trek". To help celebrate the show that creator Gene Roddenberry described as "Wagon Train to the Stars,""Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" returns to Paramount+ for its penultimate season. From teasers and trailers that first dropped last summer and fall, we&rsquo;re anticipating a rollicking batch of dynamic episodes that draw on diverse subgenres, with everything from classic film noir crime stories and time travel to spooky ghost stories and sword-clashing s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver]]></title><description><![CDATA[For several years now, astronomers who study the sun have faced a little mystery &mdash; our star seemed to hold too little silver. Whenever scientists examined the sun's outer layers, they've seen significantly less silver than they've expected to find. Where, then, did the missing silver go? As it turns out, this mystery may finally be solved. Newly published research suggests that the sun's missing silver may have been hiding in plain sight all along.At first, the real mystery might seem to b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-may-have-finally-solved-the-mystery-of-the-suns-missing-silver/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-may-have-finally-solved-the-mystery-of-the-suns-missing-silver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much better is the Canon EOS R6 III than previous models for astrophotography?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a rare first for me, I actually used autofocus for this entire astrophotography shoot. If I'm being honest? I prefer it when shooting astro with a mirrorless camera. Why? Because it is quicker and that means more time capturing the stars and less time setting up. I can get a star in sharp focus using autofocus in half the time that it would take me to do it manually and it's way easier to focus with the shutter or back button than play about with the focus ring, especially with cold fingers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-much-better-is-the-canon-eos-r6-iii-than-previous-models-for-astrophotography/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-much-better-is-the-canon-eos-r6-iii-than-previous-models-for-astrophotography/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.']]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; Standing in the shadow of the space shuttle Endeavour, a group of retired NASA astronauts announced their plan to travel the country visiting colleges to try to inspire younger generations to get out and vote. This campaign comes as we lead up to the November midterm election.This past year, a group of retired NASA astronauts teamed up for a single cause: to defend the U.S. constitution. They banded together as part of a non-profit, non-partisan activist organization called A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-retired-astronauts-are-hitting-the-road-to-get-young-people-to-vote-one-small-step-for-you-and-one-giant-leap-for-our-country/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-retired-astronauts-are-hitting-the-road-to-get-young-people-to-vote-one-small-step-for-you-and-one-giant-leap-for-our-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)In satellite data captured over Antarctica, what appears to be a beautiful, colorful hummingbird emerges from the crest of a mountaintop. What is it?While there are no hummingbirds flying around Antarctica, we can see what looks like a small, purple bird in a new satellite image of an Antarctic mountain. The dark belly of this "bird" at the center of this image is actu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellite-spots-a-hummingbird-in-antarctica-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellite-spots-a-hummingbird-in-antarctica-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' season 4 opener is a pulpy sci-fi joy packed with dinosaurs, martians, and a 5th planet where the asteroid belt should be]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're of a Martian persuasion, "Strange New Worlds"' season 4 opener couldn't have timed itself much better. Not only does this week mark the 50th anniversary of Viking 1 touching down on the surface of the red planet, new research from University of Oxford scientists recently suggested that Mars once had an active, interconnected system of magma beneath its surface. If accurate, this discovery might have made our Solar System next-door neighbor more habitable in its distant past.While life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-opener-is-a-pulpy-sci-fi-joy-packed-with-dinosaurs-martians-and-a-5th-planet-where-the-asteroid-belt-should-be/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-opener-is-a-pulpy-sci-fi-joy-packed-with-dinosaurs-martians-and-a-5th-planet-where-the-asteroid-belt-should-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moon's south pole has long been the target of NASA's Artemis lunar landing missions, but one Artemis astronaut is questioning if that's still the best plan.NASA's Victor Glover, who piloted the Artemis II mission around the moon this past April, proposed a different approach while speaking at the NASA Exploration Science Forum at the agency's Ames Research Center in California on July 21, according to a report published on Space News. "I think we need to be realistic and work our way to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/should-artemis-iv-astronauts-actually-land-near-the-moons-south-pole-artemis-ii-pilot-says-the-lunar-equator-might-be-better/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/should-artemis-iv-astronauts-actually-land-near-the-moons-south-pole-artemis-ii-pilot-says-the-lunar-equator-might-be-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope's disappearing 'Little Red Dots' may lead to another cosmic puzzle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paleontologists now know that many of the dinosaurs didn't disappear but instead evolved into modern birds, and new research suggests that "cosmic dinosaurs" observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) didn't go extinct either. Rather, they may have evolved into familiar sights in the modern universe: vast conglomerations of densely packed stars called "globular clusters."Little Red Dots became quite the puzzle for astronomers in 2022, when the JWST began to routinely spot them in abundanc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-james-webb-space-telescopes-disappearing-little-red-dots-may-lead-to-another-cosmic-puzzle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-james-webb-space-telescopes-disappearing-little-red-dots-may-lead-to-another-cosmic-puzzle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's most powerful solid-fuel rocket just aced its third-ever mission.Gravity-1, a distinctively squat and stubby rocket, launched Tuesday night (July 21) from the deck of a ship stationed off the coast of Shanghai.Liftoff occurred at 10:54 p.m. EDT (0254 GMT and 10:54 a.m. Beijing time on July 22), according to the state-run Chinese outlet Xinhua, which further reported that all nine satellites reached "their designated orbits." Details about those satellites were not provided.Orienspace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-record-breaking-gravity-1-rocket-launches-9-satellites-from-a-ship-at-sea-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-record-breaking-gravity-1-rocket-launches-9-satellites-from-a-ship-at-sea-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 disturbing things we saw after digging into the recent 'Dune: Part 3' trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest "Dune: Part 3" trailer arrived back on July 8, and it was a sumptuous banquet of startling set pieces, intergalactic political unrest, close-quarter combat, and a whole lot of sand and ash. A fine follow-up to the initial March teaser, to be sure. After letting it marinate in our minds for a while, let&rsquo;s break down five items of particular interest in this newest preview of the Denis Villeneuve-directed conclusion to his trilogy of far-future sci-fi epics adapted from author Fra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/5-disturbing-things-we-saw-after-digging-into-the-recent-dune-part-3-trailer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/5-disturbing-things-we-saw-after-digging-into-the-recent-dune-part-3-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After nearly 30 years, NASA realized this near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet. The discovery may help us defend the planet some day]]></title><description><![CDATA[A near-Earth object that astronomers believed was an asteroid for nearly three decades has been unmasked as a faint, active comet, revealing a case of cosmic mistaken identity that could help improve planetary defense.The object, known since its discovery in 1998 as 1998 SH2, appeared to be an ordinary asteroid. It follows a 4.5-year orbit around the sun and showed no obvious signs of cometary activity, such as the glowing coma or tail produced when sunlight vaporizes surface ice. However, durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/after-nearly-30-years-nasa-realized-this-near-earth-asteroid-is-actually-a-comet-the-discovery-may-help-us-defend-the-planet-some-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/after-nearly-30-years-nasa-realized-this-near-earth-asteroid-is-actually-a-comet-the-discovery-may-help-us-defend-the-planet-some-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Roman Space Telescope could reveal black holes ripping up stars. It's set to launch Aug. 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[The launch of NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), may mean there is nowhere left for violent black holes to hide. In fact, these cosmic cannibals may not even be able to hide from Roman at "cosmic noon," a period of the universe's history that occurred around 11 billion to 12 billion years ago. The study of these gory stellar events so early in the history of the universe could help reveal how supermassive black holes grew so big, so rapidly.<br />
Occurrences o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-could-reveal-black-holes-ripping-up-stars-its-set-to-launch-aug-30/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-could-reveal-black-holes-ripping-up-stars-its-set-to-launch-aug-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If space war erupts, 'none of us will be able to avoid the war zone,' warns outgoing Space Force chief in final public speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force has some stark words for his international partners.Speaking at the 2026 Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference on July 15, in what was his last public speech as Chief of Space Operations (CSO), Gen. Chance Saltzman told attendees that if an armed conflict ever reaches space, as military leaders have for years been predicting and planning for, no military or nation in the world will be spared. "If a conflict extends into space, none of us will be able to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/if-space-war-erupts-none-of-us-will-be-able-to-avoid-the-war-zone-warns-outgoing-space-force-chief-in-final-public-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/if-space-war-erupts-none-of-us-will-be-able-to-avoid-the-war-zone-warns-outgoing-space-force-chief-in-final-public-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is time-travelling back into theaters next month for a 35th anniversary re-release]]></title><description><![CDATA[We&rsquo;re not going to bombard you with a bunch of "Hasta La Vista, Baby" jokes, but you might want to mark your calendars for Aug. 28, 2026, because James Cameron's Oscar-winning "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" is heading back into U.S. and global theaters later this summer in honor of its 35th anniversary. While the actual anniversary of the movie's release was back on July 3rd, StudioCanal has a great reason for delaying the re-release until August.Judgment Day in the sci-fi franchise&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/terminator-2-judgment-day-is-time-travelling-back-into-theaters-next-month-for-a-35th-anniversary-re-release/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/terminator-2-judgment-day-is-time-travelling-back-into-theaters-next-month-for-a-35th-anniversary-re-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system — or is it something weirder?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the discovery of the first world beyond the solar system in the 1990s, astronomers have become adept at spotting extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. But while NASA's exoplanet catalog has burgeoned to over 6,000 confirmed entries, moons around these worlds, known as exomoons, have proved elusive. In fact, we have failed to make a single confirmed discovery of an exomoon despite being certain that just as the planets of the solar system have their own natural satellites, worlds in other star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-may-have-discovered-the-1st-moon-outside-of-our-solar-system-or-is-it-something-weirder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-may-have-discovered-the-1st-moon-outside-of-our-solar-system-or-is-it-something-weirder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first-ever photo captured on the surface of Mars, snapped on July 20, 1976 by NASA's Viking 1 lander.(Image credit: NASA/JPL)You're looking at history. What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars. What is it?Bright and early on the morning of July 20, 1976, NASA's Viking 1 lander touched down on the surface of Mars. This moment 50 years ago marked the first fully successful touchdown on the Red Planet,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-1st-ever-up-close-look-at-the-martian-surface-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-1st-ever-up-close-look-at-the-martian-surface-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The court has to intervene now': Indigenous groups and conservationists condemn SpaceX's South Texas land swap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fight continues against SpaceX's controversial South Texas land swap.That deal, which the company made with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), gives SpaceX 727 acres (294 hectares) of public land that's currently part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge. In exchange, the company hands over 683 acres (276 hectares) of its territory in the area, not all of it contiguous, to the USFWS.Last month, a coalition of conservation and tribal groups sued the USFWS over the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-court-has-to-intervene-now-indigenous-groups-and-conservationists-condemn-spacexs-south-texas-land-swap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-court-has-to-intervene-now-indigenous-groups-and-conservationists-condemn-spacexs-south-texas-land-swap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New timelapse video shows NASA's Psyche spacecraft zooming by Mars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swelling from a razor-thin crescent into a cratered world before fading back into the darkness, Mars gave NASA's Psyche spacecraft both a spectacular view &mdash; and a 1,000-mph boost toward its namesake asteroid.A new time-lapse video released by NASA, stitched from images taken throughout May, captures the probe's month-long encounter with Mars. On May 15, Psyche swooped within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the surface, using the planet's gravity to boost its speed and adjust its trajecto]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-timelapse-video-shows-nasas-psyche-spacecraft-zooming-by-mars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-timelapse-video-shows-nasas-psyche-spacecraft-zooming-by-mars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metal spheres found in Australia show how little we still know about falling space debris, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once again, the "Land Down Under" is on the apparent uptick for falling space debris. In early July, the Australian Space Agency reported that objects recovered, dubbed "space balls," are likely pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle. Six spherical pieces of space junk were found in the small seaside community of Forrest Beach, near Ingham. Australian Queensland Fire Department crews swung into action to assist partner agencies following the discovery of the potentially hazardous objects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/metal-spheres-found-in-australia-show-how-little-we-still-know-about-falling-space-debris-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/metal-spheres-found-in-australia-show-how-little-we-still-know-about-falling-space-debris-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope discovers the secrets of cosmic 'factories' that filled the early universe with stardust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, which would become vital for the birth of new stars and the growth of galaxies. However, while the JWST is powerful enough to see many of these early galaxies, it is still limited when it comes to delving into them in great detail. So, the team at the heart of this research worked around this by studying a much closer and more modern galaxy with many]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-the-secrets-of-cosmic-factories-that-filled-the-early-universe-with-stardust/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-the-secrets-of-cosmic-factories-that-filled-the-early-universe-with-stardust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alien life likely can't survive on exoplanets smaller than Mars, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a sun-like star may look like a perfect place for life to thrive &mdash; but not if it's too small to hold onto its atmosphere.So, we may wonder: How much smaller Earth could be and still have its delightfully breathable atmosphere? How small could an exoplanet be to sustain life as we know it? With these questions in mind, University of California Riverside planetary scientist Michelle Hill and her colleagues recently simulated what happens to th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/alien-life-likely-cant-survive-on-exoplanets-smaller-than-mars-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/alien-life-likely-cant-survive-on-exoplanets-smaller-than-mars-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space Force orders 36 more Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites, for $1.75 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Space Force is adding three dozen spacecraft to its growing constellation designed to detect and track incoming missiles from orbit. The Space Development Agency (SDA) announced the agreements, worth a combined $1.75 billion, on July 14, naming L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space as the recipients. Each company will provide 18 Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 (AMDT3) spacecraft, for a total of 36 satellites that will grow the SDA Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture's Tran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-force-orders-36-more-golden-dome-missile-tracking-satellites-for-175-billion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-force-orders-36-more-golden-dome-missile-tracking-satellites-for-175-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-four Starlink satellites reached low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 21), a day later than originally scheduled due to a last-second rocket engine abort.SpaceX at first tried to launch the broadband internet relay units on a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning (July 20), but an unexpected engine cutoff at the point of ignition scrubbed the day's attempt. The company did not provide a reason for the abort.By Tuesday, whatever the problem was had been addressed and the Falcon 9 was ready to fly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-a-day-after-rare-launch-abort/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-sends-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-a-day-after-rare-launch-abort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billions of miles and thousands of years in the making: This is the life of a Perseid shooting star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture it: A slash of vivid green light splits the starry sky. There for a moment and then gone, leaving nothing but a short-lived glowing trail and a moment of pure joy. You've finally caught it, your first Perseid shooting star of the season.What you saw was the final moment of a story billions of miles and thousands of years in the making. A story that began with that same shooting star locked inside the icy body of the wandering comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.The 16-mile-wide (26 kilometer) giant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/billions-of-miles-and-thousands-of-years-in-the-making-this-is-the-life-of-a-perseid-shooting-star/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/billions-of-miles-and-thousands-of-years-in-the-making-this-is-the-life-of-a-perseid-shooting-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis III astronauts will beam 4k video from Orion to Earth using SpaceX Starlink lasers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orion is getting an upgrade on Artemis III, and the astronauts aboard are getting WiFi (sort of). NASA is partnering with SpaceX to equip the Orion spacecraft for Artemis III with a pair of Starlink mini laser terminals, designed to operate on SpaceX's existing Starlink network. The two panels will be installed on Orion's exterior, and will augment the spacecraft's existing communications systems. The added capability is expected to provide a greater data capacity from Orion to NASA's mission co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-iii-astronauts-will-beam-4k-video-from-orion-to-earth-using-spacex-starlink-lasers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-iii-astronauts-will-beam-4k-video-from-orion-to-earth-using-spacex-starlink-lasers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Avengers Doomsday' trailer is cool, but it's missing something... where's all the space stuff?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first trailer for "Avengers: Doomsday" dropped yesterday, and while it&rsquo;s jammed full of superheroes, surprises, and our first extended look at Dr. Doom, it is missing one big thing that has been a constant in the MCU ever since "Avengers" was released and the Infinity Stone saga kicked off: outer space.Believe it or not, the MCU has been very sci-fi heavy for the past decade as the universe expanded into space with "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Captain Marvel", and the entire throughline]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-avengers-doomsday-trailer-is-cool-but-its-missing-something-wheres-all-the-space-stuff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-avengers-doomsday-trailer-is-cool-but-its-missing-something-wheres-all-the-space-stuff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists may have found the 1st twin star system where both stars exploded]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, scientists may have discovered a binary system&mdash;like the twin suns of the fictional planet Tatooine in "Star Wars"&mdash;where both stars exploded as supernovas, a new study finds.Although Earth may orbit around a single star, more than half of all stars are in systems where two or more suns orbit each other. "When it comes to massive stars, the percentage in multiple systems are even higher," study lead author Miltiadis Michailidis, a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford Uni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-may-have-found-the-1st-twin-star-system-where-both-stars-exploded/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-may-have-found-the-1st-twin-star-system-where-both-stars-exploded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope looks back in time 4.4 billion years | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of a young galaxy cluster, MACS J0553.4-3342.(Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA &amp; CSA, S. Fujimoto)A young cluster of galaxies sparkles under a cosmic glow that's 4.4 billion years old. This peek into the past shows the stellar spectacle of a galaxy cluster still forming. What is it?The James Webb Space Telescope snapped this image of the galaxy cluster MACS J0553.4-3342 on July 3 using its near-infrared camera (NIRCam). The glorious, glimmering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-looks-back-in-time-44-billion-years-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-21-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-looks-back-in-time-44-billion-years-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-21-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch a satellite repair drone with robot arms to Earth orbit today: How to watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch a trailblazing satellite-servicing mission today (July 21), and you can watch the action live.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today during a nearly four-hour window that opens at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 GMT). You can watch it live via SpaceX beginning about 15 minutes before launch.SpaceX calls today's launch MRV-MEV because it will send up a Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). These spacecra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-a-satellite-repair-drone-with-robot-arms-to-earth-orbit-today-how-to-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-a-satellite-repair-drone-with-robot-arms-to-earth-orbit-today-how-to-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a trailblazing satellite-servicing mission today (July 21).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 GMT). SpaceX called today's launch MRV-MEV, because it's sending up a Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). These spacecraft will be operated by SpaceLogistics, a subsidiary of Virginia-based aerospace giant Northrop Grumman.Northrop Grumman&nbsp;integrated the robotics payload, developed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-satellite-repair-drone-with-10-foot-robotic-arms-to-earth-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-satellite-repair-drone-with-10-foot-robotic-arms-to-earth-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a trailblazing satellite-servicing mission today (July 21).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 GMT). SpaceX called today's launch MRV-MEV, because it's sending up a Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs). These spacecraft will be operated by SpaceLogistics, a subsidiary of Virginia-based aerospace giant Northrop Grumman.Northrop Grumman&nbsp;integrated the robotics payload, developed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-satellite-repair-drone-with-10-foot-robotic-arms-to-earth-orbit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-satellite-repair-drone-with-10-foot-robotic-arms-to-earth-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A massive crater was spotted on Google Earth. It could be a scar from an ancient meteorite impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[An amateur astronomer's plans for a camping vacation two years ago transformed into a possible crater find in Canada's north.Amateur astronomer Jo&euml;l Lapointe, using Google Maps to figure out his route for the 2024 vacation, saw some odd terrain in Quebec's C&ocirc;te-Nord region centered on Lake Marsal.Lapointe suspected it was an impact crater from a meteorite, and made a report on Impact Earth &mdash; a crowdsourcing website for craters with Canada's Western University in London, Ontario]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-massive-crater-was-spotted-on-google-earth-it-could-be-a-scar-from-an-ancient-meteorite-impact/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-massive-crater-was-spotted-on-google-earth-it-could-be-a-scar-from-an-ancient-meteorite-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galaxy cluster's magnetic field reconstructed for 1st time with record-breaking astronomy map]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, astronomers have reconstructed the magnetic field of an entire cluster of galaxies, from its central nucleus to its outer limits. The record-breaking achievement is the product of the deepest-ever observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, located around a billion light-years away &mdash; and those observations are thanks to the European radio telescope LOFAR (Low Frequency Array). Abell 2255 has long been known for its complexity in radio waves. Its vast, diffuse radio e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/galaxy-clusters-magnetic-field-reconstructed-for-1st-time-with-record-breaking-astronomy-map/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/galaxy-clusters-magnetic-field-reconstructed-for-1st-time-with-record-breaking-astronomy-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1st 'Avengers: Doomsday' trailer is here, and it's stuffed to bursting with superheroes]]></title><description><![CDATA[One thing is for certain: there will absolutely be no shortage of superheroes in Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Doomsday", as evidenced by this first full trailer that showcases everyone from the Wakandans and the X-Men to the Fantastic Four and Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers. Plus, we get slivers of a metal-masked Victor Von Doom looming over the mayhem to further whet the appetites of MCU acolytes before the Russo Brothers&rsquo; epic lands Dec. 18."Something's coming," Downey's Doom decla]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-avengers-doomsday-trailer-is-here-and-its-stuffed-to-bursting-with-superheroes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-avengers-doomsday-trailer-is-here-and-its-stuffed-to-bursting-with-superheroes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX targets July 23 for crucial Starship Flight 13 test launch after abort]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has pushed the next launch of its Starship megarocket back a few more days.Elon Musk's company is now targeting Thursday (July 23) for Flight 13 of Starship, the giant, fully reusable vehicle it's developing to help get people to the moon and Mars, among other spaceflight tasks.If all goes to plan, the 408-foot-tall (124.4 meters) Starship will lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on Thursday during a 90-minute window that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT; 5:45 p.m. local T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-targets-july-23-for-crucial-starship-flight-13-test-launch-after-abort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-targets-july-23-for-crucial-starship-flight-13-test-launch-after-abort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover mystery molecule on Pluto and Saturn's moon Titan: 'We cannot say what it is']]></title><description><![CDATA[Separated by billions of miles and shaped by very different environments, Saturn's smoggy moon Titan and the dwarf planet Pluto have, on paper, little in common.Titan is a geologically active world cloaked in an atmosphere denser than Earth's, its landscape shaped by seas of liquid methane and vast dunes built from organic particles that rain out of its skies. Pluto, by contrast, is a frigid outpost with a tenuous atmosphere hovering above an icy, frozen surface.Yet, observations from the James]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-discover-mystery-molecule-on-pluto-and-saturns-moon-titan-we-cannot-say-what-it-is/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-discover-mystery-molecule-on-pluto-and-saturns-moon-titan-we-cannot-say-what-it-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 years after Viking 1's historic Mars landing, NASA is looking to the Red Planet's skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half a century after first putting hardware down on Mars, NASA is looking to explore the Red Planet's skies.On July 20, 1976, the Viking 1 lander touched down in the western reaches of Chryse Planitia (the "Golden Plain"), a large circular landform that lies 22.5 degrees north of the Martian equator.It was the first-ever Mars landing for NASA. Viking 1, along with its twin Viking 2, went on to conduct the first fully successful mission on the Red Planet's surface. (The Soviet Union's Mars 3 prob]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/50-years-after-viking-1s-historic-mars-landing-nasa-is-looking-to-the-red-planets-skies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/50-years-after-viking-1s-historic-mars-landing-nasa-is-looking-to-the-red-planets-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stranger Things' at 10: The Netflix streaming icon that made it cool to like science again]]></title><description><![CDATA[In July 2016, "Stranger Things" stormed its way into the pantheon of pop culture greats. Finding the sweet spot of '80s nostalgia, horror, and sci-fi, the Duffer Brothers' series established itself as one of Netflix's flagship shows and a favourite water cooler topic for close to a decade.Much like "Jurassic Park" encouraged an entire generation to suddenly view paleontology through a new set of eyes, the same can be said about "Stranger Things" and science. Seriously, how many of us discovered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stranger-things-at-10-the-netflix-streaming-icon-that-made-it-cool-to-like-science-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stranger-things-at-10-the-netflix-streaming-icon-that-made-it-cool-to-like-science-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twice in a row: SpaceX rocket aborts launch at last second again (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[That's two last-second launch aborts in a row for SpaceX.One of the company's Falcon 9 rockets tried to loft 24 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California this morning (July 20), but the attempt was aborted just as the first-stage engines started firing up.Something similar happened on Thursday afternoon (July 16), when SpaceX attempted to launch the 13th test flight of its Starship megarocket. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket tries to launch 24 Starlink satellites from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/twice-in-a-row-spacex-rocket-aborts-launch-at-last-second-again-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/twice-in-a-row-spacex-rocket-aborts-launch-at-last-second-again-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four astronauts, 3 spacecraft, 2 weeks in orbit: Artemis III will be NASA's most complicated mission ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA has never flown a mission like Artemis III, and it's shaping up to become one of the most elaborate spaceflights in history. NASA has provided more details about the Artemis III flight scheduled for next year, and, if all goes according to plan, the objectives the astronauts will be checking off their list will contain more than a few "firsts" for the Artemis program and human spaceflight overall. That includes the first crewed NASA mission to rendezvous and dock with two separate designed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/four-astronauts-3-spacecraft-2-weeks-in-orbit-artemis-iii-will-be-nasas-most-complicated-mission-ever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/four-astronauts-3-spacecraft-2-weeks-in-orbit-artemis-iii-will-be-nasas-most-complicated-mission-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II was an incredible reminder of our shared humanity just when we needed it most (op-ed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For ten glorious days starting on April 1, 2026, one human endeavor captivated our home planet across continents and time zones: the NASA Artemis II mission to orbit the moon, the first crewed mission to cislunar space since 1972. In an Easter-Passover week that had especially demoralizing headlines on global conflicts, this mission presented a powerful vision of what journeying together and taking enormous risks for a shared purpose towards a shared future could look like.Much has been spoken a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-ii-was-an-incredible-reminder-of-our-shared-humanity-just-when-we-needed-it-most-op-ed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-ii-was-an-incredible-reminder-of-our-shared-humanity-just-when-we-needed-it-most-op-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get stabilized views of the cosmos with the Canon 18x50 IS binoculars, now almost 30% off]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canon 18x50 IS binoculars are ideal for stargazing and are able to deliver clarity on night sky objects, thanks to their image stabilization. The 50mm objective lenses are the benchmark for stargazing binoculars and are able to deliver bright views of the night sky. They are currently 30% off their retail price.You can get the Canon 18x50 IS all-weather binoculars on sale for $1195 from Amazon.When it comes to stargazing, image-stabilized binoculars are a cut above the rest. Even at high mag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/get-stabilized-views-of-the-cosmos-with-the-canon-18x50-is-binoculars-now-almost-30-off/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/get-stabilized-views-of-the-cosmos-with-the-canon-18x50-is-binoculars-now-almost-30-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient sandstorm leaves behind wreckage on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 20, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Curiosity rover snapped this image on the surface of Mars, and scientists think it's the wreckage of an ancient sandstorm.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)NASA's Curiosity rover has uncovered evidence of ancient sandstorms on the Red Planet. What is it?Scientists think ancient Mars was quite different than it is today. While we might know it now as a barred, reddish wasteland, billions of years ago it actually had an atmosphere. Scientists even think that it had flowing rivers and exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ancient-sandstorm-leaves-behind-wreckage-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-20-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ancient-sandstorm-leaves-behind-wreckage-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-20-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket launch costs have dropped 96% since 1960. How low can they go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The costs of space launch have fallen 96% in the past six decades and have the potential to plummet by nearly as much by 2040, a new study finds.However, such an improvement might get hampered by a number of challenges, such as the rise of space debris in orbit or a single company monopolizing commercial space launch, researchers added.Although previous analyses of space launch suggested that costs had dropped over time, one major problem with these prior studies was that they "considered the co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-launch-costs-have-dropped-96-since-1960-how-low-can-they-go/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-launch-costs-have-dropped-96-since-1960-how-low-can-they-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Viking 1 find life on Mars 50 years ago? Here's why the debate continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[In looking back and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Viking missions to Mars, one is struck by the bold and audacious undertaking.Twin spacecraft missions &mdash; each consisting of a lander and an orbiter &mdash; made their way to Mars and into the history books. The Viking 1 lander planted its legs on the terrain of Chryse Planitia 50 years ago today, on July 20, 1976, while its Viking 2 counterpart touched down at Utopia Planitia on Sept. 3 of that year.Among their duties, the dual l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/did-viking-1-find-life-on-mars-50-years-ago-heres-why-the-debate-continues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/did-viking-1-find-life-on-mars-50-years-ago-heres-why-the-debate-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bright "Saturn's ring" of satellites could circle the night sky if plans to launch a million data center spacecraft and tens of thousands of space mirrors come to pass. This ring, traversing the sky for hours after dusk and before dawn, would outshine every star and planet, and be visible from every spot on Earth.Hugh Lewis, a professor of astronautics at the University of Birmingham in, the U.K., told Space.com that the only way to accommodate the high number of data center constellations tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-artificial-saturns-ring-of-satellites-could-soon-fill-the-sky-astronomers-warn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-artificial-saturns-ring-of-satellites-could-soon-fill-the-sky-astronomers-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Aliens' at 40: James Cameron's sequel is a sci-fi icon, but did you know he quit the movie twice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where does James Cameron's "Aliens" rank among the other Alien movies? That depends on who you ask. Some might say it's the best, while others put it just behind the original (spoiler alert: it's the best). Regardless, there's no denying that this 1986 film shifted gears, moving the franchise from horror to horror-tinged sci-fi action and paving an alternate path for the future.As Cameron stated in an interview with Lofficier, the plan always was "to do a film that was not as scary... it's scary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-at-40-james-camerons-sequel-is-a-sci-fi-icon-but-did-you-know-he-quit-the-movie-twice/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-at-40-james-camerons-sequel-is-a-sci-fi-icon-but-did-you-know-he-quit-the-movie-twice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we trust AI in the search for alien life? Scientists aren't so sure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence could easily fall into the trap of identifying non-life as life on other worlds, claim two researchers from Michigan State University who have tested AI on simulated life in a computer program."We had previously seen that AI has a big Achilles heel when it is trying to classify things that are unlike the things in its training examples," Michigan's Christoph Adami told Space.com. "We call these 'out-of-distribution' samples and it is just incredibly easy to get AI to misc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/should-we-trust-ai-in-the-search-for-alien-life-scientists-arent-so-sure/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/should-we-trust-ai-in-the-search-for-alien-life-scientists-arent-so-sure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' turned general relativity into the bad guy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest blockbusters of 2014 threw up a varied rogues' gallery of bad guys. In "Transformers: Age of Extinction", it was a reincarnated version of Optimus Prime's perma-nemesis, Megatron, while Captain America faced off against a reborn Hydra infiltrating the upper echelons of the US government in "The Winter Soldier". For Spider-Man, it was Electro, while Maleficent showed up in live-action to give Sleeping Beauty nightmares. Christopher Nolan has never been one to go with the Hollywood cro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-christopher-nolans-interstellar-turned-general-relativity-into-the-bad-guy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-christopher-nolans-interstellar-turned-general-relativity-into-the-bad-guy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 places in the US and Canada to see August's partial solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower in 1 trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aug. 12, 2026, offers a rare double-header for skywatchers across northeastern North America: a partial solar eclipse during the afternoon followed, hours later, by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower beneath dark summer skies. The eclipse is part of a total solar eclipse happening in eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. "The neat thing about seeing a partial eclipse, especially one that is total somewhere else, is that you get to join in with the whole event that's going on,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/10-places-in-the-us-and-canada-to-see-augusts-partial-solar-eclipse-and-perseid-meteor-shower-in-1-trip/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/10-places-in-the-us-and-canada-to-see-augusts-partial-solar-eclipse-and-perseid-meteor-shower-in-1-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope discovers how black holes feed themselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have been given a glimpse of the mechanisms that supermassive black holes use to feed themselves. The observations could help scientists discover how supermassive black holes with masses millions, often even billions, of times that of the sun grew so fast so soon after the Big Bang.While all large galaxies have supermassive black holes at their hearts, some are slumbering giants, consuming little surrounding gas and dust, while others]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-how-black-holes-feed-themselves/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-how-black-holes-feed-themselves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists told them, 'No, it's too dangerous,' but they did it anyway: Inside Japan's super-close asteroid flyby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.When images of the asteroid Torifune arrived on the morning of July 6 Japan time, Makoto Yoshikawa and his team at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) got two surprises at once. Torifune turned out to be a contact binary, in which two chunks of rock have come together under gravity, and the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-told-them-no-its-too-dangerous-but-they-did-it-anyway-inside-japans-super-close-asteroid-flyby/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-told-them-no-its-too-dangerous-but-they-did-it-anyway-inside-japans-super-close-asteroid-flyby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X  prototype (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype. The launch &mdash; or hop, considering its duration and distance &mdash; took place at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Noshiro test facility on July 11 and lasted about 40 seconds. The 24-foot-tall (7.3 meters) test vehicle, powered by a single engine, rose just over 33 feet (10 m) in the air and traveled a horizontal distance of approximately 50 feet (15 m) across the site's con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/another-reusable-rocket-japan-launches-lands-rv-x-prototype-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/another-reusable-rocket-japan-launches-lands-rv-x-prototype-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 — SpaceX Goes to War!]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.It's been busy, and some exciting things are happening! A couple ofcompanies are moving into the space solar power arena &mdash; something we'velong advocated &mdash; and that's welcome progress. Starship is set to flyStarship test number 13, and a lot is riding on this &mdash; the system isoverdue for some proof of concept to keep up with NASA's HLS contract.An exoplanet spotted a d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-219-spacex-goes-to-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-219-spacex-goes-to-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat with the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's almost inconceivable that 40 years have passed since what's been called the greatest sci-fi action film of all time (and not just by us) assaulted theaters with the juiced-up sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, "Alien." Director James Cameron's propulsive vision for a gung-ho military-style movie would call upon Stan Winston Studio's elite creature effects crew from 1984's "The Terminator" &mdash; a team that would later work on "Predator," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Jurassic Park,"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-knew-we-had-a-lot-to-live-up-to-as-aliens-turns-40-we-chat-with-the-legendary-vfx-masters-who-created-the-alien-queen-interview/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-knew-we-had-a-lot-to-live-up-to-as-aliens-turns-40-we-chat-with-the-legendary-vfx-masters-who-created-the-alien-queen-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We knew we had a lot to live up to': As 'Aliens' turns 40, we chat to the legendary VFX masters who created the Alien Queen (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's almost inconceivable that 40 years have passed since what's been called the greatest sci-fi action film of all time (and not just by us) assaulted theaters with the juiced-up sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, "Alien." Director James Cameron's propulsive vision for a gung-ho military-style movie would call upon Stan Winston Studio's elite creature effects crew from 1984's "The Terminator" &mdash; a team that would later work on "Predator," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Jurassic Park,"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-knew-we-had-a-lot-to-live-up-to-as-aliens-turns-40-we-chat-to-the-legendary-vfx-masters-who-created-the-alien-queen-interview/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-knew-we-had-a-lot-to-live-up-to-as-aliens-turns-40-we-chat-to-the-legendary-vfx-masters-who-created-the-alien-queen-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Perseids: 6 meteor showers worth watching this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Perseids may be the summer meteor shower everyone marks on the calendar, but they are not the only reason to look up this season. From mid-July through late August, Earth plows through several other streams of comet and asteroid debris, triggering a series of lesser-known meteor showers across Northern Hemisphere skies. Most will not deliver the dazzling hourly rates of the Perseids, and moonlight will spoil some peak nights in 2026. But for patient skywatchers under dark skies, these lesser]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/beyond-the-perseids-6-meteor-showers-worth-watching-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/beyond-the-perseids-6-meteor-showers-worth-watching-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering 'Ulysses 31', the '80s cartoon that transported 'The Odyssey' to outer space]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not known whether "Ulysses 31" was on Christopher Nolan's radar in his teenage years, but it's intriguing to think it could have influenced the director's decision to take on Homer's "The Odyssey". This animated space opera, a French/Japanese co-production, delivered a crash course in Greek mythology to a generation of kids who grew up in the '80s. And, although it looks more like "Star Wars" than Homer's original tale, it had a decent stab at transferring the Classics to the 31st century (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/remembering-ulysses-31-the-80s-cartoon-that-transported-the-odyssey-to-outer-space/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/remembering-ulysses-31-the-80s-cartoon-that-transported-the-odyssey-to-outer-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These 'metallic' dunes on Mars look like sci-fi. What are they really?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you still picture Mars as a monotonous red desert, it may be time for an update.The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has been capturing some of the Red Planet's most surreal landscapes, and its latest images reveal a sprawling field that looks like molten metal frozen across the floor of an ancient Mars crater.The shimmering "waves" aren't metal at all, however. They are dark sand dunes dusted with seasonal frost, much of it carbon dioxide, or "dry ice," that settles on the surfac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-metallic-dunes-on-mars-look-like-sci-fi-what-are-they-really/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-metallic-dunes-on-mars-look-like-sci-fi-what-are-they-really/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perseid meteor shower starts this week. Here's why you should look up now]]></title><description><![CDATA[People keep asking me about the total solar eclipse on August 12. That's understandable. For anyone in the Northern Hemisphere, it is shaping up to be a joyous day of astronomy. Totality will cross eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, but much of Europe will see a very deep partial eclipse, and even parts of North America will see a small bite taken from the sun. Then, just hours later, the Perseid meteor shower will peak beneath perfectly moonless skies. What a double-act! The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-perseid-meteor-shower-starts-this-week-heres-why-you-should-look-up-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-perseid-meteor-shower-starts-this-week-heres-why-you-should-look-up-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Aliens' at 40: Here are 26 reasons why James Cameron's sequel is still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making a sequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 classic "Alien" should have been a disaster. This was a movie that defined a whole new sub-genre of outer-space horror, a perfectly structured scarefest that also introduced one of cinema's greatest-ever monsters to the world.Luckily, James Cameron &mdash; then one of Hollywood's hottest properties off the back of "The Terminator" &mdash; has never been a shrinking violet, and was brave enough to face the Xenomorph challenge head-on. Reinventing the franchi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-at-40-here-are-26-reasons-why-james-camerons-sequel-is-still-the-greatest-sci-fi-action-movie-of-all-time/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-at-40-here-are-26-reasons-why-james-camerons-sequel-is-still-the-greatest-sci-fi-action-movie-of-all-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth's largest particle accelerator opens new window into the early universe just after the Big Bang: 'A culmination of a decades-long quest']]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than two decades of searching, scientists have finally observed a phenomenon in a hot and dense particle 'soup' similar to that which filled the cosmos moments after the Big Bang. The observation could help cosmologists better understand the incredibly hot and dense state of the universe in its earliest moments.The world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), regularly creates this so-called quark-gluon plasma by smashing together the atomic nuclei of h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/earths-largest-particle-accelerator-opens-new-window-into-the-early-universe-just-after-the-big-bang-a-culmination-of-a-decades-long-quest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/earths-largest-particle-accelerator-opens-new-window-into-the-early-universe-just-after-the-big-bang-a-culmination-of-a-decades-long-quest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, launches on historic debut flight]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indian company will make history early Saturday morning (July 18), and you can watch the action live.Skyroot Aerospace plans to launch its Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, on the Indian barrier island of Sriharikota, on Saturday at 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT; 11:30 a.m. India Standard Time). Vikram-1 is the first-ever privately built Indian orbital rocket, so its liftoff could blaze a new trail for the nation and for commercial spaceflight.You can watch the launch live here at S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/vikram-1-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-launches-on-historic-debut-flight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/vikram-1-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-launches-on-historic-debut-flight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The dawn of a new space era': Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, aces debut launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indian company just made spaceflight history.Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 rocket to low Earth orbit (LEO) early Saturday morning (July 18), making India just the third country with a private orbital launch capability. The other two are established space powers &mdash; the U.S. and China."It is the dawn of a new space era," one of Skyroot's commentators said during the company's launch webcast on Saturday.(Image credit: Skyroot Aerospace)Skyroot Aerospace is based in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-dawn-of-a-new-space-era-vikram-1-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-aces-debut-launch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-dawn-of-a-new-space-era-vikram-1-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-aces-debut-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making history: Watch Vikram-1, India's 1st private orbital rocket, launch early on July 18]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Indian company will make history early Saturday morning (July 18), and you can watch the action live.Skyroot Aerospace plans to launch its Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, on the Indian barrier island of Sriharikota, on Saturday at 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT; 11:30 a.m. India Standard Time). Vikram-1 is the first-ever privately built Indian orbital rocket, so its liftoff could blaze a new trail for the nation and for commercial spaceflight.You can watch the launch live via Skyro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/making-history-watch-vikram-1-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-launch-early-on-july-18/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/making-history-watch-vikram-1-indias-1st-private-orbital-rocket-launch-early-on-july-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Starry Night' in space: Dark Energy Camera channels a cosmic Van Gogh (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reboots and remakes may be all the rage in Hollywood with mixed degrees of success (we don't talk about the Nightmare on Elm Street reboot ... ever), but they aren't so popular in other forms of art such as painting. However, a recent cosmic rework of one of art's most well-regarded pieces could be just as breathtaking as its original counterpart.That's all thanks to the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which has captured a vibrant view of the Corona Australis molecular cloud, that shows the star-for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-starry-night-in-space-dark-energy-camera-channels-a-cosmic-van-gogh-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-starry-night-in-space-dark-energy-camera-channels-a-cosmic-van-gogh-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke from devastating Canada wildfires visible from space | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smoke from wildfires across Canada travels across both Canada and the U.S. in this satellite image captured by NOAA-21 on July 14, 2026.(Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin)The wildfires tearing across Canada are so extreme that the smoke billowing upward can be seen from space. What is it?Over 850 wildfires are currently devastating Canada, as reported by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. The fires are spreading across Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario; most remain c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/smoke-from-devastating-canada-wildfires-visible-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/smoke-from-devastating-canada-wildfires-visible-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perseid meteor shower is here! How to see the best shooting stars this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look up! The Perseid meteor shower is finally active, bringing the potential for gorgeous shooting stars and fireballs as Earth plunges into the trail of debris shed by the icy comet Swift-Tuttle. Here's what you need to know. The Perseid meteor shower 2026 is set to be a truly magnificent affair and a stark contrast to last year, when moonlight drowned out all but the brightest shooting stars. The shower will reach peak activity overnight on Aug. 12-13 under the dark skies of the new moon. Duri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-perseid-meteor-shower-is-here-how-to-see-the-best-shooting-stars-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-perseid-meteor-shower-is-here-how-to-see-the-best-shooting-stars-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronauts just launched on a Soyuz rocket with an energy-drink ad on it, continuing a Russian tradition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronauts just flew to Earth orbit space atop a rocket emblazoned with an energy-drink ad.The Soyuz MS-29 launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday (July 14), from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, used a Soyuz rocket festooned with ads for &#1051;&#1080;&#1084;&#1086;&#1085;&#1072;&#1076; ("Lemonade") LIT ENERGY. The ads are visible in shots of the rocket's rollout on July 11, published here and here via NASA's Flickr account.The Soyuz used for the launch also featu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronauts-just-launched-on-a-soyuz-rocket-with-an-energy-drink-ad-on-it-continuing-a-russian-tradition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronauts-just-launched-on-a-soyuz-rocket-with-an-energy-drink-ad-on-it-continuing-a-russian-tradition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most powerful solar storms to strike Earth may pack a bigger punch than scientists realized, according to a new study that suggests the impacts of extreme space weather have been underestimated.Researchers found evidence that the apparent upper limit on Earth's response to the strongest solar storms may be an artifact of how solar wind has been measured rather than a true physical ceiling. If confirmed, the findings suggest that rare "once-in-a-thousand-year" geomagnetic storms could have a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/are-we-underestimating-the-threat-of-solar-storms-a-once-in-a-thousand-year-disaster-is-worth-considering-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/are-we-underestimating-the-threat-of-solar-storms-a-once-in-a-thousand-year-disaster-is-worth-considering-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 test launch aborts at last second (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship wasn't quite ready to fly today (July 16).SpaceX tried to launch the Starship megarocket on its 13th test flight today but couldn't quite pull it off. Something went wrong just as the giant vehicle's first-stage engines started to fire up, and an abort was triggered.It's too early to say what exactly happened or when SpaceX will try again with Starship Flight 13.SpaceX's second V3 Starship vehicle tries to launch on July 16, 2026. The attempt was aborted at the last second. (Image credi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-starship-flight-13-test-launch-aborts-at-last-second-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-starship-flight-13-test-launch-aborts-at-last-second-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aftermath of landslides have been found in images of Pluto's surface taken when the New Horizons mission flew past the dwarf planet in 2015. The landslides are evidence that the icy world is still active, albeit on geological timescales.A team led by geologist Marco Emanuele Discenza pored over images taken by New Horizons' LORRI (Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager) instrument, which was capable of detecting surface features as small as 984 feet (300 meters). They found convincing evidence for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-landslides-on-pluto-large-enough-to-bury-entire-cities-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-landslides-on-pluto-large-enough-to-bury-entire-cities-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover 1st atmosphere around a rocky Earth-like planet in the habitable zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[This might be the closest we've gotten to finding a planet that could support life: Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone around its star, a monumental first. The rocky planet, called LHS 1140 b, is 48-light-years away from Earth and according to this new research, it has an atmosphere that contains helium. It is also the first rocky planet to have an atmosphere be detected directly. This is the first rocky planet to be found wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-1st-atmosphere-around-a-rocky-earth-like-planet-in-the-habitable-zone/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-1st-atmosphere-around-a-rocky-earth-like-planet-in-the-habitable-zone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of today's Flight 13 test launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship is about to take to the skies on a bold new test flight of the world's most powerful rocket. After several days of testing, SpaceX has stacked and readied its massive Starship rocket for its 13th test flight. Liftoff is scheduled to occur today (July 16) during a 90-minute launch window that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT), from pad 2 at SpaceX's facility in Starbase, Texas.Both stages had been in their respective Starbase hangars for final checkouts following successful engine tests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-stacks-massive-starship-rocket-ahead-of-todays-flight-13-test-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-stacks-massive-starship-rocket-ahead-of-todays-flight-13-test-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of July 23's Flight 13 test launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship is about to take to the skies on a bold new test flight of the world's most powerful rocket. After several days of testing, SpaceX has stacked and readied its massive Starship rocket for its 13th test flight. The company tried to launch on Thursday (July 16), but that attempt was aborted at the last second. SpaceX is now targeting Thursday (July 23), during a 90-minute launch window that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT), from pad 2 at SpaceX's facility in Starbase, Texas.Both stages ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-stacks-massive-starship-rocket-ahead-of-july-23s-flight-13-test-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-stacks-massive-starship-rocket-ahead-of-july-23s-flight-13-test-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX stacks massive Starship rocket ahead of July 20's Flight 13 test launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship is about to take to the skies on a bold new test flight of the world's most powerful rocket. After several days of testing, SpaceX has stacked and readied its massive Starship rocket for its 13th test flight. The company tried to launch on Thursday, but that attempt was aborted at the last second. SpaceX is now targeting Monday (July 20), during a 90-minute launch window that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT), from pad 2 at SpaceX's facility in Starbase, Texas.Both stages had been in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-stacks-massive-starship-rocket-ahead-of-july-20s-flight-13-test-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-stacks-massive-starship-rocket-ahead-of-july-20s-flight-13-test-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An animated sci-fi rom-com wasn't on our wish list, but we'll be damned if 'Not Alone' doesn't look sweet, stylish, and hilarious]]></title><description><![CDATA[After cracking into the animation world with family-friendly animated features from the "Despicable Me " and "Minions" franchise, "The Lorax," and the musical menagerie of "Sing," Illumination is finally setting their sights on outer space with next year's "Not Alone.""Not Alone" isn&rsquo;t due to arrive in theaters until Apr. 16, 2027 but this sneak peek &mdash; accompanied by David Bowie's somber 1969 anthem "Space Oddity" &mdash; sets a sweet tone telling the lively tale of an introverted ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-animated-sci-fi-rom-com-wasnt-on-our-wish-list-but-well-be-damned-if-not-alone-doesnt-look-sweet-stylish-and-hilarious/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/an-animated-sci-fi-rom-com-wasnt-on-our-wish-list-but-well-be-damned-if-not-alone-doesnt-look-sweet-stylish-and-hilarious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking's famous 'leaky' black hole theory gets much-needed update]]></title><description><![CDATA[There may be an easier way to describe how black holes "leak" energy than the theory Stephen Hawking proposed &mdash; and the newly suggested process is similar to how we describe a boiling pot of water. This simple (well, relatively simple) description could be used to model black holes in many situations such as during their formation, mergers with other black holes, eventual evaporation and even explosive death.In the 1970s, legendary theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking wrote a letter to th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stephen-hawkings-famous-leaky-black-hole-theory-gets-much-needed-update/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stephen-hawkings-famous-leaky-black-hole-theory-gets-much-needed-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a lifetime of waiting, I'll finally witness a total solar eclipse next month on Aug. 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, I get to fulfil a lifelong ambition. I'll take a flight to Madrid and travel northwest to the city of Valladolid by rail, before striking out for Valoria la Buena &mdash; a charming town in central Spain with a population of less than 1,000.There, I'll bear witness to one of the most spectacular naked eye shows that the solar system has to offer: a total solar eclipse. My first total solar eclipse.Don't get me wrong. I've been obsessed with eclipses my entire life. I just haven't fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/after-a-lifetime-of-waiting-ill-finally-witness-a-total-solar-eclipse-next-month-on-aug-12/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/after-a-lifetime-of-waiting-ill-finally-witness-a-total-solar-eclipse-next-month-on-aug-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A laser disappears into the Milky Way's heart | Space photo of the day for July 16, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gemini South Observatory shoots out a beam of light. (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Hor&aacute;lek)A laser star guide beams up from the Gemini South Observatory and into the Milky Way on Cerro Pach&oacute;n, a mountain in central Chile. What is it? The Gemini South Observatory, located in Chile, is one of two Gemini Observatories with the other located in Hawaii (named Gemini North, or 'Alopeke) on the volcano Mauna Kea. Each Gemini Observatory has a 26.6]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-laser-disappears-into-the-milky-ways-heart-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-16-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-laser-disappears-into-the-milky-ways-heart-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-16-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX launch 21 'data transport' satellites for US military today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship won't be the only SpaceX rocket flying today, if all goes according to plan.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (July 16), carrying 21 satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" (T1TL) constellation to orbit.Liftoff will take place during a 22-minute window that opens at 4:22 p.m. EDT (2022 GMT; 1:22 p.m. local California time). You can watch it live via SpaceX beginning about 10 minutes before lau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-21-data-transport-satellites-for-us-military-today/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-21-data-transport-satellites-for-us-military-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 21 'data transport' satellites for US military (video, photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship isn't the only SpaceX rocket flying today.A Falcon 9 rocket launched from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (July 16), carrying 21 satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" (T1TL) constellation to orbit.Liftoff took place at 4:32 p.m. EDT (2032 GMT; 1:32 p.m. local California time). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Third Tranche 1 Mission for the U.S. Space Development Agency from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 16, 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-21-data-transport-satellites-for-us-military-video-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-21-data-transport-satellites-for-us-military-video-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 21 'data transport' satellites for US military (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starship isn't the only SpaceX rocket flying today.A Falcon 9 rocket launched from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (July 16), carrying 21 satellites for the U.S. military's advanced new "Tranche 1 Transport Layer" (T1TL) constellation to orbit.Liftoff took place at 4:32 p.m. EDT (2032 GMT; 1:32 p.m. local California time). The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on a drone ship after launching the Third Tranche 1 Mission for the U.S. Space Development Agency on July 16,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-21-data-transport-satellites-for-us-military-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-21-data-transport-satellites-for-us-military-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is dark matter 'tuned in' to a hidden dimension?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two major mysteries in science, the nature of dark matter and the possible existence of higher dimensions, could be linked, new research suggests. The team behind a new study proposes that dark matter may be so strange and ghost-like because it is in tune with a fifth dimension.When scientists discuss "extra dimensions," they aren't talking about other universes in which another evil version of you exists (and with a beard). Instead, they refer to dimensions that could be "curled up" with realit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-dark-matter-tuned-in-to-a-hidden-dimension/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/is-dark-matter-tuned-in-to-a-hidden-dimension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch Starship, the world's largest rocket, on critical Flight 13 test today. Here's what to expect.]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship megarocket will take to the skies again today (July 16), and you can watch the thundering action live.Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas today &mdash; the 57th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Apollo 11 moon mission, by the way &mdash; during a 90-minute widow that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT; 5:45 p.m. local Texas time). It will be Starship's 13th flight overall and its second m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-starship-the-worlds-largest-rocket-on-critical-flight-13-test-today-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-starship-the-worlds-largest-rocket-on-critical-flight-13-test-today-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch Starship, the world's largest rocket, on critical Flight 13 test on July 23. Here's what to expect.]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship megarocket will take to the skies again on Thursday (July 23), and you can watch the thundering action live.Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on Thursday during a 90-minute window that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT; 5:45 p.m. local Texas time). It will be Starship's 13th flight overall and its second mission of 2026. (SpaceX originally tried to launch Flight 13 on Thursday, July 16,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-starship-the-worlds-largest-rocket-on-critical-flight-13-test-on-july-23-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-starship-the-worlds-largest-rocket-on-critical-flight-13-test-on-july-23-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch Starship, the world's largest rocket, on critical Flight 13 test on July 20. Here's what to expect.]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship megarocket will take to the skies again on Monday (July 20), and you can watch the thundering action live.Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas on Monday &mdash; the 57th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing, by the way &mdash; during a 90-minute widow that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT; 5:45 p.m. local Texas time). It will be Starship's 13th flight overall and its second mission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-starship-the-worlds-largest-rocket-on-critical-flight-13-test-on-july-20-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-will-launch-starship-the-worlds-largest-rocket-on-critical-flight-13-test-on-july-20-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Full steam ahead': NASA ramps up prep for Artemis III astronaut launch in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is picking up the pace on its Artemis III mission preparations, pressing forward on multiple fronts to assemble launch vehicle hardware and beginning routine simulations inside Artemis mission control. The agency is "full steam ahead," according to a July 13 NASA update. Across Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, components of Artemis III's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket are coming together, undergoing tests and awaiting transportation for final integration ahead of next year's launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/full-steam-ahead-nasa-ramps-up-prep-for-artemis-iii-astronaut-launch-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/full-steam-ahead-nasa-ramps-up-prep-for-artemis-iii-astronaut-launch-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Archimedes burn! Rocket Lab fires up engine for its powerful next-gen Neutron launcher (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab has completed a major qualification test for its formidable Archimedes engine, which will power the company's next-gen Neutron launch vehicle. As Rocket Lab continues with regular launches of its workhorse small-lift Electron rocket, development of Neutron has carried on in the background, progressing toward a possible debut later this year. The company recently completed a full-duration burn of a second-stage Archimedes, paving the way for integration with Neutron in the coming month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-archimedes-burn-rocket-lab-fires-up-engine-for-its-powerful-next-gen-neutron-launcher-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-archimedes-burn-rocket-lab-fires-up-engine-for-its-powerful-next-gen-neutron-launcher-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 best British sci-fi shows of all time]]></title><description><![CDATA[America and Hollywood might feel like the natural home of sci-fi, but Britain has quite the science fiction pedigree of its own.Doctor Who is obviously our great nation's most famous sci-fi export, standing tall amongst the other giants of the genre, but it's far from our only contribution. From television to literature, there is a history of some truly great and groundbreaking science fiction coming from this loose collection of islands. So, make yourself a nice cup of tea and have a seat while]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-10-best-british-sci-fi-shows-of-all-time/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-10-best-british-sci-fi-shows-of-all-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meteorite that crashed through New Jersey house could hold the clues to life's origins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A space rock exploded through a bedroom ceiling in New Jersey, and scientists have now traced its origins to a strange, briny asteroid once visited by a NASA mission. Two years ago on July 16, 2024 in the middle of the afternoon, a sonic boom shook New York City as a fireball streaked through the sky. The culprit? A rock the size of a heavy airline bag weighing roughly 110 pounds (50 kilograms). The meteorite hurtled over the east coast before crash-landing in a house in Hillsborough, New Jersey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/meteorite-that-crashed-through-new-jersey-house-could-hold-the-clues-to-lifes-origins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/meteorite-that-crashed-through-new-jersey-house-could-hold-the-clues-to-lifes-origins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raspberry sugar spotted in interstellar space, a sweet discovery that could reveal clues about life's origins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is space &hellip; sweet? As it turns out, interstellar space has sugar &mdash; and it's the same type of sugar that's found in raspberries (and self-tanners, surprisingly). A sugar compound called erythrulose has been found near the center of our galaxy, swirling amongst the gas and dust like grains of sugar in a cotton candy machine. More specifically, this sugar was detected in a molecular cloud in the interstellar medium, or the space between star systems in a galaxy. And while we may not be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/raspberry-sugar-spotted-in-interstellar-space-a-sweet-discovery-that-could-reveal-clues-about-lifes-origins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/raspberry-sugar-spotted-in-interstellar-space-a-sweet-discovery-that-could-reveal-clues-about-lifes-origins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 best places in the UK to see the partial solar eclipse on Aug. 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Aug. 12, 2026, skywatchers across the U.K. will experience a rare astronomical double-header: a deep partial solar eclipse before sunset followed, hours later, by the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Although the path of totality will sweep from Greenland and Iceland to Spain, it will miss Britain entirely. However, the solar eclipse will still be dramatic, with up to 96% of the sun obscured for viewers in the far southwest.This will be the U.K.'s deepest partial solar eclipse since]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-10-best-places-in-the-uk-to-see-the-partial-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-10-best-places-in-the-uk-to-see-the-partial-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glaciers spotted flowing across the Himalayas from space | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glaciers flow across the Himalaya, as seen from the International Space Station.(Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir)Towering glaciers flow down the Himalayas' northern slopes like icy giants cascading onto China's Tibetan Plateau. What is it?Back in May, from aboard the International Space Station 259 miles (417 kilometers) above Earth, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir peered out the station's windows with her camera and captured a breathtaking sight. In that fleeting moment from space, she captured the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/glaciers-spotted-flowing-across-the-himalayas-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/glaciers-spotted-flowing-across-the-himalayas-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Found you!' Astronomers spot faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth after a decade of hide-and-seek]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has taken over ten years, but astronomers have finally won a prolonged game of cosmic hide-and-seek with a planet hiding around the star Beta Pictoris. The extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is known as Beta Pictoris d. It is found 63 light-years away and has two planetary siblings, which were caught some time ago. This new exoplanet is 100 times fainter than its sibling Beta Pictoris b, which was the first planet discovered in the system. That makes Beta Pictoris d the faintest exoplanet ever]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/found-you-astronomers-spot-faintest-exoplanet-ever-seen-from-earth-after-a-decade-of-hide-and-seek/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/found-you-astronomers-spot-faintest-exoplanet-ever-seen-from-earth-after-a-decade-of-hide-and-seek/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starlink satellites made over 355,000 collision avoidance maneuvers throughout the past year, with each satellite now dodging debris and other spacecraft on an almost weekly basis. The numbers are based on disclosures made by SpaceX in its latest semiannual report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). According to the latest report, Starlink satellites performed an overall 207,152 avoidance maneuvers between December 2025 and May 2026, up nearly 60,000 from the 148,696 reporte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/every-spacex-starlink-satellite-has-to-dodge-a-collision-almost-weekly-and-experts-fear-the-worst/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/every-spacex-starlink-satellite-has-to-dodge-a-collision-almost-weekly-and-experts-fear-the-worst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 23? (Full mission timeline)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is just a few days away from its first Starship test flight of the summer, and if you're hoping to watch the world's largest rocket lift off, you'll need to know where and when to tune in. But don't worry &mdash; we've got you covered. The next Starship test flight, called Flight 13 (SpaceX doesn't appear to be superstitious), is scheduled to launch from the company's test site in Starbase, Texas near Boca Chica Beach on Thursday, July 23. Liftoff is set for 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT). As i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-spacexs-starship-flight-13-launch-on-july-23-full-mission-timeline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-spacexs-starship-flight-13-launch-on-july-23-full-mission-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 20? (Full mission timeline)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is just a few days away from its first Starship test flight of the summer, and if you're hoping to watch the world's largest rocket lift off, you'll need to know where and when to tune in. But don't worry &mdash; we've got you covered. The next Starship test flight, called Flight 13 (SpaceX doesn't appear to be superstitious), is scheduled to launch from the company's test site in Starbase, Texas near Boca Chica Beach on Monday, July 20. Liftoff is set for 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT). As its]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-spacexs-starship-flight-13-launch-on-july-20-full-mission-timeline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-spacexs-starship-flight-13-launch-on-july-20-full-mission-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 launch on July 16? (Full mission timeline)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is just a day away from its first Starship test flight of the summer, and if you're hoping to watch the world's largest rocket lift off, you'll need to know where and when to tune in. But don't worry &mdash; we've got you covered. The next Starship test flight, called Flight 13 (SpaceX doesn't appear to be superstitious), is scheduled to launch from the company's test site in Starbase, Texas near Boca Chica Beach on Thursday, July 16. Liftoff is set for 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT). As its na]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-spacexs-starship-flight-13-launch-on-july-16-full-mission-timeline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-spacexs-starship-flight-13-launch-on-july-16-full-mission-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster.The sexacentennial launch came on the second of two Falcon 9 missions that lifted off less than eight hours apart overnight from Monday to Tuesday (July 13 to July 14). The first flight, with Starlink batch 15-14, launched at 9:28 p.m. EDT (0128 GMT or 6:28 p.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight of a flight-proven booster.The sexacentennial launch came on the second of two Falcon 9 missions that lifted off less than eight hours apart overnight from Monday to Tuesday (July 13 to July 14). The first flight, with Starlink batch 15-14, launched at 9:28 p.m. EDT (0128 GMT or 6:28 p.m. PDT local time) from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.Th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-flight-proven-rocket-for-600th-time-sending-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars. This marks the first detection of white dwarfs existing in double star systems in our cosmic backyard. The white dwarfs are all located within around 65 light-years of Earth, and one of them is number nine in the top 10 closest white dwarfs to the solar system.<br />
White dwarfs are the type of stellar remnants left behind when sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-spot-4-superdense-stellar-corpses-hiding-behind-their-red-dwarf-companions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-spot-4-superdense-stellar-corpses-hiding-behind-their-red-dwarf-companions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first of 10,000 missing black holes in the Omega Centauri globular cluster has been found thanks to teamwork by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.The two observatories discovered the black hole after watching a star orbiting around something massive but dark, and which therefore could not be seen. The Hubble data ran from 2003 to 2023, and the James Webb Space Telescope picked up after that to help refine the measurements. Astronomers used the space telescopes to focus on a particul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-of-10000-missing-black-holes-in-the-omega-centauri-star-cluster-has-been-found-by-the-hubble-and-james-webb-space-telescopes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-1st-of-10000-missing-black-holes-in-the-omega-centauri-star-cluster-has-been-found-by-the-hubble-and-james-webb-space-telescopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Once Upon a Time in Space': How to watch PBS's out-of-this-world astronaut documentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[As our planet revels in the recent achievements of this spring&rsquo;s Artemis 2 mission and its four astronaut crew members, a new four-part PBS documentary series takes a scrutinizing look at space exploration and its inherent perils and promises. "Once Upon a Time in Space" will be available to watch on PBS (and the PBS app) starting on July 14, 2026 (9pm ET).Directed by James Bluemel and his filmmaking team &mdash; the crew behind the award-winning "Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland" and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/once-upon-a-time-in-space-how-to-watch-pbss-out-of-this-world-astronaut-documentary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/once-upon-a-time-in-space-how-to-watch-pbss-out-of-this-world-astronaut-documentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A miniature X-ray machine is set to transform astronauts' health prospects following a successful test in orbit. As a bonus, as well as checking for broken bones on the moon, the technology could also be distributed to small towns and villages in rural areas to provide enhanced medical care far from major hospitals.For much of the Space Age, astronauts have only had access to ultrasound machines as tools to diagnose injuries. Unlike ultrasound, which requires a medium through which sound waves c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1st-ever-x-rays-in-space-offer-hope-for-possible-patients-headed-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1st-ever-x-rays-in-space-offer-hope-for-possible-patients-headed-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have, for the first time, directly mapped the magnetic field surrounding an unusual "lighthouse" pulsar, revealing an invisible cosmic highway that channels particles blasted from the rapidly spinning stellar remnant.Using NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission, researchers measured the magnetic field around the pulsar PSR J1101&minus;6101 &mdash; nicknamed the "Lighthouse"&mdash; and confirmed a long-standing prediction that its high-energy particles stream along m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-cosmic-lighthouse-is-blazing-a-magnetic-trail-through-the-milky-way/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-cosmic-lighthouse-is-blazing-a-magnetic-trail-through-the-milky-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honeycomb structures spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Mars rover Curiosity spotted these "honeycomb" structures on Mars.(Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)NASA's Curiosity rover has spotted a strange honeycomb texture on the surface of Mars. But what is it? What is it? Almost 14 years since landing on the Red Planet, Curiosity is still hard at work exploring. And in new observations, Curiosity has revealed an image that is certainly ... peculiar. Curiosity went to get a closer look at an area first observed from Mars orbit, and found what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/honeycomb-structures-spotted-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-14-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/honeycomb-structures-spotted-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-14-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The biggest skywatching day of 2026 is coming. Here's what you'll see in North America and Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes weeks go by without anything notable happening in the sky. Then along comes something spectacular, like a total solar eclipse, the peak of a major meteor shower or a bright planet reaching a landmark moment in the evening sky. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, all three occur almost simultaneously. As a bonus, if you are under a dark sky for the Perseids, the Milky Way's bright central regions will stretch across the southern sky by around midnight.Exactly what you'll see of the eclipse dep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-biggest-skywatching-day-of-2026-is-coming-heres-what-youll-see-in-north-america-and-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-biggest-skywatching-day-of-2026-is-coming-heres-what-youll-see-in-north-america-and-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch SpaceX launch Starship Flight 13 on July 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's next Starship test flight aims to achieve a major milestone by deploying 20 upgraded Starlink satellites, marking the first Starlink Version 3s to deploy in space..Liftoff for the spacecraft&rsquo;s upcoming 13th test flight was originally scheduled for Wednesday (July 16) from the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. That attempt was aborted at the last second, however; SpaceX is now targeting Monday (July 20), during a 90-minute window that opens at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT; 5:4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-starship-flight-13-on-july-20/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-starship-flight-13-on-july-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to watch SpaceX launch Starship Flight 13 on July 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's next Starship test flight aims to achieve a major milestone by deploying 20 upgraded Starlink satellites, marking the first Starlink Version 3s to deploy in space..Liftoff for the spacecraft&rsquo;s upcoming 13th test flight is scheduled for Wednesday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. You can watch the launch live on Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, beginning 30 minutes before liftoff. Follow our Starship live blog for more mission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-starship-flight-13-on-july-16/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-watch-spacex-launch-starship-flight-13-on-july-16/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moon landings could destroy evidence of life's origins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landing spacecraft on the moon could contaminate ancient clues about how life may have originated on Earth, a new study finds. As NASA continues on with its plan of sending astronauts back to the moon with the Artemis program, researchers are exploring what possible unintended consequences may arise from humans visiting the lunar surface. For instance, Artemis IV will land astronauts near the moon's south pole and the agency has future plans for building a longer-term moon base on the lunar surf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/moon-landings-could-destroy-evidence-of-lifes-origins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/moon-landings-could-destroy-evidence-of-lifes-origins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Targeting July 20 liftoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, was scheduled to launch its critical test flight on Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. The mission was scrubbed at the very end of the countdown. SpaceX is now targeting July 20 for Starship Flight 13. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship ve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-targeting-july-20-liftoff/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-targeting-july-20-liftoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Super Heavy booster rolled back for final checkouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. Our live webcast will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.Launch livestream | Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-super-heavy-booster-rolled-back-for-final-checkouts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-super-heavy-booster-rolled-back-for-final-checkouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Starship undergoing preparations to launch tomorrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. Our live webcast will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.Launch livestream | Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-starship-undergoing-preparations-to-launch-tomorrow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-starship-undergoing-preparations-to-launch-tomorrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: SpaceX sets target date for next Starship rocket launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. Our live webcast will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.Launch livestream | Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-spacex-sets-target-date-for-next-starship-rocket-launch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-spacex-sets-target-date-for-next-starship-rocket-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Scrub]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, was scheduled to launch its critical test flight on Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. The mission was scrubbed at the very end of the countdown, and a new launch date has not been determined. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle sin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-scrub/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-scrub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Rocket stages stacked and ready for liftoff today]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. Our live webcast will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.Launch livestream | Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-rocket-stages-stacked-and-ready-for-liftoff-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-rocket-stages-stacked-and-ready-for-liftoff-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: New launch date under review]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, was scheduled to launch its critical test flight on Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. The mission was scrubbed at the very end of the countdown, and a new launch date has not been determined. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle sin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-new-launch-date-under-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-new-launch-date-under-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Elon Musk's future moon rocket is ready for liftoff today]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. Our live webcast will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.Launch livestream | Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-elon-musks-future-moon-rocket-is-ready-for-liftoff-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-elon-musks-future-moon-rocket-is-ready-for-liftoff-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Countdown to launch has begun!]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to launch its critical test flight no earlier than Thursday, July 16, at 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 GMT) from Starbase, Texas. Our live webcast will begin about 30 minutes prior to liftoff. You can see our latest updates on the Starship V3 (short for Version 3) rocket, including its test flight goals, system upgrades and more. Flight 13 is the 13th test launch of the Starship vehicle since 2023.Launch livestream | Sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-countdown-to-launch-has-begun/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-starship-flight-13-launch-updates-countdown-to-launch-has-begun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These mysterious exoplanets may have clouds of vaporized rock and grounds of scorching magma oceans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clouds formed from vaporized rock could create the ultimate thermal insulation on one of the most common types of exoplanets discovered so far &mdash; the sub-Neptunes &mdash; raising temperatures so high that these worlds' solid surfaces melt and turn into oceans of magma."This work takes us one step closer to answering the question of what these mysterious worlds are made from," said astronomer Luis Welbanks, of Arizona State University, in a statement.Sub-Neptunes are planets larger than Eart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-mysterious-exoplanets-may-have-clouds-of-vaporized-rock-and-grounds-of-scorching-magma-oceans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-mysterious-exoplanets-may-have-clouds-of-vaporized-rock-and-grounds-of-scorching-magma-oceans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia's launching a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station on July 14: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people will launch toward the International Space Station on Tuesday (July 14), and you can watch the action live.NASA's Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to lift off atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1347 GMT; 7:47 p.m. local time in Baikonur).You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA, or directly via the space agency's YouTube channel. Coverage will begin at 9:45 a.m. EDT (12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russias-launching-a-nasa-astronaut-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station-on-july-14-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russias-launching-a-nasa-astronaut-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station-on-july-14-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia's launches a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people just launched to space aboard a Russian rocket today (July 14), and are now in orbit speeding toward the International Space Station.NASA's Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1347 GMT; 7:47 p.m. local time in Baikonur).Their Soyuz rocket executed nominal side booster separation about two minutes after launch, followed by second stage separation about 2.5 minutes later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russias-launches-a-nasa-astronaut-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russias-launches-a-nasa-astronaut-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Space Station has three new residents.NASA's Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1447 GMT; 7:47 p.m. local time in Baikonur), heading toward the orbiting lab.Their Soyuz executed nominal side booster separation about two minutes after launch, followed by second stage separation about 2.5 minutes later, as the rocket flew at 105 miles (169 kilometers) in altitude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russia-launches-nasa-astronaut-anil-menon-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russia-launches-nasa-astronaut-anil-menon-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Space Station has three new residents.NASA's Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1447 GMT; 7:47 p.m. local time in Baikonur), heading toward the orbiting lab.Their Soyuz executed nominal side booster separation about two minutes after launch, followed by second stage separation about 2.5 minutes later, as the rocket flew at 105 miles (169 kilometers) in altitude.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russia-launches-nasa-astronaut-anil-menon-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russia-launches-nasa-astronaut-anil-menon-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia launches a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people just launched to space aboard a Russian rocket today (July 14), and are now in orbit speeding toward the International Space Station.NASA's Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off atop a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 10:47 a.m. EDT (1447 GMT; 7:47 p.m. local time in Baikonur).Their Soyuz rocket executed nominal side booster separation about two minutes after launch, followed by second stage separation about 2.5 minutes later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russia-launches-a-nasa-astronaut-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/russia-launches-a-nasa-astronaut-and-2-cosmonauts-to-the-international-space-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The assembly of NASA's next Artemis rocket is well underway, with the recent arrival of one of the launch vehicle's solid fuel booster sections to the agency's integration facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The bottom segment of the left-hand solid rocket booster (SRB) that will help launch Artemis III was transported to KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) this week, according to a NASA social media post. It's one of two SRBs that will be affixed to either side of NASA's Space Launch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-begins-stacking-rocket-ahead-of-2027-artemis-iii-astronaut-launch-photos/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-begins-stacking-rocket-ahead-of-2027-artemis-iii-astronaut-launch-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is targeting this week for the next launch of its massive Starship vehicle.Following engine tests on both Starship stages in the last two weeks &mdash; igniting all six Raptor 3s on the "Ship" upper stage and all 33 Raptor 3s on the "Super Heavy" first stage &mdash; SpaceX is proceeding with the launch of Starship Flight 13, which is scheduled for no earlier than Thursday (July 16), according to a July 11 SpaceX social media post.It will be the second launch for Starship "Version 3" (V3),]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-targets-july-16-for-starship-flight-13-reveals-what-went-wrong-on-previous-launch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-targets-july-16-for-starship-flight-13-reveals-what-went-wrong-on-previous-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Ninth Jedi" is a bold new Star Wars anime project hitting Disney+ next month, and it looks sick! (trailer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney+&rsquo;s imaginative anime anthology series, "Star Wars: Visions", is getting a standalone expansion next month with "Star Wars: Visions Presents &ndash;The Ninth Jedi".This 8-episode limited series is a continuation of the saga of Lah Kara, Margrave Juro, and their ragtag crew in the search for her kidnapped father. "Star Wars: Visions Presents &ndash; The Ninth Jedi" debuts on Disney+ on Aug. 5, 2026.Fans were first introduced to the intriguing story in "Star Wars: Visions" Volume 1&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ninth-jedi-is-a-bold-new-star-wars-anime-project-hitting-disney-next-month-and-it-looks-sick-trailer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ninth-jedi-is-a-bold-new-star-wars-anime-project-hitting-disney-next-month-and-it-looks-sick-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Ninth Jedi" is a bold new Star Wars anime project hitting Disney+ next month, and it looks sick!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disney+&rsquo;s imaginative anime anthology series, "Star Wars: Visions", is getting a standalone expansion next month with "Star Wars: Visions Presents &ndash;The Ninth Jedi".This 8-episode limited series is a continuation of the saga of Lah Kara, Margrave Juro, and their ragtag crew in the search for her kidnapped father. "Star Wars: Visions Presents &ndash; The Ninth Jedi" debuts on Disney+ on Aug. 5, 2026.Fans were first introduced to the intriguing story in "Star Wars: Visions" Volume 1&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ninth-jedi-is-a-bold-new-star-wars-anime-project-hitting-disney-next-month-and-it-looks-sick/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-ninth-jedi-is-a-bold-new-star-wars-anime-project-hitting-disney-next-month-and-it-looks-sick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extremely Large Telescope reaches a major milestone | Space photo of the day for July 13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[ESO's Extremely Large Telescope shows off its impressive size after reaching a new milestone.(Image credit: ESO/Cimolai)The Extremely Large Telescope just passed a serious milestone while coming together. But it's not done yet; the immense telescope is about to get even larger.What is it?The European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (ESO)'s Extremely Large Telescope is under construction on a mountaintop in Chile. In this new photo, we can really get an idea of t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/extremely-large-telescope-reaches-a-major-milestone-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-13-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/extremely-large-telescope-reaches-a-major-milestone-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-13-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting Vikram-1 to orbit: Inside Skyroot Aerospace's coming bid to make spaceflight history]]></title><description><![CDATA[HYDERABAD, India &mdash; When Space.com visited Skyroot Aerospace's Max-Q campus here in February, the company's first orbital rocket, Vikram-1, was still coming together.Inside the company's 55,000-square-foot (5,110 square meters) rocket factory, engineers sat before computer screens, running critical simulations and systems checks on Vikram-1's Orbit Adjustment Module, the liquid-fueled upper stage that stands at the center of the room and will guide the rocket's final maneuvers in space. Unl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/getting-vikram-1-to-orbit-inside-skyroot-aerospaces-coming-bid-to-make-spaceflight-history/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/getting-vikram-1-to-orbit-inside-skyroot-aerospaces-coming-bid-to-make-spaceflight-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space junk debris cloud discovered in high-traffic orbit 'is a potential minefield' for the costliest satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiny pieces of space junk only 2 inches (5 centimeters) in size are cluttering a valuable orbital region where some of the costliest satellites reside, a new study has found.Researchers from the University of Warwick in the U.K. found that the geostationary orbit &mdash; a region of space at the altitude of 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) &mdash; is full of dangerous, previously unseen bits of space junk that could destroy satellites.The geostationary orbit is quite unique. Satellites at this a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-junk-debris-cloud-discovered-in-high-traffic-orbit-is-a-potential-minefield-for-the-costliest-satellites/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-junk-debris-cloud-discovered-in-high-traffic-orbit-is-a-potential-minefield-for-the-costliest-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The FCC just gave Reflect Orbital permission to launch its 1st space mirror to orbit. Tens of thousands more could follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first of perhaps tens of thousands of sunlight-directing space mirrors just got cleared for liftoff.California-based startup Reflect Orbital just got a license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch and operate its first demonstration satellite, a spacecraft that will unfurl a reflective surface that measures about 60 feet (18 meters) on a side.That satellite, called E&auml;rendil-1 is targeted to fly later this year. And it could be the first of many: Reflect Orbita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-fcc-just-gave-reflect-orbital-permission-to-launch-its-1st-space-mirror-to-orbit-tens-of-thousands-more-could-follow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-fcc-just-gave-reflect-orbital-permission-to-launch-its-1st-space-mirror-to-orbit-tens-of-thousands-more-could-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflect Orbital just got permission to launch its 1st space mirror to orbit. Tens of thousands more could follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first of perhaps tens of thousands of sunlight-directing space mirrors just got cleared for liftoff.California-based startup Reflect Orbital just got a license from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch and operate its first demonstration satellite, a spacecraft that will unfurl a reflective surface that measures about 60 feet (18 meters) on a side.That satellite, called E&auml;rendil-1 is targeted to fly later this year. And it could be the first of many: Reflect Orbita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/reflect-orbital-just-got-permission-to-launch-its-1st-space-mirror-to-orbit-tens-of-thousands-more-could-follow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/reflect-orbital-just-got-permission-to-launch-its-1st-space-mirror-to-orbit-tens-of-thousands-more-could-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why space games still struggle with the scale of the universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Space is incomprehensibly vast. So huge that the human mind struggles to even conceptualize it. The observable universe spans roughly 93 billion light-years. Even our own humble galaxy, the Milky Way &mdash; a few tiny stitches of the universal canvas &mdash; stretches across 100,000 light-years and contains hundreds of billions of stars.It's no wonder, then, that space video games struggle so mightily with anything approaching a "realistic" interpretation of those incredible distances, especial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-space-games-still-struggle-with-the-scale-of-the-universe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-space-games-still-struggle-with-the-scale-of-the-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[149 million views! Artemis II moon mission breaks NASA's streaming record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 150 million people shared in the "moon joy" of Artemis II on NASA channels, setting a new agency record in the process.NASA numbers indicate that 149.4 million people used agency platforms in March and April to follow the four astronauts of Artemis II as they prepped for their mission, lifted off aboard the Space Launch System rocket, flew by the moon and finally splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. The viewership figure includes the mission's 24/7 livestreams of mission activities and vie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/149-million-views-artemis-ii-moon-mission-breaks-nasas-streaming-record/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/149-million-views-artemis-ii-moon-mission-breaks-nasas-streaming-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[A company just produced kidney and liver tissue in space for the first time, using a method called bioprinting, which 3D-prints living tissue. The announcement comes from California-based Auxilium Biotechnologies, whose AMP-1 orbital bioprinter made the breakthrough. The bioprinter used cell and tissue designs from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in North Carolina."The ability to manufacture multiple tissue types alongside clinically relevant medical products highlights both]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-medicine-breakthrough-kidney-and-liver-tissue-bioprinted-off-earth-for-1st-time-ever/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-medicine-breakthrough-kidney-and-liver-tissue-bioprinted-off-earth-for-1st-time-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 month until the total solar eclipse 2026 &mdash; Here's what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[One month from today, millions will turn their eyes to the skies for one of the most anticipated skywatching events of the year: the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026.The eclipse will sweep across parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain, briefly turning day into night for those lucky enough to be within the narrow path of totality. It's been a long time coming for European skywatchers, as the event marks Europe's first total solar eclipse since 1999.Where can I see the total solar eclipse?If yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-month-until-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026-mdash-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-month-until-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026-mdash-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your lost dog can now call home with the world's 1st satellite-connected dog collar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine you're on a hike in a remote mountain range. Your hyperactive dog catches the scent of a deer and, powered by his hunter's instinct, disappears in the forest. He has a GPS tracker in his collar that can send his coordinates via the cellular network. But where you are, there is no mobile coverage. You keep whistling and calling but to no avail: your dog is nowhere to be seen. That exact scenario prompted technologist Jonathan Bensamoun to develop what he describes as the world's first sat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/your-lost-dog-can-now-call-home-with-the-worlds-1st-satellite-connected-dog-collar/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/your-lost-dog-can-now-call-home-with-the-worlds-1st-satellite-connected-dog-collar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 218 — Which Way to the Moonbase?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 218 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss NASA's new moonbase plans with planetary scientist Dr. Pascal Lee.Starting with Artemis V (so far), the US plans to begin preparations fora permanent base situated in the south polar regions of the moon.Details are somewhat fluid, but one thing stands out: the poles arelikely to be the most challenging places to set up shop in an alreadyhostile environment. Pascal joins us todiscuss moonbase siting options and why the poles m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-218-which-way-to-the-moonbase/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-218-which-way-to-the-moonbase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sci-fi action movies were better in the '90s. 'Independence Day' is full of reasons why]]></title><description><![CDATA[We didn't realize it at the time &mdash; nobody ever does &mdash; but the '90s were a vintage era in Hollywood. It was a time when major studios were happy to take a punt on original scripts, knowing that people would, as often as not, buy theater tickets to watch quality releases. Good movies will always be made, of course &mdash; just as even the most golden of ages produce their fair share of stinkers &mdash; but this was a time when the Venn diagram circles labelled 'acclaimed' and 'popular']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sci-fi-action-movies-were-better-in-the-90s-independence-day-is-full-of-reasons-why/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sci-fi-action-movies-were-better-in-the-90s-independence-day-is-full-of-reasons-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White House appoints Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead new UFO study group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP, a new catch-all term for UFOs that might appear not just in the air but also in space or underwater. Loeb says the group is focused on evidence, instrumentation, data analysis and collection standards.The move follows recent Trump administration initiatives to bring more transparency to the topic of UFOs, or UAP. The UAP Science Advisory Council, Loeb explai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/white-house-appoints-harvard-astronomer-avi-loeb-to-lead-new-ufo-study-group/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/white-house-appoints-harvard-astronomer-avi-loeb-to-lead-new-ufo-study-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket just inched closer to the record books.A Falcon 9 vehicle lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California tonight (July 10) at 11:01 p.m. EDT (8:01 p.m. local time; 0301 GMT on July 11), carrying 29 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO).It was the 35th flight for this rocket's first stage, a booster designated B1071. The SpaceX record is 36, set just a few days ago by B1067 on another Starlink mission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-for-35th-time-hauls-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-for-35th-time-hauls-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket just inched closer to the record books.A Falcon 9 vehicle lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California tonight (July 10) at 11:01 p.m. EDT (8:01 p.m. local time; 0301 GMT on July 11), carrying 29 of SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites toward low Earth orbit (LEO).It was the 35th flight for this rocket's first stage, a booster designated B1071. The SpaceX record is 36, set just a few days ago by B1067 on another Starlink mission.Previous Booster B1071 launchesNROL-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-for-35th-time-hauls-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-for-35th-time-hauls-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[A supermassive black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy is behaving similarly to black holes that existed just after the Big Bang, voraciously feeding on copious amounts of matter. The relatively close cosmic titan could therefore provide insight into the much more distant universe.Indeed, the intense accretion behavior demonstrated by the supermassive black hole, which sits at the center of the galaxy SDSS J110546.07+145202.4 located 1.8 billion light-years away, is something scientists have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-ravenous-black-hole-in-our-backyard-could-be-our-window-into-the-ancient-universe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-ravenous-black-hole-in-our-backyard-could-be-our-window-into-the-ancient-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services for use of its Spaceport Nova Scotia.The deal allows Isar to design and operate the pad infrastructure based on the company's needs, in order to launch its Spectrum rocket. In return, Maritime Launch Services (MLS) will provide the pad and surrounding facilities for vehicle stage and payload integration, testing and a mission control hub for launch operations.The a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launching-from-2-continents-germanys-isar-aerospace-leases-canadian-pad-for-150-million/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launching-from-2-continents-germanys-isar-aerospace-leases-canadian-pad-for-150-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster test ahead of Flight 13 launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like SpaceX's next Starship flight is on the horizon, and it may lift off sooner than you might think. SpaceX today (July 10) completed a brief static fire of the Starship Super Heavy booster tapped to launch the 13th test flight of the massive, mega-lift vehicle. Booster 20 &mdash; the latest Super Heavy to roll off the assembly line &mdash;was transported to the pad at SpaceX's Starbase, Texas, facility yesterday (July 9) and hoisted onto its support stand using the launch tower's sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-ignites-all-33-powerful-engines-on-starship-booster-test-ahead-of-flight-13-launch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-ignites-all-33-powerful-engines-on-starship-booster-test-ahead-of-flight-13-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like SpaceX's next Starship flight is on the horizon, and it may lift off sooner than you might think. SpaceX today (July 10) completed a brief static fire of the Starship Super Heavy booster tapped to launch the 13th test flight of the massive, mega-lift vehicle. Booster 20 &mdash; the latest Super Heavy to roll off the assembly line &mdash;was transported to the pad at SpaceX's Starbase, Texas, facility yesterday (July 9) and hoisted onto its support stand using the launch tower's sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-ignites-all-33-powerful-engines-on-starship-booster-ahead-of-flight-13-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-ignites-all-33-powerful-engines-on-starship-booster-ahead-of-flight-13-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like SpaceX's next Starship flight is on the horizon, and it may lift off sooner than you might think. SpaceX today (July 10) completed a brief static fire of the Starship Super Heavy booster tapped to launch the 13th test flight of the massive, mega-lift vehicle. Booster 20 &mdash; the latest Super Heavy to roll off the assembly line &mdash;was transported to the pad at SpaceX's Starbase, Texas, facility yesterday (July 9) and hoisted onto its support stand using the launch tower's sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-ignites-all-33-powerful-engines-on-starship-booster-ahead-of-flight-13-launch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-ignites-all-33-powerful-engines-on-starship-booster-ahead-of-flight-13-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These rare glowing 'space clouds' are summer's best-kept skywatching secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should stargazers also be cloudspotters? Everyone knows clouds are the first thing you see as soon as you get under a dark sky or buy a new telescope &mdash; it's almost guaranteed! However, by early July, I usually start actively looking for a special kind of noctilucent or "night shining" cloud &mdash; and they can be a magnificent sight to rival anything celestial.At its core, the search for these so-called "space clouds" is the flip side of the seemingly never-ending twilight in July in mid-]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-rare-glowing-space-clouds-are-summers-best-kept-skywatching-secret/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-rare-glowing-space-clouds-are-summers-best-kept-skywatching-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launch creates colorful 'jellyfish' in the night sky | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A "space jellyfish" cloud lit up the early morning sky following a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.(Image credit: SpaceX)Is it a space jellyfish? Is it an alien? No, it's the aftermath of a SpaceX rocket launch! What is it? Have you ever looked up and thought, "Why is there a giant glowing jellyfish cloud in the sky?" If so, chances are that you've seen the remnants of a rocket launch, and not a surprise alien visitor. In the early hours of July 9, SpaceX launched 29 of its Starlink broadband satellites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launch-creates-colorful-jellyfish-in-the-night-sky-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-10-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launch-creates-colorful-jellyfish-in-the-night-sky-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-10-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The moon, Mars and the Pleiades form a stunning lineup before dawn on July 11. Here's how to see it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before dawn on July 11, early risers will be treated to a striking celestial scene low in the east-northeast sky. A slender waning crescent moon, softly glowing with earthshine, will appear to align with the orange light of Mars, the orange-red star Aldebaran, with the sparkling Pleiades and Hyades star clusters close by. Together, they will form a beautiful morning tableau in Taurus &mdash; one well worth setting an alarm to see.First: the moonMost obvious is, of course, the moon, appearing as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-moon-mars-and-the-pleiades-form-a-stunning-lineup-before-dawn-on-july-11-heres-how-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-moon-mars-and-the-pleiades-form-a-stunning-lineup-before-dawn-on-july-11-heres-how-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots ensures astronauts can vote from space  — or anywhere else]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court protecting voter rights could extend to astronauts living and working in space and training internationally, their families, and the multitude of NASA workers who travel to support their missions. On Monday (June 29), the Supreme Court ruled that mail-in ballots can be counted toward a total vote even if they arrive after election day, as long as they are postmarked by election day. The ruling followed efforts by the Trump Administration to place restrictio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supreme-court-ruling-on-mail-in-ballots-ensures-astronauts-can-vote-from-space-or-anywhere-else/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supreme-court-ruling-on-mail-in-ballots-ensures-astronauts-can-vote-from-space-or-anywhere-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers may have heard the 1st 'whispers' of ghost particles created by supernova explosions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The universe is haunted by "cosmic ghosts" called neutrinos, and new research suggests they may be the "whispers" of stars that died in supernova explosions over the course of billions of years. The discovery is an important step forward in our understanding of the life and death of stars and how they enrich their environments with metals, elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. It could also help better understand how black holes and neutron stars are born when massive stars die.The second m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-may-have-heard-the-1st-whispers-of-ghost-particles-created-by-supernova-explosions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-may-have-heard-the-1st-whispers-of-ghost-particles-created-by-supernova-explosions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss out on 'The Ark' Season 3 &mdash; get a year-long Peacock TV deal for just over $9 a month]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've found an incredible streaming deal for you. Peacock TV has cut a year-long Premium subscription plan from $131.88 to just $109.99. It's 12 months for the price of 10, and the lowest price we've seen since Black Friday last year.Get Peacock TV for just $9.16 a month when you sign up for a one-year plan.Peacock TV also hosts the SYFY channel, and sci-fi fans can stream hit series like Resident Alien and Battlestar Galactica. There are also exciting new additions, including Season 2 of The Un]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-the-ark-season-3-mdash-get-a-year-long-peacock-tv-deal-for-just-over-9-a-month/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-the-ark-season-3-mdash-get-a-year-long-peacock-tv-deal-for-just-over-9-a-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[China just notched a huge spaceflight milestone.The nation has recovered a rocket during an orbital launch for the first time ever, pulling off the feat during the Long March 10B's maiden liftoff on Friday (July 10). And that recovery was unique: The rocket's first stage nestled softly into a net-like structure carried by a ship at sea."This mission marks my country's first successful controlled recovery of a launch vehicle and the world's first network-based recovery of a launch vehicle," the C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/making-history-china-lands-rocket-during-an-orbital-launch-for-1st-time-ever-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/making-history-china-lands-rocket-during-an-orbital-launch-for-1st-time-ever-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[China just notched a huge spaceflight milestone.The nation has recovered a rocket during an orbital launch for the first time ever, pulling off the feat during the Long March 10B's maiden liftoff on Friday (July 10). And that recovery was unique: The rocket's first stage nestled softly into a net-like structure carried by a ship at sea."This mission marks my country's first successful controlled recovery of a launch vehicle and the world's first network-based recovery of a launch vehicle," the C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/making-history-china-lands-rocket-during-an-orbital-launch-for-1st-time-ever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/making-history-china-lands-rocket-during-an-orbital-launch-for-1st-time-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87. Born in Texas in 1939, Funk was determined to take to the skies, flying as a teenager and becoming a professional aviator at the tender age of 20. Her dreams extended even beyond Earth, and in 1961 she joined the "Mercury 13" group of women who completed the testing given to NASA's male Apollo astronauts. But Funk was the only Mercury 13 alum to ever reach s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wally-funk-trailblazing-pilot-and-astronaut-passes-away-at-87/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wally-funk-trailblazing-pilot-and-astronaut-passes-away-at-87/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87. Born in Texas in 1939, Funk was determined to take to the skies, flying as a teenager and becoming a professional aviator at the tender age of 20. Her dreams extended even beyond Earth, and in 1961 she joined the "Mercury 13" group of women who completed the testing given to NASA's male Apollo astronauts. But Funk was the only Mercury 13 alum to ever reach s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wally-funk-trailblazing-pilot-and-astronaut-dies-at-87/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/wally-funk-trailblazing-pilot-and-astronaut-dies-at-87/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31 black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe. The most impressive of these new discoveries is the most ancient and distant quasar ever seen, shining with the light of a trillion suns just 670 million years after the Big Bang.Quasars occur when supermassive black holes with masses millions or even billions of times that of the sun are surrounded by swirling disks of matter called accre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-have-discovered-the-oldest-quasar-ever-seen-and-it-shines-with-the-light-of-a-trillion-suns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-have-discovered-the-oldest-quasar-ever-seen-and-it-shines-with-the-light-of-a-trillion-suns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX is nothing if not ambitious.Elon Musk's company just filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate a 100,000-member constellation of "Gen3" satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).This will presumably be an updated version of SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, according to astronomer and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, who reported the news via X today (July 9).SpaceX have filed for a 100,00 satellite "Gen3 NGSO" system. Presumably Starlink Gen3,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wants-to-launch-100000-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-wants-to-launch-100000-starlink-satellites-to-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental and scientific organizations are banding together to demand federal environmental reviews of space-based data center projects, which plan to put more than a million new satellites in Earth orbit over the coming years. Over the last few months, a number of different companies have requested licenses from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch data centers into space. SpaceX's proposal alone requests licenses for up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit (LE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/reckless-space-based-data-centers-lack-environmental-review-drawing-criticism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/reckless-space-based-data-centers-lack-environmental-review-drawing-criticism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Silo' season 3 showrunner Graham Yost explains the time jumps and turning half of the show into a political thriller (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple TV&rsquo;s riveting sci-fi series, "Silo," is stretching its narrative legs for its third and penultimate season. Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) deals with amnesia after her fiery return to Silo 18, satisfying secrets are revealed, and we strap in for temporal jumps 352 years back to the "Before Times" to figure out how the apocalypse arrived."We rolled the dice a bit and hoped it would work and weren&rsquo;t entirely sure, but felt it would," Executive Producer and Showrunner Graham Yost tel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3-showrunner-graham-yost-explains-the-time-jumps-and-turning-half-of-the-show-into-a-political-thriller-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3-showrunner-graham-yost-explains-the-time-jumps-and-turning-half-of-the-show-into-a-political-thriller-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there life on Mars &hellip; in clay? Scientists think that the minerals in clay could be the key to finding signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. The European Space Agency is still working toward launching its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover to Mars to search for signs of life. And, according to a statement from the space agency, the rover is now aiming to land at Oxia Planum, a depression on the Martian surfacewhere it's thought that water was once plentiful. There, scientists think that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-evidence-of-life-on-mars-be-hiding-in-clay-europe-wants-to-send-a-rover-to-check/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-evidence-of-life-on-mars-be-hiding-in-clay-europe-wants-to-send-a-rover-to-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a trip to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas (from space) | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandbars and waves of rippling sand dunes can be seen from space amongst the turquoise ocean in the Bahamas.(Image credit: NASA/Chris Williams)If you look at this picture for too long, you might start to hear the waves lapping up against the shore or feel a salty breeze in the air. You might not have a trip to the Bahamas planned, but you can always enjoy its beauty in this spectacular summertime snapshot captured by NASA astronaut Chris Williams from aboard the International Space Station. What]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/take-a-trip-to-the-turquoise-waters-of-the-bahamas-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-9-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/take-a-trip-to-the-turquoise-waters-of-the-bahamas-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-9-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. Critics say 'our coasts deserve better']]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some ocean advocacy experts say the move is part of a larger trend of allowing the spaceflight industry to use the ocean as a dumping ground.The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday (July 7) announced a Request for Information (RFI) to look into launching rockets and recovering spacecraft from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), a region of the United States that extends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-us-wants-to-build-offshore-rocket-launch-sites-critics-say-our-coasts-deserve-better/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-us-wants-to-build-offshore-rocket-launch-sites-critics-say-our-coasts-deserve-better/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has announced that it wants to develop a "space-ground" asteroid early-warning network, while providing few details on what it could look like. But recent papers and presentations to the United Nations provide clues as to what the country has in mind for planetary defense.The China National Space Administration (CNSA) made the announcement on June 30 &mdash; International Asteroid Day &mdash; stating plans to construct a coordinated ground-and-space monitoring system for near-Earth asteroi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-announces-plan-to-build-early-warning-system-for-dangerous-asteroids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-announces-plan-to-build-early-warning-system-for-dangerous-asteroids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The success of NASA's future moon base depends in large part on mission design, which should allow astronauts to work together well in a way independent from psychological training, a new study asserts.The goal of the study was to identify "specific conditions" for mission success and to look for any "red flags" that may stand in the way, lead investigator Anamaria Berea, a computational social scientist at George Mason University (GMU), told Space.com via email. (The first author of the PLOS ON]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/staffing-the-moon-base-how-many-astronauts-should-live-in-nasas-lunar-outpost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/staffing-the-moon-base-how-many-astronauts-should-live-in-nasas-lunar-outpost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 36th time early on July 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9), and you can watch the action live. The Falcon 9 is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 GMT), carrying 29 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).You can watch it live via SpaceX beginning about 10 minutes before launch.This particular booster, known as 1067, has already completed 35 orbital mis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-for-record-breaking-36th-time-early-on-july-9/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-for-record-breaking-36th-time-early-on-july-9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9).The Falcon 9 lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 5:25 a.m. EDT (0925 GMT), carrying 29 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO).This particular booster, known as 1067, has already completed 35 orbital missions, more than any other SpaceX rocket in history. The overall record is held by NASA's space shuttle Discovery, which flew t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-for-record-breaking-36th-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-for-record-breaking-36th-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.The Tokyo-based company announced today (July 8) that it has booked 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) of cargo capacity on Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, for a moon mission that could launch as soon as 2030. The deal is worth $50 million, according to Tokyo Brief."We are very pleased to be able to offer the new Lunar Access Integration service utilizing Starship's payload space thr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-company-books-1100-pounds-of-cargo-space-on-spacex-starship-mission-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-company-books-1100-pounds-of-cargo-space-on-spacex-starship-mission-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dance of death between binary stars leads to an unusual supernova]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the universe has one lesson for humanity, it is that everything ends. That includes stars, which too must die, albeit on timescales of billions of years. But new research suggests that when some stars die, they do not do so alone, potentially solving a long-standing mystery around a particular class of cosmic explosion called an interacting supernova. When stars much more massive than the sun reach the ends of their lives, their cores collapse, sending shockwaves blasting out into their outer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dance-of-death-between-binary-stars-leads-to-an-unusual-supernova/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dance-of-death-between-binary-stars-leads-to-an-unusual-supernova/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell that will shield the Skyfall spacecraft's descent stage during its plummet through the Martian atmosphere.Skyfall, slated to be NASA's first-ever nuclear powered interplanetary probe, is scheduled to launch in 2028 with three helicopters similar to the Ingenuity drone that landed on the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover. The mission is being manag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-begins-funding-hardware-for-skyfall-mars-helicopter-mission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-begins-funding-hardware-for-skyfall-mars-helicopter-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump gifts Artemis astronauts an American flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on the lunar surface.Late into the night during the America 250 celebrations in Washington, D.C. on July 4, President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address from the National Mall, praising the country's history and accomplishments. The speech also acknowledged several American heroes in attendance, from military veterans, descendants of notable American historical figures like]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-gifts-artemis-astronauts-an-american-flag-from-the-us-capitol-to-plant-on-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-gifts-artemis-astronauts-an-american-flag-from-the-us-capitol-to-plant-on-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump gifts Artemis astronauts a flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on the lunar surface.Late into the night during the America 250 celebrations in Washington, D.C. on July 4, President Donald Trump delivered the keynote address from the National Mall, praising the country's history and accomplishments. The speech also acknowledged several American heroes in attendance, from military veterans, descendants of notable American historical figures like]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-gifts-artemis-astronauts-a-flag-from-the-us-capitol-to-plant-on-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/trump-gifts-artemis-astronauts-a-flag-from-the-us-capitol-to-plant-on-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space]]></title><description><![CDATA[A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by adversary nations, according to a new study.In 2024, rumors began to swirl in military circles that Russia might be developing a space-borne nuclear weapon. At that time, two years into the war in Ukraine, Russia was well aware of how big a lifeline SpaceX's Starlink broadband constellation had been for the Ukrainians. Starlink has not only provided connectivity to ravaged c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/shoebox-sized-detector-satellites-could-sniff-out-a-nuclear-bomb-in-space/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/shoebox-sized-detector-satellites-could-sniff-out-a-nuclear-bomb-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here's when and where to look]]></title><description><![CDATA[Between July 7 and July 17, Venus will put on two evening-sky shows: first passing close to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion, and then appearing near a waxing crescent moon.Both events are easy to see with the naked eye and offer excellent opportunities for casual skywatchers and photographers alike.Look low in the western sky after sunset for both events. Viewing times and positions are best suited for observers at mid-northern latitudes; check a local skywatching app for exact timin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/venus-takes-center-stage-with-2-easy-to-see-sky-shows-this-july-heres-when-and-where-to-look/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/venus-takes-center-stage-with-2-easy-to-see-sky-shows-this-july-heres-when-and-where-to-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Earth-observation company Vantor maps Earth from space in 3D. The images are available in near-real time, revealing immediate effects of natural disasters and armed conflict. What is more, the images are also absolutely stunning.Vantor, which operates a fleet of 10 satellites that image the surface of the planet with a resolution of 12 inches (30 centimetres), released the first set of its 3D shots from space on July 1. The images capture a variety of targets, all in amazing detail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-the-future-of-spatial-intelligence-vantor-unveils-stunning-3d-satellite-views-of-earth-photos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-the-future-of-spatial-intelligence-vantor-unveils-stunning-3d-satellite-views-of-earth-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the clean room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 26, 2026.(Image credit: NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz))NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is hanging out in the clean room at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, preparing for its epic journey to space. What is it?Roman is NASA's next big flagship mission, designed to explore the universe like we've never seen it before. And with just over a month and a half until its expected launch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-prepares-for-launch-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-8-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-prepares-for-launch-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-8-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with beams of electromagnetic radiation to disrupt their signals without physically damaging them.The system, known as Meadowlands, was developed by L3 Harris. It is an electromagnetic warfare system, meaning it is designed to disrupt, deny or degrade an adversary's use of the electromagnetic spectrum &#8202;&mdash; such as radio waves, for example &#8202;&mdash; re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-us-space-force-just-got-a-new-electromagnetic-weapon-to-jam-adversary-satellites/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-us-space-force-just-got-a-new-electromagnetic-weapon-to-jam-adversary-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Houston-based company Venus Aerospace announced today (June 8) the closing of its "Series B" financing round, which raised $91 million to evolve its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) from functioning prototype to a scalable propulsion system with multiple applications. Venus completed a demonstration launch with its test vehicle in May 2025, accomplishing the first such flight from U.S. soil powered by an RDRE. At scale, the company envisions a wide variety of uses for the design, includi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/revolutionary-rocket-engine-company-venus-aerospace-raises-91-million-to-scale-design/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/revolutionary-rocket-engine-company-venus-aerospace-raises-91-million-to-scale-design/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data. During these periods, the probe goes into a hibernation mode in which its instruments still collect data, but most other systems power down. New Horizons entered just such a hib]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-new-horizons-probe-just-woke-up-from-hibernation-6-billion-miles-away-beyond-pluto-whats-it-doing-out-there/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-new-horizons-probe-just-woke-up-from-hibernation-6-billion-miles-away-beyond-pluto-whats-it-doing-out-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth may survive the sun's death after all, new study suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, astronomers have debated whether Earth's fate was tied to the sun's. When the star exhausts the hydrogen fuel that powers it about 5 billion years, it will swell into a red giant large enough to engulf Mercury and Venus &mdash; and, several studies have suggested, Earth as well.New research, however, suggests our planet has a better chance of escaping that fiery end than previously thought. Using updated models of how aging stars interact with their planets, researchers found that t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/earth-may-survive-the-suns-death-after-all-new-study-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/earth-may-survive-the-suns-death-after-all-new-study-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its 4th birthday with stunning image of a galaxy crash site]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 2026 marks four years since NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images were first revealed to the general public, marking a new era for astronomy. To celebrate this anniversary of the most powerful space telescope ever launched, NASA has released a stunning image of the strangely shaped galaxy called Centaurus A.Located around 11 million light-years away, Centaurus A owes its unusual structure to a collision between two galaxies around 2 billion years ago. This merger provided the gala]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-celebrates-its-4th-birthday-with-stunning-image-of-a-galaxy-crash-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-celebrates-its-4th-birthday-with-stunning-image-of-a-galaxy-crash-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the Milky Way even bigger than we thought? New observations have revealed that our galaxy's spiral arms could stretch farther and wider than we previously concluded. The Milky Way's spiral structure was discovered over 175 years ago in 1850. But new information could completely change our understanding of our cosmic home. Astronomershave taken a new look at our Milky Way galaxy using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton observatory and have pie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-milky-way-galaxy-might-be-larger-than-we-thought-/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-milky-way-galaxy-might-be-larger-than-we-thought-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Project Hail Mary' is finally streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and we can't wait to watch it again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon MGM Studios' "Project Hail Mary," the science fiction blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling that launched into theaters back on March 20, 2026 is now hitting its streaming stride on Prime Video after a stop on MGM+. The $200 million outer space saga, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("The Lego Movie," "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse") and adapted from author Andy Weir's 2021 novel of the same name, made a respectable $630 million in its full theatrical run. Despite a general jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-is-finally-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-and-we-cant-wait-to-watch-it-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-is-finally-streaming-on-amazon-prime-video-and-we-cant-wait-to-watch-it-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Project Hail Mary' is finally streaming Amazon Prime Video, and we can't wait to watch it again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon MGM Studios' "Project Hail Mary," the science fiction blockbuster starring Ryan Gosling that launched into theaters back on March 20, 2026 is now hitting its streaming stride on Prime Video after a stop on MGM+. The $200 million outer space saga, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller ("The Lego Movie," "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse") and adapted from author Andy Weir's 2021 novel of the same name, made a respectable $630 million in its full theatrical run. Despite a general jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-is-finally-streaming-amazon-prime-video-and-we-cant-wait-to-watch-it-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-is-finally-streaming-amazon-prime-video-and-we-cant-wait-to-watch-it-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first non-American to reach the moon is ready for a new mission.Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, best known for his flight around the moon in April on NASA's Artemis 2 mission, will step back from active astronaut duty in September. Hansen, who's also a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), will next serve as a reservist to "enable the vital work happening in Canada with respect to space," the astronaut wrote Monday (July 6) in a statement on X."Our future depen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-2s-jeremy-hansen-stepping-down-from-active-astronaut-duty-after-epic-moon-mission/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-2s-jeremy-hansen-stepping-down-from-active-astronaut-duty-after-epic-moon-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How public–private partnerships can turn Mars into an economic frontier (Op-Ed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Futurists and science fiction writers have predicted privately funded missions to Mars for decades, but until recently, the prospect appeared to be decades away. While fully private human missions to Mars are probably not yet practical (given the complexity and cost of such missions), the commercial sector, in partnership with space agencies such as NASA, has a critical role to play in enabling a human presence on Mars. Whether that possibility becomes reality will depend on the choices we make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-publicprivate-partnerships-can-turn-mars-into-an-economic-frontier-op-ed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-publicprivate-partnerships-can-turn-mars-into-an-economic-frontier-op-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China releases 1st photo of Earth's elusive 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's first-ever asteroid sampling mission has sent home a picture of its first target, the "quasi-moon" Kamo'oalewa.The Tianwen-2 probe launched in 2025 and traveled 620 million miles (1 billion kilometers) to reach a safe distance about 12 miles (20 km) away from Kamo'oalewa, more formally known as asteroid 2016HO3. The spacecraft will spend nearly a year studying the asteroid with a suite of 11 different scientific instruments before attempting to collect a sample from its surface, which wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-releases-1st-photo-of-earths-elusive-quasi-moon-kamooalewa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-releases-1st-photo-of-earths-elusive-quasi-moon-kamooalewa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['That's going to come back and bite us': Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former head of NASA is questioning the agency's plans to return astronauts to the moon, asking whether the crewed landers selected for the Artemis program are the right vehicles to get the job done. Jim Bridenstine, who served as NASA administrator during President Donald Trump's first term, joined Space.com's Tariq Malik and co-host Rod Pyle on the This Week in Space podcast on June 12 to discuss his recently appointed position as CEO of Quantum Space and current events in the space industr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/thats-going-to-come-back-and-bite-us-former-nasa-chief-questions-artemis-moon-lander-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/thats-going-to-come-back-and-bite-us-former-nasa-chief-questions-artemis-moon-lander-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA astronaut Chris Williams flexes his muscles while on a spacewalk in this image snapped by fellow astronaut Jessica Meir on June 30, 2026.(Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir)Mid-spacewalk, one NASA astronaut had to take a moment to show off his muscles. What is it? NASA astronaut Chris Williams recently left the confines of the International Space Station for a 7-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir. This was Williams' second spacewalk and Meir's fifth.In a moment of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronaut-flexes-his-muscles-mid-spacewalk-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-7-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronaut-flexes-his-muscles-mid-spacewalk-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-7-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do you stop a large, threatening asteroid on its way to Earth? A new Chinese paper, investigating the issue, suggests a "pre-excavation detonation" could be the solution if there's enough warning time.There may be millions of asteroids in our solar system, with a tiny percentage of them posing a possible, very tiny threat to our planet. NASA and many other entities keep an eye on the skies, and continue discovering new asteroids, but have found no imminent threats yet; Apophis, previously be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-scientists-find-the-best-way-to-nuke-an-asteroid-on-its-way-to-impact-earth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinese-scientists-find-the-best-way-to-nuke-an-asteroid-on-its-way-to-impact-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world's first commercially built nuclear-powered satellite has reached orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The BOHR (Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability) satellite, built by Florida-based company City Labs, launched to space early this morning (July 7) on SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission. Transporter-17's Falcon 9 rocket, which was carrying a total of 81 payloads, lifted off early this morning from the SpaceX pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and began delivering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-just-launched-the-1st-ever-nuclear-powered-commercial-satellite/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-just-launched-the-1st-ever-nuclear-powered-commercial-satellite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sun's atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mystery of how the sun's corona, which is its outer atmosphere, reaches millions of degrees could have a surprising explanation: cosmic dust riding the magnetic waves carrying plasma on the solar wind."For decades, researchers have focused mainly on how electrons, ions, magnetic fields and plasma waves transport and dissipate energy in the solar atmosphere," said lead researcher Syed Ayaz of the University of Alabama in Huntsville in a statement. "Our work adds a new ingredient to this pictu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-suns-atmosphere-is-way-hotter-than-its-surface-scientists-may-finally-know-why/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-suns-atmosphere-is-way-hotter-than-its-surface-scientists-may-finally-know-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. just celebrated its 250th birthday, and Americans living off the planet had a great view of some of the parties down below."The International Space Station orbited over Los Angeles on July 4th as America marked 250 years of independence with a burst of fireworks lighting up the city below &mdash; a celebration so bright it reached all the way to space!" NASA officials said on Monday (July 6) via the agency's ISS X account.That post featured a 15-second video captured from the orbiting l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/even-astronauts-in-space-saw-america-250-fireworks-on-the-fourth-of-july-see-their-iss-view-of-los-angeles-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/even-astronauts-in-space-saw-america-250-fireworks-on-the-fourth-of-july-see-their-iss-view-of-los-angeles-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch 81 satellites early on July 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch a passel of satellites to orbit early Tuesday morning (July 7), and you can watch the action live.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 81 payloads is scheduled to lift off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday, during a 95-minute window that opens at 3:10 a.m. EDT (0410 GMT; 12:10 a.m. local California time).You can watch the mission, which is called Transporter-17, live via SpaceX. Coverage will begin about 15 minutes before launch.As its name suggests, Transporter-1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-81-satellites-early-on-july-7/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launch-81-satellites-early-on-july-7/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a passel of satellites to orbit early Tuesday morning (July 7).A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 81 payloads lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday at 3:12 a.m. EDT (0412 GMT; 12:12 a.m. local California time), kicking off a mission SpaceX calls Transporter-17.As that name suggests, Transporter-17 is the 17th mission of SpaceX's Transporter rideshare program. The company operates another rideshare series as well, called Bandwagon, which has launched four mis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-81-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-81-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-lands-rocket-on-ship-at-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS]]></title><description><![CDATA[More evidence that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is much older than our solar system has come to light, along with clues that it formed on the outskirts of the protoplanetary disk belonging to its parent star long ago.Earlier this year, researchers led by Martin Cordiner of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center revealed that data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggested that 3I/ATLAS is between 10 and 12 billion years old, based on the ratios of its carbon and deuterium isotopes. This]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/more-clues-surface-about-the-origins-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/more-clues-surface-about-the-origins-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system. The technique relies on a phenomenon introduced by Einstein in his 1915 theory of gravity, general relativity, called gravitational microlensing. The exoplanet in question is called Gaia23bra b. The first hints of this exoplanet were found in 2023 by the now-retired Gaia space telescope via the slight brightening of a star caused by a microlensing event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-just-found-a-planet-hiding-in-tess-spacecraft-data-all-thanks-to-einstein/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-just-found-a-planet-hiding-in-tess-spacecraft-data-all-thanks-to-einstein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black holes buried in mysterious 'little red dot' galaxies could blast cosmic ghosts at Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysterious "little red dots" discovered in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope could harbor buried black holes that fire high-energy cosmic "ghost particles" through the cosmos.Neutrinos are referred to as ghost particles because as chargeless and near-massless particles, hundreds of trillions of them stream through your body every second at nearly the speed of light. Plus, the source of high-energy neutrinos frequently detected on Earth is something of a mystery. And another co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/black-holes-buried-in-mysterious-little-red-dot-galaxies-could-blast-cosmic-ghosts-at-earth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/black-holes-buried-in-mysterious-little-red-dot-galaxies-could-blast-cosmic-ghosts-at-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are 'debris from a foreign rocket body', space agency says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mysterious metallic-looking spheres have appeared on a northeastern Australian beach, prompting the Australian Space Agency to warn residents to be on the lookout for what they state is likely space debris.Australia is investigating the possible space debris incident in conjunction with authorities in Queensland as well as the National Emergency Management Agency, the country's space agency wrote on X late on Sunday (July 5)."The recovered objects appear to be pressure vessels from a space launc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/unidentified-metal-spheres-found-on-australian-beach-are-debris-from-a-foreign-rocket-body-space-agency-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/unidentified-metal-spheres-found-on-australian-beach-are-debris-from-a-foreign-rocket-body-space-agency-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Acceleration without fuel:' Revolutionary superconducting thruster harnesses Earth's magnetic field in 1st orbital test]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand company Zenno Astronautics has tested the first of its kind thruster based on superconducting magnets to maintain the position of a satellite in space.Superconducting magnets can convert solar energy directly into momentum in space and provide a source of acceleration that needs no fuel, but until recently, the technology was too large and complex to fit on a satellite. That's no longer the case. Zenno Astronautics, a spin-off from the University of Auckland, has flown its new "Super]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/acceleration-without-fuel-revolutionary-superconducting-thruster-harnesses-earths-magnetic-field-in-1st-orbital-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/acceleration-without-fuel-revolutionary-superconducting-thruster-harnesses-earths-magnetic-field-in-1st-orbital-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Acceleration without fuel:' Revolutionary superconducting device harnesses Earth's magnetic field to move a spacecraft]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand company Zenno Astronautics has tested a first-of-its-kind torquer based on superconducting magnets to maintain the position of a satellite in space.Superconducting magnets can convert solar energy directly into momentum in space and provide a source of acceleration that needs no fuel, but until recently, the technology was too large and complex to fit on a satellite. That's no longer the case. Zenno Astronautics, a spin-off from the University of Auckland, has flown its new "Supertor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/acceleration-without-fuel-revolutionary-superconducting-device-harnesses-earths-magnetic-field-to-move-a-spacecraft/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/acceleration-without-fuel-revolutionary-superconducting-device-harnesses-earths-magnetic-field-to-move-a-spacecraft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Japanese spacecraft has gotten up close and personal with yet another asteroid, beaming home stunning new imagery of the distant space rock.On Sunday (July 5), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Hayabusa2 probe performed a close flyby of asteroid Torifune, a 1,475-foot (450-meter) space rock currently traveling through space some 62 million miles (100 million kilometers) from Earth. It was expected to be one of the closest-ever high-speed passes a spacecraft has had with an astero]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japans-hayabusa2-probe-captures-remarkable-photo-of-a-two-headed-asteroid-62-million-miles-away/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japans-hayabusa2-probe-captures-remarkable-photo-of-a-two-headed-asteroid-62-million-miles-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis moon astronauts visit Capitol Hill | Space photo of the day for July 6, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 astronauts look up at footage from their flight during a visit to Capitol Hill.(Image credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)As we reflect on this past July 4 weekend, and America's 250th birthday, we look to NASA's Artemis II astronauts, who recently reflected on their historic mission during a visit to Capitol Hill.What is it? Following their return to Earth from a 10-day journey around the moonin April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts headed to Capitol Hill. This photograph, captured on May 12,s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-moon-astronauts-visit-capitol-hill-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-6-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/artemis-moon-astronauts-visit-capitol-hill-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-6-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pasadena, California &mdash; NASA's new alien-hunting telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), will be serviceable out in space (and it will have gamma-ray detectors, to boot).Do you remember seeing NASA's Space Shuttle astronauts working on the Hubble Space Telescope out in space? Well, it will likely be robots this time around, but NASA is planning for HWO to be serviceable, which means that they will need to figure out a way to work on, repair, and maintain the observatory while it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-have-to-find-a-way-to-service-its-new-alien-hunting-space-telescope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-have-to-find-a-way-to-service-its-new-alien-hunting-space-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover radio signals coming from rare 'Blue Eye Pulsar' after decades of silence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Silent neutron stars at the center of supernova blast sites may actually be whispering softly, following the detection of faint radio emissions coming from one such object for the first time. The discovery raises the prospect that there could be many more pulsars in our galaxy than we thought.When a massive star explodes as a supernova, the devastation leads to the star's core collapsing under its own gravity to form either a neutron star or a black hole. When a neutron star is formed, it is bor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-radio-signals-coming-from-rare-blue-eye-pulsar-after-decades-of-silence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-radio-signals-coming-from-rare-blue-eye-pulsar-after-decades-of-silence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Once-in-a-millennium' asteroid flyby will be visible to much of the world in 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years before the skyscraper-size asteroid Apophis makes its very close (but safe) flyby of Earth, scientists have already begun charting exactly when and where billions of people can watch it sweep across the sky.Speaking at an "Apophis T-3 Years" workshop held earlier this month at the University of Padua in Italy, retired cartographer Michael Zeiler and astronomer Rick Fienberg shared detailed visibility maps charting the asteroid's passage across Earth's skies. According to their calcul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/once-in-a-millennium-asteroid-flyby-will-be-visible-to-much-of-the-world-in-2029/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/once-in-a-millennium-asteroid-flyby-will-be-visible-to-much-of-the-world-in-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA tests advanced new Mars rover prototype in the California desert (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new rover prototype is teaching NASA scientists how to design robots that can think for themselves and navigate terrain that would leave old rovers stuck in the lunar or Martian dust.The Exploration Rover for Navigating Extreme Sloped Terrain (ERNEST), developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recently completed a 16-mile (26 kilometers) trek through the desert in Southern California. The journey took more than 37 hours of driving time over the course of seven days, and ERNEST completed i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-tests-advanced-new-mars-rover-prototype-in-the-california-desert-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-tests-advanced-new-mars-rover-prototype-in-the-california-desert-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He-Man and beyond: 20 sci-fi cartoons (some iconic, some weird) that transported '80s and '90s kids to strange new worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kids who grew up in the '80s and '90s couldn't enjoy the massive selection of live-action sci-fi TV available right now. With the biggest out-of-this-world adventures likely to be found in theaters, many of the most memorable &mdash; and undoubtedly the weirdest &mdash; concepts tended to be found in Saturday morning cartoons.This is a realm of exposition-heavy opening credits, relentlessly earwormy theme tunes, and heroes who, for no obvious reason, choose to hang out with cute/annoying [delete]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/he-man-and-beyond-20-sci-fi-cartoons-some-iconic-some-weird-that-transported-80s-and-90s-kids-to-strange-new-worlds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/he-man-and-beyond-20-sci-fi-cartoons-some-iconic-some-weird-that-transported-80s-and-90s-kids-to-strange-new-worlds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 best Spanish cities to see the total solar eclipse 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the Aug. 12, 2026, total solar eclipse, Spain's great cities will be pulling in eclipse-chasers from across Europe, but not every famous destination is equally well placed. In Barcelona and Madrid, the eclipse is a near miss &mdash; dramatic on paper, yet ultimately disappointing. Madrid gets a 99.96% partial eclipse, which means no totality, so no corona, no twilight sky and no plunge in temperature. Cue a mass exodus from Spain's two biggest cities in search of totality.To experience a tot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/10-best-spanish-cities-to-see-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/10-best-spanish-cities-to-see-the-total-solar-eclipse-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America 250: From 1776 to the moon and beyond (A Space.com series)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Fourth of July, Space Fans! As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, we here at Space.com got to thinking. How have things changed in space since 1776? What was the night sky like? What have we learned and where might we go in the next 250 years?The results are what you see below. A series of stories (some serious and some less so) about the last 250 years of space exploration, NASA and American achievements in space and what lies ahead. We even took a look at what Space.com mig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-250-from-1776-to-the-moon-and-beyond-a-spacecom-series/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-250-from-1776-to-the-moon-and-beyond-a-spacecom-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 217 — America in Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 217 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the progression of American space efforts.Since 1958, the United States has been part of the spaceflightadventure, and since the mid-1960s has led in just about any categorythat counts. In this episode, we review which flights launched or landed on July 4, and relive some of our very favorite US space missions of all time!Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-space.Get episodes ad-free with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-217-america-in-space/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-217-america-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human flight was still 7 years away in 1776. Now, we're headed back to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humanity has likely dreamed of flight since the very beginning, marveling at birds soaring overhead and trying to puzzle out their seemingly magical secret. We made some halting steps over the centuries &mdash; getting kites aloft in ancient China, for example, and drawing up ambitious but unrealized flying machines during the Renaissance &mdash; but our boots were still firmly rooted on the ground when the United States of America was born on July 4, 1776.Things changed just a few years later,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/human-flight-was-still-7-years-away-in-1776-now-were-headed-back-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/human-flight-was-still-7-years-away-in-1776-now-were-headed-back-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What did the evening sky look like for Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and their contemporaries on July 4, 1776? As the United States marks its 250th birthday, many astronomy enthusiasts may be asking exactly that. If you stepped outside around 9 p.m. local time on July 5, 1776, the sky would look much as it does today. Only careful measurements would show that the stars were not in quite the same positions they occupy in 2026.To understand the sky more fully, it helps to look at how people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-did-the-night-sky-look-like-on-the-1st-independence-day-250-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-did-the-night-sky-look-like-on-the-1st-independence-day-250-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[30 years on, "Independence Day" still proves the versatility of the original "The War of the Worlds"]]></title><description><![CDATA["Independence Day" definitely isn't "The War of the Worlds". The characters are all new, the alien invaders don't come from Mars, and HG Wells sure as hell didn't write about spaceships engaging in "Star Wars"-esque dogfights over Victorian England. But here's the contradiction. "Independence Day" totally is "The War of the Worlds". It's about Earth being hopelessly outgunned by aliens from outer space and a human resistance fighting back against impossible odds. It also has, more or less, the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/30-years-on-independence-day-still-proves-the-versatility-of-the-original-the-war-of-the-worlds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/30-years-on-independence-day-still-proves-the-versatility-of-the-original-the-war-of-the-worlds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to find Uranus this week, the hardest planet I've ever tried to see]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used to think Uranus was the sort of planet you graduated into. Saturn and its rings first, obviously. Jupiter and its cloud bands soon after that. Venus, if it's shrinking to a crescent (which it soon will be), and, of course, Mars and its ice caps. But Uranus? The seventh planet feels like something reserved for people with huge telescopes, expensive eyepieces and incredibly lucky atmospheric seeing. It may be considered an ice giant planet, but it's almost four times farther from the sun th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-find-uranus-this-week-the-hardest-planet-ive-ever-tried-to-see/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-find-uranus-this-week-the-hardest-planet-ive-ever-tried-to-see/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' turns 35, it's time to accept the truth: Terminator shouldn't be back]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a franchise where the main hook is time travel, "Terminator" probably wishes it could take us back in time&hellip; or just borrow the neuralyzer from "Men in Black" to wipe everybody's mind after everything post-1991. Now, as "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" turns 35 this month, we think it's time to call it: Terminator shouldn't be back.The decline of the "Terminator" franchise might be one of the greatest falls from grace ever seen in cinema. The first two movies established themselves as genr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/as-terminator-2-judgment-day-turns-35-its-time-to-accept-the-truth-terminator-shouldnt-be-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/as-terminator-2-judgment-day-turns-35-its-time-to-accept-the-truth-terminator-shouldnt-be-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could humans someday explore Saturn's moon Titan, or will humanoid robots do it for us?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOULDER, Colorado - Humans have been exploring outer space since April 1961 with the pioneering flight of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.Today, several nations are making new plans to launch human beings back to the moon, then onward to Mars and perhaps beyond. But will that pursuit be short-circuited by the fast-paced merger of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced humanoid robots?That proposition was broached during a Humans to Titan Summit, held here June 11-12, a first-time event attended]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-humans-someday-explore-saturns-moon-titan-or-will-humanoid-robots-do-it-for-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-humans-someday-explore-saturns-moon-titan-or-will-humanoid-robots-do-it-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Independence Day' at 30: Roland Emmerich &amp; Dean Devlin talk blowing up the White House and crafting a true sci-fi classic (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy 30th birthday to "Independence Day," the sci-fi mega blockbuster that made Will Smith an instant Hollywood star, crushed the box office by becoming the fastest film to reach $100 million, and obliterated Washington, D.C, all in one fell swoop of pure popcorn movie entertainment.We often talk about certain works of art ushering in or being ushered in by, but "Independence Day" ("ID4") truly broke the mold for how huge tentpole pictures were marketed three decades ago, something that still r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/independence-day-at-30-roland-emmerich-amp-dean-devlin-talk-blowing-up-the-white-house-and-crafting-a-true-sci-fi-classic-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/independence-day-at-30-roland-emmerich-amp-dean-devlin-talk-blowing-up-the-white-house-and-crafting-a-true-sci-fi-classic-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrate 250 years of America with the Estes Liberty Star model rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aside from fireworks, what better way to celebrate 250 years of independence than by launching your own model rocket into the sky? The limited edition Estes Liberty Star rocket is the perfect model for the job, decked out with a blue and red styling and featuring beginner friendly assembly for an easy setup.You can get the Estes Liberty Star America 250th Celebration model rocket for $38.84 on AmazonEstes features a lot in our model rocket guide, with six of their models included. They are the b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/celebrate-250-years-of-america-with-the-estes-liberty-star-model-rocket/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/celebrate-250-years-of-america-with-the-estes-liberty-star-model-rocket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force's groundbreaking 'Victus Haze' mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has been deemed a success, completing its first tactical intercept of an orbital target. The news comes less than two weeks after Rocket Lab broke a spaceflight readiness record, launching the company's Pioneer-class Puma satellite aboard an Electron rocket on June 19, delivering the second spacecraft of the Space Force's Victus Haze mission just 16 hours and 42 minutes after receiving notice. The mission's first satellite, Tru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-private-spacecraft-intercepts-another-on-space-forces-groundbreaking-victus-haze-mission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/1-private-spacecraft-intercepts-another-on-space-forces-groundbreaking-victus-haze-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space science has come a long way since July 4, 1776. Here's a look back at the saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[On July 4, the United States of America celebrates its 250th birthday, marking the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and becoming a sovereign nation. Today, this relatively young country leads the way in our understanding of the universe. It's where many major players in space science, like NASA, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Northwestern University, to name just a few.And to celebrate 250 years of the U.S. as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-science-has-come-a-long-way-since-july-4-1776-heres-a-look-back-at-the-saga/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/space-science-has-come-a-long-way-since-july-4-1776-heres-a-look-back-at-the-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infant stars celebrate their independence with cosmic fireworks| Space photo of the day for July 3, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The protostars of the star system FS Tau as seen by the JWST (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI))Infant stars or "protostars" celebrate their independence with cosmic fireworks in a stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).<br />
NASA released this image to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the U.S. It is a fitting tribute as the protostars break away from the molecular cloud in which they formed to become fully fledged stars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/infant-stars-celebrate-their-independence-with-cosmic-fireworks-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-3-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/infant-stars-celebrate-their-independence-with-cosmic-fireworks-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-3-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to see Uranus? July 4 could be your best chance in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to see Uranus for yourself? Independence Day morning offers one of the best opportunities in decades, as the distant ice giant passes extraordinarily close to Mars in the predawn sky.Although we often hear that only five planets are visible to the unaided eye, Uranus can also be seen from Earth under the right conditions. As the seventh planet from the sun, it is very faint &mdash; near the threshold of naked-eye visibility at roughly sixth magnitude &mdash; so viewing it requires a very da]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/want-to-see-uranus-july-4-could-be-your-best-chance-in-decades/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/want-to-see-uranus-july-4-could-be-your-best-chance-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States has taken some significant steps into the final frontier during its first 250 years.The nation has put people on the moon, helped build and operate a long-running space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) and sent fleets of robotic explorers to many corners of the solar system &mdash; and even beyond it, into interstellar space. All of this work has been done relatively recently, as the space age didn't dawn until 1957; when the U.S. was born on July 4, 1776, humanity was still se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-at-500-where-will-we-be-in-space-in-2276/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-at-500-where-will-we-be-in-space-in-2276/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX grew its Starlink network by 24 more satellites on Wednesday evening (July 1) with a launch from California.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the two dozen new relay spacecraft (Group 17-46) lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 GMT on July 2 or 7:58 p.m. PDT local time). About an hour later, SpaceX confirmed the satellites were successfully deployed in low Earth orbit.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-from-california-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-from-california-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX grew its Starlink network by 24 more satellites on Wednesday evening (July 1) with a launch from California.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the two dozen new relay spacecraft (Group 17-46)lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 10:58 p.m. EDT (0258 GMT on July 2 or 7:58 p.m. PDT local time). About an hour later, SpaceX confirmed the satellites were successfully deployed in low Earth orbit.Previous Booster B1100 launchesNROL-105 | 5 Starlink missionsThe Fal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-from-california/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-from-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship's engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than a week after its last test, SpaceX's latest Starship spacecraft went back to the stand for engine checkouts ahead of a coming test flight.The upper stage for SpaceX's giant Starship rocket, referred to simply as "Ship" &mdash; Ship 40, in this case &mdash; underwent a static-fire test of all six of its Raptor engines at the company's Massey site in Starbase, Texas. Ship 40 is in line for the 13th test flight of a fully stacked Starship, which is expected within the next month or so. Sp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-fires-up-all-6-of-starships-engines-ahead-of-13th-test-flight-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-fires-up-all-6-of-starships-engines-ahead-of-13th-test-flight-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Silo' season 3: Release date &amp; how to watch Apple TV's sensational post-apocalyptic saga]]></title><description><![CDATA["Silo" season 3 is almost upon us, offering another round of riveting episodes of Apple TV's undeniably intriguing sci-fi series. We're about to learn how the end of the world began with the new season's split-timeline between Silo 18 and the Before Times, when the madness all started.Adapted from Hugh Howey's trilogy of dystopian sci-fi novels, "Wool," "Shift," and "Dust," "Silo" was created by and executive produced by Emmy-winning producer Graham Yost ("Speed," "Band of Brothers," "Justified"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3-release-date-amp-how-to-watch-apple-tvs-sensational-post-apocalyptic-saga/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/silo-season-3-release-date-amp-how-to-watch-apple-tvs-sensational-post-apocalyptic-saga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apollo 11 landing site, a cosmic Eagle and a blue-white star: 4 night sky targets to celebrate America 250]]></title><description><![CDATA[TheUnited States' 250th birthday is almost here, so why not take a break from the fireworks and explore four America-themed wonders hiding in the summer night sky?Celestron NexStar 4SE(Image credit: Amazon)The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of the night sky. For a more in-depth look at our Celestron NexStar 4SE reviewOur celestial sightseeing targets run the gamut from lone stars and constellations to historic lunar landmarks and an uncanni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/apollo-11-landing-site-a-cosmic-eagle-and-a-blue-white-star-4-night-sky-targets-to-celebrate-america-250/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/apollo-11-landing-site-a-cosmic-eagle-and-a-blue-white-star-4-night-sky-targets-to-celebrate-america-250/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stellar death is not the end': James Webb Space Telescope glimpses the fate of the solar system in a weird exoplanet orbiting a dead star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to observe an oddball gas giant exoplanet orbiting a dead star, a white dwarf, located some 80 light-years away. This "life after death" system gives scientists a portentous vision of what the solar system may look like in around 6 billion years after the sun has exhausted the hydrogen in its core, shed its outer layers, and left behind a smoldering white dwarf stellar remnant. Prior to the final stages of that transformation, our star]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stellar-death-is-not-the-end-james-webb-space-telescope-glimpses-the-fate-of-the-solar-system-in-a-weird-exoplanet-orbiting-a-dead-star/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stellar-death-is-not-the-end-james-webb-space-telescope-glimpses-the-fate-of-the-solar-system-in-a-weird-exoplanet-orbiting-a-dead-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers discover a potentially habitable planet just 25 light-years away. 'This one is exciting']]></title><description><![CDATA[A potentially habitable rocky world has been found in the habitable zone around a red dwarf just 25 light-years from us.However, faced with a hostile wind of radiation from its host star, it remains unclear whether this new exoplanet supports an atmosphere, or the possibility of life. Nevertheless, astronomers are celebrating the discovery. "This one's exciting," said Paul Robertson of the University of California, Irvine, in a statement. "It's one of our closest cosmic neighbors. Twenty-five li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-a-potentially-habitable-planet-just-25-light-years-away-this-one-is-exciting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-discover-a-potentially-habitable-planet-just-25-light-years-away-this-one-is-exciting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invade planet Earth: An alien's guide to bringing the human race to its knees]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks there for the taking, doesn't it? The third rock from the sun just sitting there, all defenceless, run by squabbling politicians ruling over a human race who'd rather be sharing "get ready with me" videos than vigilantly watching the skies as they should be.But next time you set your sights on invading planet Earth, remember that it's easier said than done. Some of the mightiest alien attack forces in existence have met their match in this particular corner of the Milky Way, as the resi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-invade-planet-earth-an-aliens-guide-to-bringing-the-human-race-to-its-knees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-invade-planet-earth-an-aliens-guide-to-bringing-the-human-race-to-its-knees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invade planet Earth: A sci-fi movie alien's guide to bringing the human race to its knees]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks there for the taking, doesn't it? The third rock from the sun just sitting there, all defenceless, run by squabbling politicians ruling over a human race who'd rather be sharing "get ready with me" videos than vigilantly watching the skies as they should be.But next time you set your sights on invading planet Earth, remember that it's easier said than done. Some of the mightiest alien attack forces in existence have met their match in this particular corner of the Milky Way, as the resi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-invade-planet-earth-a-sci-fi-movie-aliens-guide-to-bringing-the-human-race-to-its-knees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-invade-planet-earth-a-sci-fi-movie-aliens-guide-to-bringing-the-human-race-to-its-knees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Flying saucer' arrives at NASA for Artemis 3 moon mission in time for World UFO Day | Space photo of the day for July 2, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather cover for the Artemis 3 SLS core stage arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.(Image credit: NASA/Amber Jean Notvest)Did a flying saucer just land at NASA? It sure looks like it. This is actually the weather cover for the core stage of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which is currently gearing up to launch the Artemis 3 mission in mid-2027.What is it? Aboard NASA's Pegasus barge, floating out in the Atlantic ocean, sits what looks like a classic, sci-fi movie UFO flying sauc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/flying-saucer-arrives-at-nasa-for-artemis-3-moon-mission-in-time-for-world-ufo-day-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-2-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/flying-saucer-arrives-at-nasa-for-artemis-3-moon-mission-in-time-for-world-ufo-day-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-2-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Buck Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The July full moon occurs at 10:36 a.m. EDT (1436 GMT) on July 29, when the lunar disk appears fully lit as it shines opposite the sun in Earth's sky. The July full moon is often called the "Buck Moon", to reflect the time of the year when young male deer grow out their antlers in the northern hemisphere and is the first full moon of summer, occurring soon after the 2026 summer solstice. When to see the July full moonLook to the east at sunset on July 29 to catch the full Buck Moon as it climbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/july-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-buck-moon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/july-full-moon-2026-when-where-and-how-to-see-the-buck-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 1776, the moon was a clock, a calendar and a streetlight — and it was 31 feet closer to Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[After Americans declared independence on July 4, 1776, a waning gibbous moon rose in the night sky. To the people celebrating the birth of a new nation, it would have looked much the same as the moon we see today. But there was one subtle difference: 250 years ago, the moon was about 31 feet (9.4 meters) closer to Earth than it is now."The moon is currently drifting away from Earth at a rate of about 3.8 centimeters [1.5 inches] per year, which is coincidentally roughly the same speed at which h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/in-1776-the-moon-was-a-clock-a-calendar-and-a-streetlight-and-it-was-31-feet-closer-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/in-1776-the-moon-was-a-clock-a-calendar-and-a-streetlight-and-it-was-31-feet-closer-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun fires off 10 solar flares in 24 hours as multiple Earth-bound CMEs raise northern lights hopes for July 4 weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heads up aurora chasers! The sun has been very busy. After unleashing an X1.1 solar flare on June 30, the sun continued its outburst by firing off 10 M-class solar flares in 24 hours! Several of these eruptions were accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be at least partially Earth-directed. Exactly how many of these solar storms will reach Earth (and how effective they will be) is still being calculated, but space weather forecasters say the coming days could bring heighten]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-fires-off-10-solar-flares-in-24-hours-as-multiple-earth-bound-cmes-raise-northern-lights-hopes-for-july-4-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-fires-off-10-solar-flares-in-24-hours-as-multiple-earth-bound-cmes-raise-northern-lights-hopes-for-july-4-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg sci-fi movies ranked, worst to best]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steven Spielberg's latest sci-fi movie, Disclosure Day, has finally hit cinemas worldwide. It's been eight years since the iconic director released a movie in this genre, re-entering his UFO era with a twisted alien thriller. To mark his momentous return to sci-fi cinema, we've taken time to gaze across his entire sci-fi slate, ranking them from worst to best. We use the term 'worst' lightly, though. Spielberg is a movie legend after all. To date, he's directed over 30 films during his illustrio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/steven-spielberg-sci-fi-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/steven-spielberg-sci-fi-movies-ranked-worst-to-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites early on July 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch another batch of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (July 2), and you can watch it live.An Atlas V rocket carrying 29 Amazon Leo spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, during a 29-minute window that opens at 12:24 a.m. EDT (0424 GMT).You can watch it live here at Space.com courtesy of ULA, or directly via the company. Coverage will begin at around midnight EDT (0400 GMT)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-atlas-v-rocket-launch-29-amazon-leo-broadband-satellites-early-on-july-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-atlas-v-rocket-launch-29-amazon-leo-broadband-satellites-early-on-july-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another batch of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (July 2).An Atlas V rocket carrying 29 Amazon Leo spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 GMT).All of the satellites were successfully deployed in low Earth orbit (LEO) as planned, ULA announced 70 minutes after liftoff. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Cape Canaveral S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/atlas-v-rocket-launches-29-amazon-leo-broadband-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/atlas-v-rocket-launches-29-amazon-leo-broadband-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit from Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another batch of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit early Thursday morning (July 2).An Atlas V rocket carrying 29 Amazon Leo spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 GMT).All of the satellites were successfully deployed in low Earth orbit (LEO) as planned, ULA announced 70 minutes after liftoff. Amazon Leo is the Amazon's broadband megaconstellation in LEO (hence the name), which will even]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/atlas-v-rocket-launches-29-amazon-leo-broadband-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/atlas-v-rocket-launches-29-amazon-leo-broadband-satellites-to-orbit-from-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Rocket's Red Glare': How NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission celebrated America's 250th birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[It doesn't get more America than giant rockets and missions to the moon.That's why NASA painted two giant "America 250" logos on the rocket that launched the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon earlier this year. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off on April 1, carrying the Orion spacecraft to orbit with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen. Their 10-day mission around the moon and back to Earth began wit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rockets-red-glare-how-nasas-artemis-2-moon-mission-celebrated-americas-250th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rockets-red-glare-how-nasas-artemis-2-moon-mission-celebrated-americas-250th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This weird 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet has a hotspot in the wrong place, and astronomers aren't sure how]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the universe, blazing gas giants like Jupiter or Saturn that exist so close to their stars that they complete orbits in a matter of days. Now, new research may rewrite the definition of these planets that make the solar system look a little bit mundane.The extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, at the heart of this rethink is CoRoT-2 b, a world with 3.5 times the mass of Jupiter and 1.5 times the size of our solar system's largest planet, located ar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-weird-hot-jupiter-exoplanet-has-a-hotspot-in-the-wrong-place-and-astronomers-arent-sure-how/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-weird-hot-jupiter-exoplanet-has-a-hotspot-in-the-wrong-place-and-astronomers-arent-sure-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic']]></title><description><![CDATA[If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity may lose its ability to study the universe from the planet's surface. That's the conclusion of a study conducted by astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) which warns that if existing plans to deploy a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands sun-reflecting mirrors were to come to fruition, the world's most cutting-edge astronomical telescopes may as well be mothballed."We can reach conditions whe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-growing-number-of-satellites-in-orbit-could-soon-make-telescopes-obsolete-for-astronomy-this-would-obviously-be-catastrophic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-growing-number-of-satellites-in-orbit-could-soon-make-telescopes-obsolete-for-astronomy-this-would-obviously-be-catastrophic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July's planetary lineup is changing &mdash; and Venus is the last one standing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three-planet evening show that graced June's twilight sky has now dwindled to one lone survivor.Mercury and Jupiter are now swinging behind the sun and are lost in the bright solar glare. Only Venus remains evident after sunset, and even here the dazzling evening star itself is showing subtle signs of slowly dropping down into the sunset fires; it is getting noticeably lower in the western sky with each passing week.It will pass close to the brightest star in Leo the Lion, Regulus, during th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/julys-planetary-lineup-is-changing-mdash-and-venus-is-the-last-one-standing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/julys-planetary-lineup-is-changing-mdash-and-venus-is-the-last-one-standing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon —if the US wins the World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jared Isaacman is doing his best to spur his country on to sporting glory.The NASA chief announced on Tuesday (June 30) that the agency will send a FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer ball to the moon if the U.S. men's national team manages to win the tournament, which is going on right now."So, a little bit of motivation for the United States here on this one," Isaacman said during a livestreamed press event on Tuesday. "We're going to one-up Alan Shepard in the golf game on the lunar surface, and we're]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-send-a-soccer-ball-to-the-moon-if-the-us-wins-the-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-send-a-soccer-ball-to-the-moon-if-the-us-wins-the-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean-monitoring satellite spots wildfire smoke from space | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swirls of wildfire smoke can be seen over Canada.(Image credit: NASA)Wildfires across the globe can be seen all the way from space. And one unexpected tool has come in handy to spot plumes of wildfire smoke: a satellite designed to study Earth's oceans. What is it? In this photo, we can see swirls of wildfire smoke over the Great Lakes in Canada. Fluffy white clouds float over the land and lakes, in contrast to the wisps of gray smoke, which float out from massive wildfires that ripped through N]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ocean-monitoring-satellite-spots-wildfire-smoke-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-1-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ocean-monitoring-satellite-spots-wildfire-smoke-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-july-1-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stunning new NASA space telescope images reveal the universe in red, white and blue for America 250]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic wonders, depicted in red, white and blue to coincide with the United States' 250th anniversary on July 4.The four images reveal superheated gas in a distant galaxy cluster, the swirling spiral galaxy known as Messier 94, a glowing nebula found in our own Milky Way galaxy, and the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, respectively.Along with the colorful cosmic images, the Chandra team produced sonifications in which the data]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stunning-new-nasa-space-telescope-images-reveal-the-universe-in-red-white-and-blue-for-america-250/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/stunning-new-nasa-space-telescope-images-reveal-the-universe-in-red-white-and-blue-for-america-250/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New NASA space telescope images reveal the universe in stunning red, white and blue for America 250]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic wonders, depicted in red, white and blue to coincide with the United States' 250th anniversary on July 4.The four images reveal superheated gas in a distant galaxy cluster, the swirling spiral galaxy known as Messier 94, a glowing nebula found in our own Milky Way galaxy, and the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, respectively.Along with the colorful cosmic images, the Chandra team produced sonifications in which the data]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-nasa-space-telescope-images-reveal-the-universe-in-stunning-red-white-and-blue-for-america-250/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-nasa-space-telescope-images-reveal-the-universe-in-stunning-red-white-and-blue-for-america-250/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 1776, the solar system only had 6 planets. Now, it has 8. Does it end there?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past 250 years, the number of "planets" in our solar system has ranged from six to nine &mdash; and, briefly, even 11 &mdash; depending on what astronomers knew at the time and how they defined a planet. As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, that changing tally offers a unique lens on humanity's evolving understanding of the cosmos since 1776.Throughout history, astronomers have discovered new worlds, identified entirely new classes of celestial objects and r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/in-1776-the-solar-system-only-had-6-planets-now-it-has-8-does-it-end-there/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/in-1776-the-solar-system-only-had-6-planets-now-it-has-8-does-it-end-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restless Earth-facing sunspot unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare on June 30, triggering radio blackouts across parts of North America. The X1.1 solar flare erupted from sunspot region AR4479, peaking at 4:50 p.m. EDT (2050 GMT) according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The intense burst of X-rays released during the eruption reached Earth in just over 8 minutes, triggering strong (R3) radio blackouts across the daylight side of Earth. This mainly affected high-frequency radio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-unleashes-powerful-x-class-solar-flare-and-earth-bound-cme-that-could-spark-northern-lights-for-july-4-weekend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-unleashes-powerful-x-class-solar-flare-and-earth-bound-cme-that-could-spark-northern-lights-for-july-4-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackouts across North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[A restless Earth-facing sunspot unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare on June 30, triggering radio blackouts across parts of North America. The X1.1 solar flare erupted from sunspot region AR4479, peaking at 4:50 p.m. EDT (2050 GMT) according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The intense burst of X-rays released during the eruption reached Earth in just over 8 minutes, triggering strong (R3) radio blackouts across the daylight side of Earth. This mainly affected high-frequency radio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/powerful-x-class-solar-flare-triggers-radio-blackouts-across-north-america/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/powerful-x-class-solar-flare-triggers-radio-blackouts-across-north-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's unclear when Boeing will be able to send more astronauts to the International Space Station, a new NASA audit warns.Technical issues with Boeing Starliner's spacecraft, across two uncrewed flights and a two-astronaut test mission known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), come under scrutiny in a new report about NASA's Commercial Crew Program from the agency's Office of the Inspector General (OIG)."Many of these [Starliner] issues are related to three longstanding technical challenges that have prev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-audit-puts-boeings-starliner-under-an-even-bigger-microscope-when-will-it-fly-astronauts-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-audit-puts-boeings-starliner-under-an-even-bigger-microscope-when-will-it-fly-astronauts-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA provided an Artemis update today (June 30), announcing new lunar landing contracts for its Moon Base initiative and a surprise new possible rover mission that could be headed to the moon's south pole. During the second monthly update that NASA has provided for its moon base plans, the agency named Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace and Intuitive Machines as the providers of four robotic landers that will deliver scientific payloads to the surface of the moon, as NASA tests and expands the techno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/promise-me-the-moon-nasa-wants-to-send-spare-nuclear-powered-mars-rover-to-the-lunar-surface/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/promise-me-the-moon-nasa-wants-to-send-spare-nuclear-powered-mars-rover-to-the-lunar-surface/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Rocket Lab launch Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite from New Zealand tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (June 30), and you can watch the action live.An Electron rocket carrying the QPS-SAR-13 satellite is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site tonight at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT and 1 p.m. local New Zealand time on July 1).You can watch the launch live via Rocket Lab, with coverage beginning about 30 minutes before liftoff. Space.com will carry the stream as well, if the company makes it available.Japa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite-from-new-zealand-tonight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-rocket-lab-launch-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite-from-new-zealand-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update for 11 p.m. ET on June 30: Rocket Lab tried to launch "The Grain Goddess Provides" mission at 9 p.m. EDT on June 30 but aborted the attempt at the last second. It's unclear at the moment what caused the abort or when the company will try to fly again.Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit tonight (June 30), and you can watch the action live.An Electron rocket carrying the QPS-SAR-13 satellite is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-aborts-launch-of-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite-at-last-second/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-aborts-launch-of-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite-at-last-second/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion &mdash; and it will look very different when it's done]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Origin has started rebuilding the launch pad damaged by an explosive accident last month, but the company is working from a very different blueprint this time around.The company's huge New Glenn rocket exploded on May 28 during a routine engine test at Launch Complex 36A (LC-36A) at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket was destroyed, as were some important pieces of pad infrastructure, including the lightning tower and the transporter-erector, which hauled New Glenn from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-starts-rebuilding-launch-pad-damaged-by-new-glenn-rocket-explosion-mdash-and-it-will-look-very-different-when-its-done/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-starts-rebuilding-launch-pad-damaged-by-new-glenn-rocket-explosion-mdash-and-it-will-look-very-different-when-its-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two NASA astronauts gave a robotic arm a hand up &mdash; or rather, a replacement wrist joint &mdash; during a successful spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (June 30).Chris Williams and Jessica Meir, both flight engineers on the station's Expedition 74 crew, spent seven hours and 20 minutes repairing the Canadarm2 remote manipulator system (RMS) after it was observed drawing current but not moving as expected in late May. The 58-foot-long (18 meters) arm has been in reg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/just-in-time-for-canada-day-spacewalking-astronauts-repair-space-stations-huge-canadarm2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/just-in-time-for-canada-day-spacewalking-astronauts-repair-space-stations-huge-canadarm2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars may have once been filled with seas of magma that made the Red Planet habitable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA's InSight mission suggest. The marsquakes detected by InSight show a boundary 15 miles (24 kilometers) deep between two different types of rock that were formed by enormous pools of magma. The presence of these magma pools could completely change what we thought we knew about the early development of Mars.Already, scientists say the discovery could change what we know about the history of Mars. "]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-may-have-once-been-filled-with-seas-of-magma-that-made-the-red-planet-habitable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-may-have-once-been-filled-with-seas-of-magma-that-made-the-red-planet-habitable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star Fox' is an eye-catching reimagining of a timeless sci-fi classic, but we've been here before]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star Fox 64 is the Nintendo game that refuses to fade away, and we're not complaining, especially when the new Switch 2 remake &mdash; simply titled Star Fox &mdash; amplifies its replay value and expands the original vision with a bunch of new content.Roughly a decade ago, Star Fox Zero almost killed the franchise for good. The ill-fated Wii U entry's structure and plot stuck staggeringly close to Star Fox 64 (Lylat Wars for us PAL gamers), but no one could definitely answer if it was a remake,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-fox-is-an-eye-catching-reimagining-of-a-timeless-sci-fi-classic-but-weve-been-here-before/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-fox-is-an-eye-catching-reimagining-of-a-timeless-sci-fi-classic-but-weve-been-here-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubin Observatory begins filming the 'greatest cosmic movie ever' beginning a new era of astronomy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The universe is ready for its close-up! That's because today marks the day that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins it's 10-year mission to shoot the greatest cosmic move ever created. The decade-long project officially known as the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) is set to revolutionize our view of the universe. That means June 30, 2026 marks the beginning of a new era for astronomy."Today, we begin filming the greatest cosmic movie ever made," U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) dir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rubin-observatory-begins-filming-the-greatest-cosmic-movie-ever-beginning-a-new-era-of-astronomy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rubin-observatory-begins-filming-the-greatest-cosmic-movie-ever-beginning-a-new-era-of-astronomy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America 250: How has telescope technology evolved since the dawn of the U.S.?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past 250 years of optical telescopes have seen revolutionary discoveries and technology that the telescope's inventor, a seventeenth century spectacle-maker by the name of Hans Lippershey, maybe wouldn't have believed possible. When we look back through the annals of telescope history, we find that a significant turning point came, coincidentally, just five years after the United States' Declaration of Independence was christened.It was back in England, in 1781. William Herschel had just mad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-250-how-has-telescope-technology-evolved-since-the-dawn-of-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-250-how-has-telescope-technology-evolved-since-the-dawn-of-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's deadly heat wave seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Land surface temperature data captured by Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on Wednesday, June 23, 2026. The data were captured in the late morning, local time. (Image credit: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2026), processed by ESA)Over 1,300 deaths have been attributed to a heat wave that swept across Europe and broke temperature records earlier this month.From its perch in sun-synchronous low Earth orbit, Europe's Sentinel-3 satellite captured data that helps visualize the hea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/europes-deadly-heat-wave-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-30-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/europes-deadly-heat-wave-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-30-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Titan is actually a very reasonable destination for humans': Scientists start mapping out crewed mission to huge Saturn moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOULDER, Colorado &mdash; After Earth's moon and Mars, where could humans plant their footprints? The "Humans to Titan Summit 2026" was held here on June 11 and June 12 to explore the concept of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, as the next human exploration destination, post-Mars. Researchers looked into how demanding such a trek could be and what would be required to make it, along with next steps to further that ambitious goal. A NASA image of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. (Image credit: NAS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/titan-is-actually-a-very-reasonable-destination-for-humans-scientists-start-mapping-out-crewed-mission-to-huge-saturn-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/titan-is-actually-a-very-reasonable-destination-for-humans-scientists-start-mapping-out-crewed-mission-to-huge-saturn-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA will announce moon base news today: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this afternoon (June 30), and you can watch it live.Agency chief Jared Isaacman and Carlos Garc&iacute;a-Gal&aacute;n, the manager for NASA's moon base program, "will discuss the next set of awards for new lunar lander missions and preview upcoming opportunities as the agency works toward building a sustained presence on the moon," NASA officials wrote in a media advisory.The event will begin today at 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT). You can watch i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-announce-moon-base-news-today-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-will-announce-moon-base-news-today-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[June's Strawberry Moon serves up a low-hanging treat for skywatchers worldwide. Here are our favorite photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first full moon of summer, June's Strawberry Moon, wowed skywatchers worldwide with a spectacular display. June's full moon was the lowest-hanging full moon of the year for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. That's because a full moon always sits opposite the sun in the sky. During the summer solstice that just passed on June 21, the sun was following its highest path of the year; that means this full moon took the opposite route, skimming low across the southern sky. It rose in the south]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/junes-strawberry-moon-serves-up-a-low-hanging-treat-for-skywatchers-worldwide-here-are-our-favorite-photos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/junes-strawberry-moon-serves-up-a-low-hanging-treat-for-skywatchers-worldwide-here-are-our-favorite-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium.Rocket Lab has brought a variety of companies into its space systems architecture in recent years, but none of those previous purchases were as notable as the acquisition announced today (June 29). Rocket Lab and Iridium settled on the purchase at $54 per share, equating to an $8 billion deal for the legacy satellite operator. "This is a defining moment for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-start-of-a-new-era-rocket-lab-buying-satellite-communications-company-iridium-for-8-billion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-start-of-a-new-era-rocket-lab-buying-satellite-communications-company-iridium-for-8-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been 25 years since'A.I. Artificial Intelligence', and we think this was Spielberg at the top of his sci-fi game]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the occasion of its 25th anniversary today, it&rsquo;s worth noting a certain sense of irony that Steven Spielberg's "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" seems oddly prescient into today&rsquo;s AI-obsessed environment, especially when compared to the master director&rsquo;s recently released "Disclosure Day," which sadly feels three decades late to the whole governmental cover-up UFO/UAP party."A.I. Artificial Intelligence's" path to the silver screen is a strange odyssey, one that includes two of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-been-25-years-sinceai-artificial-intelligence-and-we-think-this-was-spielberg-at-the-top-of-his-sci-fi-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-been-25-years-sinceai-artificial-intelligence-and-we-think-this-was-spielberg-at-the-top-of-his-sci-fi-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's been 25 years since 'A.I. Artificial Intelligence', and we think this was peak Spielberg sci-fi]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the occasion of its 25th anniversary today, it&rsquo;s worth noting a certain sense of irony that Steven Spielberg's "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" seems oddly prescient into today&rsquo;s AI-obsessed environment, especially when compared to the master director&rsquo;s recently released "Disclosure Day," which sadly feels three decades late to the whole governmental cover-up UFO/UAP party."A.I. Artificial Intelligence's" path to the silver screen is a strange odyssey, one that includes two of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-been-25-years-since-ai-artificial-intelligence-and-we-think-this-was-peak-spielberg-sci-fi/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-been-25-years-since-ai-artificial-intelligence-and-we-think-this-was-peak-spielberg-sci-fi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during spacewalk today]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during a spacewalk today (June 30), and you can watch the action live.Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will perform a roughly 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today, starting at about 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT).You can watch here at Space.com courtesy of NASA, or directly via the agency. Coverage will begin at 7:00 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).NASA astronaut Jessica Meir waves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-fix-iss-huge-robotic-arm-during-spacewalk-today/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-fix-iss-huge-robotic-arm-during-spacewalk-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch 2 NASA astronauts fix ISS' huge robotic arm during June 30 spacewalk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two NASA astronauts will fix the International Space Station's big robotic arm during a spacewalk on Tuesday (June 30), and you can watch the action live.Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will perform a roughly 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today, starting at about 8:35 a.m. EDT (1235 GMT).You can watch it live via NASA; Space.com will air the stream as well, if the agency makes it available. Coverage will begin at 7:00 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).Williams and Meir will]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-fix-iss-huge-robotic-arm-during-june-30-spacewalk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-2-nasa-astronauts-fix-iss-huge-robotic-arm-during-june-30-spacewalk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions' takes space exploration in a different (and friendlier) direction, and we chatted with System Era's creative director about it (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions might look like a direct sequel to Astroneer on the surface, but it's a space exploration game with very different objectives. While its predecessor focuses (it continues to get updates and content packs) on base-building and creative tools, this second title instead takes players on shorter, breezier trips all about discovery and mission-based tasks.Even in its early access state, Starseeker has the bones to eventually become one of the best cozy sci-fi games a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starseeker-astroneer-expeditions-takes-space-exploration-in-a-different-and-friendlier-direction-and-we-chatted-with-system-eras-creative-director-about-it-interview/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/starseeker-astroneer-expeditions-takes-space-exploration-in-a-different-and-friendlier-direction-and-we-chatted-with-system-eras-creative-director-about-it-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm still a Trekkie at heart': 'Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions' takes space exploration games in a friendlier direction (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions might look like a direct sequel to Astroneer on the surface, but it's a space exploration game with very different objectives. While its predecessor focuses (it continues to get updates and content packs) on base-building and creative tools, this second title instead takes players on shorter, breezier trips all about discovery and mission-based tasks.Even in its early access state, Starseeker has the bones to eventually become one of the best cozy sci-fi games a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/im-still-a-trekkie-at-heart-starseeker-astroneer-expeditions-takes-space-exploration-games-in-a-friendlier-direction-interview/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/im-still-a-trekkie-at-heart-starseeker-astroneer-expeditions-takes-space-exploration-games-in-a-friendlier-direction-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket issue delays NASA launch of rescue mission to save Swift space telescope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update for July 2: After takeoff and a brief flight of Northrop Grumman's Stargazer airplane, "a launch vehicle issue temporarily prevented teams from deploying the rocket," according to a NASA update. A new launch date will be determined after teams assess the status of the Pegasus XL launch vehicle. An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket will son fly for the very last time, sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to save one of NASA's most iconic space telescopes from fall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-issue-delays-nasa-launch-of-rescue-mission-to-save-swift-space-telescope/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-issue-delays-nasa-launch-of-rescue-mission-to-save-swift-space-telescope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA to launch rescue mission today to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update for July 3: NASA and its partners are now targeting launch no earlier than 4:35 a.m. EDT (0835 UTC) on Friday, July 3. The previous launch attempt was scrubbed after software affected the Pegasus XL rocket's navigation performance before release from its carrier aircraft. Engineers have implemented a software update, and both the rocket and carrier aircraft remain healthy according to a NASA update.An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket will soon fly for the very last time, se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-today-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-today-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA to launch rescue mission June 30 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to fly for the very last time early Tuesday morning (June 30), sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to save one of NASA's most iconic space telescopes from falling back to Earth. The Swift Boost mission will send the LINK satellite, built by Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies, to grapple NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and tow it to a stable orbit, saving it from impending destruction as its trajectory dips]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-june-30-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-june-30-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA to launch rescue mission July 2 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update for July 1: NASA has delayed the Swift Boost mission again due to poor weather at the launch site. The mission is now set to launch no earlier than 9:09 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 2 (0109 GMT on July 3), according to a statement from the agency.An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to fly for the very last time on Thursday evening (July 2), sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to save one of NASA's most iconic space telescopes from falling back to Ear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-july-2-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-july-2-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA to launch rescue mission July 1 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update for June 30: NASA is delaying the launch of the Swift Boost mission until July 1. In a post on its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory blog, the agency said the launch was postponed "due to unfavorable weather conditions." The mission is now set to launch no earlier than 5:43 a.m. EDT (0943 GMT) on Wednesday, July 1. An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled to fly for the very last time early Wednesday morning (July 1), sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-july-1-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-to-launch-rescue-mission-july-1-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA launches rescue mission to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[An air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket has flown for the very last time, sending a private spacecraft on a rescue mission to save one of NASA's most iconic space telescopes from falling back to Earth. The Swift Boost mission successfully launched the LINK satellite, built by Arizona-based Katalyst Space Technologies, on Friday (July 3) at 4:36 a.m. EDT (0836 GMT), according to NASA. LINK will rendezvous with NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and tow it to a stable orbit, saving i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-launches-rescue-mission-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-launches-rescue-mission-to-save-swift-space-telescope-from-burning-up-in-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This star's light has been crossing space since the American Revolution. Here's how to find it]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States' 250th birthday is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by looking for a star whose light began its journey to Earth around the time the Declaration of Independence was signed? Starlight travels through the near-perfect vacuum of space at a staggering 186,282 miles (299,791 kilometers) per second&mdash; or the speed of light. Even at this pace, it can take hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years for starlight to reach its destination, rendering e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-stars-light-has-been-crossing-space-since-the-american-revolution-heres-how-to-find-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-stars-light-has-been-crossing-space-since-the-american-revolution-heres-how-to-find-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America 250: Here's how to find a star whose light began its journey toward Earth in 1776]]></title><description><![CDATA[The United States' 250th birthday is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by looking for a star whose light began its journey to Earth around the time the Declaration of Independence was signed? Starlight travels through the near-perfect vacuum of space at a staggering 186,282 miles (299,791 kilometers) per second &mdash; or the speed of light. Even at this pace, it can take hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years for starlight to reach its destination, rendering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-250-heres-how-to-find-a-star-whose-light-began-its-journey-toward-earth-in-1776/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/america-250-heres-how-to-find-a-star-whose-light-began-its-journey-toward-earth-in-1776/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Light pollution may be erasing millions of dollars in value at US dark-sky parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, millions of people travel to remote, protected "dark-sky parks" in search of experiences that depend on true darkness &mdash; photographing the Milky Way's heart arcing overhead, observing nocturnal wildlife in its natural rhythm, or simply standing beneath an ink-black sea of stars unblurred by artificial light.Scientists have long warned that rising levels of artificial light &mdash; increasingly amplified by satellite megaconstellations orbiting our planet &mdash; are steadily ero]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/light-pollution-may-be-erasing-millions-of-dollars-in-value-at-us-dark-sky-parks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/light-pollution-may-be-erasing-millions-of-dollars-in-value-at-us-dark-sky-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mars orbiter watches Perseverance rover cross the marathon finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted Perseverance rover as it completed driving the distance of a marathon (26.2 miles or 42 kilometers) on the Red Planet. (Image credit: Credits:&nbsp;NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)A spacecraft orbiting Mars watched as its "friend," the Perseverance rover, finished its first marathon on the Martian surface. There weren't any medals handed out, and there wasn't any competition, but we're proud either way. What is it?On June 14, 2026, NASA's Perseve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-orbiter-watches-perseverance-rover-cross-the-marathon-finish-line-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-29-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/mars-orbiter-watches-perseverance-rover-cross-the-marathon-finish-line-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-29-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How NASA's 'America 250' celebrations are reaching from the sky to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is taking the "America 250" birthday celebration to new heights.The agency has big plans for July 4 &mdash; the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence &mdash; which involves both aircraft and spacecraft."From the earliest days of exploration, to the first steps on the moon and the missions shaping our future, NASA represents the spirit of discovery that defines our nation," the agency wrote on a webpage marking the milestone anniversary.A special patch worn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-nasas-america-250-celebrations-are-reaching-from-the-sky-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-nasas-america-250-celebrations-are-reaching-from-the-sky-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at "cosmic noon." The fact that this cluster is so highly evolved could change theories of cosmic evolution, as it seems to exist before such structures were thought to be possible.Designated XLSSC 122 and first seen in 2014, the cluster immediately stood out to the team in James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data because, being so large and concentrated, it resembled the galactic clusters fo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-james-webb-space-telescope-peered-into-one-of-the-universes-oldest-galaxy-clusters-and-scientists-cant-explain-what-they-saw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-james-webb-space-telescope-peered-into-one-of-the-universes-oldest-galaxy-clusters-and-scientists-cant-explain-what-they-saw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strawberry Moon rises tonight. Here's what to expect from June's full moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get ready to see the first full moon of summer as the stunning Strawberry Moon rises tonight (June 29). The moon officially reaches its full phase at 7:57 p.m. EDT (2357 GMT) on June 29 when it sits opposite the sun in Earth's sky and appears fully illuminated. While that will mark the exact moment of the full moon, our lunar neighbor will appear bright and round for a night or two before and after.June's full moon will be the lowest-hanging full moon of the year. That's because it occurs close]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-strawberry-moon-rises-tonight-heres-what-to-expect-from-junes-full-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-strawberry-moon-rises-tonight-heres-what-to-expect-from-junes-full-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Strawberry Moon rises on June 29. Here's what to expect from June's full moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor's note: Wow, the Strawberry Moon 2026 certainly served up quite the treat! We've rounded up some of our favorite photos captured by skywatchers worldwide. If you didn't catch it last night, don't worry; it will still appear full for another night or two.Get ready to see the first full moon of summer as the stunning Strawberry Moon rises tonight (June 29). The moon officially reaches its full phase at 7:57 p.m. EDT (2357 GMT) on June 29 when it sits opposite the sun in Earth's sky and appe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-strawberry-moon-rises-on-june-29-heres-what-to-expect-from-junes-full-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-strawberry-moon-rises-on-june-29-heres-what-to-expect-from-junes-full-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit on Falcon 9 launch from California (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday (June 28), continuing to expand its broadband internet relay network.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the new batch (Group 17-40) launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff took place at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT or 9:09 a.m. PDT local time).The Starlink satellites reached orbit about 9 minutes after leaving the ground and were on track to be deployed by the Falcon 9 up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-earth-orbit-on-falcon-9-launch-from-california-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-earth-orbit-on-falcon-9-launch-from-california-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit on Falcon 9 launch from California]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday (June 28), continuing to expand its broadband internet relay network.A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the new batch (Group 17-40) launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff took place at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT or 9:09 a.m. PDT local time).The Starlink satellites reached orbit about 9 minutes after leaving the ground and were on track to be deployed by the Falcon 9 up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-earth-orbit-on-falcon-9-launch-from-california/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-earth-orbit-on-falcon-9-launch-from-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Superman Returns' at 20: Is it a sequel? Is it a reboot? Two decades on, we're still not sure]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a contested field, but John Williams' majestic "Superman" theme is up there with the best the composer's ever written. Almost five decades on, that stirring orchestral march remains synonymous with Krypton's most famous son, still more than capable of making grown men want to run out of telephone boxes (remember those?) while ripping their shirts open.It's perhaps not surprising, then, that Bryan Singer couldn't imagine using any other music when signed up to direct "Superman Returns", whic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/superman-returns-at-20-is-it-a-sequel-is-it-a-reboot-two-decades-on-were-still-not-sure/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/superman-returns-at-20-is-it-a-sequel-is-it-a-reboot-two-decades-on-were-still-not-sure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese probe set for super-close flyby on July 5: 'We're going to discover another beast to put in the zoo of asteroids']]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan's Hayabusa2 sample-return spacecraft is on target to make one of the closest ever flybys of a near-Earth asteroid in early July, as part of its extended mission campaign.Hayabusa2 launched in December 2014 and rendezvoused with the asteroid Ryugu four years later. The spacecraft collected samples and delivered them to Earth in 2020, completing its primary objectives. But the hardy spacecraft still has bold plans to deliver new and exciting science data.The spacecraft has been operating wel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-probe-set-for-super-close-flyby-on-july-5-were-going-to-discover-another-beast-to-put-in-the-zoo-of-asteroids/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japanese-probe-set-for-super-close-flyby-on-july-5-were-going-to-discover-another-beast-to-put-in-the-zoo-of-asteroids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch China's Tiangong space station cross the moon in stunning amateur footage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Efrain Morales captured a breathtaking view of the Tiangong space station crossing the moon from Puerto Rico. (Image credit: Efrain Morales)Astrophotographer Efrain Morales captured spectacular footage of China's Tiangong space station as its silhouette buzzed Tycho Crater during a lunar transit on May 29, one night before May's Blue Moon.Moralesrecorded the outlines of Tiangong's vast solar panels and habitable modules using a 12-inch telescope and astronomy camera as it passed silently across]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-chinas-tiangong-space-station-cross-the-moon-in-stunning-amateur-footage/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-chinas-tiangong-space-station-cross-the-moon-in-stunning-amateur-footage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX launch 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast tonight (June 28), and you can watch the action live.A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 15,400-pound (7,000 kilograms) SXM-11 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station tonight during a four-hour window that opens at 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 GMT on June 29).You can watch it live via SpaceX. Coverage will begin about 15 minutes before liftoff.SiriusXM's SXM-10 satellite deploys from t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-15000-pound-siriusxm-satellite-to-orbit-tonight/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-15000-pound-siriusxm-satellite-to-orbit-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Sunday night (June 28).A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 15,400-pound (7,000 kilograms) SXM-11 spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sundayat 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 GMT on June 29).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a landing about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas."SiriusXM's SXM-11 sat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-15000-pound-siriusxm-satellite-to-orbit-from-florida-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-15000-pound-siriusxm-satellite-to-orbit-from-florida-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 15,000-pound SiriusXM satellite to orbit from Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Sunday night (June 28).A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the 15,400-pound (7,000 kilograms) SXM-11 spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sundayat 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 GMT on June 29).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a landing about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, touching down in the Atlantic Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas."SiriusXM's SXM-11 sat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-15000-pound-siriusxm-satellite-to-orbit-from-florida/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-15000-pound-siriusxm-satellite-to-orbit-from-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could future astronauts use oysters as water filters? Here's why one company thinks so]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engineers looking for safe water and recycled air for astronauts should look no further than nature, according to one team of researchers.Oysters and other forms of "biogenerative" life support systems, which use living beings for food, water recycling and air regeneration, are under study at Pennsylvania's Harrisburg University with Monolith Space, a small company featured on the This Week in Space weekly podcast with Space.com's Tariq Malik and author Rod Pyle in March. The shelled creatures a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-future-astronauts-use-oysters-as-water-filters-heres-why-one-company-thinks-so/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-future-astronauts-use-oysters-as-water-filters-heres-why-one-company-thinks-so/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Logan's Run' at 50: Remembering this disco-age sci-fi classic on its golden anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1970s were truly when science fiction cinema made astronomical leaps into the public's consciousness and catapulted out of the B-movie bin to become a respected entertainment genre. Aside from a few serious science fiction standouts like "The Andromeda Strain," "Silent Running," "Soylent Green," "Westworld," and "Rollerball," the pre-"Star Wars" era of Hollywood sci-fi was mostly forgettable fare.But before we all travelled to a galaxy far, far away, experienced close encounters of the third]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/logans-run-at-50-remembering-this-disco-age-sci-fi-classic-on-its-golden-anniversary/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/logans-run-at-50-remembering-this-disco-age-sci-fi-classic-on-its-golden-anniversary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 216 — Dark Matter Intelligence]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 216 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with physicist Dr. Daniel Whiteson about other intelligences is beyond our scope.Whiteson, particle physicist at CERN's Large Hadron Collider andprofessor at UC Irvine, joins us to explore less conventional thoughtson first contact. We look at the challenges of communicating withextraterrestrial intelligences, potential difficulties of communicatingvia non-terrestrial mathematics and physics, and the possibility thatextraterrest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-216-dark-matter-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-216-dark-matter-intelligence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceCamp at 40: A wish-fulfillment fantasy brought down to earth by NASA's real-life disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[When "SpaceCamp" landed in theaters in June 1986, it should have been the ultimate wish-fulfillment movie, as if "The Goonies" had cashed in their hard-earned pirate treasure in return for a spin in an actual Space Shuttle. It boasted a bigger budget than "Top Gun", a cast of up-and-coming young stars &mdash; including a future Oscar-winner &mdash; and a score by Hollywood's most famous composer. Twentieth Century Fox had bet big on a blockbuster hit, but a real-life tragedy four months earlier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacecamp-at-40-a-wish-fulfillment-fantasy-brought-down-to-earth-by-nasas-real-life-disaster/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacecamp-at-40-a-wish-fulfillment-fantasy-brought-down-to-earth-by-nasas-real-life-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin plans to fly New Glenn rocket again this year despite massive rocket explosion (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Origin is hard at work at its Cape Canaveral launch pad, collecting debris and repairing the damage after an explosive accident last month.The company's New Glenn rocket exploded during a fueling test last month at Launch Complex-36 (LC-36). The resulting fireball laid waste to the surrounding facility, and erupted in a burst with a glow visible more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. In the aftermath, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp voiced confidence that, despite the setback, the company wou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-plans-to-fly-new-glenn-rocket-again-this-year-despite-massive-rocket-explosion-video/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/blue-origin-plans-to-fly-new-glenn-rocket-again-this-year-despite-massive-rocket-explosion-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA used a drone to deliver a human kidney. Is this the future of transplant transport?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA is hoping to use drones to speed up organ delivery for transplant patients.A flight test earlier this month at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia saw a drone pick up a kidney and fly it for the first time beyond "line of sight", or the distance from which a drone is visible by an operator. Keeping a line of sight on a drone is a typical requirement for flight safety, but NASA is developing tools that may allow these machines to fly further away from operators in populated environmen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-used-a-drone-to-deliver-a-human-kidney-is-this-the-future-of-transplant-transport/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-used-a-drone-to-deliver-a-human-kidney-is-this-the-future-of-transplant-transport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange glowing 'bow-and-arrow' structure may be a giant cosmic shock wave created by a supersonic galaxy collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bizarre radio galaxy discovered by a citizen scientist has left astronomers puzzled, revealing a never-before-seen "bow-and-arrow" structure that could offer rare insight into how galaxies are reshaped by colossal shock waves as they plunge through galaxy clusters.Named RAD-BAARG (short for Radio Bow-And-Arrow Radio Galaxy), the object spans nearly 1.8 million light-years across, making it almost 18 times wider than the Milky Way. Its unusual structure was first identified by a citizen scienti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-glowing-bow-and-arrow-structure-may-be-a-giant-cosmic-shock-wave-created-by-a-supersonic-galaxy-collision/</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-glowing-bow-and-arrow-structure-may-be-a-giant-cosmic-shock-wave-created-by-a-supersonic-galaxy-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black hole's 'point of no escape' studied with the loudest gravitational waves ever heard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard has offered us insight into event horizons, the boundaries beyond which nothing can escape the grips of black holes.The gravitational wave signal GW250114 was picked up in January 2025 by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory), Virgo, and KAGRA ( Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector). The signal was created when two black holes with around 32 times the mass of the sun collided and set the very fabric of space rippling.Now, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/black-holes-point-of-no-escape-studied-with-the-loudest-gravitational-waves-ever-heard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/black-holes-point-of-no-escape-studied-with-the-loudest-gravitational-waves-ever-heard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Exodus: The Helium Sea' author Peter F. Hamilton talks universe crafting and finishing the story in this second prequel novel for sci-fi RPG 'Exodus' (exclusive)]]></title><description><![CDATA[At some point next year, when planets and stars momentarily align, we&rsquo;ll hopefully be getting what&rsquo;s sure to be the most anticipated sci-fi RPG in recent memory &mdash; Wizards of the Coast and Archetype Entertainment's "Exodus", which is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.This far future "Mass Effect"-like saga follows the daring time-traveler Jun Aslan as he and his companions hop about the cosmos searching for ancient artifacts to ward off the destruction of their worlds. This]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/exodus-the-helium-sea-author-peter-f-hamilton-talks-universe-crafting-and-finishing-the-story-in-this-second-prequel-novel-for-sci-fi-rpg-exodus-exclusive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/exodus-the-helium-sea-author-peter-f-hamilton-talks-universe-crafting-and-finishing-the-story-in-this-second-prequel-novel-for-sci-fi-rpg-exodus-exclusive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX's next Starship breathes fire for 1st time in prelaunch test (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a month has passed since the first launch of SpaceX's "Version 3" Starship rocket, and the spaceflight company has already begun testing on its next such vehicle. SpaceX recently transported Ship 40, the upper stage in line to launch Starship's upcoming Flight 13 demonstration mission, to the Massey test site at its facilities in Starbase, Texas. Secured at its base, Starship performed a full-duration burn of one of its central Raptor 3 engines that lasted about 15 seconds. The test, calle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-next-starship-breathes-fire-for-1st-time-in-prelaunch-test-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-next-starship-breathes-fire-for-1st-time-in-prelaunch-test-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station while the ISS nears its end]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is set to expand its space station from three to six modules in the coming years and add a co-orbiting Hubble-class space observatory, even as the International Space Station approaches the end of its lifetime.The three-module, T-shaped Tiangong space station was assembled in orbit across 2021 and 2022 and has hosted numerous three-astronaut Shenzhou crews, but China is now set to expand the orbital outpost with new modules, citing growing research demands and more frequent crew and cargo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-plans-to-double-the-size-of-its-tiangong-space-station-while-the-iss-nears-its-end/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/china-plans-to-double-the-size-of-its-tiangong-space-station-while-the-iss-nears-its-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only a few hours left! This expert-approved, beginner-friendly drone is $60 off for Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you've been looking for a good time to take the leap into the drone world, the 30% discount on this sub-250 g beginner drone might be enough to tempt you.Before the release of the DJI Neo 2, we ranked the DJI Neo as the best DJI drone for simplicity. Our drone expert, James Abbott, gave it four out of five stars in his hands-on DJI Neo review, noting that not only is it a lot of fun to operate, but it also makes drone flight as simple or as complicated as you would like, thanks to the multipl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/only-a-few-hours-left-this-expert-approved-beginner-friendly-drone-is-60-off-for-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/only-a-few-hours-left-this-expert-approved-beginner-friendly-drone-is-60-off-for-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moore's law tells us that the price of technology should go down over time, so why is stargazing gear getting more expensive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intel co-founder Gordon Moore observed that processing power doubles every two years whilst almost halving in cost. That should translate to older technology dropping in price and year on year seeing the cheapest prices in the sales, right? The reality is far from simple in the world of skywatching.For stargazers who have dipped their toes into the world of binoculars and telescopes, prices stack up quickly and even one purchase can wipe out thousands of dollars. Now, there are levels to stargaz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/moores-law-tells-us-that-the-price-of-technology-should-go-down-over-time-so-why-is-stargazing-gear-getting-more-expensive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/moores-law-tells-us-that-the-price-of-technology-should-go-down-over-time-so-why-is-stargazing-gear-getting-more-expensive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beam me up to 4K: Your ultimate sci-fi collection for less than $25 on Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are heaps of streaming services available, and if you're anything like us, you'll have subscriptions to several &mdash; Apple TV for Severance, Disney+ for Avatar, Hulu for Solar Opposites, and more. What you need is something where you can access them all in one place, on any device, whether you're home or away.This is where the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus comes in. If you have a device with an HDMI port, you can plug in this USB-esque device and log in to your favorite streamers with th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/beam-me-up-to-4k-your-ultimate-sci-fi-collection-for-less-than-25-on-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/beam-me-up-to-4k-your-ultimate-sci-fi-collection-for-less-than-25-on-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch out for the giant scorpion hiding in the summer sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most beautiful of all the zodiacal constellations is now visible, low toward the south-southeast as darkness falls. This is Scorpius the Scorpion. It really does look like a scorpion, one of the few star patterns that readily suggests the mythical form assigned to it by the ancients. Composed of several fairly bright stars, its body is formed by the upper stars of this star pattern; its tail slants toward the horizon, then curves to the left and upward, a fine stream of stars ending in a clo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-out-for-the-giant-scorpion-hiding-in-the-summer-sky/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-out-for-the-giant-scorpion-hiding-in-the-summer-sky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch a 'Potentially hazardous asteroid' the size of a skyscraper close in on Earth live online tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A giant asteroid roughly the size of a skyscraper will pass within seven lunar distances of Earth on June 27. Here's how to watch the rare flyby during two livestreams on June 26 and June 27.How can I watch the flyby online?The Virtual Telescope Project will host two YouTube livestreams starting at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) on June 26 and 27, before and after asteroid 1997 NC1's closest approach to Earth. Each event will feature live views of the asteroid captured by a suite of robotic telescopes in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-a-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-the-size-of-a-skyscraper-close-in-on-earth-live-online-tonight/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-a-potentially-hazardous-asteroid-the-size-of-a-skyscraper-close-in-on-earth-live-online-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Auroras from space dazzle in this image captured from the International Space Station by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot.(Image credit: ESA/NASA/S. Adenot)If you've ever seen auroras in the night sky, then you are one of the lucky few who has enjoyed a view of one of nature's most colorful and spectacular phenomena. But for the very lucky, very few who've seen auroras from space, the view is on a whole other level!What is it? When charged particles streaming constantly from the sun, also known as th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/neon-green-auroras-from-space-will-take-your-breath-away-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-26-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/neon-green-auroras-from-space-will-take-your-breath-away-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-26-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's canceled Artemis hardware contracts reached $5.9 billion, audit finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new memo from NASA's Office of Inspector General has revealed how major pieces of Artemis program hardware became costly components of lunar missions that no longer align with the agency's new plans to return astronauts to the moon and have since been canceled.NASA announced a major shakeup to its Artemis plans earlier this year at its "Ignition Day" event, restructuring its mission goals in order to streamline the return of astronauts to the lunar surface and simplify the architecture needed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-canceled-artemis-hardware-contracts-reached-59-billion-audit-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-canceled-artemis-hardware-contracts-reached-59-billion-audit-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[On paper, it seems like the math would be clear. A nearly 22-year-old space telescope, well past its prime, is falling out of space after decades of hunting the biggest explosions in the universe. Rest in peace, right? After all, it would cost NASA $30 million to save the telescope, called the Swift Observatory, which the agency launched in 2004 on a planned two-year mission. Some of us have cars that we've replaced far sooner for much less. And now, higher-than-expected drag on the satellite fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-is-paying-30-million-for-a-1st-of-its-kind-rescue-mission-to-the-aging-swift-telescope-before-it-falls-from-space-is-it-worth-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-is-paying-30-million-for-a-1st-of-its-kind-rescue-mission-to-the-aging-swift-telescope-before-it-falls-from-space-is-it-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[June's Strawberry Moon is unlike any other full moon. Here's why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Full moons are overrated and, frankly, a pain. They wash out the stars, ruin deep-sky observing, and they all look the same. Technically, all of that is true. Yet every month &mdash; and particularly each June &mdash; I find myself standing outside at dusk waiting for the full moon to rise like it's an old friend arriving for an annual visit.The main attraction of June's Strawberry Moon is that it stays so low, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. It appears at an extreme southeasterly point on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/junes-strawberry-moon-is-unlike-any-other-full-moon-heres-why/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/junes-strawberry-moon-is-unlike-any-other-full-moon-heres-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch live: Rocket Lab launching 'Ten Owl of Ten' mission for Synspective today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab is scheduled to launch another Strix satellite for Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation, in orbit above the island nation. An Electron rocket will lift off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-1 (LC-1) in New Zealand today (June 26), during a window that opens at 12:45 p.m. EDT (1645 GMT; 4:45 a.m. on June 27 local New Zealand time). As its name suggests, the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission will launch Synspective's 10th synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, which will expand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-live-rocket-lab-launching-ten-owl-of-ten-mission-for-synspective-today/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-live-rocket-lab-launching-ten-owl-of-ten-mission-for-synspective-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launches 'Ten Owl of Ten' mission, sending up Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launched the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation.An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-1 (LC-1) in New Zealand today (June 26) at 1:43 p.m. EDT (1743 GMT; 5:43 a.m. on June 27 local New Zealand time). As its name suggests, the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission sent up Synspective's 10th synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, which will expand the company's network above Japan to pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-ten-owl-of-ten-mission-sending-up-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-ten-owl-of-ten-mission-sending-up-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launches 'Ten Owl of Ten' mission, sending up Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launched the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation.An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-1 (LC-1) in New Zealand today (June 26) at 1:43 p.m. EDT (1743 GMT; 5:43 a.m. on June 27 local New Zealand time). As its name suggests, the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission sent up Synspective's 10th synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, which will expand the company's network above Japan to pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-ten-owl-of-ten-mission-sending-up-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-ten-owl-of-ten-mission-sending-up-japanese-earth-observing-radar-satellite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turn your room into a galaxy: The best Prime Day deals on star projectors for aspiring astronomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[How many star projectors do you need? I still don't have an answer. It started with a blue, Northern-Lights style projector, then one capable of projecting actual stars, albeit not in the right color. Now I'm eyeing up these Prime Day star projector deals, finger over the 'Buy Now' button, and I'm inviting you to join me.Not all star projectors are the same, mind you; some are there purely to create a relaxing display, aiding meditation or lulling a child to sleep. Meanwhile, others are more sci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/turn-your-room-into-a-galaxy-the-best-prime-day-deals-on-star-projectors-for-aspiring-astronomers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/turn-your-room-into-a-galaxy-the-best-prime-day-deals-on-star-projectors-for-aspiring-astronomers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two 'super-puff' cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is rarer than discovering a "super-puff" planet with densities much (much) lower than those of the solar system gas giants? Discovering two orbiting the same star.That is exactly what astronomers have done, finding two extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, that are super-puff siblings orbiting the same star. Both planets, designated TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, have densities lower than that of cotton candy, making them the lightest exoplanets ever seen."Only a handful of these super-puffy planets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/two-super-puff-cotton-candy-exoplanets-are-the-lightest-gas-giants-ever-discovered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/two-super-puff-cotton-candy-exoplanets-are-the-lightest-gas-giants-ever-discovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supergirl's brilliant poster is a reminder that they don't make sci-fi movie posters like they used to]]></title><description><![CDATA[DC's new "Supergirl" may or may not turn out to be a classic of the comic-book genre. It may or may not be a smash hit in theaters. But whatever else happens when Kara Zor-El flies into the unpredictable headwinds of the worldwide box office, one thing the new movie has got 100% right is its promo poster. Let's take a look at its components. The bright, primary-colored House of El logo in the background is so bold and unmistakable that there's no need to spell out that this is a Super movie. At]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supergirls-brilliant-poster-is-a-reminder-that-they-dont-make-sci-fi-movie-posters-like-they-used-to/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supergirls-brilliant-poster-is-a-reminder-that-they-dont-make-sci-fi-movie-posters-like-they-used-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern sci-fi movie posters usually suck, but Supergirl shows that it doesn't have to be that way]]></title><description><![CDATA[DC's new "Supergirl" may or may not turn out to be a classic of the comic-book genre. It may or may not be a smash hit in theaters. But whatever else happens when Kara Zor-El flies into the unpredictable headwinds of the worldwide box office, one thing the new movie has got 100% right is its promo poster. Let's take a look at its components. The bright, primary-colored House of El logo in the background is so bold and unmistakable that there's no need to spell out that this is a Super movie. At]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/modern-sci-fi-movie-posters-usually-suck-but-supergirl-shows-that-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/modern-sci-fi-movie-posters-usually-suck-but-supergirl-shows-that-it-doesnt-have-to-be-that-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Prime Day, save nearly $700 on 'a camera of epic proportions']]></title><description><![CDATA[Canon is rightly regarded as one of the premier manufacturers of cameras and optical equipment, and the Canon EOS R5 is a reminder of why. Labelled 'a camera of epic proportions' by our reviewer Jacob Little, it's an astonishing $699 off for Prime Day. Buy this Canon EOS R5 body from Amazon for $2599.Couple this 45 megapixel Canon EOS R5 body with one of the best lenses for astrophotography and you'll be stunned by its image quality, as our expert was in their Canon EOS R5 review, where they awa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-prime-day-save-nearly-700-on-a-camera-of-epic-proportions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-prime-day-save-nearly-700-on-a-camera-of-epic-proportions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope catches 6 galaxies merging into one of the largest galaxies in the universe]]></title><description><![CDATA[An intense demolition derby of at least six galaxies smashing into one another has been found lurking in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope. This merger is also expected to fuel the growth of a supermassive black hole and trigger the formation of what will eventually become one of the most massive galaxies in the cosmos."What makes this special is that we can follow both the build-up of a giant galaxy and the growth of the black hole at its center," Huub R&ouml;ttgering, an ast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-catches-6-galaxies-merging-into-one-of-the-largest-galaxies-in-the-universe/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-catches-6-galaxies-merging-into-one-of-the-largest-galaxies-in-the-universe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got a sneak peek at space shuttle Endeavour's new home in California, and it's breathtaking (photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; The space shuttle Endeavour is absolutely breathtaking in its 20-story new home at the California Science Center's brand-new Air &amp; Space Center, which is set to open on Nov. 13, the museum announced on Wednesday (June 24). After over three decades of ideation, development and construction, the California Science Center has officially announced an opening date for its brand-new Samuel Oschin Air &amp; Space Center, which will feature the space shuttle Endeavour. On Wednesd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-got-a-sneak-peek-at-space-shuttle-endeavours-new-home-in-california-and-its-breathtaking-photos/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-got-a-sneak-peek-at-space-shuttle-endeavours-new-home-in-california-and-its-breathtaking-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosting a solar eclipse viewing party? Get money off solar eclipse multipacks this Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the next total solar eclipse coming up on Aug. 12, you still have plenty of time to grab solar viewing gear for getting a better look at it. If you are hosting a solar eclipse party or want to make sure everyone in your family has a chance of observing the sun safely, grabbing a multipack of solar eclipse glasses is a great shout. Whilst they may seem like once-in-a-lifetime events, they happen fairly frequently in astronomical terms and can be predicted thousands of years into the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hosting-a-solar-eclipse-viewing-party-get-money-off-solar-eclipse-multipacks-this-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hosting-a-solar-eclipse-viewing-party-get-money-off-solar-eclipse-multipacks-this-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth's moon is due for a human-made impact this August courtesy of a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage.The Falcon 9 upper stage is left over from the launch that sent Firefly's Blue Ghost-1 lander to the moon on Jan. 15, 2025 by way of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Also sent moonward on that flight was the Hakuto-R Mission 2, called Resilience, a robotic lunar lander developed by the Japanese company ispace.This striking event is expected to occur close to Einstein]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-slam-into-the-moon-this-august-will-we-be-able-to-see-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-spacex-rocket-will-slam-into-the-moon-this-august-will-we-be-able-to-see-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['F9' took a car into space, but 5 years on, just how ridiculous was the scene? We asked the experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five years ago, an internet meme turned into a reality in "F9" when the Fast &amp; Furious crew launched a car into space. Depending on your sense of humor and ability to suspend disbelief, it's either peak cinema or extreme tomfoolery, but it's clear that the only way this franchise will ever top this moment is by drag racing a velociraptor in a "Jurassic World" crossover.The "F9" scene sees Tej Parker (played by Ludacris) and Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) sit inside a rocket-strapped Pontiac Fi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/f9-took-a-car-into-space-but-5-years-on-just-how-ridiculous-was-the-scene-we-asked-the-experts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/f9-took-a-car-into-space-but-5-years-on-just-how-ridiculous-was-the-scene-we-asked-the-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 of our favorite sci-fi audiobooks to transport you to another planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world of science fiction books is vast and inspiring, with tales of distant planets and alien life transporting you into a new world to get lost in. It's the perfect genre for audiobooks, whether you like listening on the sofa, on a walk or on your daily commute, these books can fill you with wonder about the possibilities of our modern scientific age. We have tales of sentient rocks, long-term alien invasions and deep pining for our home, Earth. My favorite book on this list is Jeff Vanderm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/15-of-our-favorite-sci-fi-audiobooks-to-transport-you-to-another-planet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/15-of-our-favorite-sci-fi-audiobooks-to-transport-you-to-another-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The solstice can even be seen from space in this new image from the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) mission.(Image credit: ESA/Eumetsat)Twice each year, we celebrate what we call a solstice when Earth is at its maximum tilt toward or away from the sun. And during this June's summer solstice, a European weather satellite managed to capture a striking image of the celestial moment from space. What is it? This image of the solstice was captured on June 21 by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Meteos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/summer-solstice-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-25-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/summer-solstice-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-25-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New to drone flying? Our expert thinks this five-star drone gives you 'everything you could possibly need' and it's $133 off]]></title><description><![CDATA[DJI and Amazon really are knocking it out of the park with their Prime Day Deals. The DJI Neo is superb value right now, but for just $256 you can net the superior DJI Mini 4K, which our expert said "Offers everything you could possibly need in a drone while providing ease of use and reliability."Get the DJI Mini 4K on sale right now at Amazon for $256.DJI is one of the most trusted and acclaimed, drone manufacturers, and the DJI Mini 4K is another gem, appearing in our best drones, best beginn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-to-drone-flying-our-expert-thinks-this-five-star-drone-gives-you-everything-you-could-possibly-need-and-its-133-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-to-drone-flying-our-expert-thinks-this-five-star-drone-gives-you-everything-you-could-possibly-need-and-its-133-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another 'Star' is born: SpaceX names AI megaconstellation 'Starmind']]></title><description><![CDATA[Once again, SpaceX has looked to the stars for naming inspiration.Elon Musk confirmed on Tuesday (June 23) that SpaceX will call its planned AI satellite megaconstellation "Starmind".The choice should come as no surprise, as it continues the company's long-running stellar naming theme. Here's a rundown:Starship: SpaceX's next-generation launch vehicle, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. Starship is designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, a breakthrough that Musk thinks will make]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/another-star-is-born-spacex-names-ai-megaconstellation-starmind/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/another-star-is-born-spacex-names-ai-megaconstellation-starmind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch "Avatar: Fire and Ash" with Disney+ and Hulu &mdash; get up to 50% off this streaming bundle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third instalment of James Cameron&rsquo;s epic saga, has just landed not on the alien moon Pandora, but Disney+.Get a Disney+ and Hulu bundle subscription for just $11.99 a month, that's 50% cheaper per month!Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana and Kate Winslet, Avatar: Fire and Ash is available now to stream on Disney Plus. Right now, Disney Plus is offering one of the best streaming deals around with a huge 50% discount on the standard price of a Disney Plus and Hul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-avatar-fire-and-ash-with-disney-and-hulu-mdash-get-up-to-50-off-this-streaming-bundle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-avatar-fire-and-ash-with-disney-and-hulu-mdash-get-up-to-50-off-this-streaming-bundle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling to see the total solar eclipse this August? This solar binocular Prime Day deal is a total-ly bright idea!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who doesn't love a good total solar eclipse, now that we know they're not a portent of the world ending? The next one is on August 12 and these Celestron EclipSmart 12x50 solar binoculars are just what you need to observe the sun safely.Get these Celestron EclipSmart 12x50 solar binoculars right now at Amazon for $100.Our expert, Jamie Carter, awarded them four stars in his Celestron EclipSmart 12x50 solar binoculars review, praising their image quality and ease of use. But if you buy them, don']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/traveling-to-see-the-total-solar-eclipse-this-august-this-solar-binocular-prime-day-deal-is-a-total-ly-bright-idea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/traveling-to-see-the-total-solar-eclipse-this-august-this-solar-binocular-prime-day-deal-is-a-total-ly-bright-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What time is it on the moon? The US and China disagree]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you stand outside the old Corn Exchange in Bristol, you'll see a clock with two minute hands above the entrance. One hand is set to London time, the other to Bristol's &mdash; ten minutes behind. The lag is because the sun reaches its peak over the second city a little bit after the first. Of course, when it comes to scheduling anything with bounds beyond one city, having two poses an issue. This is why, in 1840, the British company Great Western Railway imposed what it called "Railway Time"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-it-on-the-moon-the-us-and-china-disagree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-time-is-it-on-the-moon-the-us-and-china-disagree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We praised this telescope's 'legendary performance,' and the whole range is even cheaper for Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking for a beginner-friendly telescope? Then you'll love Celestron's Nexstar SE range of go-to telescopes, which takes all the work out of stargazing. And, from the entry-level 4SE to the top-tier 8SE, their prices have been slashed for Prime Day.<br />
Save $100 on the Celestron Nexstar 4SE and $200 on the 8SE at Amazon &mdash; both of which we have reviewed and rate highly.As our expert noted, you can find objects in the sky in a matter of seconds; with the 4SE that'll be planets and bright objec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-praised-this-telescopes-legendary-performance-and-the-whole-range-is-even-cheaper-for-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-praised-this-telescopes-legendary-performance-and-the-whole-range-is-even-cheaper-for-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth was created 3.02 billion years ago in what's now Western Australia &mdash; not far from where we've seen the oldest traces of life on our planet.A rock formation in Western Australia's Pilbara region seems to offer evidence of an asteroid slamming into Earth's newly-formed rocky crust around 3.02 billion years ago. That makes the formation, called the North Pole Dome, the oldest evidence of an asteroid impact on Earth, according to a recent study, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/3-billion-years-old-this-australian-crater-is-the-oldest-known-asteroid-impact-site-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/3-billion-years-old-this-australian-crater-is-the-oldest-known-asteroid-impact-site-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I regret missing Project Hail Mary on the big screen but I'm not skipping this cheapest-ever UK Prime Day Lego deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Were you lucky enough to watch Project Hail Mary on the big screen? Then you'll want to snap up this Lego Icons Project Hail Mary set and it's cheaper than ever with this UK Prime Day.Save &pound;16 on this Lego Icons Project Hail Mary set in the UK for its cheapest-ever price.Or, get it in the US at full price for $99.99 on Amazon, or Lego (but Lego has a 60 day wait).Yes, I'm a little bitter that I waited until Project Hail Mary was streaming on MGM+, so I didn't get the full movie theater exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-regret-missing-project-hail-mary-on-the-big-screen-but-im-not-skipping-this-cheapest-ever-uk-prime-day-lego-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/i-regret-missing-project-hail-mary-on-the-big-screen-but-im-not-skipping-this-cheapest-ever-uk-prime-day-lego-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My nephew still uses this kids' star projector every night &mdash; get it for just $15 at Amazon on Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been four years since I reviewed the Astronaut Starry Sky projector and donated it to my then one-year-old nephew to enjoy as part of his bedtime routine. Now five years old, he still insists on it being turned on every night, leaving it to fill up his bedroom with lights and lasers until it turns itself off after 90 minutes, thanks to the built-in timer.You can get this astronaut star projector on sale right now for just $15.19 at Amazon.The astronaut star projector shown in this deal do]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-nephew-still-uses-this-kids-star-projector-every-night-mdash-get-it-for-just-15-at-amazon-on-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-nephew-still-uses-this-kids-star-projector-every-night-mdash-get-it-for-just-15-at-amazon-on-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's aging infrastructure can't handle Artemis launches without $1 billion in upgrades, watchdog warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon and bolster a rapidly growing commercial space industry is facing an infrastructure obstacle. A new report from NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) warns that launch facilities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida and Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia are approaching capacity as demand accelerates across the agency and the private sector. Support infrastructure &mdash; such as roads, electricity, and gas and fuel pipelines that laid the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-aging-infrastructure-cant-handle-artemis-launches-without-1-billion-in-upgrades-watchdog-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-aging-infrastructure-cant-handle-artemis-launches-without-1-billion-in-upgrades-watchdog-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2025, the European Space Agency dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid turned its attention to the heart of the Milky Way for just 26 hours. In just over one day, Euclid was able to create the largest and most detailed photo of this region of our galaxy ever made.The image, packed with 60 million stars, could help scientists hunt for extrasolar planets, exoplanets, in this region known as the galactic bulge.<br />
Euclid is designed to study dark energy, the mysterious force that drives the acce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-the-largest-and-most-detailed-image-of-our-milky-way-with-over-60-million-stars-and-50-exoplanet-systems/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-the-largest-and-most-detailed-image-of-our-milky-way-with-over-60-million-stars-and-50-exoplanet-systems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['50% superhero and 50% noir, but 100% totally new': 'Spider-Noir' composers  on injecting retro style into the superhero multiverse (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios' brash experimental superhero series, "Spider-Noir," is a refreshing treat that revitalizes the fading genre with a cool film noir twist. Showcasing the "Spider-Man Noir" comics character seen in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", it stars Nicholas Cage as a 1930s New York City private detective named Ben Reilly who moonlights as the nocturnal avenger The Spider. Juilliard-educated composers Kris Bowers ("The Wild Robot," "Secret Invasion") and M]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/50-superhero-and-50-noir-but-100-totally-new-spider-noir-composers-on-injecting-retro-style-into-the-superhero-multiverse-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/50-superhero-and-50-noir-but-100-totally-new-spider-noir-composers-on-injecting-retro-style-into-the-superhero-multiverse-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could Martian mudstones be holding evidence of ancient microbes? New findings strengthen the case that the Red Planet once held life. New data from NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed complex carbon in two Martian mudstones found in Mars' Jezero crater, the same location where previous evidence of possible ancient life has been found. Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary materi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/did-nasa-just-find-evidence-of-ancient-life-on-mars-perseverance-rover-spots-complex-carbon-in-red-planet-rocks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/did-nasa-just-find-evidence-of-ancient-life-on-mars-perseverance-rover-spots-complex-carbon-in-red-planet-rocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites from California tonight: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch another batch of its Starlink satellites from California's central coast tonight (June 24), and you can watch the action live.A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight at 11:19 p.m. EDT (8:19 p.m. local time; 0319 GMT on June 25), carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft to low Earth orbit (LEO).You can watch the launch live via SpaceX; coverage will begin about 10 minutes before liftoff.If all goes to plan, the Falcon 9's first stage w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launching-24-starlink-satellites-from-california-tonight-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launching-24-starlink-satellites-from-california-tonight-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites from California's central coast on Wednesday night (June 24).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. EDT (8:30 p.m. local time; 0330 GMT on June 25), carrying 24 of the broadband spacecraft to low Earth orbit (LEO).The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch as planned, touching down in the Pacific Ocean on the SpaceX drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-from-california-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch your sci-fi binge with these top streaming deals I found during Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not found what you want this Prime Day? That's where our round-up of the best summer streaming deals comes in, from HBO Max to Paramount Plus and beyond. Admittedly, a couple of these deals may put a few pennies in Jeff's pocket, but take advantage of these deals and you can shut out Prime Day and lose yourself in a world of sci-fi and superheroes. Save 50% on a combined six-month Disney Plus and Hulu bundle, netting you access to the whole Star Wars library,Marvel Cinematic Universes, every Ali]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launch-your-sci-fi-binge-with-these-top-streaming-deals-i-found-during-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launch-your-sci-fi-binge-with-these-top-streaming-deals-i-found-during-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA sent a FIFA World Cup 2026 ball to the ISS so astronauts can test their footwork in zero gravity (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronauts on the ISS had an epic microgravity kickoff with a FIFA soccer ball, as the agency highlighted how soccer balls are influenced by space research.NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts got the official FIFA World Cup ball rolling, zero-G style, in the Kibo module of the International Space Station. The impromptu match, published on X June 20, formed part of NASA's push to explain how space relates to soccer. As NASA explains, soccer has been studied scientifically on the ISS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-sent-a-fifa-world-cup-2026-ball-to-the-iss-so-astronauts-can-test-their-footwork-in-zero-gravity-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-sent-a-fifa-world-cup-2026-ball-to-the-iss-so-astronauts-can-test-their-footwork-in-zero-gravity-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As 'Avatar: Fire &amp; Ash' hits Disney+, we look at 3 of the weirdest alien creatures in the 'Avatar' movies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avatar: Fire and Ash was a box office smash hit when it dropped in December 2025, and it's easy to see why. Compelling characters, breathtaking action, beautiful environments, and an array of wondrous alien creatures.We've explored the strange creatures of the Avatar universe before, but now that the third movie has finally hit Disney+, we're taking another look at three more awe-inspiring alien creatures from these movies, including some new stunners introduced in Fire &amp; Ash.If you&rsquo;re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/as-avatar-fire-amp-ash-hits-disney-we-look-at-3-of-the-weirdest-alien-creatures-in-the-avatar-movies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/as-avatar-fire-amp-ash-hits-disney-we-look-at-3-of-the-weirdest-alien-creatures-in-the-avatar-movies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Seeing this Nikon Z8 deal is painful — especially since I bought mine at full price!” Our Senior Manager took the hit so you don’t have to!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nikon Z8 is an exceptional camera, so much so that our Senior Manager, Jase, bought one recently for astrophotography. Unlucky for them, though, as they paid full price for it.Since Jase's Nikon Z8 review, there have been several price drops during sales events like Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday, but we've yet to see it as cheap as Walmart's current price of $3,189.95. This is $80 less than Amazon's current listing price of $3,268, though we expect that to price match soon.Pick up the Ni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/seeing-this-nikon-z8-deal-is-painful-especially-since-i-bought-mine-at-full-price-our-senior-manager-took-the-hit-so-you-dont-have-to/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/seeing-this-nikon-z8-deal-is-painful-especially-since-i-bought-mine-at-full-price-our-senior-manager-took-the-hit-so-you-dont-have-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA looks for the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers using JWST are finding clues about comet 3I/ATLAS' origins.(Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Martin Cordiner (CUA, NASA-GSFC); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI))NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is finding clues that are leading scientists closer to understanding the origins of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. What is it? Comet 3I/ATLAS captured the world's attention when it was discovered nearly a year ago on July 1, 2025. The comet was first spotted by the Asteroid Terrest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-looks-for-the-origins-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-24-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-looks-for-the-origins-of-interstellar-comet-3iatlas-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-24-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESA chief calls for greater European space autonomy as trust in US partnership erodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The head of the European Space Agency has issued a wakeup call to decision makers amid partners cancelling missions and geopolitical changes affecting the space sector, calling for Europeans to be pilots rather than passengers.In a LinkedIn post published last month, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher stated that recent decisions taken by the United States to pause the lunar Gateway station and cancel the Mars Sample Return mission campaign &mdash; both major projects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/esa-chief-calls-for-greater-european-space-autonomy-as-trust-in-us-partnership-erodes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/esa-chief-calls-for-greater-european-space-autonomy-as-trust-in-us-partnership-erodes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a crime these Lego Star Wars sets are being retired but you can save big before they go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lego is amazing, and Lego Star Wars in particular. The fact that you can spend $1000 on a gigantic Death Star set is a clear sign it's not just for kids. But there's a catch; Lego retires sets, meaning that, unless you're willing to pay silly prices on eBay, they're forever out of your reach. Oh, sure, Lego might need space for new sets, and stores likewise, but that's no excuse to rob builders of the best Lego Star Wars sets, especially with Star Wars' 50th anniversary next year.I've rounded up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-a-crime-these-lego-star-wars-sets-are-being-retired-but-you-can-save-big-before-they-go/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-a-crime-these-lego-star-wars-sets-are-being-retired-but-you-can-save-big-before-they-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Everybody wanted to be the first': Apollo astronauts were more competitive, Artemis 2 pilot says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot has changed since NASA last sent astronauts to the moon &mdash; including the attitudes of those space explorers.That's the view of Victor Glover, the NASA astronaut who served as pilot on the Artemis 2 mission around the moon's far side this past April."When you look back on the Apollo missions, there was a lot more competition back in the office. Everybody wanted to be the first, and then everybody wanted to be the next," Glover told Angels Broadcast Television on June 12, shortly before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/everybody-wanted-to-be-the-first-apollo-astronauts-were-more-competitive-artemis-2-pilot-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/everybody-wanted-to-be-the-first-apollo-astronauts-were-more-competitive-artemis-2-pilot-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble Space Telescope images galaxy scientists thought was impossible to find]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bright, dense cluster of hot, massive stars in a galaxy that existed 1.4 billion years after the big bang has been found helping to end the early universe's foggy days during which neutral hydrogen gas was draped across the cosmos, obscuring ultraviolet light from luminous objects.The cluster was found emitting ultraviolet light in a small but quickly growing galaxy by the Hubble Space Telescope. The presence of this ultraviolet light, and the star-forming history of the cluster producing it,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-space-telescope-images-galaxy-scientists-thought-was-impossible-to-find/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-space-telescope-images-galaxy-scientists-thought-was-impossible-to-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Starfall? A look at SpaceX's mysterious new return capsule]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX just launched a brand-new return capsule that it has been developing in the dark.That vehicle, called Starfall, lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket this morning (June 23), on a test mission designed to show that it can fly in a controlled fashion and survive the fiery trip down through Earth's atmosphere. The demonstration flight may have caught some space fans by surprise, for SpaceX has revealed little about Starfall to date. And that air of secrecy extended through today's launch; the co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-is-starfall-a-look-at-spacexs-mysterious-new-return-capsule/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-is-starfall-a-look-at-spacexs-mysterious-new-return-capsule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space.com just launched an app! Get your inside scoop on space exploration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, space fans! For over 25 years, we here at Space.com have dedicated ourselves to bringing you the best space mission news, astronomical discoveries, night sky guides and out-of-this-world sci-fi. Now, we're launching into a whole new frontier. Yes, we have an app. Our new Space.com app is available free on Android on the Google Play store and for iOS via the Apple Store and includes the same great coverage that you'll find on your laptop or desktop, but now in the palm of your hand.Are you w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacecom-just-launched-an-app-get-your-inside-scoop-on-space-exploration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacecom-just-launched-an-app-get-your-inside-scoop-on-space-exploration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These deals are giving Amazon a good run for their money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Prime Day 2026 has kicked off and we are seeing plenty of discounts across telescopes, binoculars and cameras. But there are plenty of deals that either match Amazon's price or even better, blow them out of the water! Like this Walmart deal that gives you $74 off the Amazon price of the Fujinon Techno-Stabi 1640 image-stabilized binoculars!Amazon has tried to commandeer the summer sales space since it started Prime Day in 2015, but other retailers always come out swinging and bring with t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-deals-are-giving-amazon-a-good-run-for-their-money/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-deals-are-giving-amazon-a-good-run-for-their-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These anti-Prime deals are giving Amazon a good run for their money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon Prime Day 2026 has just kicked off and we are seeing plenty of discounts across telescopes, binoculars and cameras. But what if you don't want to line the pockets of Jeff Bezos but still want a great deal? Fear not, for there are plenty of anti-Prime Day deals that either match Amazon's price or even better, blow it out of the water! Like this Walmart deal that gives you $74 off the Amazon price of the Fujinon Techno-Stabi 1640 image-stabilized binoculars!Amazon has tried to commandeer th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-anti-prime-deals-are-giving-amazon-a-good-run-for-their-money/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-anti-prime-deals-are-giving-amazon-a-good-run-for-their-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocket Lab launches US Space Force mission with less than 17 hours' notice &mdash; a new record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab has successfully launched the second spacecraft for the U.S. Space Force's Victus Haze Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission, setting a new readiness record in the process. Only 16 hours and 42 minutes passed between Rocket Lab receiving the Notice To Launch from the Space Force's Space Safari Program Office and liftoff of the company's Electron launch vehicle, beating the previous TacRS record set by Firefly Aerospace on the September 2023 Victus Nox mission by more than 10 hou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-us-space-force-mission-with-less-than-17-hours-notice-mdash-a-new-record/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rocket-lab-launches-us-space-force-mission-with-less-than-17-hours-notice-mdash-a-new-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This might be your last chance to pick up a retired Lego Star Wars set before it flies off forever, and it's under $100 on Amazon for Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star Wars' Clone Wars-era Republic Gunship may not be a miracle of practicaliy but I think it's cool as heck and that aloneis reason enough to pick up this Lego Star Wars Coruscant Guard Gunship, $42 off for Amazon Prime Day. Save $42 on this Lego Star Wars Coruscant Gunship setThe other reason? This set has already been retired by Lego meaning that not only are you saving big, this could be your last chance to buy the Lego Star Wars Coruscant Guard Gunship, before scalpers start selling it for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-might-be-your-last-chance-to-pick-up-a-retired-lego-star-wars-set-before-it-flies-off-forever-and-its-under-100-on-amazon-for-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-might-be-your-last-chance-to-pick-up-a-retired-lego-star-wars-set-before-it-flies-off-forever-and-its-under-100-on-amazon-for-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 'new' star could finally appear in the night sky this week, thanks to a once-in-a-lifetime explosion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A once-in-a-lifetime stellar eruption could occur at any time, potentially causing a 'new star' to appear in the night sky. If it does, the star system T Coronae Borealis could suddenly brighten to rival Polaris, the North Star. Here's what you need to know about the "Blaze Star" T. Coronae Borealis (T CrB).T CrB is a prime example of a recurring nova. This thermonuclear explosion erupts from the atmosphere of a white dwarf star roughly once every 80 years, when it reaches a point of critical ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-new-star-could-finally-appear-in-the-night-sky-this-week-thanks-to-a-once-in-a-lifetime-explosion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-new-star-could-finally-appear-in-the-night-sky-this-week-thanks-to-a-once-in-a-lifetime-explosion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's space plane appears to have released a mystery object in orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[China's Shenlong space plane appears to have released a mystery object while in orbit, according to a private space surveillance firm.Shenlong launched on its fourth mission on Feb. 6, 2026 atop a Long March 2F rocket that lifted off from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. As with previous flights, the objectives of this mission were not disclosed to the public. But according to recent observations by the commercial orbital intelligence company LeoLabs, one part of Shenl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-space-plane-appears-to-have-released-a-mystery-object-in-orbit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/chinas-space-plane-appears-to-have-released-a-mystery-object-in-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What telescope could cause our astrophotography expert to break their hard-and-fast rule about not traveling with a telescope? This one! Now even cheaper in this Prime Day telescope deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our astrophotography expert, Jamie Carter, has reviewed countless telescopes and optics equipment for us but always maintained a no travel rule when it comes to telescopes. All that changed when they reviewed the ZWO SeeStar S30 Pro, and this Prime Day, it's $35 cheaper.Get the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro telescope on sale right now at Amazon for $664.That's not to say the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro is just for deep space; it's a superb all-round smart telescope and we think the previous model, the ZWO Seestar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-telescope-could-cause-our-astrophotography-expert-to-break-their-hard-and-fast-rule-about-not-traveling-with-a-telescope-this-one-now-even-cheaper-in-this-prime-day-telescope-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/what-telescope-could-cause-our-astrophotography-expert-to-break-their-hard-and-fast-rule-about-not-traveling-with-a-telescope-this-one-now-even-cheaper-in-this-prime-day-telescope-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health']]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has fallen under the scrutiny of a government watchdog group and stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organization.As presently blueprinted by NASA, the International Space Station will be de-orbited via a series of actions. Firstly, in early to mid-2028, the ISS will start to be lowered through a combination of Earth's natural atmospheric drag and the execution of re-entry maneuvers by the ISS's Russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-wants-to-dump-the-iss-in-the-sea-experts-say-the-plan-raises-serious-concerns-for-ocean-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-wants-to-dump-the-iss-in-the-sea-experts-say-the-plan-raises-serious-concerns-for-ocean-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Unistellar Odyssey Pro helped me feel in touch with the universe and it's now 15% off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astrophotography can be confusing and when combining mirrorless cameras, astrocams and telescopes, there is a huge learning curve that can throw people a bit sideways if they are looking to get into it. The Unistellar Odyssey Pro was the first smart telescope that I used and it helped me on my astrophotography journey, allowing me to quickly and easily take awe-inspiring images of deep space objects like the Great Pegasus star cluster and a range of galaxies. You can get the Unistellar Odyssey P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-unistellar-odyssey-pro-helped-me-feel-in-touch-with-the-universe-and-its-now-15-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-unistellar-odyssey-pro-helped-me-feel-in-touch-with-the-universe-and-its-now-15-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Rick and Morty' cast talk vocal health, hot viscous liquids, and their favorite season 9 moments (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adult Swim's smash animated series "Rick and Morty" recently unleashed its ninth season, and it's already shaping up to be one of the best seasons so far, with plenty of interdimensional shenanigans, existential excursions, evolutionary entanglements, hostile living room furniture, a potential trip to Boob World, and Pool Time!We chatted to the creators Dan Harmon and Scott Marder earlier this month, but now we're catching up with the main cast to hear from Ian Cardoni (Rick), Sarah Chalke (Beth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rick-and-morty-cast-talk-vocal-health-hot-viscous-liquids-and-their-favorite-season-9-moments-interview/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/rick-and-morty-cast-talk-vocal-health-hot-viscous-liquids-and-their-favorite-season-9-moments-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ignite a child's imagination with the stars: Our expert-picked Astronaut Galaxy Star Projector is a Prime Day steal at just $25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are you scratching your head, wondering what to buy for a child? Our expert Tantse recommends this Astronaut Galaxy Projector and right now, during Prime Day, it's just $25.Enjoy stunning, starry displays with this Astronaut Galaxy Projector, now $25 at AmazonFaced with buying a present for her nephews, and having been suitably impressed when she reviewed this Astronaut Galaxy Projector, Tantse (our long-time star projector reviewer), settled on this gift and she's had no complaints!We rank it o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ignite-a-childs-imagination-with-the-stars-our-expert-picked-astronaut-galaxy-star-projector-is-a-prime-day-steal-at-just-25/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ignite-a-childs-imagination-with-the-stars-our-expert-picked-astronaut-galaxy-star-projector-is-a-prime-day-steal-at-just-25/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Dragon says goodbye to the ISS | Space photo of the day for June 23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's Dragon capsule leaves after dropping off some supplies and science at the ISS.(Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir)SpaceX's Cargo Dragon capsule shines in the sunlight over Earth as it departs from the International Space Station in a new image snapped from onboard the station. What is it? Peering through the window of the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Jessica Meir snapped a striking photo as she watched a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule depart from the station. With sunbeam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-dragon-says-goodbye-to-the-iss-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-23-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-dragon-says-goodbye-to-the-iss-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-23-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new planetary habitability model could make the search for aliens more efficient by quickly identifying rocky worlds unlikely to sustain the atmospheres needed for life as we know it.The software, called the Smaller Than Earth Habitability Model (STEHM), allows astronomers to screen exoplanets before committing valuable telescope time to detailed observations. Developed by researchers at Stanford University, the model assesses whether a rocky planet can build and retain an atmosphere over bill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/searching-for-alien-life-new-model-could-help-scientists-home-in-on-habitable-exoplanets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/searching-for-alien-life-new-model-could-help-scientists-home-in-on-habitable-exoplanets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), scientists have discovered a planetary system that scientists are calling "improbable." It could change how we think about the mechanisms behind planet formation.The reason for the unusual arrangement of this planetary system is a failed star or brown dwarf designated TOI-201 c. Objects like this get the slightly unfair nickname of "failed stars" because, despite forming from a collapsing cloud of gas and dus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-improbable-exoplanet-system-is-so-wonky-because-of-a-weird-object-within/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-improbable-exoplanet-system-is-so-wonky-because-of-a-weird-object-within/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This beginner-friendly travel telescope is the reason I turned into a skywatcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was looking at taking my first steps into stargazing I wanted a telescope that was affordable and compact so I could pack it away when it was cloudy. I ended up starting my stargazing journey by buying the Celestron Travel Scope 70 and today, thanks to Amazon Prime Day, it's $40 off, making it just $81. This portable, beginner-friendly Celestron Travel Scope 70 is $81 right now at Amazon. Not only is this telescope the reason I got into stargazing but it has the pedigree of being from rep]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-beginner-friendly-travel-telescope-is-the-reason-i-turned-into-a-skywatcher/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-beginner-friendly-travel-telescope-is-the-reason-i-turned-into-a-skywatcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launching its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's newest spaceflight tech is about to launch to the final frontier for the first time. The company's Starfall capsule is set for its debut mission, following SpaceX's application with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two reentry vehicle landings. The mission is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday (June 23), during a one-hour launch window that opens at 6:43 a.m. EDT (1043 GMT). You can watch the a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launching-its-1st-starfall-reentry-capsule-early-on-june-23-watch-it-live/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launching-its-1st-starfall-reentry-capsule-early-on-june-23-watch-it-live/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule in early morning Falcon 9 liftoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX's newest spaceflight tech has to launched to the final frontier for the first time. The company's Starfall capsule took to the skies on its debut mission today (June 23), following SpaceX's application with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for two reentry vehicle landings. The mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 6:52 a.m. EDT (1052 GMT). Starfall is a cargo transportation vehicle designed to carry payloads to lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-its-1st-starfall-reentry-capsule-in-early-morning-falcon-9-liftoff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-its-1st-starfall-reentry-capsule-in-early-morning-falcon-9-liftoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ball of stars named Terzan 5 may be one of the Milky Way's original building blocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[A huge, shining bauble of stars called Terzan 5 could be a clump of our galaxy's central bulge that hasn't been smoothed out into the mix, and has instead survived as a fossil relic leftover from the birth of the Milky Way galaxy."Terzan 5 may provide direct evidence that can help explain how bulges formed in galaxies throughout the universe," said Barbara Lanzoni of the University of Bologna in a statement. Lanzoni is a member of a team of astronomers, led by Bologna colleagues Giorgia Zullo an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-ball-of-stars-named-terzan-5-may-be-one-of-the-milky-ways-original-building-blocks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-ball-of-stars-named-terzan-5-may-be-one-of-the-milky-ways-original-building-blocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The heavy hitters in space telescopes are about to be joined by a new contender.NASA's Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, on Sunday (June 21), for final tests ahead of launching later this summer. Roman was shipped to KSC from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, riding the agency's Pegasus barge from Baltimore to the Space Coast.KSC is Roman's final stop before launching to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket wher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-arrives-in-florida-ahead-of-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-roman-space-telescope-arrives-in-florida-ahead-of-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Project Hail Mary' is streaming now on MGM+, and you can watch for just $0.99 for a limited time]]></title><description><![CDATA['Project Hail Mary' has finally landed on a streaming service, though maybe not the one you were expecting.Amazon MGM Studios' "Project Hail Mary" recently launched (June 18) first on the MGM+ streaming platform, which is a sister site to Prime Video, after its 90-day theatrical window was up. As a bonus, there is a summer deal that lets you snag the Amazon Prime Video MGM+ channel for $0.99/month for 2 months. Be quick, though; this offer ends June 26.Watch Project Hail Mary on MGM+ (via Amazon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-is-streaming-now-on-mgm-and-you-can-watch-for-just-099-for-a-limited-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/project-hail-mary-is-streaming-now-on-mgm-and-you-can-watch-for-just-099-for-a-limited-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark energy is still accelerating the expansion of the universe, and astronomers are relieved. 'Thankfully, we have averted this crisis']]></title><description><![CDATA[The expansion of the universe is still accelerating under the influence of dark energy, despite recent claims to the contrary, according to new research. This means that dark energy, the mysterious force that dominates the universe, is not weakening but continues to get stronger, considered something of a "cosmological crisis" as it was so against expectations.In 1998, via the study of cosmic explosions called Type Ia supernovas, astronomers discovered that not only is the universe expanding, bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dark-energy-is-still-accelerating-the-expansion-of-the-universe-and-astronomers-are-relieved-thankfully-we-have-averted-this-crisis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dark-energy-is-still-accelerating-the-expansion-of-the-universe-and-astronomers-are-relieved-thankfully-we-have-averted-this-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Control Resonant' takes inspiration from 'Devil May Cry', 'Neon Genesis Evangelion', and 'Inception' to craft a trippy sci-fi action game]]></title><description><![CDATA[You certainly can't accuse Remedy Entertainment of playing it safe and sticking to what they know.2019's Control was a third-person shooter, last year's multiplayer spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, was a first-person shooter, and now this year's direct follow-up, Control Resonant, is a melee-focused action game. Despite the genre flip, though, it's undeniably Control &mdash; a freaky sci-fi horror mash-up that's dripping with atmosphere.We played 40 minutes of Control Resonant at Summer Games Fest, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/control-resonant-takes-inspiration-from-devil-may-cry-neon-genesis-evangelion-and-inception-to-craft-a-trippy-sci-fi-action-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/control-resonant-takes-inspiration-from-devil-may-cry-neon-genesis-evangelion-and-inception-to-craft-a-trippy-sci-fi-action-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Let's not fool the public': Why moon art should be more realistic in the Artemis age]]></title><description><![CDATA[GOLDEN, Colorado &mdash; The moon is in need of good and accurate artists! As NASA's Artemis program hits its stride, and in a few years "reboots" our moon with a human presence, there's an urgent need to guard against artistic misrepresentations of the lunar landscape, experts say. We've all seen those alluring lunar renderings of vehicles and astronauts bounding about while setting up equipment and putting in place a moon base.What's wrong with this picture? Missing in this artwork are small c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lets-not-fool-the-public-why-moon-art-should-be-more-realistic-in-the-artemis-age/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/lets-not-fool-the-public-why-moon-art-should-be-more-realistic-in-the-artemis-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This expert-approved, beginner-friendly drone just got even cheaper, $60 off for Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking for a superb Prime Day Deal?This DJI Neo drone was a good deal at $30 off, but now you can now save $60 on this beginner-friendly drone. That's double the discount!Get the DJI Neo drone on sale right now at Amazon for $139.It's easy to transport and, thanks to its sub-250g, you don't have to worry about registering it under the current drone regulations. In our DJI Neo review, our expert James Abbott awarded it four stars, calling it "incredibly easy to use and fun." And, prior to the r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-expert-approved-beginner-friendly-drone-just-got-even-cheaper-60-off-for-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-expert-approved-beginner-friendly-drone-just-got-even-cheaper-60-off-for-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our expert thinks this pocket-friendly drone is brilliant for beginners, and it's $30 off ahead of Amazon Prime Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Day kicks off tomorrow, but there are some excellent deals already out there on some of our favorite gear, such as this DJI Neo drone, which is $30 off. It's easy to transport and, thanks to its sub-250g, you don't have to worry about registering it under the current drone regulations. At well under $200, you really can't go wrong. Get the DJI Neo drone on sale right now at Amazon for $169.In our DJI Neo review, our expert James Abbott awarded it four stars, calling it "incredibly easy to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-expert-thinks-this-pocket-friendly-drone-is-brilliant-for-beginners-and-its-30-off-ahead-of-amazon-prime-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-expert-thinks-this-pocket-friendly-drone-is-brilliant-for-beginners-and-its-30-off-ahead-of-amazon-prime-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our sun is destined to 'kick and spit' its way across the solar system when it dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered that dying stars don't go down without a fight, with red giants spitting out blobs of plasma and receiving a corresponding "kick."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-sun-is-destined-to-kick-and-spit-its-way-across-the-solar-system-when-it-dies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-sun-is-destined-to-kick-and-spit-its-way-across-the-solar-system-when-it-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope captures the star-forming clouds of Orion A in stunning detail | Space photo of the day for June 22, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Orion A region has never looked as colorful and vibrant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-captures-the-star-forming-clouds-of-orion-a-in-stunning-detail-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-22-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-captures-the-star-forming-clouds-of-orion-a-in-stunning-detail-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-22-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch monster: SpaceX has lofted more satellites than everyone else in history, combined]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX has now launched more satellites than the rest of humanity combined &mdash;and the gap will continue to widen over time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launch-monster-spacex-has-lofted-more-satellites-than-everyone-else-in-history-combined/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/launch-monster-spacex-has-lofted-more-satellites-than-everyone-else-in-history-combined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could we actually terraform Mars? Scientists are trying to find out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have drawn up a research blueprint for assessing the viability of warming the Red Planet, outlining what it might take to make Mars a place in space where Earth life can thrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-we-actually-terraform-mars-scientists-are-trying-to-find-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-we-actually-terraform-mars-scientists-are-trying-to-find-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-into-low-earth-orbit-from-california-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-into-low-earth-orbit-from-california-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-into-low-earth-orbit-from-california/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-launches-24-starlink-satellites-into-low-earth-orbit-from-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-mysterious-gamma-ray-stream-comes-from-the-milky-ways-center-could-dark-matter-have-something-to-do-with-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-mysterious-gamma-ray-stream-comes-from-the-milky-ways-center-could-dark-matter-have-something-to-do-with-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Summer Solstice! Today marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer solstice marks the longest day and the start of astronomical summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/happy-summer-solstice-today-marks-the-longest-day-of-the-year-for-the-northern-hemisphere/</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/happy-summer-solstice-today-marks-the-longest-day-of-the-year-for-the-northern-hemisphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 215 — Disclosure Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 215 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Susan Karlin talk with bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-215-disclosure-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-215-disclosure-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supermassive-black-holes-may-be-surrounded-by-dark-matter-clusters-new-echo-map-technique-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/supermassive-black-holes-may-be-surrounded-by-dark-matter-clusters-new-echo-map-technique-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid]]></title><description><![CDATA[An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/late-great-singer-songwriter-elliott-smith-finds-immortality-as-an-asteroid/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/late-great-singer-songwriter-elliott-smith-finds-immortality-as-an-asteroid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/do-we-need-a-lunar-building-code-to-build-moon-bases-safely/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/do-we-need-a-lunar-building-code-to-build-moon-bases-safely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 &mdash; and it's not SpaceX]]></title><description><![CDATA[A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA's Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of the planet's global environment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-private-company-will-build-and-launch-nasas-next-mars-orbiter-in-2028-mdash-and-its-not-spacex/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-private-company-will-build-and-launch-nasas-next-mars-orbiter-in-2028-mdash-and-its-not-spacex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is not like life that we&rsquo;ve experienced' 'Star City' cast on struggling to relate to the brutality of Soviet existence in Apple TV's For All Mankind' spin-off]]></title><description><![CDATA["I don&rsquo;t have a relatable thing. This is not like life that we&rsquo;ve experienced."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-not-like-life-that-wersquove-experienced-star-city-cast-on-struggling-to-relate-to-the-brutality-of-soviet-existence-in-apple-tvs-for-all-mankind-spin-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-is-not-like-life-that-wersquove-experienced-star-city-cast-on-struggling-to-relate-to-the-brutality-of-soviet-existence-in-apple-tvs-for-all-mankind-spin-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks this week. Here's what to expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-most-unpredictable-meteor-shower-of-the-year-peaks-this-week-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-most-unpredictable-meteor-shower-of-the-year-peaks-this-week-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The most unpredictable meteor shower of the year peaks next week. Here's what to expect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The June Bootids usually produce just a handful of meteors, but this notoriously unpredictable shower has a history of surprise outbursts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-most-unpredictable-meteor-shower-of-the-year-peaks-next-week-heres-what-to-expect/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-most-unpredictable-meteor-shower-of-the-year-peaks-next-week-heres-what-to-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/no-one-thought-it-was-going-to-be-possible-a-space-telescope-is-falling-out-of-space-this-is-nasas-daring-plan-to-save-it-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/no-one-thought-it-was-going-to-be-possible-a-space-telescope-is-falling-out-of-space-this-is-nasas-daring-plan-to-save-it-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/no-one-thought-it-was-going-to-be-possible-a-space-telescope-is-falling-out-of-space-this-is-nasas-daring-plan-to-save-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/no-one-thought-it-was-going-to-be-possible-a-space-telescope-is-falling-out-of-space-this-is-nasas-daring-plan-to-save-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period']]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe the next Sally Ride won't be asked the "100 tampons" question.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/menstruation-in-space-will-be-studied-for-1st-time-with-operation-period/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/menstruation-in-space-will-be-studied-for-1st-time-with-operation-period/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annie Easley, a hero of NASA | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easley was a human computer for the agency who helped with building the Centaur upper-stage rocket.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/annie-easley-a-hero-of-nasa-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-19-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/annie-easley-a-hero-of-nasa-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-19-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to start stargazing? Here's why June is the perfect time for newcomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short nights and bright stars make the midsummer night sky surprisingly beginner-friendly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/want-to-start-stargazing-heres-why-june-is-the-perfect-time-for-newcomers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/want-to-start-stargazing-heres-why-june-is-the-perfect-time-for-newcomers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/juicy-new-details-emerge-about-an-asteroid-nasas-lucy-spacecraft-flew-by-last-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/juicy-new-details-emerge-about-an-asteroid-nasas-lucy-spacecraft-flew-by-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists trace high-energy ghost particle to the 'Shadow Blaster' galaxy]]></title><description><![CDATA["If confirmed, Shadow Blaster would be the first-ever individual dusty star-forming galaxy directly linked to a high-energy neutrino event."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-trace-high-energy-ghost-particle-to-the-shadow-blaster-galaxy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-trace-high-energy-ghost-particle-to-the-shadow-blaster-galaxy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet']]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that one of the coldest exoplanets ever discovered, the so-called Pink Planet, harbors a salty surprise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-a-salty-surprise-on-famous-pink-planet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-a-salty-surprise-on-famous-pink-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jared Leto's unreal Skeletor transformation for 'Masters of the Universe' only took '15 minutes' (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA['He was a joy to work with on set, he really was. He was a lot of fun and there was this charismatic presence every day.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jared-letos-unreal-skeletor-transformation-for-masters-of-the-universe-only-took-15-minutes-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jared-letos-unreal-skeletor-transformation-for-masters-of-the-universe-only-took-15-minutes-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX launch new batch of US spy satellites from California early on June 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX will launch the latest batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19), and you can watch the action live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-new-batch-of-us-spy-satellites-from-california-early-on-june-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-launch-new-batch-of-us-spy-satellites-from-california-early-on-june-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches new batch of US spy satellites from California (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched the latest batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-new-batch-of-us-spy-satellites-from-california-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-new-batch-of-us-spy-satellites-from-california-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX launches new batch of US spy satellites from California]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX launched the latest batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Friday morning (June 19).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-new-batch-of-us-spy-satellites-from-california/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-launches-new-batch-of-us-spy-satellites-from-california/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can get my favorite image-stabilized binoculars for their cheapest ever price in this incredible anti-Prime Day deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS-L 1640 image-stabilized binoculars are perfect for steady stargazing with 16x magnification, 40mm objective lenses and strong image stabilization, on sale for $1,125 at Walmart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/you-can-get-my-favorite-image-stabilized-binoculars-for-their-cheapest-ever-price-in-this-incredible-anti-prime-day-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/you-can-get-my-favorite-image-stabilized-binoculars-for-their-cheapest-ever-price-in-this-incredible-anti-prime-day-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun-like star may have swallowed an exoplanet with help from a mysterious companion: 'You are what you eat, right?']]></title><description><![CDATA["That's what makes this field so exciting. You really are solving a mystery."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-like-star-may-have-swallowed-an-exoplanet-with-help-from-a-mysterious-companion-you-are-what-you-eat-right/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/sun-like-star-may-have-swallowed-an-exoplanet-with-help-from-a-mysterious-companion-you-are-what-you-eat-right/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing 5,200 light-years from Earth (photo)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astrophotographer-captures-a-cosmic-lagoon-glowing-5200-light-years-from-earth-photo/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astrophotographer-captures-a-cosmic-lagoon-glowing-5200-light-years-from-earth-photo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Mars valleys are hiding 30 dust devils | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe's Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet &mdash; and dust devils dot the alien landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-mars-valleys-are-hiding-30-dust-devils-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-18-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-mars-valleys-are-hiding-30-dust-devils-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-18-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-quite-a-bit-more-than-we-expected-satellite-reveals-immense-scale-of-gps-signal-tampering/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/its-quite-a-bit-more-than-we-expected-satellite-reveals-immense-scale-of-gps-signal-tampering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' delayed cosmic 'burps']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-solve-the-mystery-of-black-holes-delayed-cosmic-burps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronomers-solve-the-mystery-of-black-holes-delayed-cosmic-burps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-perseverance-rover-just-ran-a-marathon-on-mars-could-you-do-the-same/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-perseverance-rover-just-ran-a-marathon-on-mars-could-you-do-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/one-of-these-twin-stars-has-likely-been-snacking-on-exoplanets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/one-of-these-twin-stars-has-likely-been-snacking-on-exoplanets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-extreme-exoplanet-being-roasted-by-its-home-star/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-extreme-exoplanet-being-roasted-by-its-home-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Warframe''s new Constellations update puts the focus back among the stars (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA[With its latest major update, Digital Extremes makes space for old mechanics and new ideas in the cosmos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/warframes-new-constellations-update-puts-the-focus-back-among-the-stars-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/warframes-new-constellations-update-puts-the-focus-back-among-the-stars-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warframe's latest update is all about space combat, constellations, and cosmic mythology]]></title><description><![CDATA[With its latest major update, Digital Extremes makes space for old mechanics and new ideas in the cosmos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/warframes-latest-update-is-all-about-space-combat-constellations-and-cosmic-mythology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/warframes-latest-update-is-all-about-space-combat-constellations-and-cosmic-mythology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10 best sci-fi TV shows of the 2000s]]></title><description><![CDATA[From 'Battlestar Galactica' and 'Lost,' to 'Fringe' and 'Invader Zim,' this all-star roster of sci-fi programming will have you revisiting all these sensational series.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-10-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-2000s/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-10-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-2000s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A volcanic eruption seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 17, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hawaii's K&#299;lauea volcano shot out lava for the 49th time that we know of.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-volcanic-eruption-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-17-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/a-volcanic-eruption-seen-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-17-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a helping hand from Jupiter?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth may have gotten some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system, but not without assistance from Jupiter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/was-life-delivered-to-earth-by-asteroids-with-a-helping-hand-from-jupiter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/was-life-delivered-to-earth-by-asteroids-with-a-helping-hand-from-jupiter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Best. 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The moon and Venus will stage a rare daytime disappearing act today]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moon will briefly hide Venus during a rare daytime occultation on June 17, visible from parts of North America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/look-up-the-moon-and-venus-will-stage-a-rare-daytime-disappearing-act-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/look-up-the-moon-and-venus-will-stage-a-rare-daytime-disappearing-act-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to see the moon hide Venus in a rare daytime sky show on June 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare daytime occultation will see a thin crescent moon pass directly in front of dazzling Venus on June 17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-see-the-moon-hide-venus-in-a-rare-daytime-sky-show-on-june-17/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-to-see-the-moon-hide-venus-in-a-rare-daytime-sky-show-on-june-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nikon Z fc is our choice as the best budget camera — this retro-inspired beauty is at its best price of the year in this early Amazon Prime Day deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our expert was impressed with the looks and performance of this mirrorless APS-C Nikon. This excellent all-round performer is now at its best price this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-nikon-z-fc-is-our-choice-as-the-best-budget-camera-this-retro-inspired-beauty-is-at-its-best-price-of-the-year-in-this-early-amazon-prime-day-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-nikon-z-fc-is-our-choice-as-the-best-budget-camera-this-retro-inspired-beauty-is-at-its-best-price-of-the-year-in-this-early-amazon-prime-day-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch a fireball burn a 300 mile path above the Midwest US (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fireball traveled 300 miles in a matter of seconds before disintegrating in spectacular fashion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-a-fireball-burn-a-300-mile-path-above-the-midwest-us-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-a-fireball-burn-a-300-mile-path-above-the-midwest-us-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The crescent moon joins 3 planets in a beautiful sunset sky show tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crescent moon will shine alongside Jupiter, Venus and Mercury as it passes through the Beehive open star cluster on June 17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-crescent-moon-joins-3-planets-in-a-beautiful-sunset-sky-show-tonight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-crescent-moon-joins-3-planets-in-a-beautiful-sunset-sky-show-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss the moon lead a dazzling mini 'planet parade' on June 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crescent moon will shine alongside Jupiter, Venus and 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quality, JWST gives us the most detailed glimpses into distant planets to date."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-forecasts-extreme-weather-on-exoplanet-that-rains-rubies-and-sapphires/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-forecasts-extreme-weather-on-exoplanet-that-rains-rubies-and-sapphires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head home to Earth today]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to begin its journey back to Earth today (June 16), and you can watch the action live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-head-home-to-earth-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/watch-spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-head-home-to-earth-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule undocks from ISS, heads home to Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today (June 16), beginning its 20-hour journey back to Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-undocks-from-iss-heads-home-to-earth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-undocks-from-iss-heads-home-to-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home again! SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off California coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth today (June 17), ending its monthlong mission to the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/home-again-spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-splashes-down-off-california-coast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/home-again-spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-splashes-down-off-california-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astrobotic unveiled its next lander headed to the moon: Griffin-1, which will carry one of the heaviest payloads ever delivered to the lunar surface.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astrobotic-unveils-griffin-1-lunar-lander-for-nasa-moon-base-mission/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astrobotic-unveils-griffin-1-lunar-lander-for-nasa-moon-base-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st launch as a public company (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 15, 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-1st-launch-as-a-public-company-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-to-orbit-on-1st-launch-as-a-public-company-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These are the 7 best sci-fi games I saw at Summer Game Fest 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is where the fun begins.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-are-the-7-best-sci-fi-games-i-saw-at-summer-game-fest-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-are-the-7-best-sci-fi-games-i-saw-at-summer-game-fest-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Everybody came with their A-game': Oscar-winning sound editor Andy Nelson talks reuniting with Spielberg &amp; John Williams for 'Disclosure Day']]></title><description><![CDATA['The truth is, everybody came with their A-game. Because the script called for it. Steven definitely calls for it.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/everybody-came-with-their-a-game-oscar-winning-sound-editor-andy-nelson-talks-reuniting-with-spielberg-amp-john-williams-for-disclosure-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/everybody-came-with-their-a-game-oscar-winning-sound-editor-andy-nelson-talks-reuniting-with-spielberg-amp-john-williams-for-disclosure-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected the supernova wreckage of a dead star that erupted 1,700 years ago and ejected debris at 2 million miles per hour.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-x-ray-spacecraft-discovers-supernova-wreckage-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-x-ray-spacecraft-discovers-supernova-wreckage-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[A laser system, previously tested on board the International Space Station, helped to stream video directly from the Artemis 2 mission on its way around the moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/live-from-the-moon-how-lasers-connected-us-all-to-nasas-artemis-2-astronauts-on-their-epic-lunar-trip/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/live-from-the-moon-how-lasers-connected-us-all-to-nasas-artemis-2-astronauts-on-their-epic-lunar-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for June 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This faint galaxy is hard to look away from.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-spies-a-swarm-of-stars-in-a-strange-irregular-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-spies-a-swarm-of-stars-in-a-strange-irregular-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for 15, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This faint galaxy is hard to look away from.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-spies-a-swarm-of-stars-in-a-strange-irregular-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-15-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/hubble-spies-a-swarm-of-stars-in-a-strange-irregular-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-15-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: 'I was not expecting what I found']]></title><description><![CDATA[These results could benefit space weather forecasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-strange-changes-on-sun-hours-before-a-powerful-x9-solar-flare-i-was-not-expecting-what-i-found/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/scientists-find-strange-changes-on-sun-hours-before-a-powerful-x9-solar-flare-i-was-not-expecting-what-i-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our experts recommend these image-stabilized Canon binoculars for stunning, steady views of the night sky, now $100 off in this early anti-Prime Day deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[We rank these Canon 18x50 IS binoculars as the best for shake-free, high-magnification stargazing. Take advantage of this summer binocular deal for fantastic views of June&rsquo;s moon and Mercury conjunction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-experts-recommend-these-image-stabilized-canon-binoculars-for-stunning-steady-views-of-the-night-sky-now-100-off-in-this-early-anti-prime-day-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/our-experts-recommend-these-image-stabilized-canon-binoculars-for-stunning-steady-views-of-the-night-sky-now-100-off-in-this-early-anti-prime-day-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have 4 fundamental forces of nature. 'Quantum gravity' could help lead us to a mysterious 5th]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists think a new framework for quantum gravity could offer clues about a mysterious 5th fundamental force of nature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-have-4-fundamental-forces-of-nature-quantum-gravity-could-help-lead-us-to-a-mysterious-5th/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-have-4-fundamental-forces-of-nature-quantum-gravity-could-help-lead-us-to-a-mysterious-5th/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catch Mercury shining at its best tonight before it slips back into the sun's glare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury will appear farthest from the sun in its current evening apparition on June 15.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/catch-mercury-shining-at-its-best-tonight-before-it-slips-back-into-the-suns-glare/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/catch-mercury-shining-at-its-best-tonight-before-it-slips-back-into-the-suns-glare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catch Mercury shining at its best on June 15 before it slips back into the sun's glare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury will appear farthest from the sun in its current evening apparition on June 15.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/catch-mercury-shining-at-its-best-on-june-15-before-it-slips-back-into-the-suns-glare/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/catch-mercury-shining-at-its-best-on-june-15-before-it-slips-back-into-the-suns-glare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Jules Verne predicted the Artemis 2 mission to the moon almost 160 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written in the 1860s, Jules Verne&rsquo;s novels "From the Earth to the Moon" and "All Around the Moon" were highly speculative fiction in their time, but tell a tale that now seems remarkably familiar: three astronauts in a conical capsule on a free-return trajectory around the moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-jules-verne-predicted-the-artemis-2-mission-to-the-moon-almost-160-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-jules-verne-predicted-the-artemis-2-mission-to-the-moon-almost-160-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New moon of June 2026 brings stunning views of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nights surrounding the new moon on June 14 are the perfect time to hunt for planets and sparkling constellations in the late spring sky.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-moon-of-june-2026-brings-stunning-views-of-mercury-venus-and-jupiter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/new-moon-of-june-2026-brings-stunning-views-of-mercury-venus-and-jupiter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We were astonished': Millions of exoplanets could be born near active supermassive black holes]]></title><description><![CDATA["We were totally amazed when we noticed this mass and size range of planet formation."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-were-astonished-millions-of-exoplanets-could-be-born-near-active-supermassive-black-holes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/we-were-astonished-millions-of-exoplanets-could-be-born-near-active-supermassive-black-holes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions could see a rare sunset during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's where to look]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plan now to be in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/millions-could-see-a-rare-sunset-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-2026-heres-where-to-look/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/millions-could-see-a-rare-sunset-during-the-total-solar-eclipse-on-aug-12-2026-heres-where-to-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 — Moon Man]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and the space agency's future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-214-moon-man/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-214-moon-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Closer every day: A spectacular 30-day collage of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction (photo)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/closer-every-day-a-spectacular-30-day-collage-of-the-venus-jupiter-conjunction-photo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/closer-every-day-a-spectacular-30-day-collage-of-the-venus-jupiter-conjunction-photo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully explored a small part of the moon in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-japanese-scientists-sent-a-real-life-transformer-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/how-japanese-scientists-sent-a-real-life-transformer-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That's how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA took an unconventional approach to informing the astronauts of Artemis 3 about their crew assignments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ever-have-a-scary-hr-meeting-on-your-calendar-thats-how-the-artemis-3-crew-found-out-their-assignments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/ever-have-a-scary-hr-meeting-on-your-calendar-thats-how-the-artemis-3-crew-found-out-their-assignments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX's stock wasn't the company's only launch today &mdash; It also put 29 Starlink satellites in orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket occurred at 8:27 a.m. ET, just over an hour before SpaceX went public on the NASDAQ stock market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-stock-wasnt-the-companys-only-launch-today-mdash-it-also-put-29-starlink-satellites-in-orbit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacexs-stock-wasnt-the-companys-only-launch-today-mdash-it-also-put-29-starlink-satellites-in-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan's H3 rocket bounces back from failure with successful return to flight launch carrying 6 satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japan successfully completed its first mission with its H3 rocket since a launch failure last year resulted in the loss of a payload.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japans-h3-rocket-bounces-back-from-failure-with-successful-return-to-flight-launch-carrying-6-satellites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/japans-h3-rocket-bounces-back-from-failure-with-successful-return-to-flight-launch-carrying-6-satellites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the secret to black hole formation be locked away in this record-breaking ancient quasar?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The quasar existed 12.9 billion years ago and shows that supermassive black holes were able to age rapidly in the early universe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-the-secret-to-black-hole-formation-be-locked-away-in-this-record-breaking-ancient-quasar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/could-the-secret-to-black-hole-formation-be-locked-away-in-this-record-breaking-ancient-quasar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the US Space Force researching 'orbital warehouses'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space infrastructure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-is-the-us-space-force-researching-orbital-warehouses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-is-the-us-space-force-researching-orbital-warehouses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Disclosure Day' review: A close encounter with Spielberg's brilliance that doesn't quite make contact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sensational performances and stunning cinematography just about cover for a predictable plot with nothing much to say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/disclosure-day-review-a-close-encounter-with-spielbergs-brilliance-that-doesnt-quite-make-contact/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/disclosure-day-review-a-close-encounter-with-spielbergs-brilliance-that-doesnt-quite-make-contact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['As terrible and harrowing as things were, people just had to get on with it': 'Star City's' Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Adam Nagaitis on learning to love the Motherland in Apple TV's soviet space race spin-off (interview)]]></title><description><![CDATA['I think it&rsquo;s a really interesting environment to delve into. Ultimately, it's a culture of survival.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/as-terrible-and-harrowing-as-things-were-people-just-had-to-get-on-with-it-star-citys-ruby-ashbourne-serkis-and-adam-nagaitis-on-learning-to-love-the-motherland-in-apple-tvs-soviet-space-race-spin-off-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/as-terrible-and-harrowing-as-things-were-people-just-had-to-get-on-with-it-star-citys-ruby-ashbourne-serkis-and-adam-nagaitis-on-learning-to-love-the-motherland-in-apple-tvs-soviet-space-race-spin-off-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A spacecraft was recently prepped for encapsulation inside of its rocket at one of NASA's launch facilities ahead of its launch to save another satellite.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellite-boosting-spacecraft-inside-air-launched-rocket-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-12-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/satellite-boosting-spacecraft-inside-air-launched-rocket-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-12-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The critical robot arm on the ISS isn't working properly, but NASA has a plan to fix it]]></title><description><![CDATA[A part of Canadarm2 robotic arm on the ISS broke in May, requiring repairs by spacewalking astronauts no earlier than June 30. A spare is already on the station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-critical-robot-arm-on-the-iss-isnt-working-properly-but-nasa-has-a-plan-to-fix-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-critical-robot-arm-on-the-iss-isnt-working-properly-but-nasa-has-a-plan-to-fix-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My quiet obsession with satellites &mdash; and how they're ruining everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[From ruined photos to vanishing darkness, satellites are transforming the night sky &mdash; and not always for the better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-quiet-obsession-with-satellites-mdash-and-how-theyre-ruining-everything/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/my-quiet-obsession-with-satellites-mdash-and-how-theyre-ruining-everything/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX to go public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO today. The space industry may never be the same.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-to-go-public-with-a-mind-bogglingly-historic-ipo-today-the-space-industry-may-never-be-the-same/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-to-go-public-with-a-mind-bogglingly-historic-ipo-today-the-space-industry-may-never-be-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX goes public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO today. The space industry may never be the same.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-goes-public-with-a-mind-bogglingly-historic-ipo-today-the-space-industry-may-never-be-the-same/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-goes-public-with-a-mind-bogglingly-historic-ipo-today-the-space-industry-may-never-be-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX goes public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO. The space industry may never be the same.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-goes-public-with-a-mind-bogglingly-historic-ipo-the-space-industry-may-never-be-the-same/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-goes-public-with-a-mind-bogglingly-historic-ipo-the-space-industry-may-never-be-the-same/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit as market awaits IPO launch (video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liftoff of the Falcon 9 was at 11:05 a.m. EDT on Thursday (June 11) as anticipation soared for SpaceX to debut on the NASDAQ.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-orbit-as-market-awaits-ipo-launch-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/spacex-sends-24-starlink-satellites-into-orbit-as-market-awaits-ipo-launch-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young]]></title><description><![CDATA[A &ldquo;galaxy-killing&rdquo; wind driven by cosmic mergers may explain why many massive galaxies in the early universe stopped forming stars far earlier than expected, according to new JWST and ALMA observations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-galaxy-killing-wind-that-may-explain-why-some-early-galaxies-lived-fast-and-died-young/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-galaxy-killing-wind-that-may-explain-why-some-early-galaxies-lived-fast-and-died-young/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss this beautiful 3-planet parade after sunset tonight &mdash; it won't last long]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will form a striking 3-planet parade low above the western horizon after sunset tonight (June 12), offering a brief but beautiful show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-this-beautiful-3-planet-parade-after-sunset-tonight-mdash-it-wont-last-long/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-this-beautiful-3-planet-parade-after-sunset-tonight-mdash-it-wont-last-long/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss this beautiful 3-planet parade after sunset on June 12 &mdash; it won't last long]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mercury, Venus and Jupiter will form a striking 3-planet parade low above the western horizon after sunset on June 12, offering a brief but beautiful show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-this-beautiful-3-planet-parade-after-sunset-on-june-12-mdash-it-wont-last-long/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-this-beautiful-3-planet-parade-after-sunset-on-june-12-mdash-it-wont-last-long/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Star City''s Agnes O'Casey and Anna Maxwell Martin spill the tea on Soviet severity, fighting for trousers, and furry hats]]></title><description><![CDATA['It's not a big deal that they&rsquo;re women in their fields. They're just sort of surviving and ruthless.']]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-citys-agnes-ocasey-and-anna-maxwell-martin-spill-the-tea-on-soviet-severity-fighting-for-trousers-and-furry-hats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/star-citys-agnes-ocasey-and-anna-maxwell-martin-spill-the-tea-on-soviet-severity-fighting-for-trousers-and-furry-hats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grab our best telescope for beginners with $100 off the Celestron NexStar 4SE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celestron's iconic orange NexStar series is on sale on Amazon and includes the smallest of the set, the NexStar 4SE, a perfect first telescope for new stargazers. It has a 4-inch aperture and go-to technology for easily finding night sky objects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/grab-our-best-telescope-for-beginners-with-100-off-the-celestron-nexstar-4se/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/grab-our-best-telescope-for-beginners-with-100-off-the-celestron-nexstar-4se/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronauts-watch-from-space-as-ice-splinters-from-a-glacier-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-11-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/astronauts-watch-from-space-as-ice-splinters-from-a-glacier-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-11-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2' upgrades the sci-fi action shooter to the state-of-the-badass art]]></title><description><![CDATA[We got tactical and stayed frosty for our preview of Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, guided by game director Chris Cross.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-fireteam-elite-2-upgrades-the-sci-fi-action-shooter-to-the-state-of-the-badass-art/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/aliens-fireteam-elite-2-upgrades-the-sci-fi-action-shooter-to-the-state-of-the-badass-art/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do stars appear different colors in the night sky?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover why some stars shine blue, white, orange or red and what those colors tell us about the cosmos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-do-stars-appear-different-colors-in-the-night-sky/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/why-do-stars-appear-different-colors-in-the-night-sky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how SpaceX could do it]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his company&rsquo;s planned data centers in space ahead of a widely anticipated IPO on Thursday (June 11) expected to make him a trillionaire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/elon-musk-wants-to-put-1-million-ai-satellites-in-space-heres-how-spacex-could-do-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/elon-musk-wants-to-put-1-million-ai-satellites-in-space-heres-how-spacex-could-do-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss out on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 &mdash; stream it from anywhere at warp speed using this Norton VPN deal, now up to 70% off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norton comes recommended as one of the best VPN services and offers online security, convenience, and is now up to $192 cheaper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-mdash-stream-it-from-anywhere-at-warp-speed-using-this-norton-vpn-deal-now-up-to-70-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-mdash-stream-it-from-anywhere-at-warp-speed-using-this-norton-vpn-deal-now-up-to-70-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't miss out on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 &mdash; stream it from anywhere at warp speed using this Norton VPN deal, now up to 64% off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norton comes recommended as one of the best VPN services and offers online security, convenience, and is now up to $70 cheaper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-mdash-stream-it-from-anywhere-at-warp-speed-using-this-norton-vpn-deal-now-up-to-64-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/dont-miss-out-on-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-4-mdash-stream-it-from-anywhere-at-warp-speed-using-this-norton-vpn-deal-now-up-to-64-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious 'little red dots' are black hole stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of "little red dots" in the early universe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-evidence-the-mysterious-little-red-dots-are-black-hole-stars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-evidence-the-mysterious-little-red-dots-are-black-hole-stars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew amid backlash: 'I don't think anyone should be reading into this']]></title><description><![CDATA[The four astronauts named to the Artemis 3 crew are all male, but NASA officials emphasized they were selected based on their qualifications and experience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-chief-defends-all-male-artemis-3-astronaut-crew-amid-backlash-i-dont-think-anyone-should-be-reading-into-this/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-chief-defends-all-male-artemis-3-astronaut-crew-amid-backlash-i-dont-think-anyone-should-be-reading-into-this/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Voltron: Legendary Defender' turns 10 today, and we think this mecha robot reboot was just as good as 'Power Rangers' and 'Transformers']]></title><description><![CDATA[Voltron may sound like an ointment for back pain, but the reboot Legendary Defender demonstrates that there's more to the big stompy robots concept than meets the eye.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/voltron-legendary-defender-turns-10-today-and-we-think-this-mecha-robot-reboot-was-just-as-good-as-power-rangers-and-transformers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/voltron-legendary-defender-turns-10-today-and-we-think-this-mecha-robot-reboot-was-just-as-good-as-power-rangers-and-transformers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have created a vast underground habitat for life that lasted 8 million years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs may also have created one of Earth's most enduring habitats for life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-asteroid-that-wiped-out-the-dinosaurs-may-have-created-a-vast-underground-habitat-for-life-that-lasted-8-million-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/the-asteroid-that-wiped-out-the-dinosaurs-may-have-created-a-vast-underground-habitat-for-life-that-lasted-8-million-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Doctor Who' Christmas Special is cancelled as Russell T. Davies departs the show: What does this mean for the future of Doctor Who?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Whos in Whoville won&rsquo;t have a very merry Christmas this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/doctor-who-christmas-special-is-cancelled-as-russell-t-davies-departs-the-show-what-does-this-mean-for-the-future-of-doctor-who/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/doctor-who-christmas-special-is-cancelled-as-russell-t-davies-departs-the-show-what-does-this-mean-for-the-future-of-doctor-who/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jupiter and Venus looked spectacular in this week's planetary conjunction. Here are our favorite photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venus and Jupiter passed close to one another, setting the stage for a captivating planetary photoshoot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jupiter-and-venus-looked-spectacular-in-this-weeks-planetary-conjunction-here-are-our-favorite-photos/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/jupiter-and-venus-looked-spectacular-in-this-weeks-planetary-conjunction-here-are-our-favorite-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's ambitious Artemis 3 mission includes 3 giant rocket launches, 2 private moon landers and 1 big question: Can it all work together?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA's Artemis 3 mission in 2027 looks to be one of agency's most complicated missions ever, with three giant rocket launches and two private moon lander prototypes that haven't been built yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-ambitious-artemis-3-mission-includes-3-giant-rocket-launches-2-private-moon-landers-and-1-big-question-can-it-all-work-together/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasas-ambitious-artemis-3-mission-includes-3-giant-rocket-launches-2-private-moon-landers-and-1-big-question-can-it-all-work-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gears of War E-Day developer The Coalition explains why the prequel was 'just too good to pass up']]></title><description><![CDATA[We checked out Gears of War E-Day and chatted to the devs at Summer Games Fest, to find out more about the latest chapter in the Gears saga.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/gears-of-war-e-day-developer-the-coalition-explains-why-the-prequel-was-just-too-good-to-pass-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/gears-of-war-e-day-developer-the-coalition-explains-why-the-prequel-was-just-too-good-to-pass-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swirling spiral galaxy will hypnotize you | Space photo of the day for June 10, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the Messier 88 (M88) galaxy, also known as NGC 4501, in all of its swirling glory.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/swirling-spiral-galaxy-will-hypnotize-you-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-10-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/swirling-spiral-galaxy-will-hypnotize-you-space-photo-of-the-day-for-june-10-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA is building a new space telescope to search for life on nearby planets. What would it see on ancient Earth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant ancient Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-is-building-a-new-space-telescope-to-search-for-life-on-nearby-planets-what-would-it-see-on-ancient-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/nasa-is-building-a-new-space-telescope-to-search-for-life-on-nearby-planets-what-would-it-see-on-ancient-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annular solar eclipse 2027: everything you need to know about the 'ring of fire' on Feb. 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's where and when to see the 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse on Feb. 6, 2027]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/annular-solar-eclipse-2027-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ring-of-fire-on-feb-6/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/annular-solar-eclipse-2027-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ring-of-fire-on-feb-6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange 'spacetime crystals' could give birth to tiny black holes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using just a pen and paper, a team of scientists has calculated how space and time could crystallize to form tiny black holes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-spacetime-crystals-could-give-birth-to-tiny-black-holes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/strange-spacetime-crystals-could-give-birth-to-tiny-black-holes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These record-breaking black hole winds could create a category 79 hurricane on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar powered by a feeding supermassive black hole blasting out winds at record-breaking speeds for such an outflow seen in ultraviolet light, traveling at 30% the speed of light.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-record-breaking-black-hole-winds-could-create-a-category-79-hurricane-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/these-record-breaking-black-hole-winds-could-create-a-category-79-hurricane-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on mass and complications for future missions to Mars.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/thruster-breakthrough-new-2-in-1-propulsion-system-is-about-to-get-an-in-space-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/astronomy_newslocker/thruster-breakthrough-new-2-in-1-propulsion-system-is-about-to-get-an-in-space-test/</guid></item></channel></rss>