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the sun appears as a thin crescent and glows a deep orange hue above silhouetted buildings it is low in the sky.

Millions could see a rare sunset during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's where to look

Jamie Carter published 13 June 26

Plan now to be in the right place at the right time for an unforgettable show.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 — Moon Man

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 214 — Moon Man

Space.com Staff published 13 June 26

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.

two men and a woman in matching blue coveralls float inside a space lab

On this day in space! June 13, 2013: China's spacecraft docks with space lab

Hanneke Weitering last updated 13 June 26

On June 13, 2013, China's crewed Shenzhou 10 spacecraft made its successful docking with the Tiangong-1 space lab, marking the country's second mission to the mini-space station.

A NASA graphic showcasing the phases of the moon.

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 13 June 26

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

A series of vertical panels show Jupiter and Venus moving closer in the night sky from left to right, before converging in the far right panel

Closer every day: A spectacular 30-day collage of the Venus-Jupiter conjunction (photo)

Anthony Wood published 13 June 26

Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth's sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.

An illustration of two metal rounded objects on the moon's surface.

How Japanese scientists sent a real-life Transformer to the moon

Keith Cooper published 13 June 26

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.

Elon Musk claps after SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq — SpaceX goes public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO. The space industry may never be the same. With the launch of SpaceX into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut.
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a person stands with their back to the viewer, pointing at several bright dots in the early morning sky — Don't miss this beautiful 3-planet parade after sunset tonight — it won't last long 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.

An artist's impression of a distant quasar with a flattened accretion disk. — Could the secret to black hole formation be locked away in this record-breaking ancient quasar? The quasar existed 12.9 billion years ago and shows that supermassive black holes were able to age rapidly in the early universe.

A time lapse photo of a daytime rocket launch shows the rocket's fiery plume as a single orange and white beam heading skyward off the launch pad into the blue sky. — SpaceX's stock wasn't the company's only launch today — It also put 29 Starlink satellites in orbit 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.

A blonde woman crying in a childhood bedroom — 'Disclosure Day' review: A close encounter with Spielberg's brilliance that doesn't quite make contact Sensational performances and stunning cinematography just about cover for a predictable plot with nothing much to say.
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view of night sky filled with stars and long white streaks of light coming from the satellites. — My quiet obsession with satellites — and how they're ruining everything From ruined photos to vanishing darkness, satellites are transforming the night sky — and not always for the better.
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The four male astronauts of NASA's Artemis 3 mission in a portrait wearing their orange spacesuits. They are: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnick and Frank Rubio. — NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew amid backlash: 'I don't think anyone should be reading into this' 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.
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Skywatching

Amazon Prime Day 2026: Early deals are already active on skywatching gear and space gifts

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated 12 June 26

Deals Amazon Prime Day 2026 is just over ten days away, running from Jun. 23-26 and will bring three days of discounts across skywatching optics, drones and Lego! These are the best deals that you can get right now ahead of the big day.

Male uses a telescope with solar filter to observe the sun in yellow jacket and with a blue sky behind

Best solar viewing gear 2026: Observe the Aug. 12 solar eclipse in safety

By Kimberley Lane last updated 12 June 26

The best solar viewing gear available for the next solar eclipse. Spy the best solar glasses, filters, telescopes and binoculars.

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Woman using a solar telescope to look at the sun safely

Best solar telescopes 2026: Safely observe and image the next total solar eclipse

By Chris McMullen last updated 11 June 26

The best solar telescopes suitable for the next solar eclipse.

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Spaceflight

A man in a blue jumpsuit sits smiling in front of a wall with a giant snoopy astronaut painted on.

Ever have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That's how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments

By Josh Dinner published 12 June 26

NASA took an unconventional approach to informing the astronauts of Artemis 3 about their crew assignments.

A Japanese H3 rocket launches in side-by-side images at the launchpad and in flight.

Japan's H3 rocket bounces back from failure with successful return to flight launch carrying 6 satellites

By Josh Dinner published 12 June 26

Japan successfully completed its first mission with its H3 rocket since a launch failure last year resulted in the loss of a payload.

Launches & Spacecraft

Artist's illustration of Astroscale's APS-R Refueler spacecraft high above Earth.

Why is the US Space Force researching 'orbital warehouses'?

By Elizabeth Howell published 12 June 26

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.

a long white rocket sits horizontal inside a hanger with its nose cone open, exposing a satellite with many components and actuators folded up into a dense rectangular shape

Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026

By Brett Tingley published 12 June 26

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.

Launches & Spacecraft

a multi-segmented arm extends from a cylindrical space station module. the blue-and-white curvature of earth is visible below

The critical robot arm on the ISS isn't working properly, but NASA has a plan to fix it

By Elizabeth Howell published 12 June 26

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.

International Space Station

Science & Astronomy

An artist’s impression of the galaxy CRISTAL-02, with a huge plume of cold gas extending away from it.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers 'galaxy-killing' wind that may explain why some early galaxies lived fast and died young

By Samantha Mathewson published 11 June 26

Powerful outflows of gas may explain why so many massive galaxies shut down star formation soon after the Big Bang.

An image from space shows glaciers in Patagonia.

Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 11 June 26

Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space

Space Photo of the Day

a long white rocket sits horizontal inside a hanger with its nose cone open, exposing a satellite with many components and actuators folded up into a dense rectangular shape

Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026

By Brett Tingley published 12 June 26

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.

Launches & Spacecraft

An image from space shows glaciers in Patagonia.

Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 11 June 26

Changes in the Southern Patagonia Icefield can be seen from space

A swirling galaxy has swirls of light blue, red, brown, and speckles of stars.

Swirling spiral galaxy will hypnotize you | Space photo of the day for June 10, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 10 June 26

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.

Entertainment

'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)

By Jeff Spry published 12 June 26

'I think it’s a really interesting environment to delve into. Ultimately, it's a culture of survival.'

Space Movies & Shows

'Star City''s Agnes O'Casey and Anna Maxwell Martin spill the tea on Soviet severity, fighting for trousers, and furry hats

By Jeff Spry published 11 June 26

'It's not a big deal that they’re women in their fields. They're just sort of surviving and ruthless.'

Space Movies & Shows

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

a cylindrical telescope in space looks at earth, both on a starry black background

NASA is building a new space telescope to search for life on nearby planets. What would it see on ancient Earth?

By Paul Sutter published 10 June 26

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.

Search for Life

How should we handle alien detection in a world of AI, deepfakes and social media? This committee is writing the rulebook

By Keith Cooper published 9 June 26

If and when SETI discovers alien life, then a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees that once the discovery has been verified, its disclosure will come soon thereafter.

Search for Life

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) as seen by the Subaru Telescope on December 13, 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for 'technosignatures' comes up empty

By Mike Wall published 4 June 26

Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens.

Search for Life

Technology

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By Paul Brett published 11 June 26

Deals Norton comes recommended as one of the best VPN services and offers online security, convenience, and is now up to $192 cheaper.

These four flight unit electrospray thrusters were delivered by MIT Space Propulsion Laboratory to NASA for the upcoming Green Propulsion Dual Mode (GPDM) mission.

Thruster breakthrough? New 2-in-1 propulsion system is about to get an in-space test

By Elizabeth Howell published 9 June 26

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.

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound

Going supersonic! NASA's X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time

By Mike Wall published 5 June 26

NASA's X-59 jet broke the sound barrier for the first time on Friday (June 5), reaching a top speed of about Mach 1.1.

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