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Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs — and what an eclipse season really is

By Jamie Carter last updated 16 June 26

Eclipses don't happen at random — they arrive in pairs, on schedule, and 2026 brings two spectacular seasons to prove it.

James Webb Space Telescope forecasts extreme weather on exoplanet that rains rubies and sapphires

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 16 June 26

"With its unprecedented observational quality, JWST gives us the most detailed glimpses into distant planets to date."

Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head home to Earth today

By Mike Wall published 16 June 26

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to begin its journey back to Earth today (June 16), and you can watch the action live.

Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission

By Josh Dinner published 15 June 26

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.

SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st launch as a public company (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 15 June 26

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, June 15, 2026.

These are the 7 best sci-fi games I saw at Summer Game Fest 2026

By George Yang published 15 June 26

This is where the fun begins.

'Everybody came with their A-game': Oscar-winning sound editor Andy Nelson talks reuniting with Spielberg & John Williams for 'Disclosure Day'

By Jeff Spry published 15 June 26

'The truth is, everybody came with their A-game. Because the script called for it. Steven definitely calls for it.'

NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way

By Robert Lea published 15 June 26

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.

Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip

By Keith Cooper published 15 June 26

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.

Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for June 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 15 June 26

This faint galaxy is hard to look away from.