Category: Science

Jupiter will set about 45 minutes after the sun this week as it sinks from view, moving toward conjunction with the sun, as seen from Earth, on July 29.

Manhattanhenge is a spectacular astronomical event in New York City where the setting sun perfectly aligns with the east-west grid of Manhattan.

A total solar eclipse is coming to Spain on Aug. 12, 2026, the first of three major central solar eclipses in just 532 days. Here’s everything you need to know.

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere. This week: bright planets at dusk and dawn

A proposed StormWall spacecraft fleet could release gas to weaken solar storms, protecting satellites, power grids and technology, but potentially reducing auroras.

China’s Tianwen-2 has arrived at Kamoʻoalewa, a tiny quasi-satellite of Earth, beginning a mission to collect samples and test its lunar origins.

A conjunction on Saturday, July 4, sees Mars and faint Uranus extremely close together in the pre-dawn sky, offering planet-watchers a chance to find an elusive world.

Proposed satellite constellations from SpaceX and others are so large and bright they would change the night sky as we know it, a new scientific paper argues.

SpaceX’s IPO filing mentions asteroid mining as a potential long-term market as experts say cheaper launches and water resources could make space mining more realistic.

July 2026 brings the Milky Way, Venus near Regulus, the Buck Moon, Mercury before dawn and the start of the Perseid meteor shower.