You can watch the five naked-eye planets align for free on a livestream that will be running Sunday (June 26). Throughout June, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will line up from left to right in the southeastern sky, in their orbital order from the sun. Our guide tells you all you need to know about catching this 5-planet parade firsthand, but if your skies don’t cooperate, you can also watch online for free. The webcast comes courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project (opens in new tab) and begins at 10:30…
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NASA eyeing late August for launch of Artemis 1 moon mission
NASA officials have declared the Artemis 1 moon rocket’s most recent “wet dress rehearsal” a success and are hopeful the mission can get off the ground as soon as late August. The Artemis 1 stack — a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket topped by an Orion capsule — is scheduled to roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on July 1, where the massive vehicle will undergo repairs and preparations for its coming launch. Artemis 1, the first launch for the SLS,…
Read More‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ episode 7 teases the return of an epic character
Warning: Spoilers for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” season 1, episode 7 With news that the last episode of Season 2 of “Strange New Worlds” plus the first two episodes of Season 5 of “Discovery” have started shooting, we rejoice that more “Star Trek” is on the way, but sadly only three installments remain of this inaugural season of the best Paramount Plus (opens in new tab) Trek live-action spin-off show so far. Following the recap — which includes a brief clip of Captain Pike (Anson Mount) hosting his dinner party…
Read MoreSee the rare alignment of 5 planets and the moon in this stunning night sky photo
Astrophotographer Wright Dobbs took this image of five bright planets visible lined up with the moon from St. Cloud, Florida before dawn on June 24, 2022. The planets are (from left): Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn with the crescent moon between Venus and Jupiter. (Image credit: Wright Dobbs) The rare sight of five bright planets lining up with the moon wowed skywatchers around the world Friday, with some gearing up for more this weekend to see a planetary sight that won’t happen again until 2040. Throughout June, Mercury, Venus,…
Read MoreNASA Awards Facilities Engineering Design, Inspection Services Contract
NASA has awarded the Facilities Engineering Design and Inspection Services (FEDIS) II contract to Vanguard Pacific LLC of Foley, Alabama, to provide architect and engineering design services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Read MoreNASA Announces Launch Delay for Psyche Asteroid Mission
NASA announced Friday that the Psyche asteroid mission – the agency’s first mission designed to study a metal-rich asteroid – will not make its planned 2022 launch attempt.
Read MoreSpace Station Science Highlights: Week of June 20, 2022
Crew members aboard the International Space Station conducted scientific investigations during the week of June 20 that included examining burning and material flammability in microgravity, demonstrating a vision-based navigation system for small spacecraft, and taking photographs of Earth.
Read MoreCAPSTONE Slated for Launch Into Lunar Orbit
CAPSTONE, the pathfinder for NASA’s lunar outpost, will test an orbit around the Moon that has never been flown before.
Read MoreNASA to Discuss Psyche Asteroid Mission
NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Friday to provide an update on the agency’s mission to study the Psyche asteroid. Audio of the briefing will livestream on the agency’s website.
Read MoreMars stares back with eerie eyeball-like crater (photo)
It’s almost like a Mars impact crater is staring back up at the European Mars Express orbiter in this recently released image. The European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft imaged the 18.6-mile-wide (30 kilometers) unnamed crater on Mars on April 25. ESA released the image in a blog post (opens in new tab) on June 8. The interior of the crater hosts a dark dune field within a lighter surrounding surface. The colors and contours within the crater captured by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) reveal many different…
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