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A conjunction of Venus and Regulus easily catches the eye to the right of center in this 2020 photo. A similar conjunction occurs this month, with their positions swapped. Credit: Alan Dyer Venus and Jupiter remain visible in the evening sky soon after sunset early in July, although Jupiter fairly quickly drops out of sight….
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the winners of The Princess Royal Silver Medal, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious individual awards. Professor Robert Thomson FREng, Professor of Photonics at Heriot-Watt University, is receiving one of three 2026 awards for inventing the integrated photonic lantern. This lantern is a tool for…
For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far from its host star. “When TESS launched, no one expected it to ever be capable…
NASA has picked more than 40 new space technology projects from U.S. companies, aiming to help build a long-term presence on the Moon and prepare for human missions to Mars. The agency will work with the companies through collaboration agreements instead of traditional contracts. Partnerships Instead of Contracts The 41 proposals come from 37 firms…
The Starlink 17-45 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on June 25, 2026. Image: SpaceX Spacex launched another 24 satellites for its Starlink internet service from the West Coast Wednesday evening. Liftoff of the Starlink 17-45 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California occurred at…
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The cost of US military operations against Iran so far is $30 billion, the director of the Office of Management and Budget told Congress on June…
Space Shuttle Endeavour displayed vertically in new exhibit at California Science Center – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you…
Science & Exploration 22/06/2026 4016 views 50 likes The third identified interstellar comet in human history has a surprising chemical makeup, raising questions as to how common, or unusual, conditions in our own Solar System may be. Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (NIRSpec IFU) As interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS began moving away from the Sun in December 2025,…
FRIDAY, JUNE 19 The Moon is a thick crescent in the west, left of Regulus. A telescope this evening shows the Moon’s terminator crossing, from north to south, Mare Frigoris, Lacus Somniorum, Mare Tranquillitatis, and Mare Nectaris, as shown below. On the south edge of Nectaris is the standout flooded crater Fracastorius, always a landmark…
Europa, one of Jupiter’s icy moons, has just given scientists a clearer picture of what lies above its hidden ocean. A long‑running radar study from Earth shows that Europa’s ice shell reflects radio waves in a very unusual way, strengthening the case that a deep layer of water sits beneath the surface and offering useful…