Space &Skywatching
- May 23-29 Sky Watch:Mercury,Mars,Venus And The Beehive2 days agoA week full of cosmic delights! From the crescent moon teaming up with Mercury and Aldebaran to Venus reaching its highest point in the predawn sky. Watch Mars pair with Regulus in Leo,and check out the Beehive cluster if you haven’t seen it this month.
- May 30-June 5 Sky Watch:Earthshine,Venus,Mars,Arietids2 days agoReady to dive into another week of cosmic wonders? From earthshine illuminating the crescent Moon to Venus shining brightest in the pre-dawn sky,this week’s celestial events are packed with excitement. Mars pairs up with the Moon in Leo,and the arietids meteor shower offers a cosmic secret for early risers. Whether you’re watching Jupiter,Saturn,or exploring the Areitids meteor shower,this week’s sky is full of surprises you won’t want to miss.
- SpaceX Starship Reaches Space,But Tumbles Out Of Control2 days agoAfter back-to-back explosions during two previous launches,SpaceX launched another Starship Tuesday. While this rocket got farther than before,SpaceX says a fuel leak caused the spacecraft to tumble out of control.
- Flashes As Large As Cities:Nighttime Storms From The ISS5 days agoAstronaut Anne McClain had the best seat in the house to watch thunderstorms blink across the southern skies recently. She said that some of the lightning flashes were as large as cities. These thunderstorms produced numerous tornadoes from the Ohio Valley into the Southeast.
- It’s A Great Time To See The Milky Way5 days agoWe are approaching the peak time to see the Milky Way lighting up the night sky,but knowing the right conditions for viewing and where to look are key. Watch this video to see how to spot it during the coming weeks.
- Boeing Astronauts Return Home After Lengthy Stay In Space7 days agoThe welcome crew had some special guests when the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf on Tuesday evening. Dolphins surrounded the capsule as crews worked to extract four astronauts from the capsule after a return to Earth that took nearly all day. It was worth the wait,as the capsule was carrying Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore,who have been aboard the International Space Station since June,when issues with the Boeing Starliner left them with no ride back to Earth.
- The Most-Anticipated Space Missions Of 20257 days agoSpace fans take note:2025 brings some potentially historic launches and amazing out-of-this-world science. The missions include a possible first-ever operational launch for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket,a new tool from NASA to study the origins of our universe,and a return to Earth for ISS astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
- What Was This Strange Space Object Filmed In Mexico?7 days agoWitnesses watched in awe as an object streaked across the sky in Puerto Vallarta,Mexico,over the weekend. But it’s not yet known what the space object was. Some have speculated that it was a meteorite or space debris.
- Skywatching May 16-22:Moon-Jupiter,Mars,Venus And More!May 24,2025,1:31 pm EDTReady for a sky full of cosmic wonders? From the Moon-Jupiter conjunction on May 16th to Mercury’s evening debut on May 22nd,this week’s sky is packed. Watch Mars glide through the Beehive Cluster,catch Asteroid 4 Vesta in Scorpius,and see Saturn’s rings on May 19th. With Venus,Mars,and Jupiter all in the spotlight,it’s the perfect time to get outside and look up - no matter where you are!
- Astronauts Still At ISS As NASA Examines Boeing StarlinerMay 22,2025,3:03 pm EDTTwo astronauts are still at the International Space Station with no firm return date home as NASA engineers examine issues with the Boeing spacecraft that carried them there.
