From urban beaches and hidden capes to lighthouses and mountain peaks, here’s where to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, if you’re on Spain’s east coast or in the Balearic Islands. Continue Reading10 easy places to see the total solar eclipse 2026 from Spain’s major vacation destinations
New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells. But a layer of ice prohibits space probes from sampling them directly. Exploring these icy moons is almost forensic: Their surfaces keep aContinue reading “Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life” The post Scientists used Continue ReadingScientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life
The Celestron Origin Mark II smart telescope will have you capturing crisp images of deep-sky objects within minutes of taking it out of the box. Continue ReadingCelestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory Mark II smart telescope review
Hundreds of students came together to design, build, and test rovers on an Earth obstacle course to prepare for the moon as part of a NASA challenge. Continue ReadingStudent-powered ‘moon’ rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026
📷: Greg Meyer from Phoenix, Arizona The Antenna Galaxies (NGC 4038/9; at left) in Corvus are one of the most famous examples of interacting galaxies. As the two galaxies merge, gravitational tidal forces have flung their stars out into long tails. At right are the galaxy NGC 4027 and its smaller companion NGC 4027A. TheContinue reading “A galactic collision” The post A galactic collision appeared first on Astronomy Magazine. Continue ReadingA galactic collision
Astronomers monitoring a nearby active galaxy for six years have watched its supermassive black hole dramatically wake up, brightening by a factor of 10 across ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths. The paper outlining the study was posted to the preprint server arXiv on May 18.
Footage from a satellite confirmed that a May 30 sonic boom heard over the northeastern US was from a meteor, NASA stated. Continue ReadingMassive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms
About 63 hours after its launch, Surveyor 1 landed on the Moon on June 2, 1966. The 2,200-pound (998 kilograms) craft touched down inside a 62-mile (100 kilometers) crater north of Flamsteed Crater in Oceanus Procellarum, or the Ocean of Storms. Surveyor 1 took more than 11,000 photos, and measured the Moon’s temperature and theContinue reading “June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon” The post June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Continue ReadingJune 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX’s first-ever employee — just raised $500 million to build out the ultra-mobile spacecraft that it believes will transform the space economy. Continue ReadingUnlocking ‘the true space age’: Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft
What does SpaceX’s coming IPO mean for the company, investors and markets in general? Continue ReadingWill SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?
New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells. But a layer of ice prohibits space probes from sampling them directly.
A team of astronomers has found the strongest evidence yet that some planets outside our solar system may be magnetic. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) and the Gemini North telescope, the researchers measured wind speeds on seven very hot, Jupiter-like exoplanets.
When the double boom rang out in New England over the weekend, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started flooding social media.
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. June 1: Mercury at its best Titan, Saturn’s brightest moon, is located near its parent planet for the next two days. Visible in the early-morning sky, you’ll find Titan just northeast of Saturn this morning. Spotting Saturn is easy — rising shortlyContinue reading “The Sky Today on Tuesday, June 2: Titan stands close to Saturn” The post The Sky Today on Tuesday, Continue ReadingThe Sky Today on Tuesday, June 2: Titan stands close to Saturn
The “soil” blanketing the moon’s surface isn’t actually soil. It’s a fine, lethal, abrasive powder of shattered rock and jagged glass that shreds gaskets, chews through seals, and hangs in an airless environment blasted by unfiltered radiation and temperature swings that can warp steel. Scientists call it lunar regolith.
The dwarf planet Ceres has a surface that seems to get more perplexing with each new study. A recent paper presented at EGU26 in Vienna only adds to its mystery.
Blue Moons are known for the folklore surrounding their appearance in the skies. But the real thing has less to do with its color and more with the timing of the year’s Full Moons. The next Blue Moon is May 20, 2027. It will be a seasonal Blue Moon; here’s what that is: There areContinue reading “What is a Blue Moon? When’s the next one?” The post What is a Blue Moon? When’s the next Continue ReadingWhat is a Blue Moon? When’s the next one?
As another heavy sargassum season unfolds, many beachgoers are asking the same question: Is it safe to be near it? A recent University of Miami study offers an evidence-based answer, particularly for children. Overall risks are low, but not zero. The research, published in Exposure and Health, found that noncancer risks from arsenic exposure during beach play are minimal. But it also identified small increased cancer risks in certain scenarios, particularly from skin contact and accidental ingestion, underscoring the need to better understand how children interact with sargassum on the beach.
What’s launching this week Early this morning, Monday, June 1, the state owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) successfully completed the maiden flight of the reusable Long March 12B — a two-stage, 236-foot (72-meter) rocket powered by nine liquid oxygen and kerosene engines with a 44,000-pound (20,000 kilogram) payload capacity. The mission launchedContinue reading “SpaceX, China set for busy launch week” The post SpaceX, China set for busy launch week appeared first on Continue ReadingSpaceX, China set for busy launch week
The JWST found an abundance of overmassive black holes at high redshifts, pushing the limits of black hole (BH) science in the early Universe. Results have claimed that these BHs are significantly more massive than expected from the BH mass-host galaxy stellar mass relation derived from the local Universe. But new research shows they were just outliers in the normal range of masses that don’t require any special causes.
