1+ day, 14+ min ago   (371+ words) Kaguya, named after a moon princess, captured the first-ever HD video and images of the moon. On Sept. 13, 2007, Japan launched the Kaguya spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Formally known as SELENE, which is short for SELenological and ENgineering…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (310+ words) The Summer Triangle dominates the night sky long after summer begins to fade. So what makes Vega, Altair and Deneb a distinctly summer sight? On clear September evenings, I often find myself looking up just after dusk, expecting the sky…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (688+ words) "China will not only grab the headlines but may be the first to find evidence of life on another planet." China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission, which aims to bring back to Earth roughly 500 grams…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (192+ words) Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (291+ words) When will Earth's shadow cover the moon next following the August 2026 partial lunar eclipse? August's "almost Blood Moon" partial lunar eclipse has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light show as light filtered by our planet's atmosphere…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (592+ words) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible this September. Here's when and where to look. During the last week of September, Mercury pops up above the western horizon at dusk, primarily for those living in the southern half…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (838+ words) Your guide to September's full Harvest Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights. The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT) on Sept. 26 as the moon glows opposite the sun in Earth's sky. September's full moon is often…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (210+ words) Astronomy is often about being close to extraordinary things without fully experiencing them. Here's why to love partials, grazings, faint objects and other almost-events. Stargazers have trigger words — total, bright, peak, maximum, best. But observing the sky is often more…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (464+ words) The lunar eclipse occurred as Earth passed between the sun and the moon, granting viewers a spectacular view of our planet's deep umbral shadow as it advanced to cover 96% of the lunar disk, leaving a tiny crescent exposed to direct…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (357+ words) You can catch the partial lunar eclipse live online here with these free livestreams starting at 9:23 p.m. EDT (0123 GMT). A spectacular partial lunar eclipse will darken 96% of the full "Sturgeon Moon" overnight on Aug. 27-28. Here's how you can watch the "almost…...