4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (742+ words) A review of Scott Solomon's book 'Becoming Martian' and a Q&A with the author Becoming Martian is an inspiring deep dive into how humans might live, thrive and conceive future generations on Mars. But it also explores how those…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (281+ words) Chinese probe takes a picture of the ‘quasi-satellite’ Kamoʻoalewa near Earth China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has returned the first-ever close-range images of our planet’s ‘mini moon’ Kamoʻoalewa, after closing to within 20km (12 miles) of the space rock. Tianwen-2 was launched on 28 May…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (317+ words) Study examines whether microbes might survive the journey between Earth and Venus A study suggests that microscopic life blasted off Earth by asteroid impacts could have reached Venus’s atmosphere over billions of years – raising the possibility that any life in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (228+ words) The BepiColombo mission begins its Mercury Arrival Phase on 3 September 2026 It's been eight years since the European Space Agency's BepiColombo spacecraft lifted off on its journey to Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun. Today, 3 September 2026 at 11:45 UTC (13:45 CEST / 07:45 EDT),…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (359+ words) How to see the lunar occultation of the Beehive Cluster, M44 in September 2026 The Moon will occult the northern part of the Beehive Cluster, M44, in the constellation of Cancer this month. Although perhaps rather than a lunar occultation, this should be…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (640+ words) Is human spaceflight a waste of money and resources? In his book Lunacy, philosopher Ben Bramble considers 10 ‘false’ pledges of the new Space Age – this era of Blue Origin, SpaceX and private entities aspiring to see millions of humans not…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (436+ words) How to see today's blood Moon lunar eclipse If you're out looking at the lunar eclipse this morning – or tonight, depending on where you're observing from – here are some quick tips to help you make the most of it. The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (676+ words) See the Sturgeon Moon rise, then follow the Moon across the southern sky as it undergoes a partial lunar eclipse. The 2026 Sturgeon Moon will rise on 28 August, giving moongazers across the world the chance to see a beautiful full Moon…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (608+ words) Key beginner's observing tips and timings for the 27/28 August 2026 lunar eclipse August 2026 is proving to be a spectacular month for astronomy. Following the 12 August total solar eclipse across Spain, which gave viewers in the rest of Europe, the UK and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (684+ words) Images show the crater made by a Falcon 9 upper stage smashing into the Moon. On 5 August 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage rocket smashed into the Moon – and NASA has just released images of the aftermath. The images were captured between…...