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Summer solstice 2025 brings changing seasons to Earth on June 20

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 3:00pm
The sun will reach its most northern point on June 20, marking the start of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Categories: Astronomy

Lego Marvel Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters review

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 2:00pm
This 4+ Lego set is colorful and fun, ideal for young Marvel fans looking for an early introduction to building Lego.
Categories: Astronomy

Dress rehearsal for Artemis 2 | Space photo of the day for June 19, 2025

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 12:00pm
NASA and the Department of Defense practice recovery procedures for an abort scenario in the upcoming Artemis 2 mission.
Categories: Astronomy

Meet the crew of Blue Origin's NS-33 tourism launch to the edge of space

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 11:00am
Blue Origin's next suborbital flight is scheduled to launch on Saturday (June 21), carrying a private crew of six.
Categories: Astronomy

Tiny galaxies may have helped our universe out of its dark ages, JWST finds

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 10:00am
"These small galaxies punch well above their weight."
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Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 9:00am
The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.
Categories: Astronomy

Northern lights may be visible in these 9 US States tonight

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 8:48am
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New Hampshire as geomagnetic activity remains unsettled.
Categories: Astronomy

'The models were right!' Astronomers locate universe's 'missing' matter in the largest cosmic structures

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 6:00am
Using the XMM-Newton telescope, astronomers have discovered a vast 23 million light-year-wide tendril connecting galactic clusters and containing much of the universe's missing matter.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's Starship explodes in Texas during preparations for 10th test flight

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 3:08am
SpaceX's newest Starship vehicle exploded on a stand in Texas late Wednesday night (June 18), as it was being prepped for the program's 10th-ever test flight.
Categories: Astronomy

See the moon rise alongside the giant planets Neptune and Saturn predawn on June 19

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 5:00pm
The alignment occurs hours after the moon hits its third quarter phase.
Categories: Astronomy

2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing?

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 4:00pm
A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing.
Categories: Astronomy

Mars joins the Spring Triangle this week: Here’s when and how to see it

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 3:00pm
Mars will remain in the Spring Triangle until mid-September.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch Honda launch (and land) its 1st reusable rocket in this wild video

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 2:00pm
The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.
Categories: Astronomy

'The Best of Both Worlds' at 35: Why we're still assimilated by 'Star Trek''s greatest ever cliffhanger

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 1:00pm
Resistance is futile! We look back on the classic 'Trek' episode, back when the Borg were still the scariest bad guys in the galaxy.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA satellite sees sea ice crack apart in Canada | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2025

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 12:00pm
NASA's Terra satellite captured huge chunks of sea ice breaking apart in Canada's Amundsen Gulf.
Categories: Astronomy

This Australian moth may be the 1st insect ever discovered to use stars for long-distance navigation

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 11:01am
"We know that daytime migratory insects use the sun, so testing the starry sky seemed an obvious thing to try."
Categories: Astronomy

'Nerds are cool' — Pixar's 'Elio' is a powerful story of finding yourself amongst the stars (interview)

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 10:00am
We spoke to "Elio" stars Zoe Saldaña, Yonas Kibreab, and Brad Garrett, alongside co-directors Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian, about finding the heart and humanity in sci-fi stories.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch your favorite sci-fi shows anywhere in the world and get a free Amazon voucher ahead of Prime Day with this NordVPN deal

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 9:22am
Get up to 76% off NordVPN and claim a free $50 Amazon Voucher ahead of Prime Day — watch season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds from anywhere.
Categories: Astronomy

Firefly Aerospace to launch 'Ocula' moon-imaging service as early as 2026

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 9:00am
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch a new "lunar imaging service" called Ocula, which will collect detailed imagery using a set of moon-orbiting spacecraft.
Categories: Astronomy

Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video)

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 8:16am
The prolific flare factory doesn't look like stopping anytime soon.
Categories: Astronomy