The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025

Sun, 06/08/2025 - 10:00am
Preparations for the arrival of a visiting crew, the continued study of how humans adapt to microgravity and more highlight the sixth week of Expedition 73 on the International Space Station.
Categories: Astronomy

See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9

Sun, 06/08/2025 - 9:00am
Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.
Categories: Astronomy

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid

Sun, 06/08/2025 - 6:00am
China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.
Categories: Astronomy

'In our spacesuit collection for movies, we have replicas of pretty much every historic spacesuit that's been into space.' How the son of an aerospace machinist built some of Hollywood's most iconic astronaut looks (exclusive)

Sun, 06/08/2025 - 5:00am
"I've had a number of NASA personnel come up and think that the one that was theirs was ours, and they're shocked."
Categories: Astronomy