Want to start stargazing? Here's why June is the perfect time for newcomers
Short nights and bright stars make the midsummer night sky surprisingly beginner-friendly. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
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Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year
Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards. ...
Latest from Space.com | June 19, 2026
Read moreTropical Storm Arthur
The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast....
NASA | June 19, 2026
Read moreCuriosity Blog, Sols 4920-4926: Surveying the Bands
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Rather than going from stage to stage at a music festival to hear different ba...
NASA | June 19, 2026
Read moreNASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere
NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space environment and help improve prediction capabilities for impacts on crucial t...
NASA | June 18, 2026
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Scientists trace high-energy ghost particle to the 'Shadow Blaster' galaxy
"If confirmed, Shadow Blaster would be the first-ever individual dusty star-forming galaxy directly linked to a high-energy neutrino event." ...
Latest from Space.com | June 18, 2026
Read moreNASA Awards Contract for Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition
NASA has selected eight new companies and will acquire new data products from six existing Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition contract holders to expand the range of commercial satellite data avail...
NASA | June 18, 2026
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James Webb Space Telescope finds a salty surprise on famous 'Pink Planet'
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that one of the coldest exoplanets ever discovered, the so-called Pink Planet, harbors a salty surprise....
Latest from Space.com | June 18, 2026
Read moreFrom Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar Shares His Journey to NASA
Rohit Goeptar was born into a poor family in Suriname, South America, the kind where both parents work three jobs and they still can only provide food and shelter for their family. At around age ...
NASA | June 18, 2026
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