APOD: 2026 September 2 – Solar Eclipses and Culture
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APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse
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Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Ice Island Survives Run-In… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
Distant Quasars Provide Crucial Link In Understanding Earliest Supermassive Black Holes
Extreme quasars near the dawn of time are giving astrophysicists clues to the formation of supermassive black holes.
Is a Sea Change Coming for New Horizons Heliospheric Science?
If you visit the New Horizons mission website frequently, you’ll notice that the spacecraft continues to generate excellent science as it plows its way through the Kuiper Belt. It recently…
Astronomers Find Little Red Dots About to Merge
Prior to its launch, astronomers were uncertain what the powerful JWST would find in the ancient, early Universe. One of its surprising findings was Little Red Dots, unexplained ancient objects.…
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for…
Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk (video)
Two astronauts replaced a spacecraft docking aid and a video camera during a successful spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Tuesday (Sept. 1). NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and…
Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite’s life, from hurtling space rock to Earth’s surface
Studying 75 meteorites falling to Earth, scientists have identified the seven stages a space rock goes through as it crashes through our atmosphere, each of which is determined by different…
Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 (video)
The first dedicated mission to another star will launch before the end of the decade, if all goes according to plan. A nonprofit called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today…