October’s ‘Hunter’s Moon’ stalks into the autumn sky tonight: Here’s what you need to know
The October full moon rises tonight! Here’s everything you need to know about the “Hunter’s Moon,” including where to see it, how it got its name and other tricks of…
APOD: 2026 October 25 – Dark Matter in a Simulated Universe
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 25 – Dark… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each…
Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps In Moon’s Evolution
Almost all meteorites come from asteroids, not the Moon or Mars. But after decades of analysis of the Apollo samples, researchers still rely on lunar meteorites to better understand our…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 233 — The Artemis Generation
On Episode 233 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and guest host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. Amanda Smith-Hackler, the Director of Education for the Universities Space Research…
On this day in space! Oct. 24, 1946: V-2 rocket takes 1st photos of Earth from space
On October 24, 1946, a V-2 rocket captured the first-ever photo of Earth from space. While these grainy, black-and-white images might not look like much today, they were a huge…
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ was afraid to say anything in season of gimmicks
It didn’t take long for fans to figure out that the fourth season of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” was going to be unlike any season of “Star Trek” before…
Medusa’s eye, Halloween fireballs and more: 5 skywatching targets to look out for this spooky season
The spooky season is officially here! To celebrate, we’ve put together a list of five Halloween-themed skywatching targets that you can enjoy with nothing but the naked eye or binoculars…
APOD: 2026 October 24 – Rosetta’s Selfie
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 24 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
White Dwarfs Are Actually…Yellow, Green, Pink, and Purple?
The universe hosts a myriad of star types, including supergiants, giants, main sequence, red dwarfs, brown dwarfs, white dwarfs, and neutron stars. What makes these stars stand out are just…
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California as Falcon 9 cadence slows (photos)
SpaceX launched its newest batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites today (Oct. 23) from the California coast. The spacecraft, Starlink Group 15-15, were stacked 27 high inside the payload fairing…