Astrophotographer captures colossal ‘Godzilla’ plasma cloud stalking the edge of the sun (video)
Remarkable backyard footage captures giant solar prominence and streams of coronal rain flowing along the sun’s magnetic field lines.
Day June 5, 2026
First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk
A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges he faced led NASA to reevaluate plans, equipment, and training for future spacewalks. NASA One…
Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak
ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russian side of the orbiting lab.
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury headline a stunning planet parade through June. Here’s when to see it
Three planets, two stars and one moon create a spectacular June sky show.
Meteor streaks across the sky above big observatory | Space photo of the day for June 5, 2026
Searing across the night sky, a meteor puts on a spectacular show above Arizona’s Kitt Peak National Observatory.