June 2026

I got a sneak peek at space shuttle Endeavour’s new home in California, and it’s breathtaking (photos)

June 25th, 2026|Categories: News|

LOS ANGELES — The space shuttle Endeavour is absolutely breathtaking in its 20-story new home at the California Science Center's brand-new Air & Space Center, which is set to open on Nov. 13, the museum announced on Wednesday (June 24). After over three decades of ideation, development and construction, the [...]

Millions of Stars in Cigar Galaxy

June 25th, 2026|Categories: News|

NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Webb’s new view of M82, added to archival data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, gives us [...]

Hosting a solar eclipse viewing party? Get money off solar eclipse multipacks this Prime Day

June 25th, 2026|Categories: News|

With the next total solar eclipse coming up on Aug. 12, you still have plenty of time to grab solar viewing gear for getting a better look at it. If you are hosting a solar eclipse party or want to make sure everyone in your family has a chance of [...]

A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it?

June 25th, 2026|Categories: News|

Earth's moon is due for a human-made impact this August courtesy of a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. The Falcon 9 upper stage is left over from the launch that sent Firefly's Blue Ghost-1 lander to the moon on Jan. 15, 2025 by way of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload [...]