Happy Summer Solstice! Today marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere
The summer solstice marks the longest day and the start of astronomical summer.
June 2026
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 215 — Disclosure Day
On Episode 215 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Susan Karlin talk with bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin.
Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new ‘echo map’ technique suggests
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.