NASA announced the Artemis III crew on June 9, 2026, highlighting Orion docking tests with commercial lunar lander systems from SpaceX and Blue Origin.

Thor’s Helmet, NGC 2359: a Wolf-Rayet star sculpts a 30-light-year nebula of wind and glowing gas while astronomy waits for a future supernova finale.

NASA’s X-59 reaches its first supersonic milestone, advancing the Quesst mission and the promise of quieter high-speed flight without the classic sonic-boom drama.

Outbound comet science explained: fading coma, shrinking tail, orbital nudges, and the long cold return toward the Oort Cloud after an inner Solar System visit.

Jupiter and Venus over Szubin, Poland: a witty look at a 2012 conjunction, a playful foreground pose, and the sky’s newest encore after sunset.

The Hamster Wheel Nebula, Longmore 8, shows how dying stars, ionized gas, and better observation turn faint structure into clear form.

Hubble’s view of MACS0329-0211 turns a galaxy cluster into a lesson in crowding, color, lensing, and dark matter structure.

Webb’s look at Messier 82 turns the Cigar Galaxy into a vivid lesson in starbursts, dust, outflows, and millions of newborn stars.

Venus and Jupiter turned early June twilight into a changing color show, with their close conjunction glowing low over the western sky.

A Falcon 9 crossing the Sun turned a Starlink launch into a rare study in shockwaves, sunlight, and split-second timing.