4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (558+ words) starlust.org Nine flybys and six billion miles: ESA shares thrilling footage from BepiColombo's eight-year voyage The BepiColombo entered its tricky 'Mercury arrival phase' just last week after eight long years of interplanetary journey. So far, it has completed nine…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (460+ words) starlust.org Did Venus once have a moon? Scientists think the planet may have destroyed it Earth and Venus are considered twins because of their similar size, mass, and even rocky composition. But one of the things that sets them…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (306+ words) starlust.org Scientists propose ambitious spacecraft mission to study Halley’s Comet when it returns in 2061 Halley’s Comet has fascinated humanity for at least two millennia, but key questions about its characteristics are still unanswered. Now, a group of scientists has…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (233+ words) starlust.org Missed Jupiter's lunar occultation? Catch Venus meeting up a crescent Moon in U.S. skies on September 14 Stargazers across the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe were treated to a stunning lunar occultation of Jupiter on September 8 in a rare daytime…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (441+ words) starlust.org Source of gravitational waves from a black hole merger weighing 230 suns may have been an illusion Scientists have come up with an explanation for why a particular source of gravitational waves was as atypical as it was—so…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (183+ words) September is an exciting month for stargazing, with several stunning celestial events lined up in the coming weeks. With the New Moon phase coming up, and the night sky going pitch-black, the conditions will be ideal for viewers to gaze…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (323+ words) Venus has been the post-sunset show-stealer since late March this year, enthralling skywatchers as the 'Evening Star'. However, this evening show is gradually nearing its end. Venus is sinking with each passing night, and by the end of the first…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (494+ words) starlust.org Asteroid that exploded over Australia on September 6 might be the first-of-its-kind discovered before impact Astronomers at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on Sunday detected a tiny asteroid that was predicted to impact Earth on September 6, 2026. The asteroid, officially designated…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (923+ words) starlust.org Solar flares explained: What these giant explosions on the Sun mean for us Occasionally, a sudden burst of electromagnetic energy from highly active regions on the Sun can result in the sunlit side of the Earth being exposed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (371+ words) starlust.org Moon to occult Jupiter in a rare daylight skywatching event on Sep 8; when and how to watch Skywatchers, get ready to watch a rare daylight event on September 8, 2026. On this day, the Moon will pass in front of…...