3+ week, 1+ day ago   (262+ words) Nancy Grace Roman was born on May 16, 1925, at a time when there was little to no encouragement for women to take up science. “If I hadn’t been stubborn, I would’ve been talked out of it years earlier,” she joked later…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (324+ words) starlust.org NASA's Artemis II astronauts to receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor on August 28; Here’s how to watch the ceremony live The four astronauts who flew to the Moon earlier this year will receive the highest U.S. government award…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (138+ words) starlust.org 330 million light-years of darkness: The mystery of The Great Nothing—the Boötes Void Where the light of galaxies gives way to nothingness When astronomers peer into the night sky, they expect to see a multitude of lights, a…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (175+ words) A total solar eclipse was captured from space by the Meteosat-12 satellite. The eclipse occurred on Aug. 12, 2026, between 20:26 and 20:34 CEST, as parts of the Iberian Peninsula experienced totality. From geostationary orbit 22,370 miles above Earth, Meteosat-12 tracked the Moon's shadow as…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) Scientists believe that the expansion of the universe is accelerating instead of slowing down, and dark energy may be the cause of it. Roman’s broad view will collect infrared from a vast area of the sky potentially from a billion…...

4+ day, 16+ 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…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) The picture below was captured over Joshua Tree National Park on August 12 in Joshua Tree, California. The following image shows a meteor (bright streak on the left) during the Perseid meteor shower peak at Pedernales Falls State Park on August…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (261+ words) Interestingly, the Moon during this eclipse will be almost a blood Moon and nearly 96 per cent of its surface will be covered in Earth’s shadow. The western hemisphere is well placed for the lunar eclipse and both North and South…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (411+ words) We are just days away from another rare celestial event that will take place next week. A very deep partial lunar eclipse will occur on August 27-28 and it will be visible to billions of residents across the Americas, Europe and…...