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Human World
Celebrate World Oceans Day today, June 8, 2026
World Oceans Day is a day to honor our connection to Earth’s oceans and to learn what we can do to protect ocean habitats. Celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8.
June 7, 2026
Today's Image
Best deep-sky photos of May 2026 from the EarthSky community
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos from May 2026 by our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, we'd love to see it!
June 7, 2026
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight
Visible planets and night sky guide for June
Visible planets and night sky guide. This evening, look for Jupiter and in the west after sunset. Tomorrow evening is the conjunction!
June 7, 2026
Today's Image
NASA’s Perpetual Ocean 2 video will mesmerize you
Watch a mesmerizing perpetual ocean video that shows the movements of the currents and eddies that churn off the eastern coasts of the continents.
June 7, 2026
Sun
Sun news: M-flare launches fast CME toward Earth
Sun news for June 7, 2026: M1.9 flare launches fast CME at 1,400 km/s! G1–G3 storms possible June 8. Aurora may reach New York and London. Get ready!
June 7, 2026
Space
Spaceflight
ISS leak: Astronauts briefly shelter as leak worsens
The International Space Station has a leak. On Friday, NASA told the astronauts to shelter and prepare for an evacuation. Read about the ISS leak here.
June 6, 2026
Space
Our galactic neighbor is slowly coming apart
Astronomers have found the stars of our galactic neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud, are heading outward. This dwarf galaxy is not rotating, but coming apart.
June 5, 2026
Human World
Names for days of the week come from the solar system
The names for the days of the week come from the solar system bodies that the ancients could see in the sky. See a breakdown of the days here.
June 5, 2026
Favorite Star Patterns
Summer Triangle: Star pattern of the season
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the Summer Triangle says "summer" in the sky.
June 5, 2026
Tonight
Venus-Jupiter conjunction: Sky’s 2 brightest planets to meet
Get ready for a spectacular Venus-Jupiter conjunction! Don't miss these planets getting closer after sunset each day. The big event happens on June 8 and 9.
June 5, 2026
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