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Noctilucent clouds: Best season in years, happening now!
It may be the best noctilucent cloud season in years! Europe has had stunning displays of these night-shining clouds. See a gallery of noctilucent clouds.
June 30, 2024
Lava lakes on Io: Juno zooms in on Io’s volcanoes
NASA's Juno spacecraft flew in close to Io and studied lava lakes, gleaning new information on the volcanic processes on this active volcanic moon.
June 30, 2024
The Tunguska explosion rocked Siberia 116 years ago
The Tunguska explosion on June 30, 1908, is the largest asteroid impact in recorded history. It flattened 830 square miles of Siberian forest.
June 30, 2024
Perseverance rover explores Bright Angel in ancient riverbed
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has reached an area of flat light-toned rocky outcrops called Bright Angel. The intriguing rocks are in an ancient river channel.
June 30, 2024
Sun news June 30: Parker Solar Probe nearly touches sun today
Sun news for June 30, 2024. Parker Solar Probe makes its 20th perihelion. Only one more to go before it makes its closest approach!
June 30, 2024
Hercules the Strongman and a great globular cluster
Hercules the Strongman is a great constellation to view in summer. With only a pair of binoculars you can see the globular cluster M13 in the Keystone.
June 30, 2024
Visible planets and night sky guide for June and July
Visible planets and night sky guide for June 2024. This morning, see the waning crescent moon near Mars, with the Pleiades star cluster and Jupiter nearby.
June 30, 2024
Asteroid Bennu sample suggests an ocean world origin
Analysis of the asteroid Bennu sample delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission shows a type of rock mirroring that found at Earthly mid-ocean ridges.
June 28, 2024
Asteroid Day to be observed worldwide on June 30
Asteroid Day is celebrated each year on June 30. Events are celebrated in Luxembourg (June 28-29) and around the world. Find more info here.
June 28, 2024
Habitable exoplanets could exist around nearby stars
By measuring radiation levels, astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and XMM-Newton satellite said some nearby stars could have habitable exoplanets.
June 28, 2024
