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SpaceX Starlink launches for June. See video here
Here's the list of Starlink launches by SpaceX for the month of June. Learn more about Starlink and how to see them. Plus, see videos of the launches.
June 12, 2023
The motion of the solar system through our galaxy
Tony Dunn has created a simulation of the movement of the planets of the solar system through the Milky Way. Learn more about it here.
June 11, 2023
Astronauts’ brains need a 3-year break after long missions
A new study found that astronaut's brains need a three-year break after long missions. Missions of up to six months expand the ventricles in astronauts' brains.
June 11, 2023
Crashed UFOs? Bold claims from a former intelligence officer
For decades, people have spoken of crashed UFOs. Now a former government officer has provided classified testimony - suggesting it's true - under oath.
June 9, 2023
Sign a poem that’ll fly to Jupiter’s moon Europa!
NASA is sending a poem on a microchip to Jupiter's moon Europa, aboard the Europa Clipper spacecraft. And you can add your name!
June 9, 2023
Red suns and moons are from wildfires
Wildfire smoke is already drifting across North America in 2023, creating redder-than-usual sunsets. Here's why wildfires cause red suns and moons.
June 9, 2023
California reservoirs rebound after spring melt
A heavy winter snowpack led to a spring thaw that's filling up California reservoirs. But surface water in reservoirs does not equate to groundwater stores.
June 9, 2023
Know how to avoid rip currents! Watch this video
Before going to the ocean this year, you'll want to know how to avoid rip currents. Watch a video here to learn how to save yourself from these deadly currents.
June 8, 2023
Gulf of Mexico dead zone: Summer 2023 forecast
NOAA's summer 2023 forecast for the Gulf of Mexico dead zone calls for a below-average extent of about 4,155 square miles. Read more here.
June 8, 2023
Parker Solar Probe peers into coronal hole, sees source of solar wind
The Parker Solar Probe has looked into a coronal hole, helping to identify the source of the fast solar wind as magnetic reconnection of the solar field lines.
June 7, 2023
