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Media we love: For All Mankind
Media we love: EarthSky editors recommend For All Mankind, an alternate history depicting what would have happened if the global space race had never ended.
September 11, 2022
2022 was 3rd hottest summer in US
The U.S. just had its 3rd hottest summer on record. From June 1 to August 31, 2022, temperatures averaged 73.9 F (23.2 C). Read more about the summer weather.
September 11, 2022
Popocatépetl volcano erupts twice, spews ash
Popocatépetl volcano has been active - smoking - for some years. But on September 9, 2022, it released ash that could endanger aircraft. See images here.
September 10, 2022
Planetary heist: Massive stars steal planets
Scientists are explaining why massive stars could have distant, Jupiter-size planets: They might steal them from stellar nurseries in a planetary heist.
September 8, 2022
Asteroid Juno at its best now, around opposition
Asteroid Juno reached opposition on September 7, 2022. As the full moon wanes early next week, you can try to spot Juno in the darker sky.
September 8, 2022
Launches: The Owl Spreads Its Wings on September 15
Rocket Lab's next launch - The Owl Spreads Its Wings on September 15, 2022 - will mark several milestones for the aerospace company.
September 7, 2022
Tarantula Nebula and baby giant stars in new Webb image
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, revealing stellar nurseries and protostars.
September 7, 2022
Moon near Saturn on September 7 and 8
Look for the moon near Saturn on the evenings of September 7 and 8, 2022. Also, the arrowhead shape of stars by Saturn is the constellation Capricornus.
September 7, 2022
Launches: A new northern spaceport, plus a tracking facility
A private Canadian company will build a new northern spaceport in Nova Scotia. And the U.S. will get a new satellite tracking facility in Alaska.
September 6, 2022
CME strikes Solar Orbiter before Venus flyby
On September 4, 2022, during a close flyby of Venus, Solar Orbiter was hit by a large CME. Fortunately, the spacecraft was unharmed.
September 5, 2022
