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Venus and Regulus conjunction on July 21
The Venus and Regulus conjunction will occur on July 21, 2021. Then watch for the rest of the month, as Venus wanders past this "fixed" star.
July 20, 2021
1st images from rebooted Hubble telescope
NASA's rebooted Hubble Space Telescope was used successfully to capture images of oddball galaxies, following a return to normal science operations.
July 19, 2021
Astronomy art: Voices of Apollo 11
Voices of Apollo 11 is an image of the moon, made of the words transmitted from the moon by Apollo 11 astronauts. Astronomy artist J-P Metsavainio created it.
July 19, 2021
The moon and the Scorpion July 19 to 21
Watch for the moon and the Scorpion - aka Scorpius - on July 19, 20 and 21, 2021. The moon will be closest to Antares, Heart of the Scorpion, on July 19.
July 19, 2021
Hubble Space Telescope returns to normal operations
The Hubble Space Telescope is now back online after having been in a protective safe mode due to a degrading computer memory module since June 13, 2021.
July 18, 2021
Ride along with Juno past Ganymede and Jupiter
Ride along with Juno, as the spacecraft sweeps past Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede. Gorgeous video from Juno, which has orbited Jupiter since 2016.
July 18, 2021
SpaceX’s Elon Musk to visit space … with Virgin Galactic?
As Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos race into space, a third billionaire pursues space tourism: Elon Musk. He’s reserved a seat to fly with Virgin Galactic.
July 18, 2021
Moon and Spica July 15, 16 and 17
As darkness falls these next several evenings - July 15, 16 and 17, 2021 - let the moon introduce you to Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden.
July 15, 2021
Thank you, Eleanor Imster
Say good-bye to Eleanor Imster, a fixture at EarthSky since 1995.
July 14, 2021
The billionaire space race and the Karman line
The billionaire space race ramped up at Richard Branson's successful flight to the edge of space on July 11, 2021, as 2 spaceflight companies jostled for bragging rights.
July 14, 2021
