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Heat grips Pacific Northwest
Meteorologists issue warnings, watches and advisories as extreme heat grips Pacific Northwest this weekend, into next week. Triple-digit highs expected.
June 26, 2021
Watch the Progress 78 cargo launch June 29
On June 29, 2021, Russia’s uncrewed Progress 78 cargo craft will launch on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Here’s how to watch.
June 26, 2021
Moon, Jupiter, Saturn in late June
On the last nights of June 2021, watch for three worlds in space: the moon, Jupiter, Saturn. They'll be up from late night to dawn.
June 25, 2021
Heart Nebula, long exposure, from Iraq
Eyad Khailany in Erbil, Iraq, captured an amazing photo of the Heart Nebula, IC 1805, between clouds, over the course of a week.
June 25, 2021
Mega comet inbound from Oort Cloud
Scientists discovered what might be a new mega comet. It's headed inward, toward our sun. 2014 UN271 might be the largest comet we know so far.
June 24, 2021
Solar array upgrade planned for 3rd ISS spacewalk June 25
A June 25 spacewalk will help give the International Space Station a solar array upgrade, a 20 to 30% power boost aimed at another decade of science operations.
June 24, 2021
Solstice sunset from Penang, Malaysia
What a beauty! This EarthSky community member used a telescope to capture the solstice sunset from Malaysia on June 21, 2021.
June 24, 2021
Huge and opaque ‘something’ dims a giant star
What do astronomers do when something dims a giant star, and they can't figure out what it is? A new study raises more questions than answers.
June 23, 2021
June full moon mimics December sun
Why the June full moon will take the same path across the night sky that the December sun travels in daytime. Also, a word about the upcoming Blue Moon.
June 23, 2021
The late June evening sky is rich
Here are charts showing the late June evening sky in 2021, from master chartmaker Guy Ottewell. One looks west after sunset. One looks from above.
June 23, 2021
