NASA’s PUNCH mission just nailed solar storm arrival timing to within 30 minutes, promising earlier warnings for satellites, astronauts and power grids.
NASA PUNCH mission sharpens Earth solar storm forecasts
Category: Astronomy and Space
There’s a 1.2% chance asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike Earth within this area on December 22, 2032.
Astronomers—both professional and amateur—are now focused on an asteroid that has a slight chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to current observations. The discovery represents only the second time that an asteroid’s impact risk has exceeded 1% chance.
Check out this NASA photo of a magnificent red and green aurora taken from space
On October 7, 2024, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, looking out from the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, photographed the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft and a stunning display of vivid green, red, and pink auroras swirling through Earth’s atmosphere. You can check out more of Dominick’s photography on NASA’s site.
NASA shows off new Sombrero Galaxy images from James Web Space Telescope
In a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a galaxy, known for resembling a wide-brimmed Mexican hat appears more like an archery target.
Seaborn unveils 2026 solar eclipse cruises for an unparalleled view from the ocean.
Seabourn, a leader in ultra-luxury voyages and expedition travel, has announced two new Solar Eclipse cruises that will explore Northern Europe and the Mediterranean in late summer 2026.
JWST captures bright-eyed galaxy smiling.
An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral a happier outlook thanks to the two bright ‘eyes’ and the wide semicircular ‘smile.’
Uncrewed Starliner spacecraft safely returns from space.
NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station.
Boeing Starliner will return home today. Here’s the timing of the return and how to watch it live.
NASA has announced its mission timeline for the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to depart from the International Space Station (ISS) and return autonomously to Earth on Friday.
Everything you ever wanted to know about supermoons, blue moons, monsoons, and more.
When the Moon is at or near its closest point to Earth and is full, it is known as a “supermoon.” During this event, the full moon appears larger and brighter in the sky because it is a bit closer to us than usual.
NASA demonstrates a new quantum tool called an atom interferometer, which can accurately measure gravity.
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a pioneering facility on the International Space Station, has advanced the potential of quantum science in space. The science team has used one of the lab’s tools to measure subtle vibrations of the space station — marking the first use of ultra-cold atoms to detect environmental changes in space.
