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The corona is made of hot, glowing plasma flying off of the Sun. It can only be seen when the Sun is completely eclipsed. Credit: Blake Estes

Observing, The Moon, The Sun, Upcoming Events

Solar eclipse: Plan for the next big one in North America

The bright skyglow from city lights can easily wash away the night sky, hiding the stars from view. But they are still there, shining — and we can reveal them with collaborations and initiatives underway around the world.

The fight against light pollution

Mars and Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Taurus

July 2024: What’s in the sky this month?

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

NASA selects SpaceX to bring ISS out of orbit in 2030

There are more than 40 holes on Mars. The drill aboard the Curiosity rover created the hole in a rock investigators call Mammoth Lakes. The bright spot to the left of the hole is where the rover smoothed a small area to collect spectroscopic data. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Solar System, Space Exploration

What’s in this most recent hole NASA drilled on Mars? We might know soon

Gateway Space Station

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Explore Gateway: The first space station to orbit the Moon

Four “bright” members of the Boötes Void hover around 15th magnitude. Each field measures 5' on one side. Credit: Digital sky survey

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing

The Boötes Void is a ‘holy grail’ of astronomy

Wernher Von Braun explains the Saturn system to President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral in 1963. Credit: NASA.

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Devil’s bargain: Remembering MW 18014, 80 years later

NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy

The Sky This Week from June 28 to July 5: Catch some cosmic fireworks

NGC 4449

Galaxies, Science, Stars

Gemini North celebrates its 25th birthday with a glorious photo of NGC 4449

The International Space Station (ISS) in 2001, shown in orbit over Earth.

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

ISS astronauts briefly take cover after Russian satellite Resurs-P1 breaks up

Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos (pictured) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are competing for dominance of the commercial spaceflight industry. Credit: Blue Origin.

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk space feud reignites with Blue Origin request