The Moon, Venus & Jupiter: online observation – 17 June 2026

See the Moon meeting Venus, plus Jupiter and the Beehive Cluster meeting in the night sky live, from your home. After their splendid conjunction just one week ago, Venus Venus and Jupiter, now gradually...

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NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base At the Moon's South Pole

NASA has outlined a three-phase plan to build a lunar base at the moon's south pole. The first phase, from 2026 to 2029, will focus on robotic missions, landers, rovers, reactors, satellites, and Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance test. Later phases will add habitats, power systems, communications, cargo logistics, and rotating crews. Wired reports: According to a recent press conference,…

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This historical Kyoto zen garden is hosting a guitar and beatbox concert

Blending modern beats with the sounds of nature for a one-night-only ambient session. For many, Kyoto is just a list of famous spots to check off an itinerary: the shining golden pavilion, the crowded bamboo forest, and the seemingly-endless vermilion gates. It goes without question that they’re beautiful, but they can sometimes feel like a […]

Does the Future of Lunar Exploration Involve Hummus?

Getting humans into space is a challenge all its own, but it is also only the first step in getting our species to become a spacefaring one. Books like Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s A City on Mars illustrate the logistical challenges of establishing a beachhead on the moon or another planet, which include cosmic rays, […]

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When will May’s Flower Moon rise and can it be seen in the UK?

The Flower Moon will be visible on Friday, May 1 (Credits: James Manning/PA Wire)

May’s full moon is known as the Flower Moon, and it’s expected to light up UK skies this week.

Here’s all you need to know about when is it rising and if we’ll be able to see it.

Also referred to as the Planting Moon or Milk Moon, the Flower Moon, named thanks to the blooming that occurs as Spring gets underway,…

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iPhone Video Shows 'Earthset' From Space

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman posted an out-of-this-world iPhone video on Sunday, showing Earth disappear behind the Moon at 8x zoom. "I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view," said Wiseman, noting that this video is "uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom" and "quite comparable to the view of the human eye." The New York Times says…

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Why don’t space photos ever show stars? NASA’s explanation is simpler than you’d think and a photo from Artemis II proves it.

It comes down to basic camera science. The same rules that apply to your phone apply to cameras 400,000 kilometers from Earth.

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SpaceX, Blue Origin Compete For 'Artemis III' Mission

After Artemis II's astronauts returned to earth, "NASA has Artemis III in its sights," reports the Associated Press: In a mission recently added to the docket for next year, Artemis III's yet-to-be -named astronauts will practice docking their Orion capsule with a lunar lander or two in orbit around Earth. Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are racing to have their company's lander…

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Oxygen Made From Moon Dust For First Time

"Breathable oxygen has been created from Moon dust," reports the Telegraph, "in a world first that paves the way for a lunar base." Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin ""announced this week that it had developed a reactor that could successfully release oxygen from lunar soil by using an electric current." Almost half of Moon dust — the thin layer of rock that blankets the lunar surface — is oxygen, but it…

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Artemis II mission returns successfully with the moon

HOUSTON, TX – After splashing down in the middle of the Pacific, NASA’s Artemis II capsule returned to Earth after a successful ten-day mission to bring the moon back to Earth. The mission objective to collect and return with the celestial body recently gained popularity on Earth, with political pundits insisting the moon must be […]

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