NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 1, 2025. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov are aboard the spacecraft. After [...]
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Europa Clipper’s radar instrument received echoes of its very-high-frequency radar signals that bounced off Mars and were processed to develop this radargram. What looks like a skyline is the outline of the topography beneath the spacecraft.NASA/JPL-Caltech/UT-Austin The agency’s largest interplanetary probe tested its radar [...]
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network Venus-Jupiter Conjunction and Meteor Mojo Jupiter and Venus shine brightly in the mornings as they appear to graze each other in the sky on the 11th and 12th. The Perseids are washed out by [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov onboard, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s [...]
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Sea surface height can tell meteorologists a lot about extreme storms like hurricanes, including whether they will intensify within a day. This kind of information can help communities better prepare if a hurricane is headed their way. Hurricane Elena is seen here from the [...]
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NASA/Cory S. Huston The Sun rises on the morning of July 31, 2025, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch was postponed due to an unfavorable weather forecast. Teams are now targeting 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration [...]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, from left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. SpaceX NASA and SpaceX continue to target 11:43 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 1, for launch of the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After the launch attempt was scrubbed Thursday [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 31, 2025, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 launch.NASA+ An unfavorable weather forecast for the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in [...]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 31, 2025, ahead of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-11 launch.NASA+ Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew spacecraft with NASA astronauts [...]
