# stargazing (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover stargazing. Page: Feed: --- ## [How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/how-will-nasas-astronaut-training-hub-change-with-commercial-space-stations) _2026-08-22 · Elizabeth Howell · Latest from Space.com_ A tour of Johnson Space Center in Houston shows how NASA and private industry are already working together on the future of human spaceflight. ## ['We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of UFOs: 'It's always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw' (interview)](https://www.space.com/entertainment/we-want-to-believe-book-explores-the-reality-of-ufos-its-always-going-to-be-more-likely-that-someone-is-wrong-about-what-they-saw-interview) _2026-08-22 · Jeff Spry · Latest from Space.com_ Acclaimed literary critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Adam Kirsch explores humanity's insatiable drive to wonder at unidentified phenomena in the skies. ## [This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-224-the-science-of-artemis) _2026-08-22 · Space.com Staff · Latest from Space.com_ On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring to discuss the where, whys, and hows of the Artemis Program's lunar exploration plans. ## [SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-satellite-launch-group-15-20) _2026-08-22 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mission of the year for the company's Falcon rocket family. ## [On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/on-this-day-in-space-aug-22-1963-x-15-sets-world-altitude-record) _2026-08-22 · Hanneke Weitering · Latest from Space.com_ On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 rocket plane higher than any pilot had ever flown before. ## [Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it be visible from?](https://www.space.com/stargazing/lunar-eclipses/where-will-the-partial-lunar-eclipse-on-aug-27-2026-be-visible-from) _2026-08-22 · Anthony Wood · Latest from Space.com_ Here's where the 96% partial lunar eclipse will be visible from on Earth. ## [What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black hole turns off? These dying radio galaxies could show us](https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/what-happens-when-a-galaxys-supermassive-black-hole-turns-off-these-dying-radio-galaxies-could-show-us) _2026-08-21 · Robert Lea · Latest from Space.com_ Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of galaxies with fading radio lobes, revealing what happens to these vast outflows when their black hole engines stall. ## [Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/trump-signs-new-national-space-policy-to-enable-1-000-us-rocket-launches-per-year) _2026-08-21 · Josh Dinner · Latest from Space.com_ The United States is updating its approach to managing spaceflights and reentries, with the goal of expanding the nation's capabilities to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030. ## ['Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast talks losing sleep, living up to their character's legacy, and learning to ride a horse for season 4 (interview)](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-talks-losing-sleep-living-up-to-their-characters-legacy-and-learning-to-ride-a-horse-for-season-4-interview) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Spry · Latest from Space.com_ "We lose so much sleep, we have crazy hours, we say crazy things, we even look crazy." ## [Trump to award NASA's Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/trump-to-award-nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-the-congressional-space-medal-of-honor) _2026-08-21 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28). ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gLSEXiXCimAD) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [Japan unveils Mars moon sample-return spacecraft ahead of Oct. 19 launch (photos)](https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/japan-unveils-mars-moon-sample-return-spacecraft-ahead-of-oct-19-launch-photos) _2026-08-21 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth. ## [SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-fires-up-starship-ahead-of-megarockets-1st-orbital-flight-video) _2026-08-21 · Josh Dinner · Latest from Space.com_ SpaceX completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship spacecraft to prepare for its coming test flight, which will be the first to reach orbit. ## ['Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say](https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/dark-stars-could-be-the-seeds-of-supermassive-black-holes-scientists-say) _2026-08-21 · Robert Lea · Latest from Space.com_ A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of long-dead "dark stars" that served as the seeds of the first supermassive black holes. ## [SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-launch-group-10-39-falcon-9-asog) _2026-08-21 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast. ## [Ancient stars dazzle in a celestial chandelier | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2026](https://www.space.com/astronomy/ancient-stars-dazzle-in-a-celestial-chandelier-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-21-2026) _2026-08-21 · Chelsea Gohd · Latest from Space.com_ Stars scattered across the cosmos sparkle in the appropriately named Chandelier Cluster. ## [On this day in space! Aug. 21, 1914: Total solar eclipse expedition crashed by WWI](https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/on-this-day-in-space-aug-21-1914-total-solar-eclipse-expedition-crashed-by-wwi) _2026-08-21 · Hanneke Weitering · Latest from Space.com_ On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia. ## [Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?](https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/could-dark-photons-explain-dark-matter) _2026-08-21 · Robert Lea · Latest from Space.com_ New research suggests that if dark matter is composed of "dark photons," it would not have heated the early cosmos like scientists thought. ## [China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history](https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/chinas-change-7-moon-probe-will-launch-this-weekend-on-the-most-ambitious-lunar-mission-in-history) _2026-08-20 · Leonard David · Latest from Space.com_ China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole. ## [SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-will-try-for-1st-starship-tower-catch-in-a-few-months-elon-musk-says) _2026-08-20 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ SpaceX will likely try to make the first-ever catch of its Starship upper stage a few months from now, according to Elon Musk. He had earlier flagged late August as a potential date for the milestone. ## [Microbes from Earth may survive on the moon, scientists find](https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/microbes-from-earth-may-survive-on-the-moon-scientists-find) _2026-08-20 · Charles Q. Choi · Latest from Space.com_ "Even a bootprint or a rover's tread may create a habitable area." ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZEt07nQUWtSO) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## ['Wet Hot American Summer': The raunchy 2000s comedy that was actually about a space station falling to Earth](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/wet-hot-american-summer-the-raunchy-2000s-teen-movie-that-was-actually-about-a-space-station-falling-to-earth) _2026-08-20 · Chelsea Gohd · Latest from Space.com_ Reminiscing about the summer camp Skylab disaster movie on its 25th anniversary. ## [A weather satellite 22,000 miles above Earth saved my 2026 total solar eclipse cruise on the Mediterranean Sea](https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/a-weather-satellite-22-000-miles-above-earth-saved-my-2026-total-solar-eclipse-cruise-on-the-mediterranean-sea) _2026-08-20 · Joe Rao · Latest from Space.com_ Joe Rao took to sea aboard the cruise ship Le Boréal to watch the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here's what it was like. ## [Ludicrous, nonsensical, an affront to canon — 'Strange New Worlds'' puppet episode is an instant classic](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/ludicrous-nonsensical-an-affront-to-canon-strange-new-worlds-puppet-episode-is-an-instant-classic) _2026-08-20 · Richard Edwards · Latest from Space.com_ It could have been a disaster, but "Star Trek"'s collaboration with the Jim Henson Company is a hilarious masterpiece ## [Mars Express orbiter captures detailed new video of the crater where Mark Watney was stranded in 'The Martian'](https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/mars-express-orbiter-captures-detailed-new-video-of-the-crater-where-mark-watney-was-stranded-in-the-martian) _2026-08-20 · Josh Dinner · Latest from Space.com_ Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet's Southern Highlands and Schiaparelli Crater in magnificent detail. ## [Try not to be hypnotized by the 'Eye of Africa' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2026](https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/try-not-to-be-hypnotized-by-the-eye-of-africa-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-20-2026) _2026-08-20 · Chelsea Gohd · Latest from Space.com_ This geologic feature has been mesmerizing astronauts since 1965. ## [On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/on-this-day-in-space-aug-20-1977-voyager-2-launches-to-the-outer-planets) _2026-08-20 · Hanneke Weitering · Latest from Space.com_ On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. ## [James Webb Space Telescope finds 'hidden stars' making the universe's 1st galaxies much bigger than we knew](https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-hidden-stars-among-the-universes-most-ancient-galaxies) _2026-08-20 · Robert Lea · Latest from Space.com_ James Webb Space Telescope is finding that between the brightest stars, the cosmic skyscrapers, there are much fainter stars, meaning early galaxies are more massive than we believed. ## [Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit today](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-lab-launch-private-japanese-earth-observing-sar-satellite-lightning-god-defends) _2026-08-20 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ Rocket Lab will launch its ninth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS this morning (Aug. 20), and you can watch the action live. ## [Scientists just found the fastest known star in the Milky Way. It zooms around our black hole at 15,500 miles per second](https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/scientists-just-found-the-fastest-known-star-in-the-milky-way-it-zooms-around-our-black-hole-at-15-500-miles-per-second) _2026-08-19 · Stefanie Waldek · Latest from Space.com_ Astronomers have found the fastest known star in the Milky Way, a faint object racing around Sagittarius A\*, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. ## [Private mission to save NASA's Swift space telescope fails](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/private-mission-to-save-nasas-swift-space-telescope-fails) _2026-08-19 · Josh Dinner · Latest from Space.com_ A private spacecraft tasked with boosting the orbit of NASA's Swift Observatory has failed in its mission, meaning the telescope will crash back to Earth later this year. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/e21poxdZ8ktY) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/scientists-create-laundry-gun-for-astronauts-to-clean-their-clothes-by-shooting-out-plasma) _2026-08-19 · Rahul Rao · Latest from Space.com_ A pen-sized apparatus called a "laundry gun" could sterilize astronauts' clothes in space. ## ['The Mandalorian and Grogu' finally blasts onto Disney+ next month](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-finally-blasts-onto-disney-next-month) _2026-08-19 · Jeff Spry · Latest from Space.com_ Will this underwhelming spinoff of "The Mandalorian" find new life in the streaming world? ## [Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole](https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/dark-matter-could-magnify-the-jets-of-a-ravenously-feeding-supermassive-black-hole) _2026-08-19 · Robert Lea · Latest from Space.com_ A jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar is being gravitationally lensed by an unseen clump of dark matter, and that could tell us about the source of cosmic "ghost" particles. ## [A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)](https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/a-spacex-rocket-slammed-into-the-moon-this-month-and-a-nasa-spacecraft-has-spotted-its-lunar-grave-photos) _2026-08-19 · Leonard David · Latest from Space.com_ NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide. ## [Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/mysterious-russian-space-activity-causes-us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-to-turn-around-report) _2026-08-19 · Brett Tingley · Latest from Space.com_ A mysterious incident over the South Pacific forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around on Aug. 18, due to a possible space debris hazard. ## [13 sci-fi books that inspired our favorite shows and movies](https://www.space.com/entertainment/read-13-books-that-inspired-our-favorite-sci-fi-shows-and-movies) _2026-08-19 · Harry Bennett · Latest from Space.com_ These are the books that inspired our favorite science fiction worlds on the big and small screens, including novels from Andy Weir, Emily St. John Mandel and Mary Shelley. ## [On this day in space! Aug. 19, 1997: 1st Filipino satellite launches into orbit](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/on-this-day-in-space-aug-19-1997-1st-filipino-satellite-launches-into-orbit) _2026-08-19 · Hanneke Weitering · Latest from Space.com_ On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines launched its own satellite for the first time. ## [Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet](https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/astronomers-discover-a-giant-rocky-mega-earth-23-times-more-massive-than-our-planet) _2026-08-19 · Samantha Mathewson · Latest from Space.com_ "This isn't what we expected at all." ## [Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/touchdown-private-chinese-rocket-aces-landing-on-2nd-ever-flight) _2026-08-19 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight. ## [Forget 'Halo' — the latest 'Futurama' episode has a ring world covered in super-intelligent rats (exclusive)](https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/forget-halo-the-latest-futurama-episode-has-a-ring-world-covered-in-super-intelligent-rats-exclusive) _2026-08-18 · Jeff Spry · Latest from Space.com_ "A ring-shaped world shaped like a ring! I shall call it Wheel World." ## [NASA astronaut and 1st female French spacewalker remove failed ISS antenna but run out of time for replacement](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-astronaut-and-1st-female-french-spacewalker-remove-failed-iss-antenna-but-run-out-of-time-for-replacement) _2026-08-18 · Robert Z. Pearlman · Latest from Space.com_ NASA astronaut Anil Menon and first female French spacewalker Sophie Adenot removed a failed antenna but ran out of time to install its replacement at the International Space Station, Aug. 18, 2026. ## [Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/starship-lives-spacex-craft-arrives-at-christmas-island-after-24-day-ocean-ordeal) _2026-08-18 · Josh Dinner · Latest from Space.com_ After Starship's test launch and splashdown last month, SpaceX recovery teams have successfully tugged the vehicle through a turbulent stretch of the Indian Ocean and arrived at calmer waters off the coast of Christmas Island. ## [SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-100-launches-2026-starlink-group-17-50-launch) _2026-08-18 · Mike Wall · Latest from Space.com_ SpaceX launched its 100th mission of the year early Wednesday morning (Aug. 19), sending 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. ## [Hydrogen-powered 'rocket car' tops 400 mph in record-breaking test (video)](https://www.space.com/technology/hydrogen-powered-rocket-car-tops-400-mph-in-record-breaking-test-video) _2026-08-18 · Chelsea Gohd · Latest from Space.com_ The JCB Hydromax vehicle averaged more than 400 mph during two runs in Utah last week, becoming the fastest hydrogen-powered car in history. ## [A beginner’s guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope](https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/a-beginners-guide-to-observing-the-night-sky-with-a-manual-telescope) _2026-08-18 · Jamie Carter · Latest from Space.com_ A telescope can help you explore the night sky, but only if you know how to use it. ## [Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026](https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/hubble-james-webb-team-up-to-capture-the-black-eye-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-18-2026) _2026-08-18 · Chelsea Gohd · Latest from Space.com_ The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in a gorgeous new composite image from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. ## [On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium](https://www.space.com/astronomy/on-this-day-in-space-aug-18-1868-total-solar-eclipse-leads-to-discovery-of-helium) _2026-08-18 · Hanneke Weitering · Latest from Space.com_ On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium ## [How an ancient collision with another galaxy transformed the Milky Way](https://www.space.com/astronomy/galaxies/how-an-ancient-collision-with-another-galaxy-transformed-the-milky-way) _2026-08-17 · Keith Cooper · Latest from Space.com_ The Milky Way has a secret history of galaxy mergers that we are only now starting to uncover. ## [China bounces back from Long March rocket explosion with back-to-back launches (video)](https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/china-bounces-back-from-long-march-rocket-explosion-with-back-to-back-launches-video) _2026-08-17 · Josh Dinner · Latest from Space.com_ China's space program has returned to flight after an Aug. 10 Long March 7A rocket explosion, launching both a Long March 12 and a Long March 2C rocket on Sunday (Aug. 16). ## [The best Ruko drone to date is half-price at Amazon but you'll have to hurry](https://www.space.com/technology/drones/the-best-ruko-drone-to-date-is-half-price-at-amazon-but-youll-have-to-hurry) _2026-08-17 · Chris McMullen · Latest from Space.com_ Looking to take to the skies? This beginner-friendly Ruko F11 PRO 2 is a mind-blowing $280 off, but you'll have to hurry because this lightning deal ends soon.