The phenomenon is created by the shifting play of light and shadow over the lunar surface.
July 2025 offers a fine chance to check Mercury off of your skywatcher’s life list.
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Australia's first orbital rocket, Gilmour Space's Eris-1, to launch July 2 after nose cone glitch
The Australian company Gilmour Space is back at the launch pad with its Eris-1 rocket, preparing for the country's first orbital launch on July 2.
Live coverage: EUMETSAT, ESA to launch combo MTG-S1, Sentinel-4 satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
The Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite from the European Oganisation for the Exploration of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is encapsulated in SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairings ahead of launch. Image: SpaceX
A European satellite designed to augment both weather monitoring and assessments of air quality and pollution for Europe and North Africa is preparing to take flight from Florida on Tuesday evening.
US set new record with 21 commercial launches in June, FAA says
American companies launched 21 commercial space missions in June 2025, which was a new record for a single month, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
NASA's Curiosity rover takes a closer look at 'spiderwebs' on Mars | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2025
The Mars rover captured images of low ridges called boxwork patterns, which appear like spiderwebs from space.
Astonishing 'halo' of high-energy particles around giant galaxy cluster is a glimpse into the early universe
A distant cluster of galaxies is wrapped in a vast halo of high-energy particles that could be the work of supermassive black holes or a cosmic particle accelerator.
'This is the holy grail of theoretical physics.' Is the key to quantum gravity hiding in this new way to make black holes?
A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of physics.
Southern Europe’s land and sea sizzles
Image: A powerful heatwave has been gripping large parts of southern Europe. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission’s Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer on 29 June 2025, reveals the temperature of the land surface.
'Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu
"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or long-distance transport in the early solar system."
Menstrual Cups Tested in Space Flight Conditions for the First Time
Scientists have launched menstrual cups into space for the first time, testing whether these reusable devices can withstand the extreme conditions of space travel. The AstroCup mission represents a key step toward giving female astronauts sustainable menstrual health options during long duration missions to the Moon and Mars.
Tracking Macroplastics Leeching Into Rivers from Space
Scientists have developed a new method to identify and map plastic waste in urban areas using satellite imagery, offering new hope for tracking pollution and improving waste management in cities worldwide. The team of researchers led by Elena Aguilar from the San Diego State University, discovered that common plastic materials have unique "fingerprints" when viewed through special infrared light sensors. Just as different materials reflect sunlight differently to our eyes, plastics reflect infrared light in distinctive patterns that satellites can detect. The WorldView-3 satellite, orbiting high above Earth, captures these invisible signatures with remarkable precision, down to areas as small as 4 meters across. This breakthrough could revolutionise how we monitor urban waste, particularly in areas where traditional ground based surveys are difficult or dangerous to conduct.
A Spacecraft Carrying Human Remains and Cannabis Crashes into the Ocean
We've sent some pretty interesting payloads to space since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) launched on October 4th, 1957. As access to space has increased, thanks largely to the commercial space industry, so too have the types of payloads we are sending. Consider the Nyx capsule created by German aerospace startup The Exploration Company, which launched on June 23rd from the Vandenberg Space Force Base atop a Falcon-9 rocket as part of a rideshare mission (Transporter-14). The payload for this flight (dubbed "Mission Possible") included the ashes and DNA of more than 166 deceased people provided by Celestis, a Texas-based memorial spaceflight company.
The Sun Makes Up 99.8% of the Solar System’s Mass
The Sun isn’t just the center of the solar system—it is the solar system, in terms of mass.
Astronomers discover a galaxy frozen in time for billions of years: 'Fossil galaxies are like the dinosaurs of the universe'
Astronomers have discovered a galaxy that has been "frozen in time" for billions of years. Like a celestial dinosaur fossil, this galaxy could reveal the secrets of cosmic evolution.
Was ancient Mars habitable? NASA's Perseverance rover is grinding into a 'weird, uncooperative' rock to find out
NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose material that could hold clues to the planet's ancient environment and habitability.
Galaxy Clusters Have Been Surrounded by High-Energy Particles for Almost Their Entire History
If you could see the Universe through a radio-wave "eye", you'd detect mini-halos of relativistic particles creating radio emissions around some galaxy clusters. Astronomers long figured those halos are relative "recent" happenings in the nearby Universe and didn't occur in the early epochs of cosmic history. That's all changed now that the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio observatory in Europe has revealed newborn galaxies in the early Universe already surrounded by a halo of particles. It's a rare look at what such clusters were like soon after they formed.
'The sun is dying!' Ryan Gosling tries to save a doomed Earth in 1st trailer for 'Project Hail Mary' (video)
"Project Hail Mary" is the upcoming outer space odyssey, based on Andy Weir's 2021 novel, that offers a stirring story of alien first contact.
'Apollo 13' turns 30: How NASA legend Gerry Griffin helped director Ron Howard 'get it right'
As 'Apollo 13' turns 30, we talk to legendary NASA flight director Gerry Griffin who helped make the film as realistic as possible.
Get ready to photograph the Buck moon on July 10 with the Nikon Z6 II, now $600 cheaper on this pre-Prime Day deal!
Ahead of Amazon Prime Day on July 8-11, this limited-time deal gets you $600 off a Nikon Z6 II bundle with a 24-70mm lens included.
Astronomers discover 'raw materials for life' can form in planetary systems even before stars
"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, the origins of the building blocks of life themselves."
