Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT
Large asteroid safely passed Earth on June 27
Reported by Space | EarthSky
On June 27, 2026, a large asteroid safely passed close to Earth. Observers with small telescopes watched the asteroid sail by.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:15 +0000
A lunar quarantine facility to protect from alien microbes?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Scientists are proposing a lunar quarantine facility on the moon to protect Earth from possible alien microbes. Do we need one?
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:00 +0000
Will Earth survive the red giant sun? New research suggests yes
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Will Earth survive the sun's death, when our star becomes a red giant 5 billion years from now? A new study suggests it might, and maybe Mars too.
The post Will Earth survive the red giant sun? New research suggests yes first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:45 +0000
Why do stars twinkle, but planets don’t?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Seen from space, both stars and planets shine steadily, but seen from Earth, stars twinkle while planets (usually) do not. Here’s why.
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- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:33 +0000
Listening to the One Place That Swallows Everything
Reported by Universe Today
The event horizon of a black hole should be impossible to study. It’s the point of no return, the boundary where gravity grows so strong that not even light can escape, so by definition nothing can carry word of it back to us. Yet a team of scientists ha...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:36 +0000