🔭 What’s New in the Sky – June–July 2025

1. June 10–11: Strawberry Moon The “Strawberry Moon” rises low on the horizon, appearing unusually large and tinted orange-red due to atmospheric scattering. Best viewed just after moonrise near midnight.Source: NASA, Space.com 2. June 16–17: Mars–Regulus Conjunction Mars and Regulus (the brightest star in Leo) will appear only about 0.5° apart—close enough to see together…

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Curiosity Rover Update (Sols 4568–4569): Inside the Altadena Drill Hole and Its Debris

Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth Planning Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 As Curiosity nears the end of the Altadena drill campaign, the rover continues its exploration of Martian bedrock within the intriguing boxwork structures on Mount Sharp. Following the successful delivery of powdered rock…

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🌍 The World’s Space Agencies: Who’s Leading Humanity Into the Stars?

Space isn’t a one-nation dream—it’s a global mission. From the United States to India, China to Europe, dozens of countries operate their own space agencies, each contributing to human progress beyond Earth. Here’s a list of the major space agencies around the world, their biggest achievements, and why they matter in the cosmic race. 1….

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Launch Opportunities for Axiom Mission 4 Under Review by NASA and Partners

NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX are evaluating potential launch windows for Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with no earlier target than Thursday, June 19. The mission was delayed on June 12 as NASA continued to coordinate with Roscosmos to assess recent repair efforts addressing minor leaks…

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First Images of Huge Eruptions from Sun

Sun Unleashed: NASA’s PUNCH Reveals First-Ever Images of Giant Solar Eruptions

NASA’s PUNCH mission (short for Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) has just shared its first-ever images of massive solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. These stunning visuals were unveiled on Tuesday at the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. The newly released images, compiled into a video, capture…

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