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06/02/2026

Check out the night sky this month, June 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
Venus and Jupiter meet after sunset, the Moon passes in front of Venus, summer begins, and deep-sky treasures rise into view.
To start June, look west after sunset to spot Venus and Jupiter shining close together, with Mercury joining the view low in the sky.
Around June 9, Venus and Jupiter appear especially close in a planetary conjunction.
From June 11 through 15, Mercury joins the scene, creating a mini-parade of planets near the western horizon.
On June 17, from some locations, the Moon passes in front of Venus in an event called a lunar occultation. For viewers outside the exact viewing path, the Moon and Venus may still appear close together.
June also brings the summer solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Check out the night sky this month, June 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What’s Up: June 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL Venu…

05/19/2026

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement.

=== International Space Station & NASA

** SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments | NASA - May.17.2026
At 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for the Expedition 74 crew. This is the 34th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the space station for NASA.
In addition to cargo for the crew aboard the space station, Dragon will deliver several new experiments, including a project to determine how well Earth-based simulators mimic microgravity conditions, a bone scaffold made from wood that could produce new treatments for fragile bone conditions like osteoporosis, and equipment to help researchers evaluate how red blood cells and the spleen change in space.

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05/01/2026

The night sky this month, May 2026, will include Eta Aquarid meteors and a Blue Moon. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: May 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower brings shooting stars before dawn, the Moon meets brilliant Venus after sunset, and May wraps up with a rare Blue Moon.
Look to the early morning sky around May 5-6 for meteors from Halley’s Comet, though bright moonlight may wash out some of the fainter streaks.
Then on May 18, spot the crescent Moon near Venus low in the western sky just after sunset. May ends with a Full Moon on May 31.
May ends with a Blue Moon, meaning the second full moon in a single calendar month, but it will not actually look blue.

The night sky this month, May 2026, will include Eta Aquarid meteors and a Blue Moon. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What’s Up: May 2026 Skyw…

04/02/2026

Check out the night sky this month, April 2026. A sungrazing comet may become visible and the Lyrid meteor shower will peak on the night of April 21st. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: April 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
Mercury shines at its brightest for the year, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks, and a bright new comet makes an appearance in April’s night sky.
Catch Mercury low in the eastern sky before sunrise on April 3 at its greatest elongation. Then look up late April 21 into the 22nd for the Lyrids, with “shooting stars” radiating near the bright star Vega.
Also this month, Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) may be visible with binoculars or a telescope, especially around April 17, before making its closest approach to Earth on April 27.

03/25/2026

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement.

=== International Space Station & NASA

** U.S. Spacewalk 94 | NASA
Watch as NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir go on a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.
Williams and Meir will make preparations to install additional International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSAs), which will provide additional power for the orbital laboratory. The spacewalk is scheduled to start at about 8:00 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) and run for about six-and-a-half hours.
This spacewalk will be the first for Williams and fourth for Meir.
Learn more about the spacewalk: https://go.nasa.gov/4sI2HXG

** U.S. Spacewalk 94 Animation – March 17, 2026 | NASA Johnson
An animation of U.S.

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement. === International Space Station & NASA ** U.S. Spa…

03/02/2026

Here is a new selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (govt and commercial), living in space, and space settlement.

=== International Space Station & NASA

** NASA's SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services Undocking | NASA
Watch a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undock and depart from the International Space Station. The spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock at 12:05 p.m. EST (1705 UTC) on Thursday, Feb. 26, and splash down off the coast of California at 2:44 a.m. EST (0744 UTC) on Friday, Feb. 27.
This Dragon spacecraft arrived at the space station as part of our SpaceX 33rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-33) mission. It arrived carrying science and supplies for the crew aboard the orbiting lab, and will return to Earth with scientific data from experiments in low Earth orbit, including tests determining how materials age in space and how microgravity affects brain and heart stem cell growth.

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03/02/2026

Check out the night sky this month, March 2026. Top events include a lunar eclipse and a Venus-Saturn conjunction. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the major sights.

** What's Up: March 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in March 2026?
A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a conjunction, and we celebrate the vernal equinox.
0:00 Intro
0:12 Total lunar eclipse
1:22 Venus + Saturn conjunction
1:57 Vernal equinox
2:39 March Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/whats-up/.



** What to see in the night sky: March 2026 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Astronomers Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best things to see in the night sky this month.

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02/23/2026

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02/02/2026

Check out the night sky this month, February 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe.

** What's Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA JPL
What are some skywatching highlights in February 2026?
Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest all year, the Moon and Saturn pair up, and the Beehive Cluster buzzes into view.
0:00 Intro
0:14 Artemis II launch window opens
0:45 Orion the Hunter
1:23 A planetary parade
2:05 February Moon phases
Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/....

Phases of the Moon for Feb.2026. Credits: NASA/JPL
** What to see in the night sky: February 2026 | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal the best stargazing and astronomy targets to see in the night sky this month.

Check out the night sky this month, February 2026. Here are videos and links to websites highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What’s Up: February 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | NASA…

01/30/2026

Here is a selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (government and commercial), living in space, and space settlement.

=== International Space Station & NASA

** Crew 11 ended its ISS mission earlier than planned due to a medical issue with an (unnamed) astronaut and returned to Earth on January 15th. This left one US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts on board the station. Crew 12 with four astronauts could launch to the station as early as Feb.11.

Here is a selection of videos, articles, and news items about space habitats (government and commercial), living in space, and space settlement. === International Space Station & NASA ** Crew 1…