Reply With QuoteOf all of the monthly meetings between the moon and Venus this year, this one is by far the closest. The only caveat is that the pair won't be very high, as the dynamic duo sets just one hour after the sun.
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New moon of August 2024: Venus in conjunction
The day after the new moon , the moon will be in conjunction with Venus, passing just under the planet low on the horizon in the night sky.
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The moon and Venus join close together in the night sky Aug. 5
Of all of the monthly meetings between the moon and Venus this year, this one is by far the closest. The only caveat is that the pair won't be very high, as the dynamic duo sets just one hour after the sun.
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'The Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli opens up about her coming Blue Origi
STEM advocate and space enthusiast Emily Calandrelli will fly to suborbital space with Blue Origin. She shares her story, and her excitement, with Space.com.
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Photographer recreates NASA's epic Artemis 1 launch with Lego (video)
We talk to Benedek Lampert, a talented Lego photographer who has created some very realistic images of the NASA Artemis Space Launch System, amongst others.
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 122 —No City on Mars?
On Episode 122 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dale Skran and Isaac Arthur about the realistic prospects for space settlement.
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Earth from space: Astronauts share photography tips for snapping amazi
From thunderstorm sprites to volcanic plumes, and city lights to meteors, the world appears a different place from 250 miles (400 kilometers) up.
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Watch SpaceX launch private Cygnus cargo craft to ISS Aug. 4 after del
SpaceX will launch Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter toward the International Space Station Sunday (Aug. 4), and you can watch it live.
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Canadarm2 was not designed to catch spacecraft at the ISS. Now it's ab
Canadarm2 launched in 2001 before companies made their own cargo craft. Now well-versed in the technique, the Canadian robot arm will catch Cygnus no earlier than Aug. 5.
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The moon's thin atmosphere is made by constant meteorite bombardment
New research using Apollo mission samples has determined that the impact of meteorites on the lunar surface is primarily responsible for generating the moon's thin and nebulous atmosphere.
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Test your space debris catching skills in new game released by Astrosc
Space sustainability company Astroscale has launched a free computer game that allows players to test their space debris catching skills in a simulation based on the company's real mission.
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How to watch the Perseid meteor shower live online this weekend
Find out where and when you can watch the peak of the Perseid meteor shower online for free.
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US Space Force will make history when SpaceX's Crew-9 mission launches
When Crew-9 lifts off no earlier than Sept. 24, Space Force will be launching one of their own active servicemembers from their own launch complex for the first time ever.
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Space pictures! See our space image of the day
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
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Astronaut captures gorgeous green aurora shining behind Russian spacec
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again delivered an incredible space picture. His latest shows a Russian Soyuz spacecraft poised in front of a green auroral storm.
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Newborn moon may have had many mini-siblings in Earth orbit long ago
When Earth and our moon were much closer together than they are now, the duo could have had tiny companions, or a disk revolving around them in orbits around the pair's poles, a new study finds.
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