27 Aug 2026 (29 minutes away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 225 — Get a Grip!

When is the next lunar eclipse?

On this day in space! Aug. 29, 1965: NASA's Gemini 5 breaks spaceflight duration record after 2 astronauts spent '8 days in a garbage can'

SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14 (video)

SpaceX test-fires Starship Super Heavy booster ahead of critical Flight 14

Meeting Nancy Grace Roman: What was the 'mother of Hubble' really like?

Who was Nancy Grace Roman? NASA's next big space telescope is named after the 'Mother of Hubble'

31 Aug 2026 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

31 Aug 2026 (2 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

04 Sep 2026 (6 days away): Venus at aphelion

04 Sep 2026 (6 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

03 Sep 2026 (5 days away): Close approach of the Moon and M45

01 Sep 2026 (3 days away): Aurigid meteor shower 2026

What time will SpaceX launch NASA's Roman Space Telscope on Aug. 30? (Full mission timeline)