Star Walk

🌎 Does time seem to move differently depending on the day of the week? 🌀 Mondays drag on like they last a month, while weekends zip by in an hour. Is Earth playing tricks on us? 😅 In reality, our planet spins steadily at the same speed every day, but here's a fun twist:…

🚨 Betelgeuse isn’t alone! Astronomers have just confirmed the existence of a faint companion star, Alpha Ori B, that orbits the red supergiant. This discovery changes our understanding of Betelgeuse's fate, including the timing of its future supernova explosion. Read more in our…

🚀✨ Yes, the Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon… but they also hopped, bounded, shuffled — and, yep — fell. A lot. 😅🌕 In low gravity, even the best-trained astronauts had their balance tested. For the engineers who designed the suits, these wipeouts were nerve-wracking.…

What causes auroras? 🌌 How can you see or photograph them? Learn about the shapes, colors & science of polar lights — all in this colorful infographic! ✨ 👉 starwalk.space/infographics/n…

Meet the Great Nothing — the Boötes Void ⚫ Have you heard about the Boötes Void? It is one of the largest known empty regions in the universe. It spans over 330 million light-years and contains just a handful of galaxies where thousands should be. It's as if the universe……

🌟 30 Years Since the Discovery of Comet Hale-Bopp! ☄️ On July 23, 1995, amateur astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp independently discovered a comet that would go on to wow the world — Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1). ✨ With a brightness of mag 10.5 at discovery and located 7.2…

🚨 The Milky Way Isn’t What You Think! 🌌 Think our galaxy is just a calm swirl of stars? Think again. 🌀 Take this fun quiz to uncover the wildest truths about the Milky Way: starwalk.space/quiz/milky-way… Prepare to be surprised!

🤓 What is the Oort Cloud? Imagine a giant icy bubble surrounding our Solar System — that’s the Oort Cloud! This distant, spherical shell of icy objects marks the outer boundary of the Sun’s gravitational influence, far beyond Pluto. ☄️ How far is it? The Oort Cloud likely…

📸 Taken during Perseverance’s descent to Mars in 2021, this image shows the Martian surface from 10 km up. The shiny heat shield is falling away after protecting the rover during entry. 🌕 Today is July 20 — exactly 56 years since humans first landed on the Moon in 1969. That…

🚀 How Far Have We Gone from Earth? Humans have been exploring space for over 60 years — but just how far have we actually traveled? Let’s zoom out: 🧑‍🚀 1961 – Yuri Gagarin The first human in space, circling Earth at just 327 km altitude – just outside of Earth's atmosphere.…

🌌 July 20: The Moon Meets the Pleiades ✨ Look up late on July 20! At 10:27 GMT, the crescent Moon (24% illuminated) will pass stunningly close to the Pleiades star cluster—just 0°48' apart. In some regions, you might even witness a lunar occultation, where the Moon hides the…

Who can relate? 🥱🌌 Every time I try to sleep, the sky drops another must-see event — bright Venus, fast meteors, Moon magic… 💫🔭 How do you not stay up for that?

🤝 On July 17, 1975, the American Apollo and the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft docked in orbit 222 km above Earth, marking the first international crewed mission. 🚀 From a surprise stowaway 🦟 to a clever solution for the language barrier, here's the story 👉 starwalk.space/news/apollo-so…

🚨 Breaking News from Mars! 🚀 ESA’s Mars Express captured this stunning view of Hebes Chasma — an isolated chasma just north of Valles Marineris. At its heart sits Hebes Mensa, a 5 km-high mesa with a dramatic horseshoe-shaped chunk missing. 😲 🔍 What went down? That chunk…

Back in 1859, Earth was hit by the most powerful geomagnetic storm in recorded history — the Carrington Event. 🌞💀 The event was caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) — a massive burst of solar plasma — which reached Earth in just 17.6 hours. That’s incredibly fast,…

Moon meets Saturn on July 16 in Pisces! 🌕🪐 Neptune is nearby, too! 🔵 🔗 Learn more: starwalk.space/news/facts-abo…

🌟 What Are the Life Stages of a Star? Let’s take a look at the life of a star — using Betelgeuse as a real-life example!

🌞 Parker’s Christmas Ride 🚀 On Dec 25, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew just 3.8 million miles from the Sun — the closest any spacecraft has ever gone! NASA has just released this stunning footage showing solar wind blasting out from the Sun’s corona — a stream of charged…