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04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! Wanna see your name from space? NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration has you covered! Visit https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat/outreach/your-name-in-landsat/ and see which of Earth's natural features spells your name!

With this online interactive, users can type in their name then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images.

04/06/2026

Today, Night Sky Network celebrates the historic milestone made by the crew! Be sure to visit the link in bio for educational resources you can share with your communities!

Image Credit: NASA

04/06/2026

Be sure to share these resources with your communities, as we celebrate the historic flight of Artemis II!

Today, the crew of Artemis II reaches a milestone, traveling farther than any humans in recorded history, as they orbit the far side of the Moon, roughly

04/03/2026

You could witness a meteoroid hitting the Moon — for science. Impact Flash! is a citizen science project where amateur astronomers help researchers spot lunar impact flashes: split-second flares of light that appear when space rocks slam into the Moon’s surface. Your observations will help scientists understand the hazards facing future astronauts.

Learn more at:

Impact Flash! is a citizen science project where anyone (including you!) can observe the Moon to search for impact flashes.

03/03/2026

02/17/2026

Knowing the Milky Way from Star Counts to Gravitational Waves with Shane Larson

Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, February 17, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern), along with Shane Larson, where we’ll discuss the discovery of the Milky Way, how our perceptions of it constantly shape and change our understanding of other galaxies, and the Cosmos on much larger scales.

YouTube Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlW0VseJLCQ

01/27/2026

Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Wednesday, January 28, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern), along with Carina Poulin, where we’ll discuss the PACE mission and explore strategies for communicating Earth science to diverse audiences.

Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7mcEhexTg

12/11/2025

TONIGHT: Join the NASA Night Sky Network on Thursday, December 11, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern) along with Dr. Robert Nemiroff for a tour of highlights from the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) archive for 2025. Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_txUmGTtBhQ

Along with Jerry Bonnell, Robert Nemiroff has written, coordinated, and edited NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) since 1995 at apod.nasa.gov. The APOD archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet.

12/01/2025

The 3I/ATLAS comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the Geminid meteor shower sparkles across the sky, and the Moon and Jupiter get close for a conjunction.

What are some skywatching highlights in December 2025?The 3I/ATLAS comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the Geminid meteor shower sparkles across the s...

11/19/2025

Night Sky Network is back with a new webinar! Join us on Thursday, November 20, at 6:00 PM Pacific Time (9:00 PM Eastern), along with Jamie Rankin, where we’ll discuss the plasma, magnetic field, and particle environment from the Sun to the interstellar medium, surveyed by 1 & 2.

Watch the live stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1vPC1e63Ic

09/22/2025

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Crisp air. Crunchy leaves. Cozy sweaters. 🍂

Today is the autumnal equinox, officially kicking off the fall season in the Northern Hemisphere. But what exactly causes the seasons? It's all about that tilt!

09/22/2025

October marks the end of Night Sky Notes, a monthly publication that started in 2018 with Night Sky Network as a way to connect amateur astronomy clubs and organizations to NASA missions and the science they produce.

Catch the final article here, along with past, perennial articles.

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