🛰️ The Cosmos Library
Dive into curated content on space missions, open APIs, telescope data, and more. This page will evolve to showcase real-time integrations and long-form research.
🌌 Astronomy Picture of the Day
Longmore 8: The Hamster Wheel Nebula
How did a hamster wheel get into space? The Hamster Wheel Nebula (Longmore 8) was discovered by Andrew Longmore in 1976 as a part of a larger survey of the southern sky. This survey employed several improvements in photographic technology, including the use of highly sensitive film, to capture deepe...
Read full description →🔭 James Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Telescope Briefing
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, meets with NASA James Webb Space Telescope Timeline Controller Matt Wasiak, left, and NASA James Webb Sp...
☄️ Near Earth Objects — Today
- 2010 EX11 Diameter: 40–90 m Miss distance: 74,548,109 km Velocity: 60,614 km/h
- 2011 BG24 Diameter: 11–24 m Miss distance: 70,868,678 km Velocity: 21,700 km/h
- 2013 CS83 Diameter: 94–210 m Miss distance: 67,899,244 km Velocity: 73,026 km/h
- 2014 MZ5 Diameter: 42–94 m Miss distance: 35,275,098 km Velocity: 46,878 km/h
- 2018 KH1 Diameter: 111–248 m Miss distance: 24,900,995 km Velocity: 50,347 km/h
📰 Latest Space News
NASA Low Water at San Carlos Reservoir
Drought and water releases drained the Arizona reservoir to levels that have led to widespread fish deaths....
Jun 17, 2026
SpaceNews June 25: Golden Dome: How Could Sensors Protect the United States?
Join us as we explore the technologies behind Golden Dome, what’s necessary to make them operate at a high level and wh...
Jun 17, 2026
Spaceflight Now Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3 Block 2 BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile
The mission is third time SpaceX will launch satellites for AST SpaceMobile and its first of the Block 2 iteration of th...
Jun 16, 2026
NASA NASA’s Webb Catches Exoplanet Getting Roasted
One well-done gas giant, coming right up! That’s the latest from researchers analyzing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope...
Jun 16, 2026
Arstechnica Amid launch bottleneck, Amazon has "hundreds" of satellites waiting to fly
"As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up."...
Jun 16, 2026
SpaceNews Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander
Astrobotic showed off the lunar lander it plans to launch later this year that will be the vanguard of NASA’s new lunar ...
Jun 16, 2026🚀 Upcoming Launches
Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-03)
📍 Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
🗓 Jun 17, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-179
📍 Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
🗓 Jun 18, 2026, 08:54 AM UTC
Spectrum | Onward and Upward
📍 Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Spaceport
🗓 Jun 18, 2026, 08:00 PM UTC
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 17-28
📍 Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
🗓 Jun 20, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC
🛸 Upcoming Space Events
NASA Katalyst Swift Reboost Preview Teleconference
📍 Online
NASA will host an audio-only media teleconference to preview the Katalyst Space mission to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst...
🗓 Jun 17, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC
US EVA-95
📍 International Space Station
Two astronauts will replace a high-definition camera on camera port 3, install a new navigational aid for visiting spacecraft, called a planar reflector, on the...
🗓 Jun 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Hayabusa2 S-Type Asteroid (98943) Torifune Flyby
📍 (98943) Torifune
As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will observe S-type asteroid (98943) Torifune during a high-speed fly-by....
🗓 Jul 5, 2026, 09:30 AM UTC
Total Solar Eclipse in Europe
📍 Europe & Northern Atlantic
On 12 August 2026, a solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe and the north Atlantic. The path of totality will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and ...
🗓 Aug 12, 2026, 03:35 PM UTC