Caltech Astronomy

After 10 days in space, the NASA Artemis II mission will return to Earth today, with an expected splashdown time at 5:07PM PM PT off the coast of San Diego. Welcome back, Artemis!

You can watch the whole thing live on NASA's YouTube channel:

NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast) This feed will provide continuous coverage of Artemis II mission activities with live commentary, beginning with tanking of the SLS (Space Launch System) roc...

Last month, we participated in the Great Orion Dark Sky Festival near Death Valley NP. We hosted solar demos and solar telescopes, astrophysicist Q&A panels, and astronomy presentations by Dr. Cameron Hummels on black holes, galaxies, and the formation of the solar system. Even the local burros turned out for it. Great skies and fun times.