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Skypedia collects what’s above us right now. The storms on the Sun, the rockets on the pad, the rover’s last photo from Mars. And lays it out plainly enough that anyone can follow.
▸ Tonight above you
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Moon
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See This Week →▸ Voyager 1 · still going
The farthest human-made object is still calling home.
Voyager 1 launched in 1977 and is now more than 24 billion kilometres from Earth . The first spacecraft to cross into interstellar space. Its radio signal takes over 22 hours to reach us. Scientists still receive faint data from it, reporting on what lies beyond our solar system’s edge.
▸ Today, in the news
Fresh headlines land here every week.
Skypedia aggregates space headlines from NASA, ESA, JPL, Spaceflight Now, Phys.org, Science Daily, and arXiv. The next weekly refresh will populate this column.
▸ From the archive
First Moon Landing
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbited above.
Why it mattered
One of humanity's greatest achievements, demonstrating our capability to explore beyond Earth.
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
▸ Another moment
1957
Space Exploration
Sputnik 1 Launched
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth. This 58-cm diameter sphere transmitted radio signals for 21 days and orbited Earth every 96 minutes.
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▸ Why Skypedia exists
Everything above us,
explained plainly and honestly.
Every page is written to be readable by anyone who is curious, whether that’s a kid learning about space for the first time or an adult trying to keep up with what’s launching this week. Every fact links back to a named public source.
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▸ At a glance
- Sources
- NASA · NOAA · JPL · ESA · NARA
- Refresh cadence
- Weekly, automated
- Reading level
- Written for age 8+
- Cost
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