#Beta Pictoris
As the solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, draws near, Astronophilos hosts a live web event with Ciel & Espace, preparing for the event and sharing extraordinary eclipse stories.
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev safely landed in Kazakhstan on July 26 after 241 days aboard the ISS.
On August 12, 2026, witness the spectacular eclipse as the Moon obscures the Sun at sunset. Learn about astronomical events and discoveries leading up to this momentous occasion.
The young planetary system of the 23 million year old star Beta Pictoris has become a prime example of circumstellar dust disks, hosting at least three giant gas planets. Recent studies using the GRAVITY+ instrument have shed light on the planet's origins and atmospheric variability.