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Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space ph...
A shot so spectacular it will leave other astrophotographers green with envy.
Some of the loneliest people in their sixties are ...
A quiet pattern in later-life loneliness: the people described for decades as easy and low-maintenan...
Perseid meteor shower peaks under perfect skies to...
Don't miss the peak of the Perseid meteor shower tonight. Here's when, where and how to see it.
SpaceX wraps Starlink double header day with the l...
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink global internet satellite constellation to orbit from Califo...
A total solar eclipse will darken the sky for mill...
The wait is over. Today's total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland and Spain. Here's...
SpaceX could make $500 billion in 2027, Elon Musk ...
SpaceX started out as a launch company, but it has been transitioning into an artificial intelligenc...
Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe w...
"It's part of the fabric of astronomy research now."
Scientists find 2 million active black holes, expl...
Astronomers have nearly doubled the number of known cosmic X-ray sources.
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast on taking 'bi...
"I think the producers had more time to prepare for season 4 and every episode felt incredible on th...
1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria...
Scientists found a Martian meteorite on Earth that is finally filling in a nearly 2-billion-year-old...
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit fr...
SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast toda...
NASA will chase the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse wi...
"Scientists can study the sun's corona in a way we can't from anywhere else in the solar system."
What history can teach us about the future of prop...
Without property rights in space, one of the most important economic incentives for the commercial d...
Behold the majestic mane of the Lion Nebula | Spac...
The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope.
On this day in space! Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object su...
President Eisenhower inspects the Discoverer 13 capsule after its return to Earth.
SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orb...
Operating a million or more data centers in space would mean a massive increase in air pollution fro...
Will Perseid shooting stars be visible during the ...
"If anyone does see one, they had better go play the lottery asap!"
Watch the total solar eclipse online Aug. 12 with ...
Here's how to watch the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse live online for free.
Psychology says adults who cannot nap without sett...
Some adults need three alarms and a closed door before they can rest. Research on early-life stress ...
Psychology suggests adults who prefer eating alone...
Solo dining reservations have climbed sharply since 2021. Read alongside the research on emotional l...
'Launching anywhere, anytime and without compromis...
Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spac...
The Andromeda galaxy may be getting bullied by a s...
Andromeda has slowed its star-forming rate over the last 40 million years. Scientists think they fin...
Lego Project Hail Mary review: Amaze, amaze, amaze...
Is the new Lego Project Hail Mary set worth the space on your shelf? We built the movie-inspired set...
Chinese rocket explodes less than 90 seconds after...
China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning (Aug. 10), lighting up the skies with som...
This ZWO astronomy camera is perfect for solar and...
Easy to use and with an excellent build quality, the ZWO ASI174MM is a fast, monochrome USB 3.0 came...
On this day in space! Aug. 10, 1972: A 'Great Dayl...
On Aug. 10, 1972, an Earth-grazing fireball burst through the sky over North America. Here's what ha...
Sharpest image of the sun ever captured! | Space p...
An international team of researchers using the U.S. National Science Foundation's Inouye Solar Teles...
Watch Japanese H3 rocket launch 10,800-pound navig...
Japan's H3 rocket will launch the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite to orbit this afternoon (Aug. 10)...
Psychologists say the adults who seem to age most ...
The people who seem to age most gracefully in their seventies aren't always the busiest. Often they ...
Pluto's atmosphere is collapsing as it drifts away...
As Pluto edges further away from the sun, the chilly temperatures are causing its atmosphere to cond...
Much of the gold on Earth, in wedding rings and de...
Almost all of Earth's gold was forged in the collision of two neutron stars long before the solar sy...
Could the northern lights be visible during the to...
A total solar eclipse and the northern lights at the same time? Experts explain why it's possible, b...
What time is the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2...
Here are key timings for some of the eclipse's most popular viewing destinations.
Psychology says people who quietly leave family gr...
The quiet exit from a group chat looks like withdrawal. In our reading of the psychology, it is usua...
Psychologists explain that adults who dread the qu...
The dread of the retirement dinner-party question is not embarrassment about leaving work. It is the...
Quote by Anne Lamott: Almost everything will work ...
Anne Lamott's line about unplugging has become shorthand for rest, but the research on cognitive bre...
Exploring 'very low Earth orbit': The world's 1st ...
Air-breathing electric propulsion could help satellites explore a new frontier, one that lies quite ...
On this day in space! Aug. 9, 1976: Soviet Luna 24...
On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a robotic samp...
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will reveal som...
A naked-eye view of the sun's outer atmosphere is the reason eclipse chasers travel the world. Here'...
In 1912, a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegen...
In 1912 Alfred Wegener told a Frankfurt lecture hall the continents were still moving. Geologists di...
Here's what to expect from 5 stages of the total s...
From first contact to totality and beyond, this is what will happen during each stage of the Aug. 12...
Psychology says people who apologise for taking up...
The reflex to apologise for existing, in photos, in chats, in conversation, is usually read as humil...
Psychology says the people who seem unbothered by ...
The calm of a person in their sixties often gets read as a thicker skin. The lifespan research on em...
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit fr...
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from Calif...
'Transformers: The Movie' at 40: the cartoon spin-...
With many fan-favorite Autobots and Decepticons bumped off in the opening act, this was not the big-...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 222 — How to I...
On Episode 222 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by space writer Rich Edwar...
The boiling river of the Peruvian Amazon runs hot ...
Scientists are baffled by a Peruvian river hot enough to kill animals instantly, with no geological ...
Don't miss the crescent moon shine close to the re...
Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender crescent ...
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union's...
Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station pr...
Yes, North America gets a solar eclipse on Aug. 12...
The Aug. 12 eclipse won't rival 2024's Great American Eclipse, but millions across the U.S. and Cana...
