There Are 2 Eclipses This August. Here’s How to See Them
The 2026 astronomical calendar features only four eclipses. But August is a bounty of riches, with two set…
Grain-sized fossils have solved a 113-million-year-old mystery, linking volcanic carbon dioxide to one of the ocean’s largest plankton extinctions
Tiny fossils have helped scientists crack a Cretaceous cold case. Using chemical signals preserved in microscopic shells, Northwestern…
Ganymede is a moon, yet it is larger than the planet Mercury, may contain more water than exists on Earth’s surface, and even generates its own magnetic field, making it less like a conventional moon than a full-sized world that happens to orbit Jupiter.
Calling Ganymede a moon is correct, but it does very little to prepare us for what the object…
Total solar eclipse to darken Spain for 1st time in a century
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain…
Celestron Moon Mission 100mm Tabletop Dobsonian review
The excitement of the new moon mission has potentially helped create a new generation of stargazers, just like…
The Invasion of the Sea Lamprey: How One Fish Transformed the Great Lakes Ecosystem by 1938 | World News
Petromyzon marinus (lamprey) mouth. Credits – Wikimedia Commons On November 8, 1921, a commercial fisherman pulling nets near…
Scientists Find Traces of Two Unknown Archaic Hominins in Human DNA
New research led by the University of California, Berkeley reveals that beyond Neanderthals and Denisovans, humans interbred with…
Solar Eclipse Glasses: Where To Buy Them And How To Check They’re Safe
Eclipse glasses are worn by a statue of George Washington on April 07, 2024, in Houlton, Maine. Millions…
The Sky Today on Sunday, August 2: Mercury at greatest western elongation
Back to Article List The solar system’s smallest planet reaches its greatest western elongation from the Sun, 19°…
Mars Rover Discovers Mysterious Field of Honeycomb Textures on Red Planet: ‘Took Our Breath Away’
Honeycomb pattern on Mars – Curiosity rover / NASA As NASA’s Curiosity rover ascended the Martian valley named…
Unpredictable Space Junk Defies Safety Regulators
The metal that slammed into a Kenyan cornfield wasn’t a one-off freak from the sky—it’s part of…
Don’t Miss August 12’s Solar Eclipse And Perseid Peak
Topline For skywatchers across North America and Europe, Wednesday, Aug. 12 offers a rare opportunity to experience two…