Here’s what to expect from 5 stages of the total solar eclipse 2026
We’re just a few short days away from the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse, when millions will watch…
Voyager 2 may have caught Uranus on a freak day — a 2024 reanalysis suggests the 1986 flyby that shaped four decades of understanding arrived during a compressed state estimated to occur only about 4% of the time
In January 1986, Voyager 2 swept past Uranus and gathered the only close-up measurements humanity has ever taken…
What it's like to chase solar eclipses around the world – BBC
What it’s like to chase solar eclipses around the world BBCSpanish mountain village braces for astrotourists lured by total…
Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know : NPR
The Moon crosses in front of the Sun during a total solar eclipse at Lake Monroe on April…
Uranus rotates almost completely on its side, tipped by 97.77 degrees, most likely by a giant impact billions of years ago — but its tilted moons keep the case from being closed
Uranus is usually described as the planet that was knocked over. Its spin axis is tilted by 97.77…
Supermassive black hole found ‘wandering’ at the edge of a galaxy
Astronomers hunt black holes at the center of a galaxy, not its edge, because that is where the…
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California’s scenic central…
Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency said this week they will adapt what they had…
Meteorite that smashed through a New Jersey roof reveals clues to life’s origins
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a…
Don’t miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of mars before dawn on Aug. 9
Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender crescent…
How cleaning up space debris could grow to become a big business
This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. (Photo by:…
In 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the Moon with an improvised six-iron: Both remain there 55 years later
Alan Shepard/AI representation of the Golf Club | Wikimedia Commons/ChatGPT Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard paused near the…