NASA Completes Astronaut-Deployed Science Instrument for Lunar Surface
NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the…
Scientists create largest 2D map of the universe with 5.6 trillion pixels and nearly 4 billion cosmic objects
Astronomers have released the largest two-dimensional map of the universe ever created, offering a sweeping new view of…
How to See the August 12 Solar Eclipse in NYC
New Yorkers who still have their eclipse glasses rattling around in a junk drawer after 2024 may finally…
Tourists rush to Iceland to witness rare total solar eclipse | Tourism
Tourists rush to Iceland to witness rare total solar eclipse
Iceland is preparing for a total solar eclipse…
Your Guide to August 2026 Eclipse Season
star material Breaking down all the tools you need to use the universe to unpack your desires, fears,…
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
SpaceX sent yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites skyward today (Aug. 11). A Falcon 9 rocket…
Ireland gears up for ‘special’ partial solar eclipse
Parts of the world will see a rare total solar eclipse this week. Spain will be one of…
Solar eclipse in Ireland: When to watch, where to go and how to protect your eyes – The Irish Times
The closest to a complete solar eclipse most of us are ever likely to see will occur at…
On this day in space! Aug. 11, 1960: 1st object successfully recovered from orbit
On Aug. 11, 1960, part of the Discoverer 13 satellite became the first human-made object to be recovered…
Vietnam’s VinSpace announces deal with SpaceX to launch first satellite | Space News
Hanoi-based aerospace firm says it will partner with Elon Musk’s rocket company to deploy satellites next year. Published…
Flight paths and fridge magnets: how a fireball hunter tracked down New Zealand’s newest meteorite | New Zealand
Days after a massive fireball flashed through New Zealand’s skies last month, Steve Wyn-Harris spotted a small, black…
In 1859, a solar storm now called the Carrington Event induced currents so strong in North American telegraph lines that operators disconnected their batteries and kept sending messages on the geomagnetic current alone, while auroras lit up the sky over Cuba and Hawaii
On the morning of 2 September 1859, telegraph operators along the Boston-to-Portland line unplugged their batteries, watched the…