All you need to know about next week’s solar eclipse and how to keep your eyes safe – The Irish Times
The most complete solar eclipse most of us are ever likely to see occurs at sunset on Wednesday,…
Elon Musk says Starship Flight 13 recovery ‘not looking good’ despite successful splashdown
Elon Musk says Starship Flight 13 recovery ‘not looking good’ despite successful splashdown SpaceX‘s attempt to recover its…
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…
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…
What Is the Lion’s Gate Portal? Why August 8 Is Best Day of the Year for Manifesting
The Lion’s Gate Portal is open! The Lion’s Gate Portal is an astrological term describing the alignment of…
SpaceX West Coast launch surge continues with Starlink mission – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 17-38 mission on…
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…
Venus clouds may contain 60% water, challenging decades-old theories about the planet’s sulfuric acid aerosols |
Cloud aerosols on Venus contain far more water than scientists have assumed for decades, alongside comparable amounts of…
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…
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union’s Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
On Aug. 8, 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in Earth’s…
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 1973, NASA sent two spiders into orbit to see whether they could build webs without gravity and both learned to adapt |
Arabella, a spider from the Skylab 3 experiment, resting on a web in microgravity. Credits – WIkimedia Commons…