Sun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising the chances of northern lights this week
CME eruption in upper left corner. The bright speck of light to the right is Mercury. (Image credit:…
Grapefruit-Sized Quantum Sensor Mapped Earth’s Magnetic Field From Space
Insider Brief A student-built quantum sensor using nitrogen-vacancy diamonds successfully measured Earth’s magnetic field aboard the International Space…
NASA’s Webb telescope unveils stunning new view of Messier 77
The central region of Messier 77 is dominated by an extremely compact and energetic source that outshines the…
Color Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast
Starting in early April, NASA satellites began to detect a patch of brownish, blue-green water lingering off the coasts…
Does Dante’s Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact?
Dante’s famous 14th century epic poem, “Inferno,” which is the first part of the Italian writer’s “Divine Comedy,”…
NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally pulled a rock out of Mars
A newly released series of images captures an unusual moment for NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars after a…
The Night Sky This Week
Topline This is the darkest and most rewarding week of May for stargazing. With the moon fading from…
This image just won the public vote in the biggest astrophotography competition on the planet
Stars trailing around a lone Dragon’s Blood tree; the remnants of an exploded star 800 lightyears from Earth;…
NASA’s Psyche probe is about to slingshot around Mars at 12,000 mph
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is preparing for a close encounter with Mars that will help send it deeper into…
A brief history of the cosmic distance record
In 1675, Newton famously wrote , “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders…
Starwatch: Prime time to see Virgo, one of the fainter zodiac constellations | Astronomy
The constellation of Virgo, the virgin, is particularly well placed for observation during the northern spring months. Virgo…
Stardust Trapped in Antarctic Ice Reveals Earth’s Journey Through The Cosmos : ScienceAlert
This glittering spaceship Earth and the Solar System it inhabits are not fixed in space, but whirl, slowly…