Katalyst Space makes progress in restoring control of Swift servicing spacecraft
WASHINGTON — The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it…
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
NEW YORK (AP) — The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising…
How and when to see a double meteor shower this week
A double meteor shower peak will occur this week — but sky-gazers might have a difficult time catching…
Mercury is the Solar System’s smallest planet, but its metallic core fills about 85 per cent of its radius, leaving a rocky shell so thin that cooling has crumpled the surface into cliffs hundreds of kilometres long
Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System, but most of the distance from its centre to…
‘You’re hit with a slam of shadow’: Nasa’s air mission to capture rare eclipse data | Solar eclipses
After lunch on Wednesday, two Nasa aviators will climb into a research plane and take off from Keflavik…
Red dots in space: could stars 100,000 times heavier than the Sun exist?
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China’s 2035 moon base could see robot dogs patrol, build and explore
In anticipation of its International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), China intends to usher in the new era of…
How spaceflight changes astronauts’ ability to eat and drink
Imagine trying to swallow a sip of water while your face feels stuffed with congestion, your sense of…
The total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 will reveal something nobody has ever seen before
Every total solar eclipse is different. While the silhouette of the moon passing across the sun barely changes,…
High-powered rocket built by Valley students completes full flight, recovery in Hearne, TX
Launchpad students and team members pose with Project Vortex following its successful flight Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at…
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 3 days to totality
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For roughly a billion years of Earth’s deep past, the Moon’s ocean tides may have slowed the planet while a Sun-driven atmospheric tide sped it up, holding the day near 19 hours — but the rocks preserve a hypothesis, not a stopwatch
We built clocks around the day and then quietly began treating the day as though it were a…