Earth always has more moons than you think
Still, maybe-moons bring a certain immediacy to astronomy that some far-flung wonders can’t achieve. Kat Volk, a planetary…
The Physics of the Northern Lights
Neon lights are glass tubes containing neon or other gases. When an electric current is sent from one…
Are the northern lights visible Nov. 13? See time, viewing map, states
Northern Lights shine in the sky across much of the US Thanks to the strongest solar flare of…
For the first time, astronomers observed the first moments of a supernova shock wave
Many cosmic events occur in space and sometimes surprise astronomers. This is the case of these scientists who…
Auroras fill skies in North America as the geomagnetic storm arrives
Northern lights, auroras seen as far south as Texas and Florida The powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth’s atmosphere…
Astronomers reveal what happened less than a second after the Big Bang
Cosmologists have traced the Big Bang’s earliest moments with great care, from the explosive inflation that set spacetime…
This Is What a Star Looks Like Just 26 Hours After It Explodes
Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star. Just 26 hours after the supernova SN…
Northern Lights *might* be visible Tuesday night as far south as North Carolina :: WRAL.com
If we’re going to see Arctic weather, you might as well throw in Arctic phenomena too, right? Cold…
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight – Eso.org
Laser trial run kickstarts new era of interferometry | Chasing Starlight Eso.orgLaser trial at ESO kickstarts new era of…
The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
More evidence has emerged to support the natural origin of comet 3I/Atlas. After several weeks of conspiracy theories,…
Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns
Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,”…
In 10 years since Paris climate agreement, progress on warming but not nearly enough
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The world has changed dramatically in the decade since leaders celebrated a historic climate…