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Strawberry Moon Appears Tonight: Here's Who Will Have the Best View
Nov 18, 2024
At a Glance Tonight's full Strawberry Moon is said to be the most colorful moon of the year. The full moon will be at its peakat 12:53 a.m. EDT on the East Coast and at 9:53 p.m PDT on the West Coast.It will be a double treat for sky gazers tonight as Saturn will be at its closest point of the year. Stargazers will be afforded a view of the so-called Full Strawberry Moon tonight, the most colorful full moon...
June’s Full Strawberry Moon Was a Sight to See
Nov 18, 2024
If you missed this sweet sight, never fear! ...
International Space Station Gets First Artificially Intelligent Robot
Nov 18, 2024
The International Space Station is welcoming CIMON, the first artificially intelligent robot to be a temporary “crew member.” ...
Watch Rocket Explode on Launch Pad
Nov 18, 2024
A rocket developed by a Japanese start-up focused on providing affordable commercial space flights plummeted to the ground in a fiery explosion shortly after liftoff. The rocket was filled with ethanol and liquid oxygen resulting in a massive explosion. No injuries were reported. ...
The Most Powerful Blast in Recorded History
Nov 18, 2024
On June 30, 1908, a meteor exploded over Siberia with a force 1000x greater than the atomic bomb over Hiroshima. We look back at the Tunguska event. ...
Search Underway for Meteorite Pieces off Washington Coast
Nov 18, 2024
Pictured here is the area where it's believed the meteor crashed into the sea near the Washington coast. (Screenshot via YouTube/EVNautilus) At a Glance A large meteor crashed into the waters off the Washington coast in March.A team of scientists embarked Monday on a mission to recover some of those fragments.They believe 2 tons' worth of rock scattered into the sea. Scientists have embarked on a search for a massive meteor that splashed down into the sea off the Washington...
Scientists Spot Birth of Planet for First Time
Nov 18, 2024
Using the European Southern Observatory’s SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope in Chile, an international team of scientists has finally captured the birth of a planet. ...
Birth of a Planet Spotted for First Time by Scientists
Nov 18, 2024
At a Glance Scientists say they've acquired imagery of a planet being born for the first time.The planet, named PDS 70 b, is estimated to be 5 or 6 million years old and far larger than Jupiter.The scientists hope the discovery will lend more clues into how planets, including our own, are formed. For the first time in human history, scientists have captured imagery that shows a planet being born. The planet, which orbits the star PDS 70, , according...
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse of the 21st Century Coming End of July, but the U.S. Will Miss Out
Nov 18, 2024
At a Glance The eclipse on the night of July 27-28 will last a full 1 hour, 43 minutes.It will be the longest of the 21st century.It will be visible to people living in the Eastern Hemisphere. North America will not be able to see it. The longest total lunar eclipse this century will adorn the Eastern Hemisphere's night sky at the end of July, but the U.S. will miss out on thisone. On the night of July 27-28, the...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Will Touch the Sun in August, Space Agency Says
Nov 18, 2024
At a Glance NASA said they're about one month away from sending a spacecraft to enter the sun's atmosphere.The Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to launch in early August.One of the main points of study is the sun's corona, which produces solar wind, flares and coronal mass ejections. The sun is the next target for NASA, and a spacecraft will get close enough to touch the star next month. The Parker Solar Probewillexplorewhat is arguably the last and most important...
Collision Could Explain Why Uranus is so Odd
Nov 18, 2024
Uranus is one of the strangest planets in our solar system – with a strange tilt, an unusually cold atmosphere and wacky magnetic fields – but researchers may have found an explanation. ...
Uranus Forever Changed By Collision With Massive Object, Study Says
Nov 18, 2024
At a Glance Uranus was forever changed after it collided with a massive object during the formation of the solar system some 4 billion years ago.Researchers say the cataclysmic collision gave the Ice Giant its atypical attributes. Uranus was forever changed after it collided with a massive object during the formation of the solar system some 4 billion years ago, a new study says. According to the study published this week in the Astrophysical Journal, the with an object twice...
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