A visualization of asteroid Itokawa, which was visited by the Japanese Hayabusa1 mission. JAXA/Curtin University It’s a trope in science fiction that the best way to deal with a threatening…
A magical, misty moment in Texas as Starship poses on the launchpad in January 2023. SpaceX After over a year and a half of waiting, it’s clear Starship’s first trip…
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now’s the time to start looking for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) if you can find clear, dark skies near you…
It took a lot of biologists to escort a dolphin to safety. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET Here’s a recipe for a good animal rescue story: Take one residential creek,…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this view of the sun on Jan. 23, 2023. Look to the far right for the sunspot NOAA AR 13190. NASA SDO Solar eclipse glasses…
The Milky Way as seen from Poland. K. Ulaczyk/J. Skowron/OGLE/Astronomical Observatory, University of Warsaw Light pollution has robbed eight out of 10 Americans, and nearly a third of all humans,…
Human for scale. Toadzilla was truly a massive specimen. Queensland government Cane toads reproduce like mad and take a toll on native animals. Rangers at Conway National Park in Queensland,…
A cropped portion of the new Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS2) from NOIRLab still shows thousands upon thousands of celestial objects. DECaPS2/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)…
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki Now’s the time to start looking for Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on clear, dark, moonless nights as it prepares to…
There’s nothing more aggravating and anxiety-inducing than having a dead phone and no place to charge it (or worse, you’ve left your charger at home). With all the apps we…
