Science
At a farm in Concord, Massachusetts, astronomers, sky watchers and others gathered in the dark on Tuesday night, hoping to spot something never seen before.”Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is going to appear … Read More
SpaceX launched its 100th rocket of the year early Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), and followed it up with another liftoff just hours later. SpaceX‘s centenary mission of the year lifted … Read More
Paleontologists have revealed the fossilized remains of a curious creature that is not only one of Earth’s oldest animals, but may even be the first to have ever been mobile. … Read More
Scale height-to-length ratio as a function of age, comparing Milky Way observations with TNG50 simulations. Credit: Nature Astronomy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02382-w A team of astronomers and astrophysicists at the Chinese … Read More
Sunspot number over the previous 24 solar cycles. Scientists use sunspots to track solar cycle progress; the dark spots are associated with solar activity, often as the origins for giant … Read More
Get out there, Minnesota. This could be the best week to see the rare comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. The comet made its closest Earth approach last weekend. And it will rise slightly … Read More
A supermoon will be lighting up the night sky this week and will be the closest full moon to Earth this year.More a popular term than a scientific one, a … Read More
In less than 48 hours, SpaceX pulled off a stunning feat, conducting four launches in three states, with huge implications for the future of space exploration. The first launch came … Read More
A secretive US spaceship is about to attempt unprecedented flight maneuvers above Earth. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) is an experimental space plane operated by the United States Space … Read More
The Euclid Space Telescope has revealed the “first page” of the cosmic atlas it is building. The section of the map of the cosmos being built by Euclid was released … Read More
