Citizen scientists can join a ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse radio experiment
Every year or two, the solar system lines up just right, with the moon casting a shadow over part of...
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Internet use dipped in the eclipse’s path of totality
New data indicates a once-in-a-generation eclipse is a pretty surefire way to convince people to finally log off the internet—at...
It’s on! Three finalists will design a lunar rover for Artemis
NASA has announced three finalists to pitch them their best moon car ideas by this time next year to use...
NASA is designing a time zone just for the moon
What time is it on the moon? Well, right now, that’s somewhat a matter of interpretation. But humanity is going...
Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives a second brutal lunar night
SLIM, Japan’s first successful lunar lander, isn’t going down without a fight. After making history—albeit upside down—in January, the Smart...
This is the most cosmically perfect time in history
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer...
Why a mysterious ninth planet might be lurking beyond Pluto
Our understanding of the solar system is a work in progress. Pluto’s demotion to a dwarf planet was just one...
Why do solar eclipses happen?
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. On April 8, 2024, millions across the U.S. will have the once-in-a-lifetime...
‘Alien’ signal was likely a very big truck
There’s no doubt an extremely bright fireball careened through the atmosphere north of Papua New Guinea on January 8, 2014....
This hot Jupiter exoplanet unexpectedly hangs out with a super-Earth
Our solar system has a suite of eight planets—rocky Mars and Earth, the ice giants, and massive gas planets—but other...
This hot Jupiter exoplanet unexpectedly hangs out with a super-Earth
Our solar system has a suite of eight planets—rocky Mars and Earth, the ice giants, and massive gas planets—but other...
See hot plasma bubble on the sun’s surface in powerful closeup images
Just in time for the light-filled days before the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the National Science Foundation’s Daniel...
