Mercury reaches greatest elongation on June 15, placing the elusive planet at its farthest apparent distance from the sun in the evening sky. That makes this one of the best…
Category: Astronomy
Millions could see a rare sunset during the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026. Here’s where to look
On August 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will be visible in eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain. Eclipse chasers will travel to the path in droves, keen to…
Ever have a scary HR meeting on your calendar? That’s how the Artemis 3 crew found out their assignments
HOUSTON — Ever had a mysterious meeting with management show up on your work calendar? Unannounced and unprompted? With invitees from parts of the company you don’t normally sit in…
SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit as market awaits IPO launch (video)
SpaceX continued its almost continuous delivery of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Thursday (June 11), with its latest launch from California. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 of…
James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious ‘little red dots’ are black hole stars
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of “little red dots” in the early universe. The team has studied one of these strange…
These record-breaking black hole winds could create a category 79 hurricane on Earth
Astronomers have discovered a distant quasar — or active nucleus of a galaxy — that’s powered by a feeding supermassive black hole blasting out winds at record-breaking speeds of 30%…
Scientists propose spraying chemicals into Earth’s magnetic field to protect us from powerful solar storms
When severe solar storms hurtle toward Earth, the planet’s first line of defense is its magnetosphere, a vast magnetic bubble that deflects the brunt of the sun’s dangerous charged particles.…
Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
The Small Magellanic Cloud seems to be coming undone at the gravitational hands of its sibling galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, which has been found to be unwrapping its little…
How ‘Spider-Noir’ cinematographers captured the multiverse in True-Hue Full Color and Authentic Black & White (interview)
“Spider-Noir,” Prime Video’s new antidote to superhero fatigue arrived on May 27 and the spirited show is currently enjoying a wave of enthusiastic reviews from both critics and fans and…
Going supersonic! NASA’s X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for the 1st time
NASA’s X-59 jet has finally gone supersonic. The X-59, a long-nosed demonstrator designed to help develop the tech required for “quiet” supersonic flight, notched the milestone on Friday (June 5),…
