Heads up, skywatchers! Don’t miss the Eta Aquarid meteor shower tonight, as activity peaks in the predawn hours of May 6. Under ideal conditions, it’s possible to see up to…
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A YouTuber just recreated the original Star Wars with cardboard, and it’s awesome (video)
I Recreated Star Wars out of Cardboard – YouTube Watch On Happy Star Wars Day! While most enthusiasts might prepare for the unofficial geek holiday of May 4th by rewatching…
7 things nobody tells you about stargazing (that make a huge difference)
A few years ago, a friend came back from Jordan in September and told me I’d got it wrong. “I went to that desert you told me about but I…
See May’s full ‘Flower Moon’ bloom in gorgeous photos from around the world
May’s full “Flower Moon” has come and gone, dazzling stargazers with a magnificent display of natural light as it cut a lazy arc over the southern horizon, below the stars…
May’s full ‘Flower Moon’ rises on May 1 — Here’s what to expect from the ‘micromoon’
The May full moon rises at sunset tonight! Here’s what you need to know as the full “Flower Moon” takes to the spring sky on May 1 and when to…
‘The Martian’ becomes real life: Meet ‘Spudnik,’ the space potato
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is showing off his pride and joy: a potato named “Spudnik.” In their very minimal “free time,” astronauts aboard the International Space Station generally play instruments,…
Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why
Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way’s spiral disk — and it’s not as far out from the center of our galaxy as you might…
Did decaying dark matter help create the universe’s first supermassive black holes?
New research suggests that supermassive black holes that existed before the cosmos was 1 billion years old may have formed with a helping hand from dark matter, the universe’s most…
SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket today for 1st time in 18 months: Watch it live
Watch Live! SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches for the first time since 2024 – YouTube Watch On SpaceX’s brawny Falcon Heavy rocket is about to fly for the first time in…
Best space prison movies | Space
It’s hard to know what’s most frightening about a space prison: the dangerous inmates within or the deadly vacuum of space that lies outside its walls. Thankfully, you can comfortably…
