The moon will turn red tonight for skywatchers across the U.S., but to see this total lunar eclipse unfold, you need to be in the right place at the right…
Category: Space
Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope
Researchers from Jena have manufactured highly sensitive resonators made entirely of glass for the vibration sensors of the Einstein Telescope. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be…
Astronomers crack the case of a mysterious deep space radio signal that repeats every 2 hours
Astronomers have cracked the case of a mysterious repeating radio signal that has been a mystery since it was uncovered last year. The team tracked the signal back to a…
Remember that asteroid that isn’t going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
Artist’s impression of an asteroid. Credit: ESA-Science Office Last year, astronomers detected the near-earth asteroid (NEA) 2024 YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth’s orbit.…
Does exoplanet K2-18b host alien life or not? Here’s why the debate continues
In 2023, debate erupted in the astronomy community about whether life could exist on an exoplanet called K2-18b. It started when a group of scientists published a paper suggesting a…
How humans can reinvent themselves to live on other worlds
Robert Pattinson plays two “expendable” space travelers in “Mickey 17.” Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment Let’s face it: Space is a hostile environment for humans. Even on Mars, settlers might have…
With stuck Boeing Starliner astronauts waiting, SpaceX Crew-10 arrives to Kennedy Space Center
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner astronauts stuck on the International Space Station inched closer as their replacements arrived to Florida for their relief flight…
This month’s ‘blood moon’ eclipse mirrors one Christopher Columbus used to scare indigenous people with in 1504
In 1504, Christopher Columbus, on his fourth trans-Atlantic voyage, was stranded on the shores of Jamaica, with his ships crawling with marine worms and his crew hungry. The Indigenous Arawak…
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
Light shines from a total lunar eclipse over Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Credit: AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File A total lunar eclipse will…
What will happen during the total lunar eclipse of March 2025?
More than two years have passed since most of North America saw a total lunar eclipse. So be sure to put a big circle on your calendar for Thursday, March…
