Deployment of Starlink Satellites by SpaceX. Credit: SpaceX Early one February morning in 2025, Adam Borucki discovered something extraordinary behind his warehouse in Poland: a charred metal tank, roughly 1.5…
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Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Nov. 13-14
The northern lights could still be visible tonight (Nov. 13-14) as lingering effects from recent solar eruptions continue to ripple through Earth’s magnetic field. Minor (G1) to strong (G3) geomagnetic…
The hidden danger of lunar micrometeoroid storms
Lunar sample 61195 from Apollo 16 textured with “zap pits” from micrometeorite impacts. Credit: James Stuby from NASA image The moon has no significant atmosphere, no weather, and no wind.…
Northern lights may be visible in 17 states (or more) Nov. 12-13
Ready for round two, aurora chasers? The northern lights may dazzle again tonight (Nov. 12) as a speedy incoming coronal mass ejection (CME) released during yesterday’s colossal X5.1 class solar…
How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds
Artist concept of a cloudy Earth-like exoplanet with colorful biota in the clouds. Credit: Adam B. Langeveld/Carl Sagan Institute. Adapted from NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech. Cloud cover is bad for picnics and for…
Giving Gemini its due: ‘Apollo 13’ author Jeffrey Kluger honors ‘forgotten’ NASA program with new book (exclusive interview)
NASA’s 10 crewed Project Gemini flights, which launched in 1965 and 1966, were instrumental in delivering the knowledge and testing that would lead to landing astronauts on the moon in…
Why the universe might be fluffier than we thought
Scanning electron microscope image of a interplanetary dust particle. Credit: NASA Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials…
Northern lights may be visible in 15 US states Nov. 10
The northern lights could put on a show tonight (Nov. 10) as incoming coronal mass ejections (CMEs) may spark geomagnetic storm conditions, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
