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Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Sky Turns Above Paranal
7+ min ago (195+ words) Explanation: At the latitude of ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, about 25 degrees south, Earth's rotation moves the planet's surface eastward at over 1,500 kilometers per hour. And while that's faster than the speed of sound at sea level, the motion is…...
In 1965, two radio engineers at Bell Labs spent months scraping pigeon droppings out of a giant horn antenna trying to eliminate a faint background hiss they couldn't explain, only to discover the noise was the leftover heat of the Big Bang itself, arriving from every direction at once
25+ min ago (21+ words) The universe's origin story was hiding in static—and two scientists nearly missed it while cleaning up after pigeons....
NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe
38+ min ago (1008+ words) NASA is set to launch its latest multi-billion-dollar telescope Sunday morning, as scientists gather at Florida’s Space Coast and await liftoff with bated breath. Massive teams of engineers and scientists — including personnel from Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — have…...
The night we nearly saw a 'blood moon' (and why I love near-misses in astronomy)
28+ min ago (210+ words) Astronomy is often about being close to extraordinary things without fully experiencing them. Here's why to love partials, grazings, faint objects and other almost-events. Stargazers have trigger words — total, bright, peak, maximum, best. But observing the sky is often more…...
PHOTOS: Lunar eclipse captured on camera across Greater Victoria
41+ min ago (144+ words) Published 11:46 am Friday, August 28, 2026 A partial eclipse rising over Greater Victoria inspired residents to get out in the dark and capture the scene Thursday (Aug. 28) evening. Also called a blood moon, a lunar eclipse happens when Earth moves directly between…...
Avani full moon brings rare sight as sea recedes nearly 100 feet at Tiruchendur
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Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (166+ words) A test on a space station reaffirms a core part of Einstein's general theory of relativity Two clouds of atoms on China’s Tiangong space station (rendering shown) fell with the same acceleration in a new experiment. An experiment made famous…...
President Honors NASA???s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (304+ words) President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Friday for their service during the Artemis II mission. He presented the…...
Artemis II Crew Given Major Honor – As Trump Announces Next Space Move
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (268+ words) The Artemis II crew was awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, and President Donald Trump announced process for creating the U.S. Space Academy on Friday in Houston. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen…...
These are the top 10 cosmic discoveries we expect from NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
9+ hour, 28+ min ago (457+ words) Ten cosmic discoveries we’ll get from NASA’s Roman Space Telescope NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will open a whole new window on the cosmos. Here are 10 things it’s likely to show us By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings After more…...