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The spacecraft was falling out of the lunar darkness toward a planet that had not yet switched on its lights. Inside, three men were about to become the fastest humans in history, though none of them could feel it. There is no sensation of speed in vacuum. The command module’s windows showed only stars and
Look high above the southwestern horizon tonight (Feb. 23) to see the blue-white stars of the Pleiades open cluster glowing alongside the waxing gibbous moon, just hours before it reaches its first quarter phase. Celestron NexStar 4SE (Image credit: Amazon) The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of
A bright ribbon of auroras shining over the Denmark Straight and Iceland. (Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership.) A minor geomagnetic storm painted the night skies over Iceland and eastern Canada with glowing ribbons of aurora on Feb. 16, 2026, and one
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a NASA announcement that Artemis II’s targeted rollback will now be on Wednesday (Feb. 25), a day later than initially planned, due to windy weather. NASA has delayed its historic Artemis II lunar mission again after the space agency’s moon rocket experienced a helium flow issue
Refresh One week to the blood moon! We’re ready, are you? A blood moon captured over South Africa. (Image credit: WIKUS DE WET/AFP via Getty Images) In just one week, a spectacular display of orbital mechanics will be visible to billions of people across the Americas, Asia, and Oceania, as Earth’s shadow sweeps across the
NEW YORK (AP) — Horses whinny to find new friends, greet old ones and celebrate happy moments like feeding time. How exactly horses produce that distinctive sound — also called a neigh — has long eluded scientists. The whinny is an unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds, like a cross between a
For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in between. Crisscrossing the surface for miles, the formations suggest ancient groundwater flowed on this part of the Red Planet
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is one of the solar system’s oddities. Now, researchers have unlocked key insights about this mysterious moon, including how it came to be. The answer may also shed light on the origin of Saturn’s beautiful rings. Shrouded in a thick haze, Titan is about half the size of Earth and even
Each morning begins with the same sound – birds singing before sunrise. A new study on zebra finches explains this behavior with remarkable clarity. The researchers found that early singing isn’t random joy, but a rebound from silence. During the night, darkness suppresses the birds’ urge to sing. When the first light appears, that urge