The first lunar eclipse of 2026 will transform the moon into a coppery red “blood moon” in the early hours of March 3 for skywatchers in North America. The long-lasting and impressive blood moon on March 3 will be visible to billions within the path of the eclipse, but exactly what you’ll see depends on
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two of the cosmos’ most elusive players, dark matter and neutrinos, may not be strangers after all. New research from the University of Sheffield reports signs they could be interacting, a finding that challenges a core assumption in
Efforts to get NASA’s historic moon mission off the ground have stalled once again, as engineers navigate a new issue with the rocket set to propel four astronauts on an unprecedented path. The agency announced Saturday that it had detected a problem with flow of helium, a gas that’s used to pressurize fuel tanks and
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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