Space
January Night Sky Brings Parade Of Planets
January 28, 2025, 3:23 pm EST
Winter brings clearer skies and great opportunities for stargazing, which means January can be a great time to bundle up and look up. Among the things you can see in the night sky this January are a parade of planets, the Quadrantid meteor shower, a full moon that will pass in front of Mars and the brightest views of the red planet for the entire year. Here’s your calendar for the month.
Astronaut Captures Meteor Exploding Above Earth
January 18, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this incredible footage of a meteor cutting through Earth’s atmosphere.
Webb Telescope Captures Mysterious Celestial Giants
January 16, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
No, it’s not an upcoming Star Wars movie; It’s the latest discovery from the famed James Webb Space Telescope. Rogue worlds have been spotted within a mysterious nebula in our solar system, and scientists say there’s a lot we can learn from this finding.
Oops! Did NASA Trigger The First Human-Caused Meteor Shower?
January 16, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
When NASA successfully changed the orbit of an asteroid moon, it was celebrated as a historic event that could help protect the Earth. Now, scientists say that mission may cause another first-of-its-kind consequence. Watch this video to get all the details.
The Full Moon Swallows Mars Tonight
January 14, 2025, 11:59 pm EST
The first full moon of the year will grace the night sky Monday night, but that’s not the most exciting thing about tonight’s night sky. Here’s how Mars will play an exciting role in the show.
Get A Glimpse Of The Christmas Star This Christmas
January 13, 2025, 7:07 am EST
Here’s how to see what scientists think may have been the Star of Bethlehem as told in the story of Christmas.
Amazing Images Of The First Ever Earth-Moon Flyby
January 3, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
New images show the first ever Earth-moon flyby, captured by The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE. Take a look, and find out why JUICE needs Earth’s gravity.
Months On The ISS Can Affect Mental Health, NASA Says
January 3, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
With Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore unexpectedly stuck for months on the International Space Station, here’s a look at what NASA says are some of the mental health challenges of living and working in space. Sixteen sunsets and sunrises a day are part of it.
Northern Lights Could Welcome The New Year Over The US
January 1, 2025, 7:02 am EST
A geomagnetic storm could make the northern lights visible in the U.S. on New Year’s Eve. Watch this video to see which states could be in for the light show, the best way to see the aurora borealis and why the northern lights are becoming more frequent.
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