Space
Watch: NASA Probe Flies Through Solar Eruption
November 30, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
A NASA probe flew through a solar eruption and collected data which will help scientists better predict space weather and how it impacts Earth.
Could A Hydrogen Balloon Be The Future Of Space Travel?
November 29, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Spaceship Neptune is a new way to travel to space. By 2024, space tourists could ascend to heights above 99 percent of Earth’s atmosphere in a luxurious capsule carried by a huge, hydrogen balloon — a balloon big enough to fit the entirety of the Statue of Liberty.
Astronaut Breaks US Record For Longest Space Mission
November 27, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Frank Rubio has been in space for more than 355 days, breaking the record for longest U.S. space mission. Rubio is not set to return to Earth until Sept. 27.
Asteroid Targeted By NASA Behaving Unexpectedly
November 27, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Nearly a year after NASA crashed a spacecraft on an asteroid, its orbit is behaving unexpectedly.
Four Favorite Constellations To Watch For In Fall
November 22, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Fall brings a new set of constellations to the night sky. Here are four to look for this autumn.
Shakespeare Portrait Sent To Space To Honor 400th Anniversary
November 22, 2023, 10:36 am EST
A portrait of Shakespeare was sent to the edge of space as part of a filmmaking project to honor the bard’s first major folio of plays, published 400 years ago in 1623.
Northern Lights Sky Brightened By NASA Rocket Launch
November 22, 2023, 10:32 am EST
This is a spectacular side-by-side scene, the natural wonder of the northern lights superimposed by the bright flash of a NASA rocket. Scientists launched the rocket in hopes of better understanding some of the effects of auroras on the Earth’s atmosphere.
Solar ‘Jets’ May Be Mysterious Source Of Sun’s Wind
November 18, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
For decades scientists have wondered where the sun’s solar wind is coming from. The energetic flumes escape through coronal holes, but now scientists may have figured out what “launches” them out.
NASA Instrument Releases First Air Quality Maps
November 16, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
NASA’s TEMPO instrument is the first space-based instrument to continuously monitor North America’s air quality down to just a few square miles. The first maps from this instrument are out now.
Study: Saturn’s Megastorms Can Last Over 100 Years
November 16, 2023, 12:00 pm EST
Saturn’s megastorms can last over a century, scientists found in a recent study.
