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Top 5 items I recommend to safely observe the sun: Get total solar eclipse ready

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 6:33am
All you need to know about how to observe our local star, the sun, safely.
Categories: Astronomy

How the supersonic Concorde jet broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 6:00am
In 1973 Concorde broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history by extending totality to 74 minutes.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this morning

Fri, 04/05/2024 - 1:39am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set launch 23 of the company's Starlink broadband satellites early this morning (April 5).
Categories: Astronomy

Cannibal stars at the heart of the Milky Way stay young in a gruesome way

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 8:00pm
To remain youthful in a cosmic demolition derby around supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, some cannibalistic stars gruesomely bathe in outer layers of their stellar victims.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX moves Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of 4th Starship flight (photos)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:00pm
SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the pad for testing ahead of the next Starship test flight, which could launch as soon as May.
Categories: Astronomy

Ambitious new dark matter-hunting experiment delivers 1st results

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 4:02pm
The new BREAD experiment, which was designed to search the cosmos for mysterious dark matter, has returned its first results.
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Largest 3D map of our universe could hint that dark energy evolves with time

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 3:10pm
Our leading model of the universe assumes dark energy to be constant across the universe and throughout time. Emerging evidence suggests that may not be the case.
Categories: Astronomy

China putting finishing touches on seaside spaceport for commercial launches (video)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 3:00pm
China is making progress on two new pads for commercial space launches from the island of Hainan.
Categories: Astronomy

Blue Origin will launch Ed Dwight, the 1st-ever Black astronaut candidate, to space on next New Shepard rocket flight

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 2:04pm
The six-person crew of Blue Origin's seventh human spaceflight includes Ed Dwight, who was picked in 1961 to be the nation's first black astronaut candidate.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA will launch rockets into the total solar eclipse on April 8

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 2:00pm
It's round two for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) sounding rockets.
Categories: Astronomy

I screwed up and missed the solar eclipse in 2017. I won't make that same mistake on April 8.

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 1:00pm
I didn't get to experience totality during 2017's solar eclipse, despite being just a few hours' drive away. I'm flying to Dallas so I don't make that mistake for the April 8 event.
Categories: Astronomy

Colors will look different during the April 8 solar eclipse. Here's why

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:00pm
When the moon fully eclipses the sun, it's not just the sky that changes. Your eyes do, too.
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 2 sows the seeds of seasonal plot threads (Under the Twin Moons recap)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:38am
Will a chase for long-lost alien artifacts turn into an intergalactic arms race on Star Trek: Discovery? But more importantly, Grudge is back for season 5, episode 2.
Categories: Astronomy

'Star Trek: Discovery' opens its 5th and final season in unremarkable fashion (Red Directive recap)

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:29am
It's the fifth and final time around for "Star Trek: Discovery" and the single biggest question every sci-fan will be asking themselves is, will this season actually be any good.
Categories: Astronomy

The James Webb Space Telescope has solved a lot of puzzles, and created a few more

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 11:00am
Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the 2024 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate surrounded the James Webb Space Telescope's scientific revolution.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 10:31am
Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
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DJI Mini 4 Pro review

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:03am
Hot on the heels of its predecessor, the DJI Mini 4 Pro emerges as the best sub-250g drone money can buy.
Categories: Astronomy

These breweries will toast to the sun on April 8 with special solar eclipse beers

Thu, 04/04/2024 - 6:00am
A bunch of breweries in the path of totality for the April 8 total solar eclipse have created special beers for the surreal event.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover begins exploring possible dried-up Red Planet river

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 6:00pm
NASA's Curiosity rover is now exploring a possible ancient river on Mars named Gediz Vallis.
Categories: Astronomy

NASA picks 3 companies to design lunar rover for Artemis astronauts to drive on the moon

Wed, 04/03/2024 - 5:12pm
NASA has selected three companies to develop their versions of a rover that Artemis astronauts will start driving on the moon in 2030.
Categories: Astronomy