Astronomy

President Donald Trump steps onstage to speak following the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard, Saturday, May 30, 2020, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Not all Full Moons are created the same. Follow the familiar Moon long enough, and you'll notice something strange, as it seems to wander across the sky from north to south, from one cycle to the next. Welcome to the fantastic precession of our natural satellite the Moon. Last December, we saw the 'Long Night's Full Moon,' as the Full Moon nearest to the solstice rode the highest in the sky for the last two decades. Now, its time for the southern hemisphere to get a turn, as the Moon heads steeply southward, on its way to Full on June 11th.

Researchers have developed algorithms that reconstruct a hidden image from the scrambled light waves that bounce off a wall, making it possible to see things behind a corner

Researchers have developed algorithms that reconstruct a hidden image from the scrambled light waves that bounce off a wall, making it possible to see things behind a corner

The carbon dioxide removal industry is struggling to grow at the pace needed to have a significant role in meeting climate targets

The carbon dioxide removal industry is struggling to grow at the pace needed to have a significant role in meeting climate targets

Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site turned company town in South Texas, faces local opposition from residents outside the city limits

As the bright star Regulus and the Beehive Cluster shine close by.

Predictions for an above-average number of storms, communities that are still recovering and cuts to the National Weather Service have meteorologists and other experts worried about this hurricane season

Week in images: 26-30 May 2025

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A newly found object could be a dwarf planet that contradicts the Planet Nine hypothesis.

SpaceX plans to launch the new "Version 3" of its Starship megarocket by the end of 2025 and is working to send the vehicle to Mars a year later, Elon Musk said.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Connecticut as speedy solar winds and an incoming CME fuel geomagnetic storm conditions.

Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way

Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way

Most 9/11 first responders experienced improvement in PTSD symptoms about 10 years after the traumatic event, but approximately 10 per cent saw symptoms worsen even two decades later

Most 9/11 first responders experienced improvement in PTSD symptoms about 10 years after the traumatic event, but approximately 10 per cent saw symptoms worsen even two decades later

Doppler radar is one of the most revolutionary and lifesaving tools of modern meteorology, which has experts worried about outages because of recent staffing cuts and conspiracy theories

Telescopes in space give us a view we literally cannot get from the ground

Millions of women and teenage girls use oral contraception, but we are only now getting an idea of what effect these drugs have on our brains