Cartography Beyond Terrain’ charts beyond the Earth’s surface
Not all maps chart the Earth’s surface — and the David Rumsey Map Center’s newest exhibition in Green…
How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.…
Could Taurid fireballs – aka Halloween fireballs – bring a risk to Earth?
A new study suggests that – in the year 2032 – Earth will encounter a thick part of…
Transient flashes in ’50s sky plates still puzzle scientists
The 48-inch (1.2 m) Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory. This telescope was used in the 1st Palomar…
After 20 years of research, astronomers discover a planet that looks strangely like Earth
For years, many astronomers have been searching for exoplanets in the universe. And although some of them are…
How Jupiter shaped the early solar system and the birth of planets |
The story of how our solar system formed is not a simple one. For years, scientists believed that…
Modified Insta360 Camera Sent to the Edge of Space to Inspire the ‘Overview Effect’
A team of scientists and artists sent a modified Insta360 camera to the edge of space, capturing breathtaking…
Beyond the Moon: A closer look at Earth’s quiet asteroid companions |
For years, scientists have known that Earth shares its orbit with a small group of space rocks known…
ESA’s Swarm spots a fast-growing anomaly in the Earth’s magnetic field
A representation of the South Atlantic Anomaly in 2025 (Image source: Finlay, C.C. et al., 2025; cropped) Using…
Total Solar Eclipses Can Trigger Dawn Behavior in Birds, Scientists Say
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse disrupted light-dark cycles for North American birds during the lead-up…
A ‘gravity anomaly’ from 2007 may have impacted Earth in one unusual way
A ‘gravity anomaly’ may sound dramatic, but as defined by EBSCO, they pertain to “deviations in the expected…
From Earth to Orbit: Jeff Bezos Envisions Data Centers in Space
The rapidly growing energy needs generated by the artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing data centers to the edge,…