NASA Sets the Record Straight on That ‘Missing Chunk’ of Artemis 2’s Heat Shield
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission returned to Earth in a blaze of glory on Friday. During atmospheric reentry, the…
Early risers may catch Comet C/2025 R3 this week
Discover your best and only chance to spot Comet C/2025 R3 from the D.C. region this week. Did…
Giant New Moon Scar Is a Once-in-a-Century Crater, Scientists Discover : ScienceAlert
Look up at a full Moon on a clear night and you are staring at a face that…
“One bad measurement” ruled out as Hubble tension explanation
For 15 years now, the expanding Universe hasn’t added up. This graph shows a comparison between the value…
A worst-case solar storm could knock out satellites, GPS and power grids, report warns
For many of us, checking the weather is part of daily life. But, in an increasingly technology-dependent world,…
Jerald Cooper, Felema Yemaneberhan and Black postmodernism in L.A.
The first time Felema Yemaneberhan invited me over was maybe in 2025. I know it was sunny and…
Elon Musk told to ‘move on’ from South Africa as Starlink faces resistance in Namibia
The dispute erupted after Clayson Monyela, head of public diplomacy at South Africa’s Department of International Relations and…
Bob Baker Marionette Theater will make Highland Park its forever home
In 2019, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater needed a lifeline. Forced out of its edge-of-downtown home of more…
‘Project Hail Mary,’ Artemis II and the trouble with flying flags
April 12, 2026 — “Project Hail Mary,” now in movie theaters, and NASA’s Artemis II mission, now back…
The Craters that Made Us
How does something come from nothing? It is perhaps the most profound question in all of science and…