LIFESTYLE 5 days ago Astronomical observatory uncovered in Egypt dating back to 6th century BC: 'Significant' Archaeologists have uncovered a large sixth century B.C. astronomical observatory and other artifacts while working at the Buto Temple in Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
LIFESTYLE August 19 Rare blue supermoon shines tonight, plus more full moons to catch this year On the evening of Aug. 19, 2024, a rare blue supermoon will be visible across North America and will stay in effect until Wednesday. Here are more supermoons to catch this year.
Astronomy August 11 Perseid meteor shower peaks Sunday night, potentially giving stargazers big show The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak on Sunday night into early Monday morning, giving stargazers the chance to see hundreds of meteors.
LIFESTYLE July 30 Northern Lights may be seen across some portions of US this week after 'strong solar activity' Northern states across the U.S. may just have another chance at viewing the Aurora Borealis — the Northern Lights — this week following some major solar storms that took place this weekend.
Astronomy July 29 'Doubleheader' meteor shower to light up the sky this week: Here's how to catch a glimpse There will be back-to-back meteor showers this week. The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, and this year it will coincide with the Alpha Capricornids.
AIR AND SPACE July 23 What to know about the 'Devil Comet’ after its closest passing of Earth in 71 years The Devil Comet has a unique characteristic of appearing to have horns. This comet, officially known as 12/Pons-Brooks, made its closest pass of Earth in 71 years.
SPORTS June 21 Astronauts experiment with sports in microgravity While experiments with sports in space were relatively simple just 50 years ago, they paved the way for modern-day testing of sporting equipment and even household items in zero gravity.
NASA May 30 Powerful Webb Telescope captures most distant known galaxy, scientists say Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed the most distant known galaxy, which they claim is very luminous and nearly 300 million years old.
AIR AND SPACE May 29 A planet parade is happening next month: Here's why NASA says you might miss it The upcoming planetary parade will feature the alignment of six planets, but only Mercury and Mars will be visible to the naked eye due to the sun's interference.
AIR AND SPACE May 16 Merger of massive black holes from early universe uncovered by Webb telescope, scientists say The Webb Space Telescope has made a new discovery, detecting the earliest known merger of black holes. One of the black holes is 50 million times more massive than the sun.