Illustration: Blue Origin The White House announced earlier this year it would implement a unified time standard for the Moon by 2027, an essential measure as NASA aims to establish …
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish. August has delivered many spectacular sights in the night sky: a supermoon, meteor showers, and supercharged …
NASA is considering keeping two astronauts on the International Space Station until February, after their Starliner spaceship encountered issues mid-flight. The agency said it is still evaluating options to bring …
Robert Brandenberger, a physicist at McGill University who was not involved with the study, said the new paper “sets a new standard of rigor for the analysis” of the mathematics …
The aurora borealis is usually visible only way up north, but two weeks ago the night sky was filled with shimmering curtains of pink and green light that could be …
Three rapid bursts of charged particles that erupted toward Earth from the sun’s burning-hot outer atmosphere on Wednesday could lead to stunning auroras across a wide swath of the US …
China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region …
The sun has stunned scientists and amateur astronomers alike after putting on an unexpected and rare display on Tuesday. Four solar flares were seen erupting from the gaseous surface of …
A spectacular comet is about to come into view for Australians before it disappears for 71 years. The Devil Comet called 12P/Pons-Brooks has already been visible for Northern Hemisphere viewers, …
It’s shadow time, baby! Soon, people living in North America will get to experience their first solar eclipse in almost a decade. Even though the last solar eclipse in North …