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15 Years Ago: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Begins Moon Mapping Mission - NASA
NASA· 6 days agoThe Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite...
Gigantic oddball aurora seen from Earth for the first time
Nature· 3 days agoA camera captured the vast, diffuse glow produced after the solar wind dropped to a whisper.
A 'Major Lunar Standstill' Is Happening This Year—and Friday's Full Moon Offers 'Dramatic' View
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoIf you’re still daydreaming about the April 8 total solar eclipse, dazzling auroras or last month’s Eta Aquarid meteor shower, you’re ...
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 2 days agoCheck the night sky for the year’s biggest, lowest and most Instagram-worthy full moon. Also on tap: a chance to spot the rare “Summer Triangle” and the Milky Way’s center.
Exceptional Winners of 1839 Awards’ Photo Contest Celebrating the Power of Color Photography
My Modern Met· 6 days agoNamed for the year that photography was first made widely available to the public, the 1839 Awards...
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 2 days agoDespite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. Native American tribes across North America gave the strawberry moon its name to mark the in-season ripeness of strawberries, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
Pennsylvania's mine-scarred land presents challenges for solar development despite financial...
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAlthough many solar developers aim to build utility-scale solar arrays in Pennsylvania that would add clean energy to the state’s grid, achieving it on ...
How to observe a ‘moon illusion’ when the strawberry full moon peaks tonight
Omaha World-Herald· 2 days agoDespite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. Native American tribes across North America gave the strawberry moon its name to mark the in-season ripeness of strawberries, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
The politics of memes: How Biden and Trump are fighting each other on the internet
Greensboro News & Record· 19 hours agoWhether it’s a grinning Joe Biden as “Dark Brandon” or Donald Trump’s face superimposed onto a scene...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 5 days agoOn Friday, Earth was hit by the strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years. Intense solar activity sent bursts of radiation toward Earth, causing fluctuations in the upper atmosphere ...