Search results
NASA officially greenlights $3.35 billion mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
Ars Technica· 4 days agoNASA has formally approved the robotic Dragonfly mission for full development, committing to a...
Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
Quartz· 1 day agoCoal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule...
For Aussies who miss the Devil Comet, there’s plenty more to see in the sky this year
Cosmos· 4 days agoStargazers who miss out on catching a glimpse of the ‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks on the western...
Some special days are not all that special
The Marietta Times· 6 days agoMonday is Earth Day, one of those “special” days that kind of fall between holidays — the kind that you get off work or school for — and any ordinary day that sadly does not ...
The Sky This Week from April 26 to May 3: The Moon reaches Last Quarter
Astronomy Magazine· 9 hours agoAs the Moon rises early in the morning, Mars and Neptune meet in a conjunction and we gear up for...
Teen brings a gun to work and shooting breaks out; deadly crash near Lake Pleasant | Nightly Roundup
FOX 10 Phoenix· 4 days agoFrom a teen accused of bringing a gun to work and shooting someone, to a crash into a child's...
Where Is Everybody in Our Universe?
Smithsonian Magazine· 22 hours agoOut of the blue, Enrico Fermi (1901–54), a man well known for his ability to see to the heart of a problem, asked a simple question: Where is everybody? In the years since then, scientists have ...
How to watch the Lyrid meteor shower before the full moon
Washington Post· 6 days agoThe Lyrid meteor shower, active from April 15 to 29, will peak April 22 with about 18 meteors per hour. The meteors don’t typically have long trains but can produce bright flashes, known as ...
Will We Know if TRAPPIST-1e has Life?
Universe Today· 4 days agoThe search for extrasolar planets is currently undergoing a seismic shift. With the deployment of the Kepler Space Telescope and the Transiting Exoplanet...
Pluto's 'heart' is yet another bummer for the dwarf planet
Mashable· 5 days agoBless Pluto’s heart. When NASA's New Horizons spacecraft first snapped photos of an unusual...
