You might be surprised at how big NASA’s ballooning program is
Up, up and away Giant balloons were in the news a lot this year, and NASA has some of the largest, which will launch early this month. When most people …
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The Meteors, Asteroids, and Planets You Can Photograph in December
NASA has shared its monthly update for what skygazers should look for in the night sky in December. First seen on Digital Trends, the main draw this month is the …
Dr. Nergis Mavalvala Detected the First Gravitational Wave. Her Work Doesn’t Stop There
“Where did all this come from? How did it all get started?” These are the questions that Dr. Nergis Mavalvala asks about the universe. It’s not the meaning-of-life stuff in …
Colorful Auroras Could Appear Tonight in U.S. as Solar Storm Races to Earth
Image credits: Jeremy Gray Thanks to a powerful solar storm, photographers at high latitudes may be treated to fantastic northern lights displays tonight in the United States and Canada. Everything …
Gaze Upon Webb’s Latest Photo of a Colorful Stellar Nursery
In this image of Herbig-Haro 797, captured by Webb’s NIRCam instrument, the space telescope used eight different filters ranging from 1.5 to 4.7 μm wavelengths. In the photo, the violet …
XPoSat set to revolutionize x-ray astronomy: Isro
BENGALURU: India is on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in space-based x-ray astronomy with the imminent launch of the first X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat), Isro said Thursday. Unlike previous …
First female astronaut to fly on space shuttle after Challenger dies
By Jackie Wattles | CNN Mary Cleave, the NASA astronaut who in 1989 became the first woman to fly on a space shuttle mission after the Challenger disaster, has died …
Those purple and green lights aren’t the aurora, they’re Steve
(CNN) — Not all science is carried out by folks in white lab coats under the fluorescent lights of academic buildings. Occasionally, the trajectory of the scientific record is forever …
A 360-Degree View of Earth Captured from 500 Kilometers Above the Planet
Insta360 has sent a pair of Instax360 X2 action cameras into outer space, and the cameras are now orbiting Earth, capturing 360-degree views of the planet, stars, and the Milky …
Yul Brynner’s Leica MP Cameras Sell for More Than $3 Million
The 43rd Leitz Photographica Auction occurred over the weekend in Vienna, Austria, and some exceptional cameras and lenses sold for huge sums. Among the most valuable lots on offer were …