Astronomy
Aug 20, 2024
August's supermoon is the first of four lunar spectacles
Monday's supermoon is the first of four this year.
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Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2024
Specialized materials could passively control the internal temperature of space habitats
Areas of space have wildly different temperatures depending on whether they are directly in sunlight or not. For example, temperatures on the moon can range from 121 °C during the lunar "day" (which lasts for two weeks), ...
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2024
Project Helianthus—a solar-sail-driven geomagnetic storm tracker
Solar storms captured the imagination of much of the American public earlier this year when auroras were visible well south of their typical northern areas. As the sun ramps into another solar cycle, those storms will become ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
Ocean salinity affects Earth's climate—how about on exoplanets?
There's a link between Earth's ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect on the climate of any Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star. But what about exoplanets around M-dwarfs?
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2024
The moon is 'blue' and 'super' on Monday: Is it really that important?
There are many remarkable things happening out in space right now.
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2024
Mars-bound payload on way to Florida for 1st launch of Blue Origin New Glenn
The Mars-bound twin spacecraft for NASA's ESCAPADE mission were packed up in California to be shipped out to Florida this week ahead of what would be the first ever launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Archaeology
Aug 18, 2024
How researchers determined that Stonehenge's giant Altar Stone came all the way from northeast Scotland
No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead, and is aligned with movements of the sun and moon.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 16, 2024
Study of Earth's rotation history shows deceleration has been in a staircase pattern
A multi-institutional team of geoscientists has found evidence that the Earth's rotation slows in a staircase pattern, with two stable periods that stand out. In their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2024
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon
Time moves a tad faster on the moon. Now an international group of astronomers has joined calls to give the moon its own clock so that future space missions can keep track of minutes on the celestial body.
Space Exploration
Aug 15, 2024
August's supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles. Here's how to watch
The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth's constant companion.
