2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (588+ words) As NASA rolled the mega moon rocket to the launchpad Thursday night, the astronauts preparing to ride it watched the spectacle from screens in their quarantine facility. As of Wednesday evening, the Artemis II crew " Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (232+ words) The New Moon has now passed, so each night the Moon should appear bigger in our skies, all the way until the next Full Moon on April 1 (in Northern America, other parts of the world will see the Full Moon…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (616+ words) For practically as long as NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has circled Earth, astronomers have wanted to use it to see a comet as it's breaking apart." Many researchers have proposed such observations in the past, but because comet breakups are…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (219+ words) It's the New Moon tonight, which means the Moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun. The side facing Earth isn't illuminated at all, so it's essentially invisible in the night sky. As of Thursday, March 19, the Moon phase…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (202+ words) As of Wednesday, March 18, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, just 1% of the Moon will be lit up tonight. With so little of the Moon lit up, there's still nothing to see on its…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (225+ words) We're getting closer to the New Moon part of the lunar cycle, which is why it appears hardly visible tonight. As of Tuesday, March 17, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 4% of the Moon will…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (530+ words) Astronomers have discovered the first clear example of a star made entirely of materials from one of the very first stars. Researchers spotted the extremely ancient and chemically primitive star in Pictor II, a satellite of a satellite: Pictor II…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (174+ words) Tonight's Moon may look like it is completely out of sight, but if it's a clear night you should be able to spot a very thin sliver of light. As of Monday, March 16, the Moon phase is Waning Crescent. According…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (207+ words) The Moon is almost fully out of view, and if you were hoping to do some Moon gazing tonight, you're out of luck. As we approach the New Moon, there's not a lot we can spot on its surface since…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (890+ words) Scientists have discovered that a hardy microbe can endure pressures strong enough to pulverize rock, strengthening the case that life might survive the impact of an asteroid blasting it off a planet. Instead of total extermination, Zhao, a mechanical engineering…...