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Go behind the scenes of NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission with NOVA's 'Return to the Moon' documentary tonight (interview)
51+ min ago (665+ words) Jeff Spry is an award-winning screenwriter and veteran freelance journalist covering TV, movies, video games, books, and comics. His work has appeared at SYFY Wire, Inverse, Collider, Bleeding Cool and elsewhere. Jeff lives in beautiful Bend, Oregon amid the ponderosa…...
See Comet Pan STARRS glow above a false dawn in stunning new photo
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (680+ words) Anthony Wood joined'Space. com'in April 2025 after contributing articles to outlets including IGN, New Atlas and Gizmodo. He has a passion for the night sky, science, Hideo Kojima, and human space exploration, and can't wait for the day when astronauts once…...
A worst-case solar storm could trigger panic buying and public unrest, report warns
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (874+ words) Scientists warn that extreme space weather could influence human behavior, from panic buying to protests and misinformation. Space weather refers to the influence of solar activity on the Earth and the near-Earth environment. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and…...
Space X launches two Starlink satellite groups 19 hours apart
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (162+ words) Space X began and ended the day with Starlink launches. Ax-2 | Euclid | Ax-3 | CRS-30 | SES ASTRA 1 P | NG-21 | 19 Starlink launches USSF-62 | One Web Launch 20 | NROL-145 | 16 Starlink missions About an hour after each launch, the Falcon 9 upper stage deployed its cargo,…...
NASA's Artemis 2 moonshot was just the 'opening act' for America's return to the moon, space agency chief says
17+ hour, 44+ min ago (978+ words) Artemis 2 kicks off a lunar "relay race" that will lead the NASA and its international partners to a moon base and, eventually, Mars, NASA chief Jared Isaacman says. The head of NASA said the agency's historic Artemis 2 moon mission, which…...
Did these spruce trees really 'predict' a solar eclipse? Scientists are split
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1028+ words) A new opinion paper calls into question research that suggests trees in Italy anticipated a solar eclipse. During an October solar eclipse in 2022, a team of scientists traveled to the Dolomites, a forested mountain range in Italy, to study spruce…...
Need steady views of the stars? Try the best image stabilized binoculars
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1720+ words) Keep the stars still with the best image stabilized binoculars from big brands like Canon, Nikon and Fujifilm. From small binoculars to high magnification premium models, there is something here to suit your budget and needs. Keeping binoculars steady for…...
Compact image stabilized binoculars for stargazing? Yes, they're real!
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (754+ words) Views are sharp and bright with excellent stabilization for stargazing. The hard plastic construction makes them tricky to place down on uneven surfaces without them slipping but they feel durable and reliable. Lightest Canon IS binoculars Eyecups give only two…...
Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackout ahead of Artemis 2 launch (video)
2+ week, 2+ day ago (454+ words) An X1. 4 solar flare triggered radio blackouts and launched a fast CME as NASA prepares for its Artemis 2 moon mission. The sun unleashed a powerful X1. 4 solar flare in the early hours today (March 30), triggering radio blackouts on Earth and raising potential…...
Sun unleashes intense X-class solar flare, triggering radio blackouts across Australia
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) The powerful X1. 1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption. The sun erupted with a powerful X1. 1-class solar flare in the early hours of this morning (Dec. 8), briefly…...