Nov 04 The last total lunar eclipse through 2025 is on Election Day. Here’s how to watch it By Bella Isaacs-Thomas, Megan McGrew Your last chance to witness a total lunar eclipse for the next few years will occur on Tuesday, Nov. 8, but there’s a slight catch. Continue reading
Aug 20 Native Hawaiians gain more authority over future of sacred mountain, astronomy site By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A new state law says Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians, must be protected for future generations and that science must be balanced with culture and the environment. Continue reading
Jul 11 Here’s the deepest, clearest infrared image of the universe ever produced By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Dubbed “Webb’s First Deep Field,” the image shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 in unprecedentedly clear detail. Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Stunning new images from James Webb Space Telescope offer fuller picture of our universe By Marcia Rieke, The Conversation NASA released some of the very first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, marking the beginning of the next era in astronomy as the largest space telescope ever built offers scientific data that will help answer questions about… Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Biden offers first peek of historic image from James Webb Space Telescope By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Our view of the universe just expanded. The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of time and the edge of… Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Here’s the first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The world got a look Thursday at the first wild but fuzzy image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. Continue reading
Feb 15 How Galileo’s groundbreaking works got banned By Dr. Howard Markel Born on this day 458 years ago, Galileo refused to be silent about how the solar system worked. Continue reading
Feb 11 NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Officials for the James Webb Space Telescope said Friday that all 18 segments of the primary mirror seem to be working properly 1 1/2 months into the mission. Continue reading
Jan 24 New James Webb Space Telescope reaches final stop 1 million miles away from Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters Monday, one month after launching on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe. Continue reading
Dec 16 What too much artificial light steals from our night skies By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Advocates emphasize that, compared to many other types of pollution plaguing our planet, addressing excessive lighting is relatively straightforward. Continue reading