Very bright fireball seen over Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver

A bright fireball was observed over the skies of Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver at around 02:17…

The Quadrantid Meteors and More Ring in 2025

This Weekend: Catch the Quadrantids at their annual peak, Earth at perihelion and the Moon blotting…

ARRL Closed for New Years Day, January 1, 2025

12/31/2024 ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will be closed on New Years Day, Wednesday,…

avalanches, icy explosions and dunes

Spring on Mars brings explosive changes. As temperatures rise, the Martian northern hemisphere experiences dramatic events…

Lunar Trailblazer should help scientists sort out the nature of water on the moon

The Lunar Trailblazer is an uncrewed mission to find water on the moon and determine its…

Even Stars Can Get the Hiccups

Stars come in all manner of sizes and temperatures. Many of the massive ones are nearing…

Hotter White Dwarfs Get Puffier

When our Sun dies, it will turn into a white dwarf. They are a common aspect…

NASA to Probe the Secrets of the Lunar Regolith

Gaze up at the Moon on any night and you will see a barren world displaying…

Remembering President Carter – NASA

President Carter, wife Rosalynn and daughter Amy are shown a scale model of the crawler that…

NOIRLab Launches Collection of Hi-Res Images of 88 IAU-recognized Constellations

Located in Tuscon, Arizona, the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is a national facility consisting…