Whatever happened to a wealthy private astronaut’s plan to save the Hubble Space Telescope? NPR has…
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Tree seeds that flew around the moon are now are being planted across the U.S.
“Moon Trees” are starting to grow on Earth. They got that name because as seeds they…
Impact of solar storm that pushed Northern Lights to lower latitudes is waning : NPR
The Northern Lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho, on…
A powerful solar storm is bringing northern lights to unusual places
An extreme geomagnetic storm reached Earth yesterday, with the northern lights dancing across the skies in…
The Picture Show : NPR
Crosby Beach, Liverpool, England: The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow on the…
Geomagnetic storm sends 5 coronal mass ejections to Earth : Short Wave : NPR
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a strong solar flare on May 8, 2024.…
A huge solar storm is hurtling toward Earth : NPR
The solar flare as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. The flare…
Should commercial space companies contribute to the FAA the way airlines do?
There’s this fund that all commercial airlines pay into for things like safety inspections. But there’s…
Venus looked a lot like Earth when they first formed : NPR
The Science of Siblings is a series exploring the ways our siblings can influence us, from…
Boeing launches its Starliner spacecraft with two astronauts on board tonight
A spacecraft built by Boeing is set to carry two astronauts to the International Space Station.…