The telescope has revealed galaxies, stars and black holes that formed in the early universe. After…
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NPR’s best stories about history in 2023 : NPR
Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington…
Winter solstice celebrations around the world : NPR
On Yalda night, the Iranian winter solstice tradition, observers gather with family and read classic poetry…
This cat video is out of this world, and NASA used a laser to beam it to Earth : NPR
This image shows a frame from a 15-second ultra-high-definition video featuring a cat named Taters which…
Storm system travels north from Florida, dumping rain across East Coast : NPR
Local resident Wayne Cox and friend Irma Parrilla, visiting from Orlando, brave gusty winds and drizzling…
A powerful eruption on the sun disrupted radio signals on earth
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with heliophysicist India Jackson about Thursday’s huge solar flare and how it…
This week in science: dunking birds, a hole in the sun and lack of emoji biodiversity
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Viet Le of Short Wave about parrots dunking…
Tonight's Geminid meteor shower could bring up to 120 shooting stars per hour
One of the most reliable and prolific meteor showers of the years continues its peak tonight.…
Here’s your guide to this year’s spectacular Geminid meteor shower : NPR
This photo taken late December 14, 2018 with a long time exposure shows a meteor streaking…
An asteroid will briefly obscure the massive star Betelgeuse on Monday : NPR
This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on Aug. 10, 2020,…