NASA and SpaceX launched Crew-10 to the International Space Station on Friday evening on a mission that also aims to replace Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. At 7:03 p.m. ET, under clear evening skies and sunset, the launch…
This week’s science news covers a blood moon and a ‘pregnant’ mummy. (Image credit: Gary Hershorn via Getty Images Kownacki) Jump to: This week, Earth witnessed a remarkable event that hasn’t happened since 2022: a total lunar eclipse. The celestial…
The Crew-10 Dragon capsule sits atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket prior to launch. (Photo credit: SpaceX) NASA launched the Crew-10 mission, which provided relief to American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who had been on the International Space…
The surface of the Moon appears to turn red as Earth begins to obscure the Sun in this image taken by the Blue Ghost lunar lander during the “blood moon” lunar eclipse on March 13-14. (Image credit: Firefly Aerospace) While…
A “blood moon” appears during a total lunar eclipse. This image was taken in Austin, Texas, on March 14. (Image credit: Rick Kern via Getty Images) A “blood moon” was visible from Earth yesterday evening, marking the first total lunar…
“Dual missile and drone strikes” from Russia have become a daily terror for the people of Ukraine as border violence between the two bitter rivals escalates and the prospect of peace becomes increasingly distant. Russian forces launched a double bombing…
The pregnant teenager was allegedly killed by a woman who lured her to her home, cut open her stomach and stole her unborn child. Emily Acevedo Sena, 16, who was nine months pregnant, was found buried Thursday in a back…
An illustration of galaxies distorting the structure of space-time in the expanding universe. New theoretical work suggests that the cosmic expansion is not constant — it can dramatically change direction and intensity. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Dark energy could have changed…
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the most powerful ocean current on the planet. (Photo credit: European Union, Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) Melting ice in Antarctica is slowing the planet’s most powerful ocean current, according to a new study. An…
Saturn has at least 274 moons, more than any other planet in our solar system. (Image credit: dottedhippo via Getty Images) If you look up at the starry sky on a clear night, the brightest and most visible object is…