Monday's Google Doodle is dedicated to World Quantum Day, which is celebrated on April 14. The animated artwork features a thaumatrope, or optical illusion, where the discs have different images on the front and back that, when rotated on separate…
The Circinus West molecular cloud is a huge star-forming region located 2,500
On Monday morning, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying more than two dozen Starlink satellites from the Space Force's iconic Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The rocket lifted off at 12:00 p.m. ET from Pad 40.…
These 30 “curse tablets” created for the dead illustrate the lengths to which the Athenians were willing to go to place a curse on their enemies. Jutta Stroschek/German Archaeological InstituteGreek curse tablet in the shape of a liver, found in…
There are currently more than 5,800 known exoplanets outside our solar system. Artist Martin Vargic depicts some of them above. (Image courtesy of Martin Vargic (used with permission)) Space is truly enormous. There are about 100
On Saturday, SpaceX launched Starshield satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office from California, followed 12 hours later by 21 Starlink satellites from Florida. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:25 a.m. Pacific time from Vandenberg Space Force Base's Pad 4E.…