Space &Skywatching
- The Sun’s Ticking ‘Superflare’ Time BombApr 24,2025,6:15 am EDTThe sun might be quietly preparing to unleash a burst of energy that could plunge the modern world into chaos. Here’s what you need to know.
- April 21-27 Sky Watch:Lyrid Meteor Shower,Venus &Mercury ShineApr 22,2025,4:00 pm EDTApril 2025 brings exciting skywatching events including the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower,rare views of Mercury at its greatest elongation,and Venus shining brightly. Perfect for stargazers in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres!
- Mars Moon Photobombs The Sun In Quirky Space ShowApr 22,2025,12:00 pm EDTNASA’s Perseverance rover captured a fun cosmic spectacle from its home on the surface of Mars as a small moon briefly crossed in front of the sun,casting a "googly-eyed"glance across the red planet.
- Bright Meteor Dazzles In Dark Skies Over Many Spanish CitiesApr 18,2025,12:00 pm EDTA bright meteor shot across the sky over several Spanish cities,capturing the attention of locals. Multiple videos captured the dazzling fireball from different angles.
- Hundreds Spot Fireball Streaking Across North AmericaApr 18,2025,12:00 pm EDTA spectacular fireball burst across the night sky,dazzling hundreds of spectators across several U.S. states and even Canada.
- Sign Of Life On Another Planet? Webb Space Telescope Detects What Scientists Say Is The Strongest Evidence YetApr 17,2025,11:22 am EDTA new study suggests we could be a step closer to figuring out if alien life is out there,trillions of miles away from Earth. It’s based on observations recorded by the James Webb Space Telescope of an exoplanet called K2-18 b.
- 2014:First Earth-Size Planet In The Habitable Zone Of Another Star DiscoveredApr 17,2025,5:30 am EDTIn the quest to find approximately Earth-sized planets located in the "Goldilocks zone"i.e. neither too hot nor too cold) orbiting a star like our sun,today's date was an important one. Here's why.
- New Solar Telescope’s First Images:Sun In Stunning DetailApr 15,2025,12:00 pm EDTReady to see the sun like never before? NOAA’s CCOR-1 solar telescope aboard the new GOES-19 satellite recently captured stunning footage of coronal mass ejections,or CMEs,from the sun.
- Stunning Timelapse From Space Shows A ‘Stellar Volcano’Apr 15,2025,12:00 pm EDTNASA’s Hubble Telescope has been observing the nebula R Aquarii for decades,but a new time lapse video gives you an up close look at the star system and a colorful explosion that scientists say describe as “a lawn sprinkler gone berserk.”
- Blue Origin Launches Celebrities Katy Perry,Gayle King Into Space From West TexasApr 14,2025,7:13 pm EDTSinger Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King were part of an all-woman crew that launched into space aboard a Blue Origin rocket Monday. Blue Origin is owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos. His fiancee and three other women rounded out the first all-female crew to launch to space from U.S. soil.
