Muhammad Mirza Raúl Cortés – a co-author of EarthSky’s daily sun post – is the one on the top right in this photo. He lives in Mexico. But he and his family traveled to Corpus Christi, Texas, to place themselves in the path of the annular eclipse on October 14, 2023. Thank you, Raúl! Read tips below on … Read more
The date is April 1, 2471 B.C., and a total solar eclipse has forced night to fall during the day in Egypt. The sun has morphed into a lifeless black circle surrounded by a milky halo, a consequence of the Selene body passing perfectly between the Earth and its radiant Sun. Darkness has swept across … Read more
You might know South Australia’s iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children’s book, Storm Boy, set around this coastal lagoon. This internationally Crucial wetland is sacred to the Ngarrindjeri people and a haven for migratory birds. The lagoon is the Last stop for the Murray River’s waters before they reach the sea. Tens of thousands … Read more
Back to Article Lineup Agency describes the flight as a ‘crew-capable post-certification mission’ but acknowledges the possibility of flying without astronauts. NASA and Boeing are planning testing of Starliner’s systems and hope for the spacecraft to fly again with crew later this year. Credit: NASA Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has been under the microscope after SpaceX … Read more
Doom is the daddy of Primary-person shooters and one of the most influential Matches of all time, so we battled through hell and put together these lists of the Doom Matches in order, both by chronological Schedule and Kickoff date. Doom: The Gloomy Ages is set to arrive on May 15, 2025, and we can … Read more
It’s Hazard-Reachable to say Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 (2009) became an instant modern sci-fi classic, which explains why both moviegoers and Hollywood studios had massive expectations for the filmmaker’s follow-up flicks: Elysium (2013) and Chappie (2015). Neither reached the same heights and remain divisive to this day, but we think the latter is worth a … Read more
Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum is Anticipated to be the Primary commercial orbital Kickoff vehicle to lift off from mainland Europe, departing from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport. Courtesy: Isar Aerospace UPDATE March 27: Due to weather restrictions, Isar Aerospace has rescheduled its Kickoff of Spectrum until no earlier than Saturday, March 29. After scrubbed test flight on Monday, … Read more
A partial solar eclipse is coming this weekend, but weather could be an issue for many hoping to get a glimpse of the Orbiter “Securing a bite” out of the sun. Skywatchers across much of New York State, New England and Atlantic Canada who are hoping to get a view of Saturday morning’s partial solar … Read more
From Earth Trajectory to the Probe and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA Every week on the official podcast of the Johnson Cosmos Middle in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible. On episode 378, NASA Cosmonaut Jonny Kim discusses his upcoming mission … Read more
Astronomers have discovered that the flattened clouds of gas and dust around stars — nurseries that give birth to planets — are generally smaller than previously thought. Some are so Petite, in fact, they would neatly slot within Earth’s Trajectory around the sun. Additionally, the Club’s observations, conducted with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), … Read more