Sixty Years in Canberra: NASA’s Deep Space Network
This March 4, 2020, image shows Deep Space Station 43, a 70-meter-wide (230-feet-wide) radio antenna at NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in Canberra, Australia. The
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Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is
An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.
‘Hairy books’ bound by medieval monks are covered in sealskin, study finds
A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from
The North Pole could wander nearly 90 feet west by the end of the century
As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth’s
A biotech company says it has bred three pups with traits of the extinct dire wolf
Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA to breed the animals. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO
Would ketamine treatment help if you didn’t know you got it?
What if you could get all the potential benefits of ketamine without the “trip”? For part two of our series on psychedelics, we look at
Rare colorful lightning caught on camera by ISS astronaut. ‘OK, this is kind of out there’
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking video of a rare atmospheric phenomenon from his perch high above Earth on the International Space Station.
Amateur astronomer discovers bright green comet SWAN25F — and you can see it too
Comet SWAN25F was discovered using photos from the European Space Agency’s SOHO spacecraft and can currently be spied using backyard equipment — but it could
NASA rover watches ‘fiendish’ Martian ‘dust devils’ collide in rare case of extraterrestrial cannibalism
Video footage captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover shows a small “dust devil” merging with a much larger twister on the surface of Mars.
Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter’s magnetic field ‘like a giant squash ball’
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter’s magnetosphere “like a giant squash ball,” a new study reports.
Best compact binoculars 2025: Pocket-friendly optics for the great outdoors
The best compact binoculars are small and lightweight in size, but mighty in optical performance and portability. These are our top pocketable picks.
Watch the moon’s shadow race across US on first anniversary of historic total solar eclipse — Earth from space
Multiple spacecraft captured the moon’s shadow sweeping across North America at more than 1,500 mph during the 2024 total solar eclipse, as millions of people
One of our favorite beginner’s telescopes — now under $300 with a 20% saving at Amazon
The AstroMaster 102AZ is one of Amazon’s best selling beginner telescopes and rated for its ease of use and versatile performance.
2 school-age children have died in Texas measles outbreak, as total cases pass 480
Texas officials reported the death of a second school-age child in the state’s ongoing measles outbreak.