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One year ago today, a total solar eclipse graced the skies of North America, as the moon fully blocked out the sun a narrow ...
Why does the sun never set in Norway during summer? Discover the science behind the Midnight Sun and Polar Night. Read this ...
If you’ll grant me the extended metaphor, this, in essence, is the effect achieved by motion tracking and lock stabilization, ...
It's been a year since a total solar eclipse shrouded the U.S. in darkness. Here's when is the next solar eclipse in 2025, and the next total eclipse.
Is it possible to build a Dyson sphere that isn't catastrophically unstable? New research says yes, but only in one type of ...
Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University ...
We’ve wondered what powered the Sun for centuries. Early guesses included meteor showers, chemical combustion, and ...
An astral animated TED-Ed lesson written by Elise Cutts explains how the tides on Earth are impacted both by the sun and the ...
On Thursday 27 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) sent its last messages to the Gaia Spacecraft. They told Gaia to shut down its communication systems and central computer and said goodbye to this ...
Black holes power some of the most energetic phenomena in the known universe, but could they ever power an advanced human ...
For some Dallas-area scientists, the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, was more than just a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic ...