Rising Over Louisiana
A partial lunar eclipse is visible over southern Louisiana on Aug. 28, 2026 NASA/Eric Bordelon On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon…
Simulations Show That Dark Matter Isn’t What Gives Stellar Streams Their Kinks
Astronomers study dark matter through simulations of stellar streams around the Milky Way. They found that kinks and clumps within these streams aren’t caused by dark matter clusters within the…
NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors,…
Scientists Develop Test Setup For New Way To Survive Reentry
Spacecraft famously have small bits of them disintegrate on reentry. That’s by design, as it is one of the easiest solutions to absorbing the incredible amounts of energy they experience.…
SuperCDMS SNOLAB Starts Its Dark Matter Hunt
The search for dark matter has reached another milestone – in this case the start of science for one of the world’s newest detectors. The Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search…
Agile Space Industries Celebrates Durango Headquarters Expansion with Ribbon Cutting
DURANGO, Colo. — Sept. 2, 2026 — Agile Space Industries celebrated the completion of a 20,500-square-foot expansion of its Durango headquarters with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 26, joined by…
APOD: 2026 September 2 – Solar Eclipses and Culture
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 2 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Ice Island Survives Run-In… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
APOD: 2026 September 1 – A Plane Lunar Eclipse
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 1 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each…
Distant Quasars Provide Crucial Link In Understanding Earliest Supermassive Black Holes
Extreme quasars near the dawn of time are giving astrophysicists clues to the formation of supermassive black holes.