China launched a probe to the far side of the moon, stepping up its space race with the US The mission, which is expected to last 53 days, will collect two kilograms of lunar samples from the dark side of the moon for analysis. 05/2/2024 - 10:56 pm | View Link
Zippy meteors, a globular cluster, and more light up May’s night sky The name Flower Moon is in reference to May’s blooms when flowers are typically most abundant in the Northern Hemisphere. May’s full moon is also called the Flowering Moon or Waabigoni-giizis in ... 04/30/2024 - 2:00 am | View Link
April's full Pink Moon puts on show across the globe April's full Moon, known as the Pink Moon, put on a spectacular show across the planet Tuesday night and will remain bright in the night sky through the end of the week. 04/24/2024 - 5:10 am | View Link
April full moon has us tickled pink in these gorgeous photos If you missed the full moon in the sky last night, we've got you covered with this round-up of Full Pink Moon photos. 04/24/2024 - 5:01 am | View Link
In Photos: See The Full ‘Pink Moon’ Bloom Around The World The second full moon of spring 2024 in the northern hemisphere rose last night and was photographed around the globe, appearing in the east in a dramatic blaze of color. 04/23/2024 - 9:12 pm | View Link
The Rockies, oh so desperately needed someone to make a big splash.
Two players delivered Friday night — one of them literally — in the Rockies’ 3-2 win over the Pirates at PNC Park.
Ryan McMahon led off the Rockies’ three-run sixth inning with a 445-foot homer that splashed down in the Allegheny River.
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, which occurs each year as the Earth passes through remnants of Halley’s comet, is expected to reach its peak this weekend. Watchers can expect to see hundreds of meteors fill the sky in the pre-dawn hours. With the moon at a waning crescent, the show is expected to be even more vibrant than usual.
Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe as student-led protests in support of Palestine have popped up outside the U. S. and in countries like Australia, Mexico, and the U. K. as the Israel-Hamas war enters into its seventh month.
The best Taylor Swift needle drops will make you think about her music a little differently. A show like You might play with tone, turning an emotional ballad into comic relief, while The Buccaneers might help christen a new Swiftie classic with one pivotal scene. Some music syncs feel so seamless you may start to believe they were written specifically for a movie, while others, like Swift’s Valentine’s Day sweetheart anthem “Today Was a Fairytale,” actually was.
In a fast-food culture, there may be few things better for your health than making a simple home-cooked meal. But while the meal itself may be a good idea, the cooking part can be a problem—at least if you own a natural gas or propane stove. That’s the conclusion of a new study in Science Advances, showing that dangerous levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are emitted by both kinds of stoves.
The findings are a result of new work conducted at Stanford University by environmental scientist Rob Jackson and graduate researcher Yannai Kashtan.