Harvest Moon over Sicily
For northern hemisphere dwellers, September’s Full Moon was the Harvest Moon. Reflecting warm hues at sunset it rises […]
Science
To Save Whales, Don’t Eat Lobster, Watchdog Group Says by ...
The group says that the shellfish, long considered a more responsible choice, cannot be considered a guilt-free meal […]
Waves of the Great Lacerta Nebula
It is one of the largest nebulas on the sky — why isn’t it better known? Roughly the […]
Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above Its Weight’ by ...
Before the pandemic, the long-sought ruins of Sak Tz’i’, a small but influential Mesoamerican kingdom, were discovered on […]
A Long Snaking Filament on the Sun
Earlier this month, the Sun exhibited one of the longer filaments on record. Visible as the bright curving […]
Red Sprite Lightning over the Czech Republic
What are those red filaments in the sky? They are a rarely seen form of lightning confirmed only […]
Planets of the Solar System: Tilts and Spins
How does your favorite planet spin? Does it spin rapidly around a nearly vertical axis, or horizontally, or […]
Galaxy by the Lake
This 180 degree panoramic night skyscape captures our Milky Way Galaxy as it arcs above the horizon on […]
What Makes Your Brain Different From a Neanderthal’s? by Carl ...
Scientists have discovered a mutation that increases the production of brain cells and seems to have set our […]
Interstellar Voyager
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 on a grand tour of the outer planets of […]