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Light pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, satellites find
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (406+ words) But some regions are dimming due to energy-saving policies, wars and disasters. Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022, a new study using satellite images has revealed. But some areas, including those struck by war and…...
Artemis 2 mission sends 'Kerbal Space Program' player numbers soaring to the Mun
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (291+ words) Anything NASA can do, you can do too. Perhaps not surprisingly, the launch has had some digital echoes, not least of which is a massive spike in interest in "Kerbal Space Program". The game, which allows for highly realistic simulations…...
Why do some places wait 1000 years for a solar eclipse, while others get two in a decade?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (547+ words) Space - What about 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipses? You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Night Sky This Week Space. com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and…...
May full moon 2026: When, where and how to see the Flower Moon
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (404+ words) Your guide to May's full Flower Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights. The May full moon phase will occur at 1: 23 p. m. EDT (1723 GMT) on May 1, when the lunar disk will appear opposite the sun in the sky, with its familiar…...
Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang
18+ hour, 56+ min ago (386+ words) "This is the first time we have observed, for a large interval in momentum and for multiple species, this flow pattern in a subset of proton collisions in which an unusually large number of particles are produced." The world's most…...
'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn' has lots of 'Mass Effect' DNA, but its developers are teasing a far more grounded sci-fi RPG
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (629+ words) Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, while also carving out its own hard sci-fi identity. Following a surprise announcement last year, The Expanse: Osiris Reborn has quickly become one of the hottest upcoming space and…...
'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (230+ words) They weren't expecting this at all. HOUSTON " NASA scientists, and the rest of the world, are beaming about the incredible images from the Artemis 2 flyby around the far side of the moon. Monday's flyby was the centerpiece of the Artemis…...
Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way | Space photo of the day for April 8, 2026
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (366+ words) The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where the vast majority of the Milky Way's stars are concentrated. A river of shining stars and dusty filaments marks the galactic plane of the Milky Way " the colossal galaxy…...
Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history " on their i Phones
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (158+ words) "It's like walking out back at your house, trying to take a picture of the moon." NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing the future of human spaceflight on their i Phones. The crew, made up of NASA astronauts commander Reid Wiseman,…...
Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (181+ words) "It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its brightness so dramatically over such a short period of time." The international team of astronomers discovered that this black hole in the galaxy J02180036 was gradually being starved when they…...