Solar storms are a feature of our solar system like any other, though comes with a serious amount of risk. They can be beautiful and benign, with pictures showing great displays of auroral lightships. They can also be devastating, as NASA has time and again wanted, inflicting untold chaos right […]
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A pair of Chinese astronauts spent eight hours outside their space station last weekend to carry out repairs on the facility. It was the second extravehicular activity, or spacewalk, of the ongoing Shenzhou 17 crewed mission and the 14th overall carried out at China’s Tiangong space station. Astronaut Jiang Xinlin […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a total solar eclipse creates a spectacle in the skies over Mexico and North America on April 8, it will mark the first time such an event has occurred in […]
There will be a total eclipse of the sun on April 8, 2024. The moon will appear to line up perfectly with our planet’s host star from many vantage points on Earth, leading to a surreal experience for anyone along the so-called path of totality. For a few minutes, it […]
It’s one of the biggest unanswered questions in science – if there’s life beyond Earth, where is it? While you might think the answer is ‘far far away’, surprisingly, it could be much closer to home than we thought. Our very own solar system is now home to almost 300 […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Sky-gazers across North America are in for a treat on April 8 when a total solar eclipse will pass over Mexico, the United States and Canada. The event will be visible to […]
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will be visible across the Americas. Our total eclipse 2024 guide tells you everything you need to know, from how and where to watch it to why it’s so special. You can watch the total solar eclipse live here on Space.com. During […]
Eclipses happen due to an amazing cosmic coincidence that means the moon appears as large as the sun Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP People travel thousands of miles to see eclipses. There is nothing quite like the darkness that descends and the excitement that ripples through the crowd. A […]