If you’ve been waiting to book a Northern Lights trip, it’s time to make it happen. This autumn is expected to kick off one of the strongest aurora seasons in decades—think last year’s low-latitude ...

The nanoparticles specifically enable the detection of "near-infrared light," which is infrared light in the 800–1600 nm range, just beyond what humans can already see. The team previously showed that ...

In space, many objects do not produce or reflect enough visible-spectrum light to see with the naked eye or to detect from far away. However, infrared light stretches so long that it is easier to ...

Skywatchers worldwide anticipate the final solar eclipse of 2025, a partial event primarily visible in the Southern Hemisphere, including New Zealand ...

Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work? This article was originally published at The Conversation. The ...

From July 3 through July 8, it will be possible to sight the two largest objects currently in orbit around the Earth, passing across the predawn sky within minutes of each other. During this upcoming ...

On the evening of September 7, the second (and final) total lunar eclipse of the year will take place—serving up the striking sight of a red “blood moon” in the sky across much of the world. Total ...

The bandgap defines how insulators absorb light and conduct electricity. XUV high-harmonic interferometry now lets ...