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Aurora chasers are on high alert for possible geomagnetic storm conditions from March 4 to March 5. Northern lights possible ...

"This 'dialogue' with the universe is what makes our field of time-domain astronomy so incredibly thrilling.” This theory-altering research began in Feb. 2024 when the Canadian Hydrogen ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and try to observe a celestial object that’s quite difficult to see — the Horsehead Nebula. This dark nebula, made of dust and super-cold ...

With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week. By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets ...

On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness. On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned ...

Developing a market The aim is to make it more worthwhile for companies to reuse the resulting recycled materials. This could be a win-win-win situation, giving biowaste a new life, reducing the ...

It was a biting 10 degrees Fahrenheit the first night I saw the northern lights. My mom, who’d agreed to join my winter aurora chase in Iceland, watched the swirls cozied up in the car—but I ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and catch the Moon as it passes by Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. This pairing will happen in the hours near dawn on ...