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VIDEO: 25% chance of maximum cloud cover in Casper for Sunday night eclipse
The full moon is seen during a lunar eclipse in Marseille, southern France, Monday Jan. 21 2019. It’s also the year’s first supermoon, when a full moon appears a little bigger and brighter thanks to its slightly closer position to Earth. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) CASPER, Wyo. — The forecast remains mostly clear for Casper during …
Moon will turn red during total lunar eclipse this Sunday night
Placeholder while article actions load The first total lunar eclipse of 2022 is about to dye the moon red on Sunday night. This weekend’s full “Flower Moon” will be bathed in a rusty bronze light as Earth’s shadow sweeps across it, creating a spectacle visible across most of North America. Just about everyone in the …
NASA ICON Finds Effects of Massive Tonga Volcanic Eruption Reached Space
The GOES-17 satellite captured images of an umbrella cloud generated by the underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022. Crescent-shaped bow shock waves and numerous lighting strikes are also visible. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens using GOES imagery courtesy of NOAA and NESDIS When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga …
Earthquake: NASA’s InSight lander vehicle records ‘monster quake’ on Mars
MARS (KABC) — NASA released images on Monday showing what scientists are calling a “monster earthquake” on Mars. The agency says the quake shook the planet Mars on May 4, the 1,222nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The 5.0 magnitude quake was apparently the largest temblor ever detected on another planet. A magnitude …
Monstrous “Claw Mark” Scratches on the Surface of Mars
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows part of a large fault system on Mars known as Tantalus Fossae. This image comprises data gathered by Mars Express’ High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on July 19, 2021. It was created using data from the nadir channel, the field of view aligned perpendicular to the surface of …
Total lunar eclipse 2022: when, where and what to look out for | Lunar eclipses
This is advance notice of a total lunar eclipse that takes place next weekend. A total lunar eclipse is when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth. It happens in several stages, the first being the penumbral phase. This begins at 0232 BST on 16 May. The penumbral eclipse means that although most …
NASA Releases a Simulation of 22 Known Black Hole Binary Systems
Want to take a look at some black hole binary systems? Well then NASA’s got your back with this stunning visual showing 22 confirmed systems. Dancing in the dark Each system in NASA’s visualization consists of a star orbiting a black hole. You can see that most stars feed their material into the black hole’s …
NASA Astronaut Hands Over Command to Russian Cosmonaut As SpaceX Crew-3 Prepares To Depart Space Station
NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn handed over command of the International Space Station to Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev in a traditional Change of Command ceremony today ahead of Crew-3’s departure tonight. Credit: NASA TV. NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn handed over command of the International Space Station (ISS) to Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev in a traditional Change …
This time, can Boeing’s Starliner finally shine?
Enlarge / Boeing says its Starliner spacecraft is ready to roll to the launch pad in Florida. Boeing Boeing and NASA say the Starliner spacecraft is ready for a do-over flight, with a second uncrewed test mission of the spacecraft now scheduled for May 19. Nine months have passed since a standard pre-flight check of …
‘Death shadow’ dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
Argentine paleontologist Mauro Aranciaga with a graphic illustration of Maip macrothorax towering over a human BUENOS AIRES – Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator dinosaur that measured three stories from nose to tail and eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws. The six-ton giant, the largest megaraptor unearthed to date, fed on …
