Space

aeonWAVE/Shutterstock You’ve probably been hearing a lot about the solar eclipse coming Monday, April 8, but whether you’ll be able to see the full eclipse depends on where in the United States you live. Multiple experts who spoke to NPR stressed that it’s a dramatically different experience to be in the path of totality versus […]

Blueee77/Shutterstock Humankind’s first Space Race began on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik) into orbit around Earth. The unparalleled and exponential explosion of technology that followed was nothing short of reality-changing. In 2002, Elon Musk launched SpaceX, which transformed the aerospace industry, making spaceflight more affordable and opening the doors for other

Scientists understand the basic process by which planets are formed: a disk of dust and gas swirls around a star, and small knots form due to perturbations. These knots attract more material and become clumps, gradually growing over time as more and more dust and gas is attracted to them due to gravity. Eventually, enough

When NASA launches its Europa Clipper mission, scheduled for October 2024, the spacecraft will carry a special surprise aboard alongside its components and instruments: a commemorative plate honoring some inspirational figures here on Earth. Though the agency isn’t expecting any aliens to pick up on this message, the plate will feature art and names submitted by

Black holes are typically thought of as lonely beasts, sucking up anything which comes too close to them — whether that is dust, planets, or even stars. But black holes can surprisingly often be found in pairs, with the two orbiting each other and often feeding off each other or even eventually plummeting into each

What happens when a star dies depends on its mass. If a very massive star runs out of fuel, it explodes in a huge event called a supernova. But a more modestly sized star, like our sun, will puff up to become a red giant before throwing off its outer layers of gas to form

Dima Zel/Shutterstock With over 5,000 exoplanets — planets beyond our solar system — discovered to date, there’s a growing interest in locating which of these planets might be habitable. It’s no easy matter to find a planet where life might be able to thrive. When astronomers talk about habitable exoplanets, they often mean planets which are in

19 STUDIO/Shutterstock You might have heard recently about a fun newly named object in the solar system: a quasi-moon of Venus called Zoozve. Venus doesn’t have any moons, but it does have this one body, which looks like a moon but isn’t. If you’ve never heard of a quasi-moon, then that’s because they are very

There are a lot of different satellites orbiting the Earth. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since humanity has been putting them up there ever since Sputnik launched in 1957. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) maintains an index that states that there are currently 12,712 objects in orbit around the planet. That’s

Fiction is filled with stories about death from above, space-based apocalypses that bring an end to human civilization, or threaten to. At this point, a last-ditch mission to stop an asteroid from destroying the planet has become a tired trope in movies. There was a time when asteroids were a pretty scary idea. We knew

Columbia Sportswear is one of the world’s most well-known and recognizable sports and outdoor apparel brands. You’ll find their gear at several familiar retailers including Bass Pro Shop, REI, and their own brick-and-mortar stores. Columbia offers everything from shoes to hats and clothing for all points in between, to keep you warm and protected even