10 days ago
What is the blue-white star next to the moon tonight?
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Look to the southern sky at sunset on May 26 to see the waxing gibbous moon shining close to the sparkling blue-white light of the bright star Spica in the constellation Virgo, ahead of this week's rare "Blue Moon".
The 83%-lit moon will sit a little under 40 degrees above the southern horizon — roughly the width of four clenched fists stacked at arm's length — with Spica close to its left.
Spica's light represents not one, but two colossal stars, which orbit each other once every four days. Together, they shine with a combined luminosity of more than 12,000 suns, according to the astronomy website EarthSky.
Turn a pair of binoculars or a small telescope on the moon to see an arc of light shining close to the line separating night from day on the lunar surface, created as sunlight glances off the peaks of the Montes Jura mountain range on the northwestern edge of Mare Imbrium.
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Look to the southern sky at sunset on May 26 to see the waxing gibbous moon shining close to the sparkling blue-white light of the bright star Spica in the constellation Virgo, ahead of this week's rare "Blue Moon".
The 83%-lit moon will sit a little under 40 degrees above the southern horizon — roughly the width of four clenched fists stacked at arm's length — with Spica close to its left.
Spica's light represents not one, but two colossal stars, which orbit each other once every four days. Together, they shine with a combined luminosity of more than 12,000 suns, according to the astronomy website EarthSky.
Turn a pair of binoculars or a small telescope on the moon to see an arc of light shining close to the line separating night from day on the lunar surface, created as sunlight glances off the peaks of the Montes Jura mountain range on the northwestern edge of Mare Imbrium.
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10 days ago
How collecting DNA samples in the wild could transform conservation
MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal he posed no threat, a familiar sound in the mist-covered forests of Rwanda ’s Volcanoes National Park.
Here in one of Africa's most well-known parks, steep ridges and dense vegetation often obscure even the largest mountain gorillas — also endangered — and scientists are turning to new technology to detect and protect them.
Known as environmental DNA, or eDNA, the technology allows researchers to identify species using genetic material like fur or feces left in soil and water. This reduces the impact of human interaction during wildlife surveys that can leave researchers groping through the mist.
The technology, more often used in marine conservation work, was introduced by the African Wildlife Foundation in partnership with the Rwandan government. It aims to develop a list of all species in the country. That will help protect biodiversity that is threatened by climate change and population growth.
“We selected eDNA as a new technology to bring solutions and to complement existing methods used in ecological monitoring,” said the foundation’s country manager for Rwanda, Patrick Nsabimana.
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MUSANZE, Rwanda (AP) — A guide called out to endangered golden monkeys with grunts and clicks to signal he posed no threat, a familiar sound in the mist-covered forests of Rwanda ’s Volcanoes National Park.
Here in one of Africa's most well-known parks, steep ridges and dense vegetation often obscure even the largest mountain gorillas — also endangered — and scientists are turning to new technology to detect and protect them.
Known as environmental DNA, or eDNA, the technology allows researchers to identify species using genetic material like fur or feces left in soil and water. This reduces the impact of human interaction during wildlife surveys that can leave researchers groping through the mist.
The technology, more often used in marine conservation work, was introduced by the African Wildlife Foundation in partnership with the Rwandan government. It aims to develop a list of all species in the country. That will help protect biodiversity that is threatened by climate change and population growth.
“We selected eDNA as a new technology to bring solutions and to complement existing methods used in ecological monitoring,” said the foundation’s country manager for Rwanda, Patrick Nsabimana.
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11 days ago
China launches 3 astronauts, including 1st ever from Hong Kong, to Tiangong ****** e station (video)
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China launched its next crew to the Tiangong ****** e station on Sunday (May 24), on a mission that will relieve astronauts who have been in orbit a month longer than planned, and send one astronaut on China's first year-long ****** eflight.
A 203-foot-long (62 meters) Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 GMT; 11:08 p.m. local time at Jiuqan).
Shenzhou 23 is sending the next trio of astronauts to Tiangong to begin a six-month-long stay aboard the ****** e station. That trio consists of Zhu Yangzhu (the mission's commander), Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying. Lai is the first astronaut from Hong Kong to reach ****** e.
The launch also marked the start of a historic human ****** eflight for China: One of the three astronauts is starting a one-year stay in orbit, a first for the country. This is because Shenzhou 24, due to launch late this year, will be used to send a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong for a short-duration visit.
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China launched its next crew to the Tiangong ****** e station on Sunday (May 24), on a mission that will relieve astronauts who have been in orbit a month longer than planned, and send one astronaut on China's first year-long ****** eflight.
A 203-foot-long (62 meters) Long March 2F rocket launched the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 GMT; 11:08 p.m. local time at Jiuqan).
Shenzhou 23 is sending the next trio of astronauts to Tiangong to begin a six-month-long stay aboard the ****** e station. That trio consists of Zhu Yangzhu (the mission's commander), Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying. Lai is the first astronaut from Hong Kong to reach ****** e.
The launch also marked the start of a historic human ****** eflight for China: One of the three astronauts is starting a one-year stay in orbit, a first for the country. This is because Shenzhou 24, due to launch late this year, will be used to send a Pakistani astronaut to Tiangong for a short-duration visit.
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11 days ago
China launches Shenzhou 23 **** ecraft with 1 of 3 astronauts set for yearlong stay
JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 23 **** ecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its **** e station, including one set to stay in **** e for a year.
The **** ecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.
The astronauts on the mission are Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, also identified by Chinese authorities as Li Jiaying using the Mandarin transliteration of her name.
Lai, who was born and raised in Hong Kong and has a doctoral degree in computer forensics, is the first astronaut from the city on a **** e mission.
The crew is set to conduct dozens of science and application projects, state media said. They are also expected to complete an in-orbit rotation with the crew of Shenzhou 21, who has been at the Tiangong **** e station for more than 200 days.
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JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China launched the Shenzhou 23 **** ecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its **** e station, including one set to stay in **** e for a year.
The **** ecraft blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China. The much-anticipated launch comes as China prepares for its first crewed lunar landing by 2030.
The astronauts on the mission are Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, also identified by Chinese authorities as Li Jiaying using the Mandarin transliteration of her name.
Lai, who was born and raised in Hong Kong and has a doctoral degree in computer forensics, is the first astronaut from the city on a **** e mission.
The crew is set to conduct dozens of science and application projects, state media said. They are also expected to complete an in-orbit rotation with the crew of Shenzhou 21, who has been at the Tiangong **** e station for more than 200 days.
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11 days ago
China reveals 3-person Shenzhou 23 crew, including Hong Kong's 1st astronaut
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China has named the three astronauts due to fly on the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday (May 24), including Hong Kong's first astronaut.
A Long March 2F rocket is due to lift off at 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 GMT, or 11:08 p.m. Beijing time) on Sunday (May 24) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, sending the Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft into orbit to dock with China's Tiangong ****** e station in low Earth orbit.
Aboard Shenzhou 23 will be commander Zhu Yangzhu, pilot Zhang Zhiyuan and payload specialist Lai Ka-ying. Zhu flew for the first time on the Shenzhou 16 mission in 2023, while Zhang and Lai, from China's third and fourth batches of astronauts, will be making their first trips to ****** e. The crew were revealed at a press conference at Jiuquan on Saturday (May 23).
Lai is set to become Hong Kong's first astronaut to fly to ****** e, having previously worked in the Hong Kong Police Force before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 2024.
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China has named the three astronauts due to fly on the Shenzhou 23 mission on Sunday (May 24), including Hong Kong's first astronaut.
A Long March 2F rocket is due to lift off at 11:08 a.m. EDT (1508 GMT, or 11:08 p.m. Beijing time) on Sunday (May 24) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, sending the Shenzhou 23 ****** ecraft into orbit to dock with China's Tiangong ****** e station in low Earth orbit.
Aboard Shenzhou 23 will be commander Zhu Yangzhu, pilot Zhang Zhiyuan and payload specialist Lai Ka-ying. Zhu flew for the first time on the Shenzhou 16 mission in 2023, while Zhang and Lai, from China's third and fourth batches of astronauts, will be making their first trips to ****** e. The crew were revealed at a press conference at Jiuquan on Saturday (May 23).
Lai is set to become Hong Kong's first astronaut to fly to ****** e, having previously worked in the Hong Kong Police Force before being selected as an astronaut candidate in 2024.
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12 days ago
This Week In ***** e podcast: Episode 211 — Oysters in ***** e
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On Episode 211 of This Week In ***** e, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith ***** e.
When one ponders the diet of Mars-bound astonauts, oysters don't often come to mind... but they should. As it turns out, the plucky bivalves have much to offer ***** e voyagers, including water filtration and a ready source of protein.
Scoccimerra, formerly of Nanoracks, initiated a research project with students from the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, to design, build, and operate a closed-circuit, automated support environment for oysters in a simulated ***** e ***** og. It's a fascinating discussion that may leave you hungry.
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On Episode 211 of This Week In ***** e, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Jacob Scoccimerra of Monolith ***** e.
When one ponders the diet of Mars-bound astonauts, oysters don't often come to mind... but they should. As it turns out, the plucky bivalves have much to offer ***** e voyagers, including water filtration and a ready source of protein.
Scoccimerra, formerly of Nanoracks, initiated a research project with students from the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, to design, build, and operate a closed-circuit, automated support environment for oysters in a simulated ***** e ***** og. It's a fascinating discussion that may leave you hungry.
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12 days ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 12: Don't miss these stunning photos from the launch of the most powerful Starship yet
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SpaceX Starship's massive V3 launch looked incredible.
Starship launch blasted off on Friday (May 22) from **** eX's Starbase test site in South Texas, at 6:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. local time or 2230 GMT). The massive ship made a sojourn in suborbital **** e before both the Starship Super Heavy booster and its Ship upper stage made fiery splashdowns to conclude the mission.
But while the trip itself was a repeat of previous flights, and the 12th overall for the Starship program, the ship was new. **** eX's newest version of Starship, standing at 408 feet or 124 meters tall, is larger and more powerful than any iteration before it.
Some of the key upgrades include a new fuel transfer tube; a faster PEZ deployment system for future satellites; a more powerful Raptor Engine (39 of these across the two stages); three grid fins for reentry-directing instead of four; and a reusable "hot stage ring" lying at the intersection of Super Heavy and Ship.
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SpaceX Starship's massive V3 launch looked incredible.
Starship launch blasted off on Friday (May 22) from **** eX's Starbase test site in South Texas, at 6:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. local time or 2230 GMT). The massive ship made a sojourn in suborbital **** e before both the Starship Super Heavy booster and its Ship upper stage made fiery splashdowns to conclude the mission.
But while the trip itself was a repeat of previous flights, and the 12th overall for the Starship program, the ship was new. **** eX's newest version of Starship, standing at 408 feet or 124 meters tall, is larger and more powerful than any iteration before it.
Some of the key upgrades include a new fuel transfer tube; a faster PEZ deployment system for future satellites; a more powerful Raptor Engine (39 of these across the two stages); three grid fins for reentry-directing instead of four; and a reusable "hot stage ring" lying at the intersection of Super Heavy and Ship.
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12 days ago
Can animals give birth to twins?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsustheconversation.com.
Can animals give birth to twins? – Mia C., age 10
Ask any parent – welcoming a new baby to the family is exciting, but it comes with a lot of work. And when the new addition is a pair of babies – twins – parents really have their work cut out for them.
For many animal species it’s the norm to have multiple babies at once. A litter of piglets can be as many as 11 or more!
We are faculty members at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. We’ve been present for the births of many puppies and kittens over the years – and the animal moms almost always deliver multiples.
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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsustheconversation.com.
Can animals give birth to twins? – Mia C., age 10
Ask any parent – welcoming a new baby to the family is exciting, but it comes with a lot of work. And when the new addition is a pair of babies – twins – parents really have their work cut out for them.
For many animal species it’s the norm to have multiple babies at once. A litter of piglets can be as many as 11 or more!
We are faculty members at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine. We’ve been present for the births of many puppies and kittens over the years – and the animal moms almost always deliver multiples.
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12 days ago
SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into **** e for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)
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The most powerful rocket in history just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.
SpaceX launched the newest version of its giant Starship rocket Friday (May 22), from a recently completed second pad at its Starbase manufacturing and test facility in South Texas. Liftoff occurred at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT), sending the massive 408-foot-tall (124-meter) vehicle skyward on its 12th suborbital test flight.
It was the first Starship mission since October 2025, and the first-ever flight of Starship Version 3 (V3), a next-generation build of the rocket that features a complete design overhaul meant to evolve the vehicle toward operational missions. And today's suborbital Flight 12 was a significant step toward that ambitious goal, even if it was a day later than planned after a glitched thwarted a first launch try on Thursday.
"Congratulations **** eX team on an epic first Starship V3 launch & landing!," **** eX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X after the launch. "You scored a goal for humanity."
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The most powerful rocket in history just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.
SpaceX launched the newest version of its giant Starship rocket Friday (May 22), from a recently completed second pad at its Starbase manufacturing and test facility in South Texas. Liftoff occurred at 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT), sending the massive 408-foot-tall (124-meter) vehicle skyward on its 12th suborbital test flight.
It was the first Starship mission since October 2025, and the first-ever flight of Starship Version 3 (V3), a next-generation build of the rocket that features a complete design overhaul meant to evolve the vehicle toward operational missions. And today's suborbital Flight 12 was a significant step toward that ambitious goal, even if it was a day later than planned after a glitched thwarted a first launch try on Thursday.
"Congratulations **** eX team on an epic first Starship V3 launch & landing!," **** eX CEO Elon Musk wrote on X after the launch. "You scored a goal for humanity."
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13 days ago
Starship V3 from **** e: Satellite snaps amazing photo of **** eX megarocket on the pad
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A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of **** eX's first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was supposed to lift off.
SpaceX aimed to launch Starship V3 — the biggest and most powerful version of the megarocket yet — for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), from the company's Starbase site in South Texas.
An eye in the sky was on hand to chronicle the moment — one of Vantor's WorldView Legion satellites, which snapped a great shot of the 408-foot-tall (124.4-meter-tall) rocket from low Earth orbit.
"Wishing **** eX lots of luck for today's launch. At Vantor, we're continuing to watch the future of **** e from **** e," Vantor wrote in an X post on Thursday that shared the photo.
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A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of **** eX's first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was supposed to lift off.
SpaceX aimed to launch Starship V3 — the biggest and most powerful version of the megarocket yet — for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), from the company's Starbase site in South Texas.
An eye in the sky was on hand to chronicle the moment — one of Vantor's WorldView Legion satellites, which snapped a great shot of the 408-foot-tall (124.4-meter-tall) rocket from low Earth orbit.
"Wishing **** eX lots of luck for today's launch. At Vantor, we're continuing to watch the future of **** e from **** e," Vantor wrote in an X post on Thursday that shared the photo.
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14 days ago
Dying star resembles a billowing crystal ball in new telescope photo
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A dying star has never looked so lovely.
The Gemini North Telescope atop Hawaii’s tallest peak, Mauna Kea, captured the star in its last gasps. The image was released Thursday by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, which operates the telescope.
It’s actually a binary star system 1,500 light-years away, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula because of the milky white, spherical cloud around it. A light-year is almost 6 trillion miles.
This cloud of gas forms when a star sheds its outer layers near the end of its life. The exposed stellar core heats the cloud to tens of thousands of degrees, giving it an ethereal glow.
Scientists believe one of the planetary nebula’s two orbiting stars — once bigger than our sun — gave up the ghost.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A dying star has never looked so lovely.
The Gemini North Telescope atop Hawaii’s tallest peak, Mauna Kea, captured the star in its last gasps. The image was released Thursday by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, which operates the telescope.
It’s actually a binary star system 1,500 light-years away, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula because of the milky white, spherical cloud around it. A light-year is almost 6 trillion miles.
This cloud of gas forms when a star sheds its outer layers near the end of its life. The exposed stellar core heats the cloud to tens of thousands of degrees, giving it an ethereal glow.
Scientists believe one of the planetary nebula’s two orbiting stars — once bigger than our sun — gave up the ghost.
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14 days ago
Watch Rocket Lab launch private **** anese Earth-observing satellite early on May 22
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Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the **** anese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22), and you can watch the action live.
An Electron rocket carrying one of Synspective's Strix satellites is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Friday at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT; 9:30 p.m. local New Zealand time), on a mission called "Viva La Strix."
You can watch it live via Rocket Lab beginning at about 5:00 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT). **** e.com will carry the feed if, as expected, the company makes it available.
Synspective is building out a "synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging constellation over **** an that provides data for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response," Rocket Lab wrote in a description of Friday's mission.
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Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the **** anese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22), and you can watch the action live.
An Electron rocket carrying one of Synspective's Strix satellites is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Friday at 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT; 9:30 p.m. local New Zealand time), on a mission called "Viva La Strix."
You can watch it live via Rocket Lab beginning at about 5:00 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT). **** e.com will carry the feed if, as expected, the company makes it available.
Synspective is building out a "synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging constellation over **** an that provides data for urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response," Rocket Lab wrote in a description of Friday's mission.
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25 days ago
4 epic myths hiding in the May sky — and how to find them
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Spring is here and with it, a new set of sparkling constellations rises to prominence! But what are the stories behind these mesmerizing stellar citadels and how can you find them in the night sky?
Humanity's relationship with the stars stretches back for several millennia. In the modern day, we know the bright specks of their light to be incandescent orbs of glowing plasma powered by nuclear fusion, but in ancient times, the true nature of these stellar lanterns was a mystery.
Rather than allow the sea of stars to remain aloof, our ancestors chose to make them part of their world by linking them with storytelling and mythology. Countless cultures have imprinted their own cultural beliefs in the constellations, seeing mighty heroes, fantastic beasts and eclectic objects in the stars.
Read on to discover the mythology underpinning four popular spring constellations, along with tips on how to find them in the night sky. Be sure to check out our roundup of the best smartphone astronomy apps if you're new to the night sky, which can help you find everything from galaxies and nebulas to constellations and individual stars in the night sky.
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Spring is here and with it, a new set of sparkling constellations rises to prominence! But what are the stories behind these mesmerizing stellar citadels and how can you find them in the night sky?
Humanity's relationship with the stars stretches back for several millennia. In the modern day, we know the bright specks of their light to be incandescent orbs of glowing plasma powered by nuclear fusion, but in ancient times, the true nature of these stellar lanterns was a mystery.
Rather than allow the sea of stars to remain aloof, our ancestors chose to make them part of their world by linking them with storytelling and mythology. Countless cultures have imprinted their own cultural beliefs in the constellations, seeing mighty heroes, fantastic beasts and eclectic objects in the stars.
Read on to discover the mythology underpinning four popular spring constellations, along with tips on how to find them in the night sky. Be sure to check out our roundup of the best smartphone astronomy apps if you're new to the night sky, which can help you find everything from galaxies and nebulas to constellations and individual stars in the night sky.
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25 days ago
The country where lethal hantavirus cases are on the rise. Experts blame climate change
Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018.
The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who traveled extensively in the country and later died amid an outbreak of the virus on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The vessel left port in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, on April 1 and is currently on its way to Spain’s Canary Islands.
It is expected to reach Tenerife’s industrial port of Granadilla early Sunday morning.
Experts blame climate change and habitat destruction for the rise in cases of the disease, which is usually caused by exposure to the urine or feces of infected rodents.
The current season, which started in June 2025, has already seen 101 confirmed hantavirus cases, Argentina’s health ministry said – compared with just 57 during the same period last season.
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Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018.
The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who traveled extensively in the country and later died amid an outbreak of the virus on the cruise ship MV Hondius. The vessel left port in Ushuaia, southern Argentina, on April 1 and is currently on its way to Spain’s Canary Islands.
It is expected to reach Tenerife’s industrial port of Granadilla early Sunday morning.
Experts blame climate change and habitat destruction for the rise in cases of the disease, which is usually caused by exposure to the urine or feces of infected rodents.
The current season, which started in June 2025, has already seen 101 confirmed hantavirus cases, Argentina’s health ministry said – compared with just 57 during the same period last season.
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26 days ago
NASA's twin Voyager ******* ecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?
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The pioneering Voyager probes might only have a few years left to explore interstellar ******* e, and that's ******* uming a planned, risky maneuver in 2026 goes well.
NASA's twin Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 ******* ecraft, both running on nuclear power, now have access to just a portion of the 470 watts of energy that they generated immediately after their 1977 launches. Originally tasked with exploring the giant planets in our solar system, the pair have long passed their expected lifespans and are still transmitting data, far from home.
Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar ******* e in 2012, and Voyager 2 followed suit six years later. For years, NASA has been turning off the probes' instruments one at a time as their power supplies dwindled. They still lose about four watts of power a year. But NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California has an idea, which will be tested out soon, to give them a little more time.
Both Voyager probes launched with the same 10 operational instruments. Voyager 1 turned off its subsystem to look at cosmic rays (high-energy particles) in February, then did the same with its Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument in April.
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The pioneering Voyager probes might only have a few years left to explore interstellar ******* e, and that's ******* uming a planned, risky maneuver in 2026 goes well.
NASA's twin Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 ******* ecraft, both running on nuclear power, now have access to just a portion of the 470 watts of energy that they generated immediately after their 1977 launches. Originally tasked with exploring the giant planets in our solar system, the pair have long passed their expected lifespans and are still transmitting data, far from home.
Voyager 1 crossed into interstellar ******* e in 2012, and Voyager 2 followed suit six years later. For years, NASA has been turning off the probes' instruments one at a time as their power supplies dwindled. They still lose about four watts of power a year. But NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California has an idea, which will be tested out soon, to give them a little more time.
Both Voyager probes launched with the same 10 operational instruments. Voyager 1 turned off its subsystem to look at cosmic rays (high-energy particles) in February, then did the same with its Low-Energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument in April.
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26 days ago
This Week In ****** e podcast: Episode 209 — Astronauts for America
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On Episode 209 of This Week In ****** e, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Garrett Reisman and Steve Lindsey, the leaders of the new organization Astronauts for America.
Many of us grew up idolizing astronauts as the best of the best that America — and other nations — have to offer. After leaving NASA, many of them go on to relatively routine careers in business or academia, but some stay "on mission" and continue striving to improve the human condition.
The 100-plus astronauts behind Astronauts for America, led by Reisman and Lindsey — a Democrat and Republican — have decided to speak out about their concerns for our democracy. As the nonprofit's website says, "Astronauts For America is a nonpartisan organization of former NASA astronauts who have sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to science, evidence-based decision-making, public service, and the rule of law."
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On Episode 209 of This Week In ****** e, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Garrett Reisman and Steve Lindsey, the leaders of the new organization Astronauts for America.
Many of us grew up idolizing astronauts as the best of the best that America — and other nations — have to offer. After leaving NASA, many of them go on to relatively routine careers in business or academia, but some stay "on mission" and continue striving to improve the human condition.
The 100-plus astronauts behind Astronauts for America, led by Reisman and Lindsey — a Democrat and Republican — have decided to speak out about their concerns for our democracy. As the nonprofit's website says, "Astronauts For America is a nonpartisan organization of former NASA astronauts who have sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to science, evidence-based decision-making, public service, and the rule of law."
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26 days ago
NASA's Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon's far side
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Just weeks before the first Artemis 2 launch window, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had a last-minute idea: What if he could get the Artemis 2 astronauts to shoot the moon the same way he shoots the moon?
So McCarthy slid into the DMs (direct messages) of Artemis 2 commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman. He knew getting a response at such a late date was a long shot, but he couldn't pass up the chance for a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration. And the long shot came through.
"He was immediately onboard," McCarthy told **** e.com in an interview. "It was a dream come true, obviously, for me, but I saw it as this very unique opportunity."
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1, flying four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the far side of the moon that captivated people across the world. The astronauts snapped breathtaking photos of the moon, which showed beautifully haunting views of the lunar far side that Artemis 2 crew member Christina Koch of NASA described as "the most ominous thing I've ever loved."
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Just weeks before the first Artemis 2 launch window, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had a last-minute idea: What if he could get the Artemis 2 astronauts to shoot the moon the same way he shoots the moon?
So McCarthy slid into the DMs (direct messages) of Artemis 2 commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman. He knew getting a response at such a late date was a long shot, but he couldn't pass up the chance for a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration. And the long shot came through.
"He was immediately onboard," McCarthy told **** e.com in an interview. "It was a dream come true, obviously, for me, but I saw it as this very unique opportunity."
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched on April 1, flying four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the far side of the moon that captivated people across the world. The astronauts snapped breathtaking photos of the moon, which showed beautifully haunting views of the lunar far side that Artemis 2 crew member Christina Koch of NASA described as "the most ominous thing I've ever loved."
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27 days ago
What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino
Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
“I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli, in Tampa, Florida, said Friday.
An El Nino event is expected to develop from the middle of this year, impacting global temperature and rainfall patterns, according to the World Meteorological Organization. While the models indicate that this may be a strong event, the WMO cautioned that the models also have a harder time making accurate forecasts in the spring.
El Nino is a cyclical and natural warming of patches of the equatorial Pacific that then alters the world’s weather patterns. Its counterpart, La Nina, is marked by waters that are cooler than average.
Berardelli said an El Nino event essentially redistributes heat on Earth. Currently, the subsurface heat in the Pacific is moving east across the ocean and ascending to the surface from the deep waters, the initial stages of El Nino.
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Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
“I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli, in Tampa, Florida, said Friday.
An El Nino event is expected to develop from the middle of this year, impacting global temperature and rainfall patterns, according to the World Meteorological Organization. While the models indicate that this may be a strong event, the WMO cautioned that the models also have a harder time making accurate forecasts in the spring.
El Nino is a cyclical and natural warming of patches of the equatorial Pacific that then alters the world’s weather patterns. Its counterpart, La Nina, is marked by waters that are cooler than average.
Berardelli said an El Nino event essentially redistributes heat on Earth. Currently, the subsurface heat in the Pacific is moving east across the ocean and ascending to the surface from the deep waters, the initial stages of El Nino.
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27 days ago
A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover
For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from the kind of rapid ice melting unfolding in the Arctic. But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically. Now, scientists say they have figured out why this happened — and their findings spell deep trouble for a region whose fate affects us all.
Antarctic sea ice has been on a steep downward trend for nearly a decade. It reached a record low in 2022 and again in 2023, when it dropped to just 691,000 square miles, equivalent to an area of missing ice larger than Greenland compared to average levels. This year saw a higher amount of sea ice at the height of the Southern Hemispher summer, but it was still at its 16th lowest level in nearly five decades of record keeping.
Scientists have been working for years to understand what is driving the precipitous decline in sea ice and whether it is a sign Antarctica is entering a new state.
The new research identifies a series of different processes — driven by intensifying winds and warming water — which flipped the ocean surrounding Antarctica “out of balance.” It amounts to a “triple whammy of climate chaos,” the report authors wrote in a press release accompanying the paper, which was published in the journal Science Advances on Friday.
The chain of events began decades ago, when westerly winds around Antarctica started to get stronger, said Aditya Narayanan, a study author and research fellow in physical oceanography at the University of Southampton in the UK.
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For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from the kind of rapid ice melting unfolding in the Arctic. But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically. Now, scientists say they have figured out why this happened — and their findings spell deep trouble for a region whose fate affects us all.
Antarctic sea ice has been on a steep downward trend for nearly a decade. It reached a record low in 2022 and again in 2023, when it dropped to just 691,000 square miles, equivalent to an area of missing ice larger than Greenland compared to average levels. This year saw a higher amount of sea ice at the height of the Southern Hemispher summer, but it was still at its 16th lowest level in nearly five decades of record keeping.
Scientists have been working for years to understand what is driving the precipitous decline in sea ice and whether it is a sign Antarctica is entering a new state.
The new research identifies a series of different processes — driven by intensifying winds and warming water — which flipped the ocean surrounding Antarctica “out of balance.” It amounts to a “triple whammy of climate chaos,” the report authors wrote in a press release accompanying the paper, which was published in the journal Science Advances on Friday.
The chain of events began decades ago, when westerly winds around Antarctica started to get stronger, said Aditya Narayanan, a study author and research fellow in physical oceanography at the University of Southampton in the UK.
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27 days ago
This is your best chance to spot the Milky Way's core in May
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The moonless nights of mid-May are a fantastic time to spot the glowing band of the Milky Way arching across the spring sky, before the encroaching twilight of the summer months shortens the viewing window.
The best time to spot the Milky Way in the northern hemisphere is from February to October, often referred to as "Core Season", when Earth's orbit brings the bright heart of our galaxy into view.
Each Core Season has peak windows of visibility centering around the monthly new moon. This month's new moon on May 16 will provide darker skies ideal for spotting our galaxy's glowing core.
The best time to see the Milky Way's core is between midnight and dawn, when the ribbon of interstellar dust, gas and countless stars is at its highest in the night sky. The May new moon also provides a longer window for viewing the deep sky wonder compared to the June new moon, which occurs close to the summer solstice, when twilight eats further into the dark of night.
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The moonless nights of mid-May are a fantastic time to spot the glowing band of the Milky Way arching across the spring sky, before the encroaching twilight of the summer months shortens the viewing window.
The best time to spot the Milky Way in the northern hemisphere is from February to October, often referred to as "Core Season", when Earth's orbit brings the bright heart of our galaxy into view.
Each Core Season has peak windows of visibility centering around the monthly new moon. This month's new moon on May 16 will provide darker skies ideal for spotting our galaxy's glowing core.
The best time to see the Milky Way's core is between midnight and dawn, when the ribbon of interstellar dust, gas and countless stars is at its highest in the night sky. The May new moon also provides a longer window for viewing the deep sky wonder compared to the June new moon, which occurs close to the summer solstice, when twilight eats further into the dark of night.
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27 days ago
What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Countries around the world are preparing to deal with the 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.
The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday morning.
At least three passengers have died, and several other people have been infected.
Hantavirus is usually spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings. Symptoms usually show between one and eight weeks after exposure. The World Health Organization says the risk to the wider public from the outbreak is low, but the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
Authorities and the cruise operator have been providing updates, but some key information is still lacking.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Countries around the world are preparing to deal with the 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.
The vessel is expected to reach the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday morning.
At least three passengers have died, and several other people have been infected.
Hantavirus is usually spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings. Symptoms usually show between one and eight weeks after exposure. The World Health Organization says the risk to the wider public from the outbreak is low, but the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases.
Authorities and the cruise operator have been providing updates, but some key information is still lacking.
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27 days ago
A bizarre 'decapitated' asteroid likely made the moon's largest impact crater. NASA's Artemis astronauts may land near the proof
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A violent impact that carved out the moon's largest impact basin may have scattered deep lunar material near the lunar south pole — right where NASA plans to send Artemis astronauts.
A new study suggests the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, an impact crater more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) wide on the moon's far side, was likely created by a differentiated asteroid. The findings might answer some of science's biggest questions about the SPA's creation — and they could have major implications for future lunar exploration.
The SPA basin is one of the moon's most scientifically valuable impact structures because it may expose material excavated from deep within the moon's mantle. Scientists have long debated exactly how the basin formed, including the size, speed and direction of the impactor.
Using high-resolution 3D simulations, a team of researchers led by Shigeru Wakita of Purdue University found that SPA's distinctive tapered-ellipse shape is best explained by a 160-mile-wide (260-kilometer-wide) differentiated impactor — a large asteroid that had already separated into a dense iron core and a rocky outer layer, much like a tiny planet. It struck the moon traveling north to south at around eight miles per second (13 kilometers per second) at a shallow 30-degree angle, the researchers say.
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A violent impact that carved out the moon's largest impact basin may have scattered deep lunar material near the lunar south pole — right where NASA plans to send Artemis astronauts.
A new study suggests the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, an impact crater more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) wide on the moon's far side, was likely created by a differentiated asteroid. The findings might answer some of science's biggest questions about the SPA's creation — and they could have major implications for future lunar exploration.
The SPA basin is one of the moon's most scientifically valuable impact structures because it may expose material excavated from deep within the moon's mantle. Scientists have long debated exactly how the basin formed, including the size, speed and direction of the impactor.
Using high-resolution 3D simulations, a team of researchers led by Shigeru Wakita of Purdue University found that SPA's distinctive tapered-ellipse shape is best explained by a 160-mile-wide (260-kilometer-wide) differentiated impactor — a large asteroid that had already separated into a dense iron core and a rocky outer layer, much like a tiny planet. It struck the moon traveling north to south at around eight miles per second (13 kilometers per second) at a shallow 30-degree angle, the researchers say.
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28 days ago
How public health officials are tracing people who came in contact with hantavirus victims
NEW YORK (AP) — Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic.
But, still, they need to make sure. So health officials in several countries are contact tracing: trying to identify and follow people who may have come in contact with passengers who got sick or died.
Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings. While human cases are rare, small outbreaks have been documented around the world. But the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. And viruses can change.
Scientists are trying to learn more about the virus as fast as they can, including whether it has mutated and how exactly it spreads.
The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who might have been exposed, keep tabs on them in case they come down with symptoms, and prevent them from spreading it to others.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, which makes health officials confident the recent outbreak on a cruise ship that has killed three people will not turn into an epidemic.
But, still, they need to make sure. So health officials in several countries are contact tracing: trying to identify and follow people who may have come in contact with passengers who got sick or died.
Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings. While human cases are rare, small outbreaks have been documented around the world. But the Andes virus implicated in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. And viruses can change.
Scientists are trying to learn more about the virus as fast as they can, including whether it has mutated and how exactly it spreads.
The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who might have been exposed, keep tabs on them in case they come down with symptoms, and prevent them from spreading it to others.
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28 days ago
As measles roars back, scientists find antibodies that could offer protection
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Using the blood of a 56-year-old woman vaccinated against measles, scientists have isolated a fighting force of four potent virus-blocking antibodies that could pave the way toward a treatment for people exposed to the highly contagious respiratory disease making a comeback in the United States.
A safe, highly effective vaccine for measles has been available since the 1960s, and the U.S. officially eliminated the disease in 2000, with sporadic cases and outbreaks. But dropping vaccination rates have sparked large outbreaks in multiple states, and the country is edging closer to the virus spreading freely again-which puts more people at risk.
New ways to block or treat measles would be particularly important for people who are immunocompromised and babies under the age of 1, because they are not eligible for the vaccine, leaving them unprotected amid a growing number of cases.
“Measles was a problem that was solved. Until it wasn’t solved anymore,” said Erica Ollmann Saphire, president of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology who led the study published Thursday in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. But she and other scientists stressed that this approach was not a substitute for a vaccine.
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Using the blood of a 56-year-old woman vaccinated against measles, scientists have isolated a fighting force of four potent virus-blocking antibodies that could pave the way toward a treatment for people exposed to the highly contagious respiratory disease making a comeback in the United States.
A safe, highly effective vaccine for measles has been available since the 1960s, and the U.S. officially eliminated the disease in 2000, with sporadic cases and outbreaks. But dropping vaccination rates have sparked large outbreaks in multiple states, and the country is edging closer to the virus spreading freely again-which puts more people at risk.
New ways to block or treat measles would be particularly important for people who are immunocompromised and babies under the age of 1, because they are not eligible for the vaccine, leaving them unprotected amid a growing number of cases.
“Measles was a problem that was solved. Until it wasn’t solved anymore,” said Erica Ollmann Saphire, president of the La Jolla Institute for Immunology who led the study published Thursday in the journal Cell Host & Microbe. But she and other scientists stressed that this approach was not a substitute for a vaccine.
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28 days ago
Why modern witches are making pilgrimages to an ancient Turkish temple
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Muğla in southwestern Turkey delivers exactly what travelers expect from this corner of the Mediterranean: sunlit coastlines, rugged mountains and the ruins of long-fallen empires.
Yet beyond these well-trodden attractions, it hides something far less familiar — a place that attracts a secretive, devoted stream of visitors for reasons that have little to do with rest and relaxation.
About an hour’s drive north of the pretty coastal town of Akyaka sits Lagina, a site that’s home to the largest known temple dedicated to Hekate, a powerful Greek goddess ***** ociated with witchcraft, the moon, crossroads and communication with the dead.
While worship of most other ancient Greek or Roman deities has been confined to history, Hekate, or Hecate, remains a subject of reverence, attracting a global following of devotees, some of whom travel to the sanctuary dedicated to her to leave offerings.
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Muğla in southwestern Turkey delivers exactly what travelers expect from this corner of the Mediterranean: sunlit coastlines, rugged mountains and the ruins of long-fallen empires.
Yet beyond these well-trodden attractions, it hides something far less familiar — a place that attracts a secretive, devoted stream of visitors for reasons that have little to do with rest and relaxation.
About an hour’s drive north of the pretty coastal town of Akyaka sits Lagina, a site that’s home to the largest known temple dedicated to Hekate, a powerful Greek goddess ***** ociated with witchcraft, the moon, crossroads and communication with the dead.
While worship of most other ancient Greek or Roman deities has been confined to history, Hekate, or Hecate, remains a subject of reverence, attracting a global following of devotees, some of whom travel to the sanctuary dedicated to her to leave offerings.
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29 days ago
Europe's 1st reusable **** ecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch
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Before Europe's new **** ecraft design can lift off on its first mission, the European **** e Agency must first test the hardest parts of bringing it home.
Space Rider, a novel **** ecraft concept from the European **** e Agency (ESA), is advancing toward its first flight, with new milestones tackling two of the vehicle's biggest challenges: surviving the heat of reentry and executing a precise landing back on Earth.
Engineers recently pushed the **** ecraft's thermal protection system to extreme conditions while also completing **** embly of a full-size drop-test model that will soon undergo a guided landing attempt. Together, the progress marks a shift from component-level validation toward mission simulation, as Europe moves closer to flying its first reusable orbital vehicle later this decade.
Space Rider is designed as an uncrewed laboratory that can stay in low Earth orbit for about two months before returning experiments and cargo to Earth. It can support microgravity research, technology demonstrations and on-orbit validation work, with the ability to return its contents for **** ysis back on the ground.
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Before Europe's new **** ecraft design can lift off on its first mission, the European **** e Agency must first test the hardest parts of bringing it home.
Space Rider, a novel **** ecraft concept from the European **** e Agency (ESA), is advancing toward its first flight, with new milestones tackling two of the vehicle's biggest challenges: surviving the heat of reentry and executing a precise landing back on Earth.
Engineers recently pushed the **** ecraft's thermal protection system to extreme conditions while also completing **** embly of a full-size drop-test model that will soon undergo a guided landing attempt. Together, the progress marks a shift from component-level validation toward mission simulation, as Europe moves closer to flying its first reusable orbital vehicle later this decade.
Space Rider is designed as an uncrewed laboratory that can stay in low Earth orbit for about two months before returning experiments and cargo to Earth. It can support microgravity research, technology demonstrations and on-orbit validation work, with the ability to return its contents for **** ysis back on the ground.
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29 days ago
'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit
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Two Russian ******* ecraft just demonstrated a very particular set of orbital skills.
The satellites, known as COSMOS 2581 and COSMOS 2583, got within just 10 feet (3 meters) or so of each other on April 28, according to COMSPOC, a Pennsylvania-based ******* e situational awareness company.
"This wasn't a coincidental pass — COSMOS 2583 performed several fine maneuvers to maintain this tight configuration," COMSPOC wrote in a May 1 post on X, which featured an animation of the rendezvous.
The two satellites and a third one, COSMOS 2582, launched to low Earth orbit in February 2025 atop a Soyuz rocket. According to COMSPOC, all three of them were involved in the recent rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), as was "Object F," a subsatellite previously deployed by COSMOS 2583.
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Two Russian ******* ecraft just demonstrated a very particular set of orbital skills.
The satellites, known as COSMOS 2581 and COSMOS 2583, got within just 10 feet (3 meters) or so of each other on April 28, according to COMSPOC, a Pennsylvania-based ******* e situational awareness company.
"This wasn't a coincidental pass — COSMOS 2583 performed several fine maneuvers to maintain this tight configuration," COMSPOC wrote in a May 1 post on X, which featured an animation of the rendezvous.
The two satellites and a third one, COSMOS 2582, launched to low Earth orbit in February 2025 atop a Soyuz rocket. According to COMSPOC, all three of them were involved in the recent rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), as was "Object F," a subsatellite previously deployed by COSMOS 2583.
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29 days ago
Ride a jet ski through a re-creation of an Alaska mega-tsunami with the help of science
The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake.
Luckily, there were no people nearby. But in its aftermath, scientists immediately went to work, piecing together what happens when a mountainside collapse kicks off a mega-tsunami and no one is around to see it.
This is how it happened: On August 10, at 5:30 in the morning, an entire mountainside at the mouth of the receding South Sawyer glacier detached, falling into the ocean and producing a monster wave. At its peak, the wave raced up over 1,500 feet on the opposing wall of the fjord — a height taller than Kuala Lumpur’s twin Petronas towers.
The mega-tsunami wreaked havoc across the landscape, stripping forests down to bare rock, ripping trees out by their roots and hurling boulders.
It also produced a seismic vibration so strong it shook the entire planet for days. Only the second time that an effect like this has been recorded anywhere, it was caused by trapped energy from the wave sloshing around in the fjord for days following the initial event.
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The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving immense destruction in its wake.
Luckily, there were no people nearby. But in its aftermath, scientists immediately went to work, piecing together what happens when a mountainside collapse kicks off a mega-tsunami and no one is around to see it.
This is how it happened: On August 10, at 5:30 in the morning, an entire mountainside at the mouth of the receding South Sawyer glacier detached, falling into the ocean and producing a monster wave. At its peak, the wave raced up over 1,500 feet on the opposing wall of the fjord — a height taller than Kuala Lumpur’s twin Petronas towers.
The mega-tsunami wreaked havoc across the landscape, stripping forests down to bare rock, ripping trees out by their roots and hurling boulders.
It also produced a seismic vibration so strong it shook the entire planet for days. Only the second time that an effect like this has been recorded anywhere, it was caused by trapped energy from the wave sloshing around in the fjord for days following the initial event.
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1 month ago
Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | ******* e photo of the day for April 28, 2026
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The Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the ******* anic in an underwater shot following splashdown.
The mission's Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of San Diego on April 10, safely returning its astronaut crew home. Now, we can see the aftermath of that landing in a striking new photograph.
On April 10, NASA's Artemis 2 mission ended its historic 10-day jo
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The Artemis 2 heat shield looks like a sunken treasure from the ******* anic in an underwater shot following splashdown.
The mission's Orion capsule splashed down off the coast of San Diego on April 10, safely returning its astronaut crew home. Now, we can see the aftermath of that landing in a striking new photograph.
On April 10, NASA's Artemis 2 mission ended its historic 10-day jo
1 month ago
She married her brother, then he died. The monument to her grief was a Wonder of the Ancient World
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The mountainous Bodrum Peninsula rises over the vibrant blue Aegean Sea, its peak richly forested, its foothills stacked with white flat-roofed homes and hotels.
On the peninsula’s exclusive northern coastline, superyachts bob between the ultra-luxury
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The mountainous Bodrum Peninsula rises over the vibrant blue Aegean Sea, its peak richly forested, its foothills stacked with white flat-roofed homes and hotels.
On the peninsula’s exclusive northern coastline, superyachts bob between the ultra-luxury
