On Sunday, January 15 at 5:56 p.m. ET, Falcon Heavy launched the USSF-67 mission to a geosynchronous … [+] Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SpaceX via Twitter The world’s second-most powerful rocket—though it’s largest partially renewable rocket—yesterday blasted-off on a secret mission for the US Space Force […]
Starry night sky with aurora over the hills getty Each Monday I pick out the northern hemisphere’s celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead, but be sure to check my main feed for more in-depth articles on stargazing, astronomy, eclipses and more. What To See In The Night Sky This Week: January 16-22, 2023 […]
An artist’s impression of what the dust around an active galactic nucleus might look like seen from … [+] a light year away. Peter Z. Harrington There are few more beautiful sights than the orangey-red disk of our star, the Sun, sinking into the ocean. At sunset it seems a far cry from powerful, hot […]
Selma, Alabama – January 13: Damage is seen the day after a tornado hit Selma, Ala. on January 12, … [+] 2023. (Photo by Cameron Carnes for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images This week severe weather plowed through much of the Deep South. As many of us hunkered […]
