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Ailing Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth sans crew
Boeing's Starliner capsule landed safely - without its crew - on Friday night. The 2 astronauts are still stuck aboard the ISS, slated to return in February.
September 7, 2024
Sapphire: September birthstone comes in many colors
Sapphire, the September birthstone, is typically blue, the color caused by small amounts of titanium and iron in the crystal structure.
September 3, 2024
4 asteroids named for amateur astronomer’s great-grandparents
Amateur astronomer Filipp Romanov has discovered four asteroids and they are now named for his great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers.
August 30, 2024
Understanding extreme weather with Davide Faranda
Join us at 12:15 p.m. central (17:15 UTC) on Monday, August 26, for a LIVE YouTube chat with a climatologist on dangerous and sometimes deadly weather extremes.
August 25, 2024
Air pollution increases thunderstorm danger
Researchers studying thunderstorms in urban areas found that air pollution leads to more cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.
August 23, 2024
Does a supermoon have a super effect on us?
The extra pull of gravity from a supermoon creates higher-than-usual tides. But the moon doesn't pull a human body as strongly as an ocean.
August 18, 2024
LIVE on Monday: What’s Phil thinking of NOW? GAIA
What's Phil thinking? Join Phil Plait, The Bad Astronomer, beginning at 12:15 p.m. central (17:15 UTC) on Monday, August 12 ... to hear him talk about GAIA.
August 12, 2024
Cities worldwide now building up instead of out
A new study shows that cities around the globe have largely transitioned from growing outward to growing upward. See charts and more here.
August 9, 2024
Extreme weather: We haven’t seen the worst yet
Earth's climate is now changing so rapidly that traditional meteorological forecasting models are failing to predict extreme weather.
August 6, 2024
The flavor of our galaxy … raspberries and rum?
Is the flavor of our galaxy rum and raspberries? One study suggested it might be, and Torani used this as inspiration for their 2024 flavor of the year: Galaxy.
August 4, 2024
