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Can we use science to make ourselves happier?
Is it possible to use science to learn how to be happy? If so, what does it take? Just like physical fitness, it turns out the answer is keeping healthy habits.
April 2, 2024
Black hole is ‘underachiever,” despite jets and high radiation
A black hole in a quasar 3.4 billion light-years away is powerful but underachieving, according to astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
April 1, 2024
Deep-sky photos for March 2024: Editor’s picks
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for March 2024 from our EarthSky community. And if you have a great photo to share, send it in. We love to see them!
April 1, 2024
Sun activity archive for April 2024
Sun activity archive for April 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
April 1, 2024
The April 8 total solar eclipse could scramble bird behavior
Researchers will be studying the reaction of birds - which are in the midst of spring migration - during the total solar eclipse of April 8.
March 31, 2024
Older brown dwarfs are more likely to be lonely
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found older and less massive brown dwarfs tend to be alone with no companions, unlike younger and larger brown dwarfs.
March 31, 2024
Why is this sun spacecraft image blinking?
Sometimes, we see a sun spacecraft image that seems to blink. This happens when the spacecraft sends back a data stream where some of the data are corrupted.
March 29, 2024
5000th comet for sun-observing SOHO spacecraft
Citizen scientists using imagery from the SOHO solar observatory have now discovered their 5000th comet. You can help, too! Join the Sungrazer Project.
March 29, 2024
Japanese moon lander SLIM survives 2nd lunar night
Japanese moon lander SLIM - which set down sideways on the moon on January 20 - has survived its 2nd night on the moon. It has awoken and is transmitting data.
March 28, 2024
How 2 billion craters on Mars were created by 1 asteroid
An asteroid created a large Martian crater called Corinto, about 2 million years ago. Debris from the impact also created 2 billion smaller craters on Mars.
March 28, 2024
