Space
BREAKING! Milky Way’s black hole in new image
Scientists using the Event Horizon Telescope imaged the polarized light from our Milky Way's black hole for the first time. Learn more about what that means.
Brightest Stars
Sun
Sun news: AR3615 goes pow, pow, pow, pow!
Sun news for March 27, 2024. AR3615 continues to dominate flare production, but is it nearing its end? It is decaying and nearing the limb. Time will tell.
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight

Total solar eclipse eye protection: How and when?

Only 12 days to go to the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse! Astronomer Rick Fienberg tells how and when to protect your eyes in today's video.
Astronomy Essentials

Visible planets and night sky guide for March and April

Visible planets in March 2024. Only 12 days till the total solar eclipse! Astronomer Rick Fienberg explains HOW and WHEN to protect your eyes.
Human World

Major bridge collapse in Baltimore, 6 presumed dead

There was a bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday, and rescue operations are ongoing. A container ship struck one of the bridge supports.
Space

Does Jupiter’s moon Europa have a habitable ocean, or not?

2 new studies suggest the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may not be as habitable as previously thought, due to a geologically inactive seafloor.
Earth

Chimpanzees stayed in ‘invisible cage’ after zoo upgrade

A new study found chimpanzees in a zoo in South Africa stayed in tight groups in their previous territory even after their enclosure was enlarged and upgraded.
Earth

El Niño causes spike in 2023 global sea level

Scientists discovered a spike in sea level in 2023 as a result of El Niño conditions. This data comes from 30 years of satellite and ground-based observations.
Human World
Press
Sun

Fake eclipse glasses polluting marketplace, astronomers warn

With the total solar eclipse approaching, counterfeit and fake eclipse glasses are polluting the marketplace. Here's how to make sure you get the right thing.
Tonight

Notice the westward shift of Orion and all the stars

As Earth makes its grand tour around the sun each year, the constellations all shift westward in our sky. Orion is a good one to notice.