Astronomers Spot New Aurora in the Gases Around Uranus
Feast your eyes on Uranus’ glowing edges. We’re serious—a team of astronomers has spotted a new aurora on the seventh planet from the Sun, glowing at infrared wavelengths. What Is…
Celebrate World Princess Week With These Royal Disney Collections
Image: Disney World Princess Week is upon us and Disney is celebrating through collections inspired by its royal slate. Advertisement The festivities started just a few days ago with celebrations…
Mercury Probe Flies Through Charged Particle Rain That Triggers the Planet’s Auroras
On October 1, 2021, a pair of small spacecraft got their first good look at the closest planet to the Sun, revealing the strange process through which Mercury produces its…
The Northern Lights Will Travel South on Thursday
A solar storm this week means the Northern Lights are taking a trip south. The celestial display, also known as the Aurora Borealis, is expected to be visible in more…
New Zealand Spaceplane Performs First Rocket-Powered Flight, Achieving Major Milestone
New Zealand-based private space company Dawn Aerospace says it has completed three successful tests of its prototype Mk-II Aurora spaceplane using rocket engines. A scaled-up version of the suborbital vehicle…
New Zealand’s Wicked Spaceplane Approved for Suborbital Test Flights
Dawn Aerospace CEO Stefan Powell announced today that the company’s Mk-II Aurora spaceplane has received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand for rocket-powered flight. The company is…
Surreal NASA video makes Earth look like another world
NASA has shared a breathtaking time-lapse video captured from the International Space Station 268 miles above our planet.
Astronaut snaps ‘spectacular’ aurora from the space station
NASA astronaut Bob Hines has shared a set of images he captured from the space station that show a beautiful aurora over Earth.
Kathryn Bigelow signs on to direct Aurora for Netflix
For the first time in five years, Kathryn Bigelow is going to direct a new project, a thriller called Aurora, as part of a deal with Netflix.
This awesome sight made the ISS crew dash to the Cupola
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently hurried to the observation module to marvel at a spectacular view of our planet and beyond.