The biggest full moon of 2025, a so-called supermoon, will rise on Wednesday, Nov. 5, lighting up the night sky with its dramatic glow.
At 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT), the moon will reach its closest point to the Earth for the year, known as…

The biggest full moon of 2025, a so-called supermoon, will rise on Wednesday, Nov. 5, lighting up the night sky with its dramatic glow.
At 5:30 p.m. EST (2230 GMT), the moon will reach its closest point to the Earth for the year, known as…
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Space is no place to get sick, but what happens when you do?
That’s the problem Dr. Dorit Donoviel has spent two decades working on. As Executive Director of Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), she leads NASA-backed…

In what astronomers are calling a landmark finding, NASA scientists have confirmed the presence of water’s chemical signature on the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS – a discovery that could transform our understanding of how comets evolve and…

It’s a milestone for…

(Yicai) Nov. 3 — Chinese scientists have discovered a way to greatly cut carbon emissions during the production of liquid fuel hydrocarbons, such as gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel, opening up a new path for advancing green energy and moving…
The great white shark is one of the ocean’s top predators. But in this case, it didn’t stand a chance.
A pod of orcas working as a team surrounded the shark. They took turns manipulating it in their mouths, keeping its white underside turned…

QUICK FACTS
Name: Memento Mori
What it is: Table mosaic
Where it is from: Pompeii, Italy
When it was made: Circa 50 B.C.
The stunning Memento Mori mosaic was found in a Roman house that doubled as a shop in Pompeii and is one of the most recognizable…

On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. On board were Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd. They were known as…