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Tag: Space and Astronomy
China Lands Spacecraft on Far Side of the Moon
The landing brings the Chang’e-6 mission a step closer to being the first to return a sample from the part of the moon that’s never seen from Earth.
Ed Dwight Goes to Space 63 Years After Training as 1st Black Astronaut
Edward Dwight was among the first pilots that the United States was training to send to space in 1961, but he was passed over. On Sunday, he finally made it on a Blue Origin flight.
The Northern Lights Forecast in the U.K.
Sightings of the aurora borealis are unlikely in the U.K. this weekend, but the northern lights could return on Monday, forecasters said.
Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis.
Elon Musk’s Diplomacy: Woo Right-Wing World Leaders. Then Benefit.
Mr. Musk has built a constellation of like-minded heads of state — including Argentina’s Javier Milei and India’s Narendra Modi — to push his own politics and expand his business empire.
Northern Lights Forecast: How to See the Aurora Borealis This Weekend
The Space Weather Prediction Center said solar activity would be high again on Saturday.
The Magnetic Heart of the Milky Way
A new map of the center of the Milky Way galaxy reveals details of its magnetic fields
When Is Eid This Year? How the Solar Eclipse Obscured Moon Sighting
Some Muslim communities rely on a centuries-old method to determine when Ramadan ends: a crescent moon. That method was harder to follow this year.
Eclipse Mania
There’s still reason to get excited, even if you’re not convinced by the hype.