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Archive for December 28th, 2023

The best places in the US to experience totality during the April 2024 solar eclipse

December 28th, 2023 by

A total solar eclipse is coming to the U.S. on April 8, 2024. We’ve rounded up some of the best places in each state along the path of totality to view the eclipse from.

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10 exhilarating spaceflight missions to watch in 2024

December 28th, 2023 by

From long-awaited rocket launches and lunar landers to crewed flights around the moon, here are a few exciting spaceflight missions to look forward to in 2024.

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10 dramatic discoveries about Earth from 2023

December 28th, 2023 by

2023 was another eventful year for our planet, delivering broken climate records, unprecedented weather disasters and worrisome studies.

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Weird particle physics stories that blew our minds in 2023

December 28th, 2023 by

11 of the biggest stories about the smallest particles from 2023.

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Japan’s SLIM lander beams moon images home before Jan. 19 landing (photos)

December 28th, 2023 by

Arriving in orbit on Christmas Day, Japan’s lunar lander SLIM has beamed images of the lunar surface home ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon on Jan. 19.

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Private Peregrine moon lander is stacked on ULA Vulcan rocket ahead of Jan. 8 launch

December 28th, 2023 by

Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander was stacked on the rocket that will launch it to space, with final checks and fueling now completed.

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After 2 years in space, the James Webb Space Telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?

December 28th, 2023 by

For decades, measurements of the universe’s expansion have suggested a disparity, which threatens to break cosmology as we know it. The James Webb Space Telescope is looking at it.

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History-making SpaceX Falcon 9 booster mostly destroyed in post-flight topple

December 28th, 2023 by

The first commercial rocket to launch astronauts has met its end after being destroyed during its latest post-flight recovery. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage tipped over after a record 19th flight.

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