Brightest in March: See the 2026 spring equinox auroras
A dazzling aurora shimmered across the sky above Norway’s Lofoten archipelago, located north of the Arctic Circle, on March 15.Mark ...
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What is the ‘Chicagohenge’ and how is it related to the spring equinox?
The vernal equinox marks the beginning of astronomical spring and occurs in the Northern Hemisphere around March 20th, whereas the ...
Vernal equinox marks the official start of spring for the Northern Hemisphere
Michael Shanahan, Planetarium Director at Liberty Science Center, explains the science behind the vernal equinox. As temperatures slowly begin to warm ...
Hiker rescued after sustaining injury on snow-filled Appalachian Trail
Gina Icenoggle, public information officer for Glacier National Park, provides tips on how hikers, skiers and other adventurers can safely ...
Nearly 1,400-pound great white shark pings near Gulf Coast amid spring breakers
Coming in at 13 ft 1 in and 1,393 pounds, Goodall is a female great white first tagged on September ...
X-ray CT scan reveals ‘missing piece’ into study of asteroid Bennu’s surface
Images from NASA show the exterior and interior scan of samples taken from the asteroid Bennu on a mission in ...
Near 10-foot endangered dusky shark pings off Gulf Coast near St. Petersburg
Mira, the first-ever dusky shark to be tracked by OCEARCH, was tagged May 15, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. She measured 9 feet ...
Video: US Coast Guard rescues snowmobile operator stranded on floating ice
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard used an Icebreaker vessel to reach and extract a stranded snowmobile operator in Michigan ...
NASA still on track to launch Artemis II mission in April
On December 11, the successful splashdown of the Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean marked the end of the Artemis ...
New electronic developments are expected to help in interplanetary exploration
NASA launched ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) on Nov. 13, 2025, which is a mission to investigate ...
NASA’s 1,300-pound Van Allen Probe A reenters Earth, splashes down in Pacific
According to a new report, the FAA says by 2035, one person could be killed every two years by satellites ...
Looking back at Japan’s historic tsunami disaster 15 years later
Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded ...
Skywatchers may have a chance to see meteor showers this week
At-home footage in Walker, Louisiana, captured the moment a bright fireball streaked across the night sky on March 2. Skygazers around ...
NASA’s 1,300-pound satellite barreling towards Earth, crash within hours
According to a new report, the FAA says by 2035, one person could be killed every two years by satellites ...
How to witness Venus and Saturn conjunction?
Footage released by NASA on Wednesday reveals aurora ribbons shimmering above Earth, while a thin orange line of the atmosphere ...
10-Foot great white shark CAYO, pinged near North Carolina beaches ahead of spring break
CAYO, a 689-lb, 10-foot long young female white shark was tagged and released by OCEARCH in July 2025 off Nova ...
Dangerous asteroid no longer expected to make impact with the moon in 2032
A NASA asteroid tracker explains how scientists are calculating the risk to Earth from asteroid 2024 YR4. There's some welcome news ...
Video: Police officers rescue fisherman submerged in freezing waters
Five Massachusetts police officers helped rescue a man who fell between two fishing boats into the freezing water on Wednesday. ...
Watch: Dog survives 43 days alone in Colorado wilderness, leaps for joy at reunion
After surviving 43 days alone in the wilderness of Summit County, Colorado, a dog named Rocky was reunited with his ...
Four white sharks ping in the Gulf ahead of spring break
FILE: A new study from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy reveals video from July 2023 in what is believed to be ...
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