The next time a solar eclipse will be visible in New York will be on April 8, 2024. Some parts of the U.S. will even get to see that event as a total eclipse—yep, the big one, when day turns to night as the Moon fully blocks the Sun.
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The observatory recently began its 10-year survey of the southern sky using the world's largest digital camera.
The otherwise invisible object revealed itself with a flash of light as it munched on its stellar dinner.
A Falcon 9 upper stage will slam into the Moon tonight. NASA, SpaceX, and other scientists hope to turn this spectacle into a scientific opportunity.
Scientists have long known that the Maya were great thinkers—and we may finally have at least one name to credit.
NASA’s never-before-attempted plan to move a sensitive scientific satellite into a safer orbit has faced a week of delays—but it’s still go for launch.