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June full moon 2025: Don't miss tonight's view of the rare strawberry moon as it rises next to 'heart of the Scorpion' star, Antares.
In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has dramatic weather and structures which scientists are still learning about — including a prevalence of strange objects called mushballs.
According to Almanac, the June full moon is often called the strawberry moon because it hangs near the horizon and the light has to pass through dense layers of the atmosphere.
The Earth's atmosphere is far more reactive to solar activity than scientists previously believed, with the new research showing it can pulse in near-synchronicity with the sun's powerful flares.
Considering no crewed space missions have flown to the moon since 1972, the fact that Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket didn't technically leave the atmosphere shouldn't be held against it.
The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the sun, revealing messy magnetic fields and particles being ejected at high speeds.
The Solar Orbiter has been observing the sun since 2021, but it recently went on a side trip to Venus which significantly tilted its orbit and gave it a good view of the sun's polar region. That ...
Using this precise method, Zhang and her colleagues could pinpoint at what level in the atmosphere certain layers of the hailstones formed, creating a vertical map of the ice chunk’s journey ...
The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye telescope debuted a close-up of the sun captured by its new, ultra-powerful imaging tool. Here’s what you can see.
A large plume of Saharan dust is moving west from Africa, potentially impacting hurricane season. Saharan dust can hinder tropical cyclone development by drying the atmosphere. South Florida may ...
When is the next full moon in June 2025? The strawberry moon will reach peak illumination at 3:44 a.m. on June 11, 2025, according to the Almanac. The moon will appear bright and full on Tuesday ...
When is the next full moon in June 2025? The strawberry moon will reach peak illumination at 3:44 a.m. on June 11, 2025, according to the Almanac. The moon will appear bright and full on Tuesday ...