Thirty-six years ago, a distant spacecraft captured its last view. NASA’s Voyager 2 sent home an image of Neptune and its moon Triton before closing its cameras forever. What did the final Voyager 2 ...

At 4 PM EDT, the Moon passed 4° north of Saturn, followed by a passage 3° north of Neptune at 6 PM EDT. Saturn (magnitude 0.6), visible to the naked eye, and Neptune (magnitude 7.7), requiring optical ...

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The summer of 2025 has been defined by change for the Charlotte Hornets. Not only are they ushering in a slew of new players, working remote due to renovations happening at the Spectrum Center, and ...

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Earlier this summer, "corn sweat" made news due to the crushing humidity in the central U.S. Now, it's time for the "corn moon" to make an appearance in the late-summer skies above the U.S. And for ...

The 10th test of the SpaceX Starship has been launched and by all accounts was wildly successful in meeting its objectives. What do the results tell us about the likelihood that NASA and its ...

In just one week, Earth's shadow will roll across the lunar surface, giving rise to a spectacular 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7-8. A total lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between ...

As tiny pieces of plastic clog our oceans, natural meadows of seagrass are bundling up microplastics and spitting them back out onto beaches in the form of "Neptune balls". But researchers from the ...

First up, a look at the airline industry. Canada's WestJet secured its largest ever aircraft order with Boeing buying 67 aircrafts. 00:27 Speaker A This order increases the airline's current fleet of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A total lunar eclipse makes the moon shine with all the sunrises and sunsets on Earth — at the same time. But how? The moon is in Earth's shadow! Here's what’s going on. If you get a chance to see a ...