APOD Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss 1920: Scale of the Universe Debate History & brief summaries: About the 1920 Greate Debate | Wikipedia | This Month in Astronomical History | Astronomy’s Great Remembrance Virginia Trimble: History of the Scale of the Universe Debate Deborah Shapley (Granddaughter): Harlow Shapley: Discovering Our Place in theContinue Reading
APOD Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss All digits accessible here were computed by Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell on a VMS Alpha. They are not copyrighted and we do not think it is legally justifiable to copyright such a basic thing as the digitsContinue Reading
APOD Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss Q1: What does APOD stand for? A1: APOD stands for the Astronomy Picture of the Day. We abbreviate this as APOD instead of ApotD because APOD sounds better (spoken: AYE-pod). Q2: How can I easily see yesterday’s APOD? A2: Click theContinue Reading
biosignature: A biological marker of life. For example, DNA. Drake Equation: A simple equation used to estimate the abundance of intelligent and communicative life in our galaxy exoplanet: A planet orbiting a distant star. HabEx: Habitable Exoplanet Imaging Mission IR: Infrared JWST: James Webb Space Telescope Kepler: Kepler space telescope LUVOIR: LargeContinue Reading
Lauren E. Low Sep 25, 2026 During a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, NASA and Boeing leadership will discuss Starliner’s development and plans for regular crew flights to and from the International Space Station. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live The briefing participants include: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Dana WeigelContinue Reading
Fall is officially here. Thanks to the roughly 23-degree tilt in Earth’s axis, the days are now growing shorter and colder in the northern hemisphere. That means deciduous trees are shedding their green chlorophyll and giving us a peek at the reds, oranges, golds, and browns they’ve been hiding all year. While peak leaf-peeping seasonContinue Reading
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Getty Images) President Traitor 47 said Saturday he has approved new federal fuel economy standards, marking another major rollback of Biden-era policies designed to push automakers toward more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles. “BIG DAY FOR AMERICAN AUTO WORKERS AND CAR BUYERS!” The Traitor wrote on Truth Social…Continue Reading
Natural gas output in the United States is expected to reach record highs in 2src26 and 2src27, as the country ramps up production and seeks to fill the gap created by restrictions on energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz. However, as the U.S. doubles down on its gas ambitions…Continue Reading
Ireland scored a 3-0 victory over Israel in a politically-charged UEFA Nations League match played in Hungary., Ireland beats Israel 3-0 wearing black armbands to support Gaza NewsFeed Ireland scored a 3-0 victory over Israel in a politically-charged UEFA Nations League match played in Hungary. The game went ahead despiteContinue Reading
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was confronted by activists at a restaurant over the proscription of Palestine Action., NewsFeed UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was confronted by activists at a Pizza Express restaurant in Liverpool over the proscription of Palestine Action. Nearby, more than 50 demonstrators were arrested while protestingContinue Reading
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For Hugh Smith, the challenge of building an energy-secure future isn’t about creating the world’s “best” battery. It’s about designing the right battery for the right job. As a fifth-year PhD candidate in MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Smith studies sodium-ion batteries, an emerging alternative to the lithium-ionContinue Reading