APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 9 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
Berlin officials and LGBTQ community members unveil a rainbow bench and plant a maple tree in Tiergarten to honour victims of the CSD attack.Continue Reading
The sun last set at the geographic South Pole on 23 March and will not rise until 21 September.Continue Reading
One September day, it started to snow inside MIT’s Pierce Laboratory. Researchers depressurized a tank of liquid carbon dioxide (CO2), instantly freezing it and releasing solid flakes. These were blended into cement paste and pressed into discs roughly the size of a dime, each sealed with a thin layer ofContinue Reading
Utah wildfire suppression efforts continued, with containment standing at 24 percent., Utah wildfire response continues despite loss of helicopter crew, with containment standing at 24 percent. A pilot and one crew member have been confirmed dead after their firefighting helicopter crashed while battling a massive wildfire in central Utah. TheContinue Reading
Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank., NewsFeed Palestinians near Bethlehem describe daily settler attacks as violence rises across the West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports that with elections looming, Israel’s right-wing government has an incentive to keep settlers happy, with theirContinue Reading
Several enormous Megalodon vertebrae thought to have been destroyed in 1989 were found sitting unnoticed on a museum shelf. Their analysis strengthens evidence that the giant shark could exceed 24 meters (79 feet) in length and live for nearly a century. Researchers also estimate that its newborns may have measuredContinue Reading
Perez Hilton was in serious condition Saturday at a Florida hospital after he livestreamed what appeared to be self-harm from his Miami-area home Tuesday night, his family said in a statement., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Microsoft has already signed 10GW of AI data center contracts year-to-date for over $300B of total contract value, but those contribute to late-2027 and 2028 capacity, leaving a near-term gap to fill. Semianalysis has calculated the tokenomics of OpenAI and Anthropic at $100 billion per year per gigawatt. Microsoft can also monetize at $100 BillionContinue Reading
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty. Not long afterward, a meteorite weighing more than two pounds punched through the roof of a home in Hillsborough, New Jersey. An international research teamContinue Reading
We should not have to choose between putting a check on Putin’s aggression and putting a check on this president’s tariffs regime…Continue Reading
Contractors’ hiring of an estimated 22,srcsrcsrc workers in July marked the largest monthly increase since March…Continue Reading
Affected states include Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, New Jersey and South Dakota., Affected states include Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, New Jersey and South Dakota., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading