Category: Space
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Friday’s ‘Strawberry Moon’ is the sixth Full Moon of the year
In what will be the sixth full moon of the year, the Strawberry Moon will bring a penumbral lunar eclipse. The term “Strawberry Moon” originates from the berries that harvest in North America in June. Other names include the Rose Moon, Hot Moon, Mead Moon, and Honey Moon. A penumbral eclipse occurs when the Earth’s…
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What the northern lights look like from a U-2 spy plane at 70,000ft.
U-2 pilot and instructor and avid photographer Ross Franquemont took these snaps of the spectacular aurora borealis — or, northern lights, while flying the legendary U-2 spycraft. “I had no idea how fast the aurora moved and changed. It danced around, changing shape several times a second. That made it a challenge for the photographer…
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See the sharpest movie of the sun ever made, with each plasma cell the size of Texas
The sun is about 93,000,000 miles away from Earth. The sun’s light travels at the speed of 186,000 miles per second, in total taking just 8 minutes to reach us. The National Solar Observatory (NSO) has brought us the sharpest view of the sun we’ve seen yet using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. Each…
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Breathtaking views of the Earth from the International Space Station
Ever wanted to see Planet Earth from 248 miles away? That’s how high the International Space Station orbits above the earth, which is about the same distance as New York to Washington DC, or London to Durham. Thanks to these epic views of our planet from the International Space Station in the thermosphere, now you…
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Nasa unveils Pumpkin sun just in time for Halloween
Just in time for Halloween, NASA has posted a photo of the sun that looks like a massive flaming jack-o’-lantern. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shot the photo earlier this month. The fiery slits in the image reveal the most active parts of the sun. Writes NASA: Active regions on the sun combined to look something…