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The Last Full Moon of 2021 Is Coming This Weekend—Here’s What To Know About the Cold Moon
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Experience What It’s Like to Fall Into a Black Hole With This 360-Degree VR Video
It's hard not to feel unsettled by this 360-degree VR video simulation of what it's like to get sucked into a black hole.
How Many Seconds Does It Take Elon Musk to Earn Your Net Worth? This Calculator Will Tell You—If You Really Want to Know
Elon Musk’s net worth for 2021 made him Forbes’s second richest person in the world. This calculator puts it into terms we can all grasp.
Heinz’s New Ketchup Was Made From Tomatoes Grown in a Mars-Like Greenhouse
Farming on Mars may not be as easy as it looks in 2015’s ‘The Martian,’ but a new Heinz ketchup suggests it might be possible.
The Only Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Falls Over Antarctica in December
Eclipse-chasers will travel all the way to Antarctica to catch the next total solar eclipse on Saturday, December 4.
See Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter Align on Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, star-gazers can be thankful for a trio of planets lining up in the night sky after sunset.
Catch a Partial Lunar Eclipse of the Micro Beaver Moon this November
In the early morning hours of November 19, a partial lunar eclipse will turn the micro beaver moon reddish brown.
For $50,000, You Can Take a Hot Air Balloon to the Edge of Space
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Steve Wozniak Wants to Clean Up Space Trash
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Collected the First-Ever Rock Sample From Mars
More than half a year after NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, landed on the Red Planet, it secured its first pet rock.
24 Fascinating Facts About the Solar System
The solar system: It’s big, it’s heliocentric, and it’s got space junk to spare. Here are 24 out-of-this-world facts about the corner of space that’s home to Earth.
8 Spectacular Space-Themed Places to Stay
If you feel like getting away to outer space, check out these rental accommodations that promise to (metaphorically) send you into orbit.
The Best Telescopes and Astronomy Equipment for Beginners, According to Experts
We spoke with three experts to figure out which are the best telescopes and astronomy equipment for stargazing.
Neptune at Opposition: Don't Miss Your Chance to See the Solar System’s Most Remote Planet
Neptune is rarely visible, but on September 14, 2021, the remote planet reaches opposition, making it appear bigger and brighter than usual from Earth.
13 Facts about Astronaut Alan Shepard, the First American in Space
Fifty years ago, Alan Shepard became the first astronaut to hit a golf ball on the moon. Read on for more facts about trailblazing career at NASA.
You Could Win a Seat on One of the First Virgin Galactic Space Flights
Through Omaze, one lucky person and a guest could win seats on one of the first flights into space from Virgin Galactic. The sweepstakes is open from now until September 1.
Spot Saturn, Jupiter, and a Full Blue Moon This August
A blue moon occurs shortly after the planets Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition, making August the perfect time to see the three bodies.
The Perseid Meteor Shower Will Produce Up to 100 Meteors an Hour this August
Thanks to dark skies on August 12 and 13, the reliable Perseid meteor shower will put on its best show in years in 2021.
The Strawberry Full Moon Is Coming—Here’s When to See It
June’s strawberry full moon is a great excuse to sky-gaze and a nice reminder that strawberries are in season right now.
11 Adult Summer Camps to Make You Feel Like a Kid Again
Great news for anyone who considers themselves to be young at heart: It turns out summer camp isn’t just for kids anymore.
Gastronauts: A History of Eating in Space
Without microwaves, ovens, or refrigerators, food in space can be challenging both to prepare and to consume. Especially cheesecake.
Space Aged: A Vintage Bottle of Bordeaux That Spent a Year in Space Can Be Yours—for $1 Million
Sampling the bottle of Pétrus that was stored on the International Space Station will cost you, but at least it comes with a free meteorite corkscrew.
Why Are There No Green Stars?
You can look up and find white, red, blue, and yellow stars, but green stars are missing from the night sky.
The Real-Life Creepy Blob That Inspired The Blob
The 1958 horror film 'The Blob' features a malevolent muck terrorizing a town. It turns out there's a history of unidentified space goo causing confusion.