Wave of Dust Rolls Through Texas
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NASA’s X-59 Prepares for Second Flight
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) As its team prepared for second flight, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft underwent engine run testing on Thursday, March…
NASA wants your hail photos
Tuesday March 10th was a particularly punishing day of bad weather for the residents of Kansas City, Missouri. That evening, hailstones as large as grapefruits bombarded homes, businesses, and vehicles…
Dim Delights in Cancer
3 Min Read Dim Delights in Cancer Another Hubble view of the outskirts of Messier 44 shows a variety of bright stars and many background galaxies. Credits: NASA, ESA and…
A meteor exploded over Ohio and Pennsylvania
Residents across northeastern Ohio received a rude—or at least extremely unexpected—wake-up call this morning. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the loud boom experienced across the region around 9…
Hiker finds 3,000-year-old bull sculpture in Spain
A hiker recently noticed an out-of-place object in his path while trekking through the hills of Mallorca, Spain. After reviewing the artifact, archaeologists now believe the 1.25-inch-long relic is a…
Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries
NASA/Scott Eckley These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They show the most common types of crack networks observed…
Ireland’s 250-million-year-old gray spot
Happy St. Patrick’s Day—from space. While Ireland’s natural landscape is known for every shade of green imaginable, a different color dominates one part of Ireland. Along the Burren Region on…
Not everyone has an internal monologue
When I first started researching this story, I assumed I was writing about other people: those fascinating outliers who reportedly lack an internal monologue—the experience of actively speaking words in…
Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why
5 Min Read Asteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why These are X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans of particles from asteroid Bennu. They show the most common…