Queridos lectores, fieles compañeros del farol y del baloncesto, Hay días en que retumba la tormenta, en que las palabras chocan, en que las pasiones encienden las páginas. El último exabrupto que publiqué provocó muchas reacciones y comprendí, con un toque de tristeza, que ciertos temas requieren una prudencia que sólo quien los vive desde … Read more
The gold medal in deep diving goes to a southern elephant seal, recorded at an incredible height of 2,388m, says Ellen Husain. While this is extreme, the species frequently dives to depths of 400 to 800 m, remaining underwater for 20 to 30 minutes. Motivated by food, elephant seals explore the depths in search of … Read more
Three strong solar flares emerged from the sun in less than 24 hours. During this series of eruptions, there were reports of multiple radio blackouts occurring throughout the Earth. TIPAn M6.9 solar flare occurred Tuesday morning. The event could result in a dazzling northern lights show on Friday. The impact of the CME will determine … Read more
A 24-day journey across the coast of Queensland, Australia, revealed the hidden lives of indigenous people who once occupied an ancient landscape frozen in time. A team of scientists and Aboriginal rangers have discovered a submerged landscape beneath Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, mapping rivers, lakes, estuaries and beaches in great detail. The hidden coastal plain … Read more
Betelgeuse may be a well-known and frequently studied stellar object, but that doesn’t mean astronomers aren’t able to capture this doomed star in a whole new light. A team of scientists examined the doomed red supergiant star with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), obtaining new and highly detailed information about its turbulent surface. Betelgeuse, … Read more
Two meteors were observed streaking across the night sky in Connecticut as part of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Lisa LeBron, 33, was outside setting up a movie projector with her family when the children suddenly saw two fireballs streaking across the sky. Lisa watched the rain from her backyard in Killingly, Connecticut, on August … Read more
A staring contest and a captivating eclipse: the best photographs from Guardian readers
2026-08-25T12:58:43.469Z Do you want to photograph the lunar eclipse? Here are our top photography tips (Image credit: Josh Dury Photo Media) Planning to watch the deep partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28? Why not try to capture it on camera too? Photographing a lunar eclipse is considerably easier than photographing a solar eclipse: you don’t … Read more
Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but they were definitely worth staying up for. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 29 Starlink Internet satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday (August 25), at 5:33 a.m. EDT (0933 GMT). designated B1067. The Falcon 9 is by far the most … Read more
NASA will broadcast the event live on August 30. NASA/Sydney Rohde (Rocz) The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will travel to space in a few days. It is scheduled to launch on August 30, no earlier than 7:26 a.m. ET, with NASA’s live coverage beginning at 6:20 a.m. The agency’s engineers completed final inspection of the … Read more