The Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight Wednesday. Where to Watch in Northern California The Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. But there will be scattered clouds that could obscure vision at times in Northern California, according to our weather team. Conditions should be better to capture the Perseids on Thursday … Read more
When NASA’s Perseverance rover used its laser to separate some pale rocks found in Jezero Crater in 2025, scientists weren’t expecting anything out of the ordinary. Little did they know what awaited them. The rocks contained something never before found on Mars: a mineral that, here on Earth, can be a literal treasure. The mineral … Read more
A radiation protective vest could one day protect astronauts from dangerous, random blasts from the sun, according to a new study. More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, NASA’s Artemis program aims to return humans to the moon. To be successful, this project must protect astronauts from solar radiation, especially the intense and … Read more
Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is stepping away from his position at the space agency. The news comes months after he experienced a medical emergency aboard the International Space Station, forcing him and his three crewmates to end the trip prematurely. Fincke’s last day at the space agency is Wednesday, NASA said in a news … Read more
The only total solar eclipse of 2026 brought darkness to a swath of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday. Crowds gathered throughout Europe to see it, with northern Spain being a privileged place to observe it in the path of totality. First, if you have never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you … Read more
Astronomers claim to have discovered a new type of cosmic object, a black hole “star” that is the size of the entire solar system and shines with bright red light. The international team made the breakthrough after focusing their attention on a mysterious red spot in images of the early solar system captured by NASA’s … Read more
With his assumptions established, Cohen moved on to the real test. He quickly realized that this was unlike any Fourier-related problem he had worked on before. “I tried to use all my tools to demonstrate the fractal uncertainty principle, and none of them came even remotely close to working,” he said. Feeling stuck, he returned … Read more
Dallas Weather: Morning Forecast for August 12 Highs will be in the triple digits again today, but with slightly lower humidity, there are no heat advisories. Breezy southerly winds continue today with mostly sunny skies. DALLAS – Sky watchers in North Texas will encounter excellent viewing conditions as the annual Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight … Read more
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2026-08-12T08:03:06.261Z Current weather is looking promising from Scoresby Sund Greetings from Scoresby Sund, Greenland! Wow let’s hope these clear skies remain for totality later today. But there is still a rather long way to go. I’ve got everything crossed! Spirits are high aboard MS Spitsbergen as we all saw a polar bear last night and … Read more