- Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to catch a glimpse of the celestial eventon April 18, 2024 at 2:21 pm
The Lyrid meteor shower, occurring annually in mid-to-late April, is currently underway with its peak activity expected Sunday into Monday, officials say.
- Earth Day was founded over 50 years ago, putting a heightened focus on the environment ever sinceon April 17, 2024 at 3:25 pm
Over 50 years ago, a senator from Wisconsin came up with an idea that was focused on educating others on the health and betterment of the environment, and now we call it Earth Day.
- 'Peculiar' black hole discovered in Milky Way, scientists sayon April 17, 2024 at 11:37 am
Astronomers have detected a black hole positioned roughly 2,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquila. It was identified through the Gaia mission.
- NASA confirms object that struck Florida home came from pallet of batteries intended to burn up in atmosphereon April 17, 2024 at 12:54 am
NASA confirmed that an object that struck a Naples, Florida, home in March was part of a load released from the International Space Station, intended to burn up on re-entry.
- NASA's plan to bring Mars samples to Earth undergoes revision due to budget cutson April 16, 2024 at 11:12 am
NASA's plan to retrieve samples from Mars for analysis on Earth is on hold due to cost and time constraints. The project has been deemed too expensive.
- Coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans, scientists sayon April 16, 2024 at 10:40 am
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans, according to reef scientists.
- Your favorite coffee may be more than half a million years oldon April 16, 2024 at 10:34 am
Researchers have discovered the ancient origins of arabica coffee, the world's most popular type, tracing its lineage back about 600,000 years through genetic analysis.