The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb.

The only reason they were able to make this discovery is because of the melting ice patch. "I'm thrilled because it's a window on the past. It tells us what this high-elevation environment was ...

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23, 2025. (Firefly Aerospace via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, ...

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar orbit. Blue Ghost launched on the "Ghost Riders in the Sky" mission on Jan.

Blue puddles of water were visible atop the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica after periods of record melting. Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice ...

Then they placed several slabs in a university courtyard and let nature take its course. Although each performed better in different weather conditions, both types were able to melt snow on their own.

If the ice sheet melts sufficiently, the changes in stress and pressure on Earth's crust, and the magma chambers therein, could generate a feedback loop of volcanism that accelerates the ice melt, and ...

Leigh Anne Zinsmeister, managing editor for Restaurant Hospitality magazine, offered a succinct assessment of Melt’s demise: “Melt was at the front end of a trend that ran its course ...

Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon. The Falcon 9 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in ...