Blue Moon 2026: Rare Full Moon and Micromoon to Light Up the Sky This Weekend
The final night of May is bringing a sky event with two names attached to it: a Blue Moon and a micromoon. The full moon on May 31, 2026, is…
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Hong Kong’s First Astronaut Launches Into Space as China Pushes Moon Mission
Hong Kong’s place in human spaceflight changed this week after Li Jiaying became the city’s first astronaut to travel into orbit, joining China’s Shenzhou-23 mission to the Tiangong space station.…
CSIRO Cuts 92 Climate Research Jobs Despite $387M Funding Boost
CSIRO’s decision to cut 92 roles from its environment research division has turned a staffing restructure into a wider national debate over Australia’s climate science capacity. The agency confirmed the…
Scientists Warn 2026 Super El Niño Could Be the Strongest in Modern History
Scientists are increasingly warning that 2026 could bring one of the strongest El Niño events seen in modern history, with some early climate models even drawing comparisons to the devastating…
Alaska Megatsunami Reached 500 Meters After Massive Glacier Collapse
A remote fjord in southeast Alaska has become the center of a major climate and safety warning after scientists confirmed that a landslide near South Sawyer Glacier triggered a megatsunami…
SpaceX Starlink Launch Lights Up California Sky, Seen Across States
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from California turned into a widely watched sky event on Wednesday evening, after the rocket left a bright streak across the dusk sky while carrying…
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25-Million-Year-Old Platypus Fossils With Teeth Found in Australia, Rewriting Evolution History
A few tiny fossils from the South Australian outback are giving scientists a bigger story about one of the world’s most unusual mammals. Newly studied remains of an ancient platypus…
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Flower Moon 2026 Peaks May 1: Why This Month Has Two Full Moons
May 2026 is bringing an unusually rich month for skywatchers, starting with the full Flower Moon on Friday, May 1, and closing with a rare second full moon at the…