16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (181+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. " It's International Dark Sky Week, and some residents around Springfield took the opportunity to turn down the lights, look up and admire the stars. The Springfield-Greene County Park Board celebrated the week at Lost Hill Park on Thursday,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (164+ words) A massive ice fracture formed across Lake Erie over the weekend. The 80-mile-long crack stretched from Canada to Ohio, according to NOAA. Lake Erie is almost 100% frozen over with ice due to cold temperatures this winter. (FOX 2) - Ice on the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (529+ words) A crack that formed on the frozen Lake Erie this weekend is so large it can be seen from space. The massive crack likely formed from strong northerly winds that pushed the ice south on Saturday, causing pressure to build…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (766+ words) In what astronomers have billed a once-in-a-lifetime event, the Comet Pan STARRS, which was discovered in 2025, will be visible tonight, April 17, possibly with the naked eye. The best viewing time was around dawn Friday, April 17, but Pan STARRS can still…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (292+ words) The Austin Peay Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy is inviting the public to look up this spring, hosting free observatory nights that offer a close-up view of the cosmos. The university calls the events a must for astronomy enthusiasts,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (652+ words) Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan STARRS) has been getting closer to the Earth and sun as April progresses, and Nevadans could see it at its clearest tomorrow, April 17. The comet is potentially the brightest of its kind'that could be visible from Earth…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (627+ words) The research builds on measurements from spacecraft within our own solar system. By analyzing how radio transmissions behave when passing through the Sun's plasma, the team could model similar effects for other stars. This approach allowed them to quantify how…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (695+ words) The crew onboard NASA's Artemis II mission is hurtling toward the moon and is expected to begin its historic flyby on Monday. As of Sunday morning, they were more than two-thirds of the way there, preparing to be captured by…...

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4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (225+ words) Learn about space and the wonders of geology at a free open house at Augustana College. The John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will open to the public on Saturday, April 25 for an evening of stargazing and space shows....