Explorando os Enigmas do Superuniverso
Welcome to “On This Day … in Space!” where we peer back in our archives to find historic moments in spaceflight and astronomy. So enjoy a blast from the past with Space.com’s Hanneke Weitering to look back at what happened on this day in space! On April 28, 2001, the world’s first space tourist hitched […]
The full Pink Moon peaks this weekend on Sunday, April 29, at 8:58 p.m. EDT (0058 GMT on April 30), offering a fine view for after-dinner skywatchers in the eastern U.S. New Yorkers will see the nearly full moon rise at 7:31 p.m. EDT. The moon and sun will share the sky for a short […]
Next time you’re having a bad day, feeling sluggish, or simply uninspired about your existence, we have a solution. Watch this video, and remember that within us all are fiery, dancing cells working their butts off just to keep us alive. Although we’ve known for decades how cells move throughout organisms, this video is the first high-resolution, […]
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University have given a wounded soldier the world’s first full penis and scrotum transplant, the hospital announced Monday. The soldier, who remains anonymous, lost his genitals to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. In a 14-hour surgery last month, a team of 11 surgeons was able to transplant the full penis, […]
WASHINGTON — Russia’s Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation’s ministry of defense. Liftoff took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:12 p.m. Eastern. Russian state corporation Roscosmos confirmed separation of the satellite from the rocket’s Breeze-M upper stage in its intended orbit approximately […]
In late April, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of a comet with a centuries-long orbit around the sun. The Lyrid meteors streak across the sky between April 16 and April 25, so skywatchers have a chance to see them during that window, weather […]
To celebrate Earth Day (April 22) this year, NASA invites everyone to share views of Earth with the world – and to tack up artists' perspectives of our planet home on their walls. The agency recently gathered several Earth Day posters on one handy website, allowing people to download artists' impressions of a boat among […]
Since the beginning of last year, 2,000 Finns have been getting money from the government each month — and they are not expected to do anything in return. The participants, ages 25 to 58, are all unemployed and were selected at random by Kela, Finland’s social-security institution. Instead of unemployment benefits, the participants now receive […]
Imagine you’re heading out for a dinner date. You’re hungry and left enough time to get there and not be late, but when you step outside you find that conditions aren’t quite what you expected – you run into a 30-foot wall every few steps. What would you do? If you’re anything like me, you […]
It’s no secret that life can be easier for beautiful people. Studies have shown being good-looking has benefits for your health, intelligence, and helps with making friends. Being physically attractive can also literally pay off, as many people believe it can mean you make more money. In short, beautiful people are more confident, have more social skills, […]