Rainbows may be a trick of the eye, but they’re also based in fascinating optical physics. Here's how they work and why we ...

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The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of ...

Are you night current? This question is being asked a lot at flight schools this week in states that utilize daylight saving time.

As all eyes fall on Washington DC for the US election, discover a surprising city packed with political intrigue ...

Earth is, simply put, a ball of confusion these days for most of us—from its pandemics to its politics and everything in ...

Four meteor showers are all active or reaching their peaks during the month of November. That means Wyoming’s night skies ...

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this amazing view from the International Space Station using a new 15mm lens (T1.8, 1/3s exposure) that was delivered on a recent Cygnus cargo ship. Credit: ...

In the grand tradition of Pink Floyd, a round screen hovered above the stage for film reels and closeups of musicians. The band was often obscured by clouds of smoke, and stark, colorful lighting. But ...

The narrow wedge of the zodiacal light (left) reaches nearly to the Milky Way (right) on Nov. 1 from near Kenton, Oklahoma. The zodiacal light stands high in the eastern sky this time of year but ...

To escape from the pain of a chronic health condition, a hiking newbie creates (and crushes) a massive challenge in the ...