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Earth’s rotation is speeding up — here’s what it means for timekeeping

Find out what’s speeding up Earth’s rotation and why it may force timekeepers to delete a second ...

Spring equinox: The moment Earth falls into perfect balance with blooming life across the planet

Once a year, at a single precise instant, our tilted, spinning planet reaches a state of geometric equilibrium, and the whole ...
Astronomy on MSN

The Sky This Week from March 20 to 27: Spring begins

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, March 20The vernal equinox occurs at 10:46 A.M. EDT, bringing ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Artemis II rocket begins its slow roll out to launch pad ahead of April flight date

The Artemis II rocket that's set to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen around the moon has begun making its way to the ...

A company wants to launch space mirrors. All to the head-shaking chagrin of scientists.

A sky full of mirrors ...
Teia Collier on MSN

The full moon lunar eclipse in Virgo is bringing an important chapter of life to a close

If you have been feeling unusually drained, emotionally raw, or like the energy around you is building toward something significant, there may be an astrological explanation that resonates with you. A ...

Space junk is cluttering Earth's low orbit with high-velocity projectiles and it's getting worse

Thousands of satellites are being launched into space at low Earth orbit, joining hundreds of thousands of pieces of space ...
Space.com on MSN

Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this week — here's how to see it

Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset.

Spring begins today: What to know about the equinox

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A seasonal turning point arrived Friday as the spring equinox marks the official start of astronomical ...
Space.com on MSN

A not-so-equal equinox: Why day beats night on the 1st day of spring

The spring equinox marks the first day of spring today, but daylight actually lasts several minutes longer than night. Here's ...

Scientists Finally Locate the Sun’s Hidden Magnetic Engine Deep Beneath Its Surface

New observations are helping scientists peer beneath the Sun’s surface, revealing where its magnetic activity may truly begin. Every 11 years, the Sun’s magnetic field reverses. As that cycle unfolds, ...