BALTIMORE, MD—A rare comet that only visits Earth every 80,000 years will be visible in the evening sky in the Northern Hemisphere this week. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was 44 million miles from Earth as of this past Saturday and should be visible to the naked eye in the western sky shortly after sunset. The comet will be visible through […]
UPDATE: The Northern Lights may also be visible in Maryland on Friday night, October 11th. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Forecasters say the Aurora Borealis may be visible in Maryland on Thursday night. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) says a fast coronal mass ejection (CME, or solar flare) erupted from the Sun on […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued its first Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005, and the Northern Lights may be visible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic this weekend. At least five earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed and expected to arrive as early as midday on Friday, May 10, 2024, and persist through Sunday, May […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Marylanders are gearing up for Monday’s solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. In the path of totality, the sky will darken as […]
HEREFORD, MD—A team of five budding scientists and engineers from Hereford High School has been named one of 60 teams nationwide to win the third annual NASA TechRise Student Challenge. The honor means that the team’s winning entry – called “Ferrofluid Fiesta – Investigating the Issue of Atmospheric Microplastic (MP) Pollution” – will fly on one of two NASA-sponsored suborbital […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Rocket Lab on Friday cut the ribbon on its new Space Structures Complex in Middle River. The event included many local and state representatives, including Delegate Ryan Nawrocki, Delegate Kathy Szeliga, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., Senator J.B. Jennings, and Councilman David Marks. This expansion of the space systems business with […]
BALTIMORE, MD—NASA says a Tuesday night rocket launch may be visible in Maryland, weather-permitting. The next cargo resupply mission from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility is scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, at 8:31 p.m. EDT. The Northrop Grumman Corporation Antares vehicle will deliver science and supplies to the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus spacecraft. The Cygnus spacecraft for this launch […]
NOTTINGHAM, DC—NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center […]