Schools in path of total solar eclipse cancel classes over safety concerns

The kids will be over the moon. Hundreds of school districts from Maine to Texas that will experience near total-darkness during next month’s total solar eclipse will shut down or end classes early out of an abundance of caution. The move is an effort to keep students safe, both protecting their eyes from harmful solar … Read more

Astronomers find potential brightest object in the universe

By Marcia Dunn | Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. The record-breaking quasar shines 500 trillion times brighter than our sun. … Read more

India’s sun probe reaches solar orbit after 4-month journey

India’s solar observation mission on Saturday entered the sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world’s most populous nation. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an array of instruments to measure and observe the sun’s outermost layers. India’s science and technology minister … Read more