Science & Technology

The moon rises Aug. 1, 2023, through clouds over the skyline of Lower Manhattan in this view from West Orange, N.J.

August supermoon is first in a series of lunar spectacles

August 17, 2024, 5:56am Life

The first of four supermoons this year will rise next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Read story

This photo provided by NASA shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft which launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station docked to the Harmony module's forward port on July 3, 2024, seen from a window on the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the adjacent port.

NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

August 14, 2024, 10:51am Business

NASA said Wednesday it's still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty. Read story

The sun’s magnetic polarity appears to reverse at a super-fast speed — every 11 years. The cycle produces sunspots, solar flares and huge coronal mass ejections.

Get a look at sunspots using sun-filtered telescopes at the Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell

August 14, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

The maximum of the Perseid meteor shower turned out to be pretty minimal for local stargazers. Thanks to partly cloudy, smoky skies, meteor viewing was a washout on Monday, the highly anticipated night of peak activity. The viewing party we previewed in the Columbia River Gorge at Rooster Rock State… Read story

FILE - This image provided by NASA shows the InSight Mars lander in a selfie photo composite on April 24, 2022, the 1,211th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

August 12, 2024, 5:01pm Life

Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests. Read story

FILE - Domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Aug. 29, 2023.

The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button

August 12, 2024, 7:39am Business

In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to click the unsubscribe button for unwanted memberships and recurring payment services. Read story

The PNW’s weirdest landscape celebrates 100th birthday

Pillow Lava fields along trail in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Idaho

August 11, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

Craters of the Moon National Monument is a weird place. President Calvin Coolidge even said so in his May 2, 1924, proclamation, which described the otherworldly landscape: “this area contains many curious and unusual phenomena of great educational value and has a weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself.” Read story

Science & Technology

August supermoon is first in a series of lunar spectacles

NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

Get a look at sunspots using sun-filtered telescopes at the Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell

New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the ‘unsubscribe’ button

WSU makes strides in digitalizing 3 million insect collection

The PNW’s weirdest landscape celebrates 100th birthday

Texas congregation supports its members in space

The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower

NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at the space station for Boeing’s troubled capsule