
In a First, Earthlings Spot a Meteor Strike the Eclipse-Darkened Moon
A flash of light during last weekend’s total lunar eclipse sparks a search for a new lunar crater
Nadia Drake is a freelance science journalist who specializes in covering space science and space exploration. She is a former contributing writer with National Geographic and was the interim physics editor at Quanta magazine. Her work has appeared in, among other publications, the New York Times, the Atlantic and Scientific American, for which she covered NASA’s Artemis I mission.

In a First, Earthlings Spot a Meteor Strike the Eclipse-Darkened Moon
A flash of light during last weekend’s total lunar eclipse sparks a search for a new lunar crater

U.S. Astronomers Ponder Science Priorities for the 2020s and Beyond
The Astro 2020 Decadal Survey kicks off amid turmoil and uncertainty

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Fuelled by El Niño and land-management blunders, fires consume precious habitat.

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