Life
The extra bands inside a New Jersey rainbow
NASA's October 4 feature used an older Jersey Shore photograph to explain supernumerary rainbows. The narrow bands come from light interference.
October 4, 2026 · 2 min read
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David Powell
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The Edit
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta: choose a session and allow for weather
Albuquerque's nine-day gathering rewards careful transport planning. Choose the session you want before deciding where to stay or how to arrive.
October 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Culture
The missing camera arm in Curiosity's Mars selfie
NASA's October 3 picture feature revisited a 2018 panorama. The photograph's construction explains why the rover seems to have taken it without a photographer.
October 3, 2026 · 3 min read
The Edit
Chicago Botanic Garden's bulb sale: plan the bed before buying
The October 2 through 4 sale offered spring-flowering bulbs and growing advice, with bulk orders limited to local pickup and no substitutions.
October 2, 2026 · 4 min read
News
Crew-13 launched with a science workload waiting in orbit
The four-person mission left Florida on October 1. Its experiments include tissue research, plant growth, and astronaut health.
October 1, 2026 · 1 min read
Life
Starbucks adds air-whipped Aerocano to its core menu on September 29
Starbucks' air-whipped Blonde Espresso drink joined the North American core menu alongside a caramel version. Mini pies arrived the same day.
September 29, 2026 · 1 min read
News
Ravens beat Cowboys 34-31 on Tyler Loop’s last-second 56-yard kick
Tyler Loop's final-second field goal gave Baltimore a 34-31 win at Maracanã on September 27.
September 27, 2026 · 2 min read
The Edit
Public Lands Day brought river cleanups, trail work and ranger-led activities
September 26 projects ranged from Arizona river cleanup to Montana trail improvement. Preliminary estimates counted more than 700 events and 55,000 volunteers.
September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
News
Arctic sea ice likely reaches 4.60 million-square-kilometer minimum; Antarctic maximum provisional
NSIDC reported a preliminary Arctic minimum of 4.60 million square kilometers and a likely Antarctic maximum of 17.59 million square kilometers.
September 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Life
Autumn equinox falls September 22 in U.S. time zones, September 23 in UTC
Fall began September 22 at 8:05 p.m. Eastern and 5:05 p.m. Pacific, the same instant recorded as September 23 in UTC.
September 22, 2026 · 2 min read
News
Eagles edge Titans 24-20; Packers rally past Jets in overtime
Philadelphia won in the final seconds in Nashville. Green Bay needed overtime after erasing the Jets' fourth-quarter lead.
September 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Life
A first Moon-observing session starts with the map you can use
NASA's September 19 event came with hemisphere-specific maps and observing suggestions for eyes, binoculars or a telescope.
September 19, 2026 · 4 min read