The video below was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft on February 24, 2011. What you see is asolar prominence, with one frame shot every 24 seconds over about an hour and a half. The video is only 16 seconds long, but they’re gorgeous seconds — do yourself a favor and full-screen the video. More info on the video can be found on the Flickr page.
Artemis II: Everything We Know as Its Crew Approaches the Far Side of the Moon
Artemis II remains on course for its lunar flyby as the crew shares historic photos of Earth, tests key systems for future lunar missions, and attempts to fix the toilet.
Javier Carbajal
The Trajectory of the Artemis II Moon Mission Is a Feat of Engineering
The astronauts will arrive about 10,300 kilometers beyond our satellite, breaking all previous records for distance from Earth. But how was their route chosen?
Luca Nardi
Even Artemis II Astronauts Have Microsoft Outlook Problems
The mission commander’s email inbox failed during the journey to the moon. Have they tried turning the computer off and back on again?
Jeremy White
Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon
The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.
Jorge Garay
The Future of the Artemis Program Is Riding on Reentry
Entire space programs have been canceled after a failure in the reentry phase. In the final test for Artemis II, astronauts will travel at 32 times the speed of sound as they return from the moon.
Jorge Garay
Your Vape Wants to Know How Old You Are
Companies hope that biometric age-verification tech in cartridges could put flavored vapes back in business. But it's unlikely to solve the real problems.
Boone Ashworth
FCC Enforcement Chief Offered to Help Brendan Carr Target Disney, Records Show
Last year, as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC over a Jimmy Kimmel monolog, a civil servant overseeing West Coast stations privately pledged support, according to emails obtained by WIRED.
Dell Cameron
Artemis II Mission Launches Successfully
The crew of Artemis II will not descend to the moon, but their capsule will fly over the far side of its surface.
Jorge Garay
The US Military’s GPS Software Is an $8 Billion Mess
The GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System was due for completion in 2016. Ten years later, the software for controlling the military’s GPS satellites still doesn’t work.
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica
Livestream Replay: The War Machine
A panel of WIRED experts dissected the defense tech industry’s impact on modern warfare.
Tim Marchman
How and When to Watch the Artemis II Mission’s Return to Earth
Splashdown for the Artemis II crew is scheduled for Friday evening, and NASA will livestream the historic homecoming.
Jorge Garay
What’s With the US Ban on Foreign Routers?
The FCC just banned the sale of new consumer-grade Wi-Fi routers manufactured outside the US. Here’s what it means for you.
Simon Hill