Disney, Kennedy Space Center offering free online activities for kids during school closures
Entertainment options are slim, but luckily for parents, some area attractions are coming to the rescue.
Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden, who circled moon, dies at 88
The astronaut flew to the moon in 1971 and appeared on episodes of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
Fairfax County middle school student wins national contest to name NASA's next Mars rover
Perseverance — that's officially the new name of NASA's next Mars rover!
Northern Virginia firm partnering with SpaceX to launch space tours on Dragon craft
Virginia-based Space Adventures wants space travel to be a common occurrence.
Are high-speed internet satellites blocking the night sky?
There are concerns that the efforts to bring high-speed internet access to all parts of the world are coming at a price. SpaceX launched 60 satellites Monday as part of its Starlink project.
Watch the Moon pass between Earth and Mars before sunrise on Tuesday in rare celestial event
If weather permits, you may be able to see a rare celestial event with your unaided eye before sunrise on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. That's when Earth, the Moon, and Mars will all be in alignment, and you'll be able to watch Mars "go behind" the Moon.
Astronauts wanted: NASA looking to hire its next class of space explorers
Calling all space lovers - NASA is hiring for its class of Artemis Genesis astronauts.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch talks about record 328 days in space
Michigan native turned Galveston transplant Christina Koch has completed the longest mission ever by a woman, for a single space flight.
Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle
A new study has found a fast radio burst has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days. No one knows why.
What is a ‘snow moon’? February’s first full moon will light up night sky over the weekend
Moongazers will get a chance to see February’s first full moon known as the "snow moon." It'll reach "peak fullness" on Sunday.
Space shuttle Challenger disaster: Remembering the astronauts
NASA is once again marking a series of somber anniversaries and remembering 17 astronauts who died in the three tragedies.
First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven aboard ISS
Chocolate chip cookies became the first food baked in space from raw ingredients -- and they took two hours to bake, NASA says.
WATCH: SpaceX successfully ejects crew capsule from exploding Falcon 9 rocket
Mission accomplished for SpaceX.
'Do we need camo in space?' New Space Force uniforms draw ridicule online
They say in space no one can hear you scream, and apparently the Trump Administration is looking to ensure it's hard to see members of the new U.S. Space Force too.
Mystery drone sightings in Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming prompt theories
Dan Carlson says drones have flown after dark near his Nebraska farm four times this year. He suspects military involvement. U.S. Air Force officials overseeing dozens of nuclear missiles scattered across the region deny any role in the drone sightings.
New York teen discovers a planet 1,300 light-years away
Sifting through a mound of data from a telescope orbiting Earth, a teenaged intern at NASA discovered a planet some 1,300 light-years away.
NASA's alien planet hunter discovers its first Earth-sized planet in 'habitable-zone'
Since its launch in April 2018, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a great number of exoplanets, including a so-called "missing link."
Australia’s destructive wildfires seen from space in NASA images
NASA released images showing the devastation from the bushfires burning all over Australia.
Massive red star Betelgeuse is unusually dim, astronomers say it might be about to explode
A massive red star called Betelgeuse that is most well-known as the bright upper shoulder in the constellation Orion has been acting strangely recently, and astronomers say there's potential for the star to explode as a supernova at any moment.
Rare ‘Christmas eclipse’ will illuminate sky with ‘ring of fire’
A partial annular solar eclipse will light up sky with a "ring of fire" on Dec. 26.