The Webb telescope found 20 new exoplanetary systems. Here’s how you can help name them
The James Webb — the world’s largest and most powerful telescope — launched in December 2021 and traveled a million miles to its final destination.
Northern lights may be visible as low as Iowa, thanks to G3 geomagnetic storm
NOAA predicts auroras could be seen as far as Oregon, Pennsylvania and even Iowa from Wednesday to Friday.
NASA's Artemis moon rocket makes final journey to launch pad
NASA's 32-story moon rocket began its last slow trip to the launch pad Tuesday night before launching the Orion spacecraft to the moon later this month.
Teen pilot hopes to become youngest to fly solo around the world
Mack Rutherford, a 17-year-old from Belgium, is nearing completion of becoming the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world.
NASA's Artemis moon rocket to roll out Tuesday ahead of late August launch
Teams are preparing to move NASA's next-generation moon rocket to the Florida launchpad on Tuesday ahead of the long-awaited Artemis 1 liftoff later this month.
Las Vegas airport erupts in panic after loud noise from 'unruly subject'
Police didn’t immediately release the person’s name or say if any charges would be filed.
Monster star Betelgeuse recovers after blowing its top
The agency said astronomers used the Hubble and other telescopes to figure out the star blew off a huge chunk of its surface in 2019.
Sonic boom: Hear the sounds of a meteor breaking up over Utah
Experts say if an object travels faster than the speed of sound, it can cause a shockwave and a sonic boom.
Melting ice is likely causing Earth to spin faster; Here’s why that’s a problem for timekeepers
The retired Naval Observatory director of time explains why timekeepers around the world are still trying to figure out how to incorporate the increasing speed recorded over the past five years.
Sturgeon full moon: Last supermoon of 2022 rises Thursday
The last supermoon of the year, also known as the Sturgeon Moon, happens Thursday night and coincides with the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
Perseid meteor shower peak: When and where you can see it
The Perseid meteor shower returns every year between July and August, offering sky-gazers a chance to enjoy the last weeks of the sweltering season outside, looking up at the night sky.
10 years and counting: NASA’s Curiosity continues its exploration of Mars
NASA's first rover on Mars landed in 1997. Since the 1990s, there have been four other rovers that have launched to the Red Planet.
American, Japanese and Russian astronaut crew prepare to launch with SpaceX
Astronauts from three countries are scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the space station this fall, and for the first time since NASA began launching from U.S. soil again, a Russian cosmonaut will be joining the crew.
Virgin Galactic to build ‘astronaut campus’ for future commercial space travel
The company said it will train future civilian astronauts in New Mexico ahead of their spaceflight.
Boeing to resume delivery of 787 Dreamliners after FAA clearance
Issues with the 787 started in 2020 when small gaps were found between panels of the fuselage that are made of carbon composite material.
Debris from uncontrolled, 23-ton Chinese rocket falls to Earth
China decided not to guide the booster back through the atmosphere.
Moon caves might provide year-round comfortable temperatures for astronauts living on the moon
If astronauts could breathe on the moon without a spacesuit, these lava tubes would be ideal for a light sweater.
Scientists send stem cells to space in hopes of curing MS and Parkinson's disease
A team of scientists is working on research that is quite literally out of this world.
James Webb Space Telescope to be featured on US postage stamp
The new James Webb Space Telescope Forever stamp will be available in September, but individuals can preorder the stamp in August.
Buzz Aldrin's moon-flown Apollo 11 jacket sells for record $2.8M
The Apollo 11 spaceflight jacket worn by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon in 1969 with Neil Armstrong, exceeded expectations when it sold for an astonishing $2.8 million.