Delta Air Lines middle seat blocking extended through March 2021

Delta will continue to provide more space for customers as the only U.S. airline blocking middle seats for flights departing now through March 30, 2021.

Pickup truck-sized asteroid came less than 250 miles from hitting Earth

An asteroid roughly the size of a Ford F-150 flew less than 250 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest-known asteroid to fly past the planet without hitting it, NASA announced.

Iota makes landfall; Nicaragua struck by 2nd hurricane in 2 weeks

Hurricane Iota has roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier.

Leonid meteor shower will light up the sky this week: What to know

After skygazers were treated to two meteor showers last month, November will see the return of the Leonid meteor shower, set to light up the sky early this week.

NASA releases never-before-seen pictures of Bennu, an asteroid that may hold the building blocks of life

Following Tuesday's historic touchdown on the asteroid Bennu, NASA has released never-before-seen images of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft kicking up rocks and debris on the space rock's surface.

NASA astronauts cast 2020 election votes from space

With the COVID-19 pandemic increasing the amount of absentee ballots for the 2020 election, NASA is proving nowhere is too far to exercise your right to vote. 

Northern lights dance across Norwegian sky in stunning timelapse video

The mesmerizing display was captured Oct. 19 in a timelapse video by British photographer Matt Robinson on the island of Senja in Norway.

NASA mission touches down on asteroid Bennu: Here’s what you need to know

After orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample from its surface on Tuesday.

Russian, American crew reach space station using a fast-track maneuver

A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours.

Astronomers find 24 ‘superhabitable’ planets within Milky Way galaxy

Scientists have found more than a dozen '“superhabitable” planets within our galaxy that could potentially be an even better Earth.

Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket

The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month.

Fireball seen across several East Coast states was a meteor, experts say

A flash that lit up the skies over parts of the country, including D.C., in the wee hours of Wednesday was probably a random meteor, an expert said.