How NASA plans to study the sounds of the total solar eclipse
Eclipse watchers can help NASA study how the April total solar eclipse impacts wildlife and insects. The abrupt darkness can fool animals into thinking its dusk.
SpaceX launches 'Odysseus' lunar lander, aiming for historic US moon mission
SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday. The U.S. hasn't returned to the moon's surface in more than 50 years. Here’s when the touchdown attempt is planned.
SpaceX successfully launches IM-1 moon mission
After scrubbing a Valentine?s Day launch, SpaceX was able to send up Intuitive Machines? IM-1 mission early Thursday morning, with the hope that it will be the first private company to land on the moon. According to SpaceX, the attempt was called off due to "off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load." For the early Thursday morning launch, the 45th Weather Squadron gave a 90% chance of good liftoff conditions.
These states have the most UFO sightings
Here's where people are reporting the most UFO sightings in the U.S., according to the National UFO Reporting Center.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to lay off 530 workers because of lack of funding
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) just outside Los Angeles will let go of 530 workers and 40 contractors as a cost-cutting measure amid a failure to secure federal funding for the fiscal year.
Geomagnetic storm could create Northern Lights display across northern US -- if only the clouds would go away
Materials from the Sun hitting Earth's atmosphere could create a vivid Northern Lights display for parts of the upper Midwest and northern U.S. early this week.
Grandmother soars toward dream of pilot license: 'I like being able to go where I want'
Dorsay Einung, a soon-to-be 63-year-old grandmother from Nebraska, is defying age and gender barriers by pursuing her dream of obtaining a pilot's license.
ESA to use laser beams in space to study gravitational waves
During the LISA mission, three spacecraft will fly in formation, forming a triangle connected by laser beams to detect gravitational waves.
NASA announces potentially habitable ‘super-Earth,’ only 137 light-years away
"Super-Earth" only 137 light-years away from our planet could be potentially habitable, NASA says.
40 years ago, he became the first one-man spacecraft
Astronaut Bruce McCandless drifted away from the space shuttle and into history. The photo of his untethered spacewalk became one of the most iconic images of the decade.
Skyscraper-size asteroid expected to pass by Earth Friday
There’s no risk of it hitting our planet since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.
Telescope captures stunning images of not 1 but 19 spiral galaxies
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Day 2021. Images possibly reveal billions of stars outside of our Milky Way galaxy.
The only other time a space shuttle was stacked in California
When the space shuttle program was initially developed, NASA expected to fly dozens of missions per year, not just from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but also from a launch site on the West Coast.
Boeing withdraws safety exemption request amid growing scrutiny after 737 Max incident
Boeing is retracting a request for a safety exemption crucial for certifying its new 737 Max 7 model following an alarming incident where a door plug blew out on a 737 Max 9 mid-flight.
Challenger explosion anniversary: 38th Anniversary of NASA's Space Shuttle tragedy, claiming 7 lives
On this day in history, Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger — scheduled for a routine launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida — exploded after just 73 seconds in flight, killing all seven Americans on board.
Here's what the Pentagon's former UFO hunter learned on the job
The Pentagon official who led efforts to centralize UFO investigations has some harsh words for some members of Congress.
How to photograph the moon with your cellphone
With a few tricks to improve your cellphone photography skills, you can capture the glowing moon in all its glory.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter takes final flight on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter was widely acclaimed to be the "Wright Brothers moment" of space exploration. Officials made the unexpected announcement this week that its mission has ended.
Yankees could face cosmic challenge vs. Marlins during NYC solar eclipse
Although the eclipse will only be partial, the moon will cast its shadow over Yankee Stadium as the two East Coast franchises play.
Japan's SLIM moon lander hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down
Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, although the probe appears to be lying upside-down.