How to watch the total solar eclipse with NASA

April’s solar eclipse will be hard to miss. If you’re anywhere within a large swath of the U.S., all you’ll need to do is look up. But if you want to watch this once-in-a-lifetime celestial event with experts, NASA is ready for you. 

Lunar lander sends final images from the moon before being put to sleep

The company plans to put the lander to “sleep” later Wednesday, then see if it can be awakened in three weeks, once lunar night ends.

Delta adds second flight for viewing total solar eclipse on April 8

The company is adding a second flight for the path of totality, which will depart from Dallas-Fort Worth and arrive in Detroit at the same time as the other already-sold-out flight.

Death Valley Dark Sky Festival 2024 slated for 1st weekend in March

The Death Valley Dark Sky Festival is free but some reservations may be required ahead of time for certain auditorium talks.

Joro spiders known for giant webs poised to invade more US cities, study warns

Joro spiders have been found in new research to be even more "urban tolerant" than previously believed, setting these creatures up to invade even more U.S. cities.

Balloon over US was likely hobbyist, officials says

The small balloon discovered flying over the U.S. Friday was likely a hobbyist balloon, officials said.

Flaco, NYC's famous escapee owl, dies after colliding with building

Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo and became an NYC icon, has died after colliding with an Upper West Side building.

Odysseus moon lander makes historic landing, transmits signal back

The first U.S. commercial moon lander, Odysseus – also known by its nickname “Odie" – has made the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years.

Odysseus successfully lands on the moon
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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft successfully completed an historic moon landing. It marks the first US moon landing in 52 years and the first ever Moon landing by a private company.

Breaking down NASA's private lunar landing mission
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On Wednesday morning, a robotic lunar lander launched by a Houston company got closer to reaching the moon. On Thursday, it is scheduled to touch down on the moon. If all goes well, it will become the first private spacecraft ever to make a soft landing there and the first American mission to arrive there since Apollo 17 in 1972.

Study finds microplastics linked to thousands of premature births

Using data from over 5,000 mothers, researchers determined that longterm exposure to such chemicals resulted in increased risk of premature births.