One star is eating the other: Scientists discover ‘cataclysmic’ celestial event
MIT researchers have discovered a pair of stars orbiting so close to each other in space that one is essentially consuming the other.
Ancient Mars may have been teeming with underground microbes, study suggests
Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms.
Blind Arizona woman to pilot plane across the country: 'We don’t have limits'
Kaiya Armstrong spent months preparing for the journey of a lifetime as a student at the Foundation for Blind Children in Phoenix.
NASA’s Juno captures close-up of Jupiter moon Europa’s icy crust
The latest observations will help NASA plan for its Europa Clipper mission, due to launch in 2024 and arrive at the Jovian system in 2030.
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann makes history as first Native American woman in space
Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, is headed to the International Space Station as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.
‘Hunter’s Moon’ 2022: How to watch this epic celestial wonder
This isn’t your typical moon, either. Because the Hunter’s Moon rises lower than usual from the horizon, it will appear much larger and more orange due to an effect known as the “moon illusion.”
How to watch the annual Draconid meteor shower
It might be hard to watch the celestial event however because the full Hunter's Moon, which peaks on the same nights is expected to outshine the shooting stars.
Pilot sues Southwest Airlines after colleague locked cockpit, stripped naked
A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to stripping naked in front of her during a flight.
SpaceX launches NASA, Japanese, Russian astronaut crew from Florida
Four astronauts from three countries launched on Wednesday with SpaceX on a six-month mission to the International Space Station.
Asteroid slammed by NASA spacecraft has debris trail over 6,000 miles long
Astronomers captured the scene millions of miles away with a telescope in Chile, showing an expanding, comet-like tail after the asteroid impact.
FAA orders airlines to give flight attendants more rest
The rule goes into effect in 30 days, and airlines have up to 90 days to comply.
NASA, SpaceX targeting Oct. 5 to launch Crew-5 astronauts after Ian delays
Operations at Florida's spaceport are getting back to normal after Hurricane Ian's rampage throughout the state.
Photos: NASA's Juno spacecraft flies by Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter’s tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years.
NASA, SpaceX to study feasibility of boosting beleaguered Hubble Space Telescope into higher orbit
The revolutionary telescope has lost 20 miles in altitude in the last 13 years and could eventually fall out of orbit.
Webb, Hubble telescopes capture DART impact in stellar images
DART’s direct impact was not captured by one but two space telescopes and the images are so cool.
Direct impact: NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid
The DART mission is humanity's first-ever attempt to change the motion of an asteroid in space by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it.
NASA to roll back Artemis I rocket to prepare for Hurricane Ian; next launch attempt in November
NASA's mega moon rocket will have to wait to launch until mid-November as engineers are preparing to roll back the Space Launch System rocket in preparation for Hurricane Ian.
No UFO, no meteor seen in Delaware Valley skies but a Florida rocket launch
It was a rocket flying over our skies Saturday night around sunset and it was quite the sight. The rocket did look similar to a comet. The rocket, surprisingly, launched from Florida.
NASA's Artemis I launch delayed again because of tropical forecast
NASA has scrubbed Tuesday’s launch of the Artemis I moon rocket as Florida prepares for a potentially major hurricane.
NASA's Artemis l moon rocket launch called off due to Tropical Storm Ian
NASA officials have called off the launch of its Artemis l moon rocket as Tropical Storm Ian approaches Florida.