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October 2, 2024 at 3:42 PM

October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse will dazzle parts of South America and Pacific

A “ring of fire" eclipse of the sun will cross the Pacific and the tips of Argentina and Chile
October 2, 2024 at 3:42 PM
FILE - The "ring of fire" annular eclipse during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)
October 1, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Mysteries of universe revealed? Hardly. CERN still fascinates on its 70th anniversary

The scientific center that is home to the world’s largest particle accelerator and is billed as the world’s biggest machine is celebrating its 70th anniversary
October 1, 2024 at 4:06 PM
FILE - Fabiola Gianotti, left, Director General of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and French President Emmanuel Macron, front, visit the ATLAS experiment, at the CERN (the European particle physics laboratory), in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, Pool, File)
September 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM

What to expect for October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse

Celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas breaks down everything you need to know for October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse.
September 30, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas breaks down everything you need to know for October's 'ring of fire' solar eclipse.
September 30, 2024 at 4:10 PM

'Ring of fire' to appear 6 months after total solar eclipse

Another "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse will be visible on Oct. 2, 2024 from some parts of Earth.
September 30, 2024 at 4:10 PM
The sun rises behind the skyline during an annular eclipse in Toronto, Canada, June 10, 2021. Across parts of Canada, viewers witnessed the rare sighting of a so-called "ring of fire" solar eclipse - a thin outer ring of the sun's disk that is not completely covered by the smaller dark disk of the moon.
September 29, 2024 at 11:48 AM

NASA, SpaceX launch capsule to bring home Starliner astronauts

NASA launched SpaceX craft Saturday afternoon, as part of its mission to head to the International Space Station and bring back two stranded astronauts back to Earth.
September 29, 2024 at 11:48 AM
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared to launch its Crew Dragon spacecraft with a crew consisting of NASA and Roscosmos Astronauts to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., Sept. 27, 2024 .
September 26, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Delayed SpaceX launch expected on Saturday

SpaceX and NASA delayed the mission due to Hurricane Helene.
September 26, 2024 at 7:47 PM
SpaceX and NASA delayed the mission due to Hurricane Helene.
September 24, 2024 at 1:26 AM

Capsule carrying 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from space station

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station has landed in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair
September 24, 2024 at 1:26 AM
In this photo released by Roscosmos space corporation, rescue team members help Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub to get from the capsule shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-25 space capsule carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Ivan Timoshenko, Roscosmos space corporation via AP)
September 20, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Rare harvest blood super moon stuns around the world

The phenomenon occurs at the start of fall when the moon is close to Earth.
September 20, 2024 at 12:16 AM
VIDEO: Rare harvest blood super moon stuns around the world
September 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM

Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29.
September 19, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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September 19, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon

Astrophysics Professor Adam Frank explains the gravitational capture event involving tiny asteroid 2024 PT5.
September 19, 2024 at 7:12 PM
VIDEO: Earth to get a temporary 2nd moon
September 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM

Mars 'spiders' were a decades-old mystery. Now NASA says they recreated them in a lab

Dubbed "araneiform terrain," the Mars surface formations span over a half-mile long and have hundreds of branches that resemble spider legs, according to NASA.
September 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018, during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region. As the sun returns in the spring, "spiders" begin to emerge from the landscape.
September 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM

NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medal for groundbreaking work

The Black NASA female mathematicians and aeronautical engineers referred to as the "Hidden Figures" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal this week.
September 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM
This photo provided by NASA shows mathematician Katherine Johnson in 1966.
September 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM

September's full Supermoon will be a partial lunar eclipse: What to know

The full moon, also known as Harvest Moon, will arrive on Sept. 17.
September 16, 2024 at 7:03 PM
The Harvest Moon which is the full moon in September this year is also partial lunar eclipse and will arrive on Sept. 17, 2024.
September 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM

Polaris Dawn mission ends successfully

The Space-X capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after a five-day trip that took its passengers further from Earth than anyone has traveled since NASA's Apollo missions half a century ago.
September 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM
VIDEO: Polaris Dawn mission ends successfully
September 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM

NASA astronauts in good spirits despite being stranded

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.
September 13, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams held a news conference from the Boeing Starliner at the International Space Station on Friday.
September 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM

Polaris Dawn astronauts complete historic 1st commercial spacewalk

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew conducted the first-ever commercial space walk early Thursday.
September 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
This image made from a SpaceX video shows the start of the first private spacewalk led by tech billionaire Jared Isaacman Thursday Sept. 12, 2024.
September 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM

Former astronaut on what we can learn from latest spacewalk

Cady Coleman discusses the out-of-this-world activity which less than 300 people have ever conducted.
September 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: Former astronaut on what we can learn from latest spacewalk
September 12, 2024 at 3:01 PM

1st spacewalk from commercial aircraft makes history

Sarah Gillis and billionaire Jared Isaacman of the Polaris Dawn space mission, which was launched in partnership with SpaceX, began the first-ever private spacewalk on Thursday morning.
September 12, 2024 at 3:01 PM
VIDEO: 1st spacewalk from commercial aircraft makes history
September 10, 2024 at 6:24 PM

Polaris Dawn lifts off ahead of planned historic first commercial spacewalk

The highly anticipated program has faced a series of delays from the originally planned Aug. 26 launch due to unfavorable weather conditions and a ground system issue.
September 10, 2024 at 6:24 PM
The highly anticipated program has faced a series of delays from the originally planned Aug. 26 launch due to unfavorable weather conditions and a ground system issue.
September 10, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Polaris Dawn lifts off ahead of planned historic first commercial spacewalk

The highly anticipated program has faced a series of delays from the originally planned Aug. 26 launch due to unfavorable weather conditions and a ground system issue.
September 10, 2024 at 3:32 PM
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule, carrying the crew of the Polaris Dawn Mission, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 10, 2024.
1 month ago

Boeing’s Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts

NASA is taking no chances when it comes to safety, even if it means an eight-day mission turned into eight months on the ISS.
1 month ago
VIDEO:  Boeing’s Starliner to return to Earth without astronauts
1 month ago

Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts

The Starliner spacecraft is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts
1 month ago

Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts

The Starliner spacecraft is set to return to Earth from the International Space Station without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Boeing's Starliner scheduled to return to Earth without astronauts
1 month ago

Stunning 'Orbital Sunrise' seen from space

A NASA astronaut captured this stunning timelapse of an "orbital sunrise" while flying over Europe on the International Space Station.
1 month ago
VIDEO:  Stunning 'Orbital Sunrise' seen from space
1 month ago

How much radiation have the Starliner astronauts been exposed to aboard the ISS?

As the NASA astronauts who crewed Boeing's Starliner to the ISS wait until February 2025 to come home, here's how much radiation they may have been exposed to.
1 month ago
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch in Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 5, 2024.
1 month ago

Youngest woman makes space history

A 21-year-old college student, Karsen Kitchen, made space history as the youngest woman ever to cross the Kármán line, the border between the Earth’s atmosphere and outer space.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Youngest woman makes space history
1 month ago

A university professor will fly into space for a first-of-its-kind experiment

Researchers are trying to understand how cells transition from earth to space.
1 month ago
Researchers are trying to understand how cells transition from earth to space.
1 month ago

A university professor will fly into space for a first-of-its-kind experiment

A university professor is about to venture out of this world to carry out a science experiment decades in the making.
1 month ago
University of Florida professors Robert Ferl and Anna-Lisa Paul prepare for an experiment aboard the Blue Origin =.
1 month ago

Starliner crew set to return in 2025

The two American astronauts' stay on the International Space Station has been extended because NASA has ruled the Boeing Starliner craft unsafe.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Starliner crew set to return in 2025
1 month ago

2 Boeing Starliner astronauts set to come back to Earth on a Space-X craft

NASA says astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will go home February 2025 on a Space-X craft; Their return delayed another 6 months. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth unmanned.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 2 Boeing Starliner astronauts set to come back to Earth on a Space-X craft
1 month ago

Boeing Starliner astronauts stranded in space will not return until 2025: NASA

NASA said Saturday the astronauts that flew Boeing's Starliner to the ISS have to return to Earth on a different spacecraft in 2025.
1 month ago
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test, is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 5, 2024.
1 month ago

A rare landing on the south pole of the moon led to this scientific discovery

There was once a magma-filled ocean on the south pole of the moon, scientists recently discovered after analyzing lunar soil.
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Fields of dark rock left by volcanic eruptions, mistaken for huge seas, were named "maria." Some of them make up the Man in the Moon's face.
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August's full blue moon will be first of 4 supermoons in a row: What to expect

A supermoon coinciding with a blue moon is exceptionally rare, according to NASA, with the next pairing happening in January and March 2037.
1 month ago
The Blue Supermoon rises behind the antenna on top of One World Trade Center in New York City on Aug. 30, 2023, as seen from Jersey City.
2 months ago

NASA weighs keeping two astronauts on ISS

NASA is weighing all options as two astronauts could be stranded on International Space Station until next year.
2 months ago
VIDEO: NASA weighs keeping two astronauts on ISS
2 months ago

NASA's Mars rover to begin 'most challenging' journey up crater rim

The Perseverance rover is the centerpiece of NASA's Mars 2020 mission, working to collect data in preparation for future human exploration of the Red Planet.
2 months ago
This panorama shows the area NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will climb in coming months to crest Jezero Crater’s rim. It is made up of 59 images taken by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on Aug. 4.
2 months ago

Perseid meteor shower is about to peak: Here's how to see it

Marking one of the most plentiful meteor showers in the Northern Hemisphere, the Perseids showcase approximately 50 to 100 meteors per hour, NASA reports.
2 months ago
A huge Perseid meteor is being seen over the night sky in Haputale, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 4, 2024.
2 months ago

Boeing’s Starliner astronauts could be in space until 2025

Former astronaut Cady Coleman explains how the astronauts will be able to survive in space in the coming months and what the potential plan could be to bring them home.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Boeing’s Starliner astronauts could be in space until 2025
2 months ago

NASA says Boeing's Starliner may not be able to bring astronauts home

NASA officials said during a press conference on Wednesday that the astronauts who flew on Boeing's Starliner may have to come home on a different spacecraft.
2 months ago
In this June 24, 2024 file photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, center, pose with Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Mike Barratt, left, and Tracy Dyson, aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
2 months ago

New images reveal what NASA learned from colliding a spacecraft into an asteroid

New images released from NASA’s mission to intentionally collide with an asteroid in 2022 have revealed information on the origins of the asteroid system.
2 months ago
Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact in this image taken by DART on board DRACO imager from a distance of 68 kilometers, and released Sep. 26, 2022.
2 months ago

Earth will soon have a naked-eye view of star system exploding 3,000 light-years away

The last recorded T Coronae Borealis explosion occurred in 1946.
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The last recorded T Coronae Borealis explosion occurred in 1946.
2 months ago

Nova explosion 3,000 light-years away will be seen from Earth with the naked eye

T Coronae Borealis is one of just 10 recurring novas known in the Milky Way that erupt on time scales of less than a century, according to NASA.
2 months ago
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis.
2 months ago

Boeing capsule astronauts remain at Space Station with no return date, NASA says

Veteran NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams' return to Earth delayed until at least August, officials said Thursday.
2 months ago
Boeing Starliner spacecraft prepares to dock with the International Space Station for the first time on June 6, 2024.
2 months ago

July full moon: What the buck moon means for your zodiac

The full moon in July is known as the buck moon and will arrive on July 21, 2024, at 06:17 a.m. ET.
2 months ago
The full moon was dubbed the Buck Moon by northeastern Native American tribes because the antlers of male deer, known as bucks, are in "full-growth mode at this time."
3 months ago

Daylight fireball meteor may have rattled parts of NYC and New Jersey: NASA

Officials report that the fireball may have flown at 34,000 miles per hour as it passed over the Statue of Liberty before disintegrating over Midtown Manhattan.
3 months ago
In this undated file photo, the skyline of New York is shown.
3 months ago

NASA says mystery boom was caused by meteor

ABC News' Rhiannon Ally reports on the rare fireball seen and felt yesterday in the Northeast.
3 months ago
VIDEO:  NASA says mystery boom was caused by meteor
3 months ago

NASA celebrates 2nd anniversary of the James Webb Telescope

To celebrate the two-year milestone of the James Webb Space Telescope capturing and sending images back to Earth, NASA released another stunning image the revolutionary space telescope took.
3 months ago
VIDEO: NASA celebrates 2nd anniversary of the James Webb Telescope
3 months ago

NASA hopes for Mars mission in 2030s: Here's how

NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
3 months ago
NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
3 months ago

NASA hopes to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s; here's how they will get there

NASA's yearlong simulated Mars mission at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is helping pave the way for an astronaut-crewed Mars mission in the coming decades.
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Astronauts stuck on ISS say they're 'confident' Boeing Starliner can bring them home

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were originally to return to Earth on June 14.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Astronauts stuck on ISS say they're 'confident' Boeing Starliner can bring them home
3 months ago

NASA astronauts say they feel 'confident' Boeing's Starliner can bring them home

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said during a press conference on Wednesday they feel 'confident' Boeing's Starliner can bring them home.
3 months ago
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., June 5, 2024.