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June 28, 2024 at 5:40 PM

A harmless asteroid will whiz past Earth Saturday. Here's how to spot it

An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth this weekend
June 28, 2024 at 5:40 PM
In this artistic rendering, two asteroids fly past Earth. An asteroid will whiz harmlessly past Earth Saturday June 29, 2024. With the right equipment and timing, you just might spot it. Called 2024 MK, the space rock will make its closest approach to Earth at 9:46 AM EST (13:46 GMT) passing by at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. It was first spotted two weeks ago by South African astronomers and is about 393 feet to 853 feet (120 to 260 meters) wide. (ESA via AP)
June 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM

A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from far side of the moon

China’s Chang’e 6 probe has returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first
June 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM
FILE -In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, May 3, 2024. China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first.The probe landed in northern China on Tuesday afternoon in the Inner Mongolian region. (Guo Cheng/Xinhua via AP, File)
June 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM

China’s lunar probe lands with 1st samples from far side of moon

The return vehicle touched down in China’s Siziwang Banner after a 53-day mission.
June 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The return vehicle touched down in China’s Siziwang Banner after a 53-day mission.
June 25, 2024 at 4:42 PM

China's lunar probe returns with 1st samples collected from far side of the moon

China's lunar probe Change'6 returned to Earth Wednesday with the first-ever samples of rock and soil collected from the far side of the moon.
June 25, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Officials prepare to recover the landing module of the Chang'e-6 moon probe after it landed in Inner Mongolia, in northern China on June 25, 2024.
June 22, 2024 at 2:55 PM

Boeing Starliner astronaut's return home delayed

The return has been postponed for a fourth time as NASA wants more time to review test data after helium leaks and thruster issues.
June 22, 2024 at 2:55 PM
VIDEO: Boeing Starliner astronaut's return home delayed
June 18, 2024 at 7:46 AM

May's full Flower Moon: How to see it and what it means for your zodiac sign

The full moon in May is known as the Flower Moon and will arrive on May 23, 2024 at 9:53 p.m. E.T.
June 18, 2024 at 7:46 AM
The full moon was dubbed "Flower Moon" because flowers spring forth across North America in abundance around this time.
June 12, 2024 at 2:04 AM

Starliner facing helium leaks as astronauts' trip to ISS extended: Boeing, NASA

Boeing said its Starliner spacecraft is experiencing five "small" helium leaks as the crew's mission aboard the ISS was extended to June 18.
June 12, 2024 at 2:04 AM
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024.
June 11, 2024 at 6:32 PM

‘Small’ helium leaks extend Boeing Starliner’s stay on ISS

Despite the leaks, the Starliner has more than enough helium needed for a normal mission end, according to NASA.
June 11, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Despite the leaks, the Starliner has more than enough helium needed for a normal mission end, according to NASA.
June 11, 2024 at 1:04 AM

Water frost discovered on Mars: 'We thought it was improbable'

Patches of water frost equating to "60 Olympic-size swimming pools" have been detected on Mars.
June 11, 2024 at 1:04 AM
The frost on Olympus Mons, is shaded in blue.
June 7, 2024 at 3:27 PM

Boeing Starliner docks at International Space Station after initial delay

Starliner successfully docked at the ISS on Thursday after helium leaks developed as Starliner made its way to the ISS.
June 7, 2024 at 3:27 PM
VIDEO: Boeing Starliner docks at International Space Station after initial delay
June 6, 2024 at 9:42 PM

Despite helium leaks and thruster issue, Boeing's Starliner docks at ISS

Boeing's Starliner successfully docked at the International Space Station after managing three helium leaks and a thruster issue,
June 6, 2024 at 9:42 PM
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on June 5, 2024.
June 6, 2024 at 7:21 PM

Starliner spacecraft successfully docks with ISS

The astronauts are now expected to spend one week aboard the ISS and will evaluate Starliner and its systems.
June 6, 2024 at 7:21 PM
VIDEO: Starliner spacecraft successfully docks with ISS
June 6, 2024 at 2:46 PM

Boeing Starliner prepares to dock at International Space Station

The Boeing Starliner is orbiting Earth and will be docking at the ISS on Thursday after a delayed launch.
June 6, 2024 at 2:46 PM
VIDEO: Boeing Starliner prepares to dock at International Space Station
June 6, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Starliner launches 1st astronaut-crewed flight

After several delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule launched its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday.
June 6, 2024 at 12:10 AM
VIDEO: Starliner launches 1st astronaut-crewed flight
June 5, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Cosmonaut becomes 1st person to spend 1,000 cumulative days in space

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, 59, is set to return to Earth in September 2024.
June 5, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, 59, is set to return to Earth in September 2024.
June 5, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Successful launch of Boeing's Starliner following several delays

Now if the mission is successful, NASA could certify the spacecraft to perform routine missions to and from the ISS.
June 5, 2024 at 7:47 PM
VIDEO: Successful launch of Boeing's Starliner following several delays
June 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM

Boeing's Starliner launches historic 1st astronaut-crewed test flight

Boeing's Starliner launched its first astronaut-crewed flight into space on Wednesday after several delays.
June 5, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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.
June 5, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches first ever crewed test flight

NASA hired Boeing along with SpaceX after the space shuttles retired to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station.
June 5, 2024 at 4:03 PM
VIDEO: Boeing's Starliner spacecraft launches first ever crewed test flight
1 month ago

Urgent plumbing problem in space

The launch of Boeing's Starliner this week will deliver a replacement toilet pump, essential to keeping water clean on the International Space Station. ABC News' Andrew Dymburt explains.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Urgent plumbing problem in space
1 month ago

'Parade of planets' on June 3: Here's what it will really look like

The planetary alignment, or conjunction, will occur across a massive swath of sky in the Northern Hemisphere.
1 month ago
1 month ago

Black astronauts say 90-year-old Ed Dwight's 1st trip to space was 'justice'

Following his historic first trip to space, 90-year-old Ed Dwight sat among three Black NASA astronauts who thanked him for pathing their way to orbit.
1 month ago
Ed Dwight celebrates as he exits the Mission NS-25 crew capsule, upon landing near the Blue Origin base near Van Horn, Texas, May 19, 2024.
1 month ago

What you need to know about May’s Flower Moon

Celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas says May’s full Flower Moon will be in Sagittarius, and that it is the perfect time to have a bit of fun as we get closer to summer.
1 month ago
VIDEO: What you need to know about May’s Flower Moon
1 month ago

Blue Origin launches historic flight to space

Blue Origin launched New Shepard NS-25, its seventh human flight, to space Sunday carrying 90-year-old Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate.
1 month ago
This screen grab taken from a Blue Origin broadcast shows Ed Dwight celebrating as he exits the Mission NS-25 crew capsule, upon landing near the Blue Origin base near Van Horn, Texas, on May 19, 2024.
1 month ago

90-year-old becomes oldest American in space

Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate, became the oldest person to go to space on Sunday as part of Blue Origin's New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 90-year-old becomes oldest American in space
1 month ago

What is January's full Wolf Moon? What it means for your zodiac sign

The Wolf Moon will arrive Jan. 25, 2024, at 12:54 p.m. ET. Find out the best ways to manifest your dreams during that period.
1 month ago
January’s full moon also known as the Wolf Moon, will arrive on January 25, 2024.
1 month ago

1st black astronaut candidate will finally get his chance at 90 to launch into space

Ed Dwight, 90, who became the first black astronaut after being nominated by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, will finally get his chance to go into space on a Blue Origin ship.
1 month ago
VIDEO: 1st black astronaut candidate will finally get his chance at 90 to launch into space
1 month ago

Amanda Nguyen to become 1st Vietnamese-American woman to go to space

Amanda Nguyen reflects on her past, her advocacy and what it means to fulfill her lifelong dream.
1 month ago
VIDEO:  Amanda Nguyen to become 1st Vietnamese-American woman to go to space
2 months ago

Civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen talks being 1st Vietnamese woman in space

Civil rights activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen speaks to ABC News ahead of her Blue Origin flight to space.
2 months ago
Amanda Nguyen 1st Vietnamese woman in space speaks with Juju Chang on GMA, May 3, 2024.
2 months ago

Rare solar storm creates Northern Lights spectacle across US

The storm is expected to last through the weekend and experts recommend traveling away from city lights with the optimal time to look up between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Rare solar storm creates Northern Lights spectacle across US
2 months ago

Boeing set to launch its Starliner spacecraft

The crew capsule sits atop an Atlas Five rocket at Cape Canaveral in Florida, expected to launch Monday. The program is years behind schedule and more than a billion dollars over budget.
2 months ago
Boeing set to launch its Starliner spacecraft
2 months ago

Boeing Starliner set for launch taking 2 astronauts into space

The first crewed mission of Boeing's new and long-delayed Starliner capsule may help the company revive its battered reputation. The Starliner is scheduled to launch Monday night in Florida.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Boeing Starliner set for launch taking 2 astronauts into space
2 months ago

1-on-1 with 1st Vietnamese woman to go to space

Amanda Nguyen, a Nobel prize nominee, activist and astronaut, is about to make history as the first woman of Vietnamese descent to go into space.
2 months ago
VIDEO: 1-on-1 with 1st Vietnamese woman to go to space
2 months ago

China attempts to be the 1st country to return samples from the far side of the moon

On Friday, China will launch a mission in an attempt to be the first country to return rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon.
2 months ago
Photo taken at Beijing Aerospace Control Center BACC in Beijing on Dec. 3, 2020 shows the ascender of Chang'e-5 spacecraft flying above the lunar surface.
2 months ago

What to know about China’s lunar return mission 

Chang’e-6 will be the first mission to return samples from the far side of the moon.
2 months ago
Chang’e-6 will be the first mission to return samples from the far side of the moon.
2 months ago

How 'tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus hint at habitability: Study

Researchers likened the movement of Saturn's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
2 months ago
Researchers likened the movement of Saturn's stripes to the San Andreas fault.
2 months ago

How 'tiger stripes' on Saturn's moon Enceladus point to habitability: Study

The study's author explains how understanding Enceladus' expulsions is instrumental to understanding the potential habitability of the moon.
2 months ago
Polar jets at Saturn's moon Enceladus, captured by the Cassini Narrow Angle Camera.
2 months ago

Full 'pink moon' revealed in timelapse footage

A stunning timelapse shows April's vivid, full "pink moon" rising into the night sky over Kent Island, Maryland.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Full 'pink moon' revealed in timelapse footage
2 months ago

NASA's Voyager 1 sends readable data back to Earth for 1st time in 5 months

NASA said Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth, is finally sending readable data for the first time in five months after a computer chip became corrupted.
2 months ago
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is depicted in this artist’s concept traveling through space.
2 months ago

When and where to see April's full Pink Moon

The Pink Moon will reach peak illumination on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:49 p.m. ET.
2 months ago
The full moon was dubbed "Flower Moon" because flowers spring forth across North America in abundance around this time.
2 months ago

NASA identifies space object that hit Florida home

A man in Naples, Florida, now has answers, over a month after a space object crashed through the roof of his home.
2 months ago
A man in Naples, Florida, now has answers, over a month after a space object crashed through the roof of his home.
2 months ago

NASA identifies space object that hit Florida home

NASA said the object, which they said was a stanchion from a cargo pallet, was expected to "fully burn up" while entering Earth's atmosphere.
2 months ago
Alejandro Otero, a homeowner in Naples, Florida, shares photos of the alleged space object that crashed through his home.
2 months ago

NASA revises plan for Mars Sample Return mission due to cost

NASA announced Monday it is revising plans its mission tor return rock, soil and other samples from Mars to Earth due to the estimated cost and long wait time.
2 months ago
Mars Sample Retrieval Lander Concept Illustration: A Sample Retrieval Lander would launch in 2028, carrying a NASA-led Mars rocket and small Mars helicopters.
3 months ago

Suspected space object that damaged Florida home being analyzed by NASA

Alejandro Otero, a homeowner in Naples, Florida alleged that a suspected space object crashed through the roof of his home in March.
3 months ago
Alejandro Otero, a homeowner in Naples, Florida, shares photos of the alleged space object that crashed through his home.
3 months ago

First Mexican woman in space talks about helping others reach for the stars

Electrical engineer Katya Echazarreta speaks with ABC News Live about her career and how she is working to inspire future astronauts.
3 months ago
Electrical engineer Katya Echazarreta speaks with ABC News' Phil Lipof about becoming the first Mexican-born woman in space as part of Space for Humanity's Citizen Astronaut Program, March 28, 2024.
3 months ago

Former astronaut shares why space still felt like home in new documentary

ABC News’ Victor Oquendo spoke with former NASA astronaut and ABC News contributor, Col. Cady Coleman, on sharing her experiences of space and isolation in the new film, “Space: The Longest Goodbye.”
3 months ago
VIDEO: Former astronaut shares why space still felt like home in new documentary
3 months ago

'Subtle' lunar eclipse occurs at same time as March's full 'Worm Moon': What to know

Over the weekend, a slight dimming of the moon -- known as a penumbral eclipse -- will occur the same time as March's full 'Worm Moon.'
3 months ago
A combo photo shows the moon during penumbral lunar eclipse, May 6, 2023, in Yingkou, Liaoning Province, China.
3 months ago

'Worm Moon' eclipse happens this weekend

The lunar eclipse will pass through the outer part of the Earth’s shadow late Sunday night into Monday morning.
3 months ago
The lunar eclipse will pass through the outer part of the Earth’s shadow late Sunday night into Monday morning.
3 months ago

What to expect for March’s lunar eclipse

Celebrity astrologer Kyle Thomas shares what's in store for the lunar eclipse taking place Monday, March 25.
3 months ago
VIDEO: What to expect for March’s lunar eclipse
3 months ago

'Asteroid hunter' digs deep into the science of space objects

Dante Lauretta spoke with ABC News Live's Linsey Davis about his research into asteroids and how people can prepare for the worst-case scenario.
3 months ago
Astromaterials processors Mari Montoya, left, and Curtis Calva, right, use tools to collect asteroid particles from the base of the OSIRIS-REx science canister, Sep. 27, 2023.
3 months ago

'The Asteroid Hunter' unpacks the details of a rare asteroid heading towards Earth

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with principal investigator of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Dr. Dante Lauretta, about his book "The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System."
3 months ago
VIDEO: 'The Asteroid Hunter' unpacks the details of a rare asteroid heading towards Earth