2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1008+ words) NASA is set to launch its latest multi-billion-dollar telescope Sunday morning, as scientists gather at Florida’s Space Coast and await liftoff with bated breath. Massive teams of engineers and scientists — including personnel from Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — have…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (330+ words) Angelenos are exactly where they need to be to see Thursday’s partial “blood moon” lunar eclipse — provided the weather cooperates. For now, the National Weather Service is forecasting a “mostly cloudy” night, meaning that even geographical front-row seats to the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (451+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After the Americas were shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, we’ll have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (272+ words) NEW YORK — A telescope has spied the fastest known star in our galaxy, racing around the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. The star is zipping around the black hole, reaching speeds of about 15,534 miles per…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (793+ words) LAUREL, Md. — Ralph Lorenz dreamed up the idea of flying a helicopter through Titan’s thick methane-laden atmosphere back in 2000 in a speculative research paper and a cover story for New Scientist magazine. “It was a fantasy,” Lorenz said. A competitive contract…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (649+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA’s first Artemis moonshot could drastically cut radiation exposure for lunar astronauts during severe solar storms. Scientists reported this week on the radiation-shielding vest worn…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (950+ words) MEDINACELI, Spain — Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (238+ words) NEW YORK — Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet, revealing a strange and dynamic facade. It’s dangerous to look directly at the sun without proper eye protection. But researchers were able to peek at…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1402+ words) I am not someone who regularly goes out on a weekday. But when I heard just how ideal the viewing conditions will be for the upcoming Perseid meteor shower, I texted multiple friends, inviting them on a late-night adventure into…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (443+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek. In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late…...