1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (423+ words) March may arrive with signs of spring" but overnight, the sky delivers one of winter's final spectacles. A rare sky show arrives March 3, as the full moon lines up with this year's only total lunar eclipse. In Florida, however, totality…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (452+ words) Preparations are underway to begin critical testing of NASA spacecraft for the Artemis II mission that will send four astronauts around the moon. Fuel testing is set to begin Monday, NASA says. The fueling phase of prelaunch testing known as…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (209+ words) Turn your attention skyward Saturday evening and you should be able to catch the peak of the annual Geminids meteor shower. The yellow dancing streaks light up the night sky every December with meteors zipping through the heavens at a…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (726+ words) Mini-lightning strikes created by whirling dust devils on Mars have been detected accidentally by the microphone on board the Perseverance rover. The chance discovery is direct evidence of a form of lightning on Mars, researchers say in a report published…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (500+ words) An ancient comet that entered our solar system this summer is offering a rare opportunity to learn more about distant planetary systems far beyond the reach of any spacecraft, researchers say. The comet is special both because it is interstellar…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (468+ words) An international crew of four launched into orbit just before noon Friday from Florida on NASA's Crew-11, a six-month mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket roared to life on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39-A, lofting the…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago  (721+ words) A ritual of summer is gazing up at the night sky in the hopes of seeing meteors, also known as shooting stars, flash across the night sky. While the annual Perseid meteor shower usually gets the most attention, a better…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (342+ words) Astronomers have spotted a new comet, moving on a trajectory that indicates that it whizzed into our solar system from interstellar space and is just passing through. It's only the third time scientists have discovered this kind of visitor from…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago  (627+ words) A private space crew of four soared into orbit during a middle-of-the-night launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It's the fourth mission brokered by the Houston, Texas-based commercial space company Axiom Space....

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (694+ words) A powerful new observatory has unveiled its first images to the public, showing off what it can do as it gets ready to start its main mission: making a vivid time-lapse video of the night sky that will let astronomers…...