3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (651+ words) The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after NASA's first chief astronomer, will launch on Aug. 30. NASA hide caption The universe is a strange place — filled with exploding stars, ancient galaxies, and unseen worlds. Now, astronomers are about to get…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (326+ words) You've heard of black holes. You've heard of stars. But have you heard of the newly discovered black hole stars that may explain multiple mysteries of the universe? We just did and we're honestly freaking out about it. Learn everything…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (796+ words) This image traces the orbital paths of all known stars orbiting the massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. One of the stars, S301, approaches the black hole very closely. At its closest approach, the star travels…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (487+ words) The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Christian Hartmann/Reuters hide caption Millions of people across Europe stepped…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (320+ words) Right now the best shooting star show of the year is happening: the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. People have been viewing this annual event pretty much as long as we’ve been recording history. But what are we really…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (54+ words) NPR Solar eclipse and meteor shower will dazzle onlookers Wednesday While parts of Greenland and Western Europe savor a total solar eclipse, much of the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see the peak of the Perseid meteor shower Wednesday…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (125+ words) A total solar eclipse is a surreal experience. We get into what it feels like to view one, how to do it safely and what makes tomorrow's eclipse so special. Joel Kowsky/NASA hide caption To nerd out even more,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (258+ words) People throughout Europe and parts of the U.S. will be treated to a chance to see a solar eclipse on Wednesday. People in Iceland, Greenland, northern Russia, Spain, and a part of Portugal will see a total eclipse, according to astronomers....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (528+ words) Fifth thousand years ago, a meteor slammed into the Earth outside of modern-day Flagstaff, Arizona. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd recently hiked into the mile-wide hole that was left behind to learn how NASA used the iconic crater to train astronauts…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (236+ words) If humans could travel to this giant planet, we would see a world still glowing from the heat of its formation with a color reminiscent of a dark cherry blossom, a dull magenta. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/S. Wiessinger hide…...