Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it : NPR

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas is seen over the hills near the village of Aguas Blancas, Lavalleja…

Solar storm may stress power grids as U.S. deals with major hurricanes : NPR

This photo provided by NASA, taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows a solar flare, the…

European spacecraft Hera launches into space to survey asteroid : NPR

An image captured from a SpaceX livestream shows the European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft preparing to…

Teaching the science of climate change through Astronomy 101 : Short Wave : NPR

Astronomy professors across the country are integrating climate change lessons into one of their most wide-reaching…

Scientists have developed a new way to stop a dangerous asteroid from hitting Earth

Nathan Moore of the Sandia National Laboratories details a possible new method to stop a dangerous…

SpaceX launches crew to ISS set to bring home stuck astronauts : NPR

NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are pictured as they leave the…

NASA is heading back to the moon. Meet the astronauts leading Artemis II : NPR

From left to right: Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch settle in inside the…

The moon will get a temporary sidekick. It's called a mini-moon but it's an asteroid

The moon is getting a little friend. For about two months a so-called mini-moon will orbit…

Just back from space, Jared Isaacman reflects on what he saw while in orbit

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Jared Isaacman, who recently commanded the Polaris Dawn mission, about what…

A new ‘mini-moon’ comes to Earth this fall : NPR

Earth’s moon will have some company for a couple months this fall. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide…