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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…