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…

How To Get A Haircut In Space : Short Wave : NPR

Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts cut their hair using a pair of electrical sheers connected…

A 'mini-moon' will be visible from Earth for the next two months

Earth’s gravity has disrupted an asteroid named 2024 P-T-5. The space rock and the Earth are…

‘Hidden Figures’ of NASA awarded Congressional Gold Medals : NPR

A member of the U.S. Capitol Police carries a Congressional Gold Medal for Katherine Johnson, one…

NASA probe is about to launch to an icy moon that could have life

A long-awaited mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, is on track to launch in…

A NASA probe is soon launching to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa : NPR

This artist’s impression shows the Europa Clipper mission, which is headed to an icy moon of…

What to know about Tuesday’s lunar eclipse and harvest supermoon : NPR

A blood moon is seen during a lunar eclipse on Nov. 8, 2022, over Brisbane, Australia.…

Polaris Dawn crew returns to Earth on SpaceX capsule : NPR

In this image posted by SpaceX following the first-ever commercial spacewalk by the Polaris Dawn crew,…

How the crew of NASA's Artemis II prepares for a mission to the moon

This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR’s…

More satellites are making stars harder to see

More and more satellites are orbiting the earth. Grant Tremblay of the American Astronomical Society tells…