In the solar eclipse's shadow, hundreds of students will launch balloons for NASA

The eclipse on April 8 provides a unique opportunity for students across the country to conduct…

Get ready for the first lunar eclipse of the year

The worm moon occurs when the moon lines up with the sun and Earth allowing the…

Research balloons will watch the total solar eclipse from above : NPR

Student volunteers prepare a balloon for a morning launch in Cumberland, Md. On April 8, eclipse…

Astronaut Loral O’Hara on how life in space alters human health : Short Wave : NPR

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara is pictured working with the Microgravity Science…

NASA astronaut Tom Stafford has died. He commanded Apollo 10 lunar mission : NPR

Retired space pioneers Tom Stafford of the U.S. (left) and Alexey Leonov of Russia meet in…

Protect against eye damage from April 8’s solar eclipse, doctors say : Shots

A woman watches an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 using special solar filter glasses…

How to see the ‘devil comet’ visible in the night sky : NPR

People await the partial lunar eclipse over Vienna, on July 16, 2019. Astronomers say the comet…

Astronomy clubs want to help you enjoy the eclipse safely : NPR

Children use solar filters to safely view the sun in North Little Rock, Ark., in May.…

Starship, the largest rocket ever made, successfully launched

SpaceX’s third launch attempt of Starship took the spacecraft farther and higher than ever before. Source…

SpaceX’s massive Starship launches successfully : NPR

The SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Chandan Khanna/AFP…