As Stellar Observations Improve, Earth’s History and Future Get Fuzzier

Regardless of what stock market analysts, political pollsters and astrologers might say, we can’t predict the…

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: How and When to Watch

As the moon prepares to blot out the surface of our sun in two weeks, it’s…

NASA Is Recruiting a New Class of Astronauts

Do you dream of leaving the planet? NASA is looking for its next group of astronauts,…

A Space Rock Fell Into Sweden. Who Owns It on Earth?

The iron rock’s journey from the depths of space ended with a thud in a dense…

Dante Lauretta on Life After Asteroid Bennu and OSIRIS-REx

Last fall, a NASA spacecraft named OSIRIS-REx dropped a capsule containing more than 120 grams of…

A Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming April 8. Here’s What to Know.

On April 8, North America will experience its second total solar eclipse in seven years. The…

Total Solar Eclipse Safety: How to Watch Without Hurting Your Eyes

A young woman visited New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai Hospital shortly after…

Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies

Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule…

What is SpaceX’s Starship? – The New York Times

For Elon Musk, Starship is really a Mars ship. He envisions a fleet of Starships carrying…

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Race SpaceX to the Moon

Which billionaire space company will get to the moon first: Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’…