Student volunteers prepare a balloon for a morning launch in Cumberland, Md. On April 8, eclipse…
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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…
Elon Musk’s giant Starship rocket is launching again, here’s what to expect : NPR
The SpaceX Starship is seen as it stands on the launch pad ahead of its third…
What you need to know about eclipse glasses : NPR
People view a total solar eclipse at from the observatory at Rockefeller Center in New York…